Name | William NICHOLLS [1, 2, 3] | |
Born | 4 Feb 1870 | East Allington, Devon, England ![]() |
Gender | Male | |
Census | 2 Apr 1871 | 1 Earth Pit Avenue, South Shoebury, Essex, England ![]() |
Age: 1 | ||
Military & Maritime | 21 Jan 1884 | Dover Castle, Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
Joined the Royal Artillery. Height: 4 feet, 10 inches Weight: 80 lbs (36kg) Chest: 26 1/4 inches Sallow complexion, brown eyes, brown hair. Distinguishing marks: Mole below left axilla, two scars on left leg. | ||
Age: 14 | ||
Military & Maritime | 29 Oct 1885 | Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
Appointed Trumpeter | ||
Age: 15 | ||
Military & Maritime | 28 Nov 1885 | Crown Hill, Plymouth, Devon, England ![]() |
Age: 15 | ||
Military & Maritime | 13 Oct 1887 | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada ![]() |
Age: 17 | ||
Military & Maritime | 6 Jun 1889 | Herbert (Military) Hospital, Shooters Hill Road, Kidbrooke, Woolwich, London, England ![]() |
Invalided from Halifax, Nova Scotia, severe unfit for the service. | ||
Age: 19 | ||
Military & Maritime | 30 Jul 1889 | Herbert (Military) Hospital, Shooters Hill Road, Kidbrooke, Woolwich, London, England ![]() |
Discharged from service on medical grounds. | ||
Age: 19 | ||
Census | 5 Apr 1891 | 8 Clarendon Place, Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
Occupation: Scholar [Boarder] | ||
Age: 21 | ||
Residence | 3 May 1893 | 135 Clarendon Street, Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
William was living at this address when he received a telegram notifying him of his brother George's death in India. | ||
Military & Maritime | 28 Jun 1893 | |
Official letter from the Secretary's Office or the Royal Hospital, Chelsea in London advising William he is entitled to a permanent pension of sixpence per day. | ||
Age: 23 | ||
Occupation | 30 Oct 1895 | 11 Winchelsea Terrace, Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
Occupation: Labourer in Ordnance Stores | ||
Age: 25 | ||
Census | 31 Mar 1901 | 26 Vale View Road, Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
Occupation: Harbour Contractors Diver's Attendant | ||
Age: 31 | ||
Census | 2 Apr 1911 | 26 Vale View Road, Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
Occupation: Canteen Waiter | ||
Age: 41 | ||
Military & Maritime | 1915 | 19 Castlemount Road, Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
Address given on William's Registration Card, issued under the National Registration Act of 1915. | ||
Age: 35 | ||
Military & Maritime | 14 Nov 1916 | Box Cottage, Coxhill, Sibertswold, Dover, Kent ![]() |
Address shown on William's Permit Book, required for him to access the town of Dover during the First World War. Occupation: Canteen Manager | ||
Age: 46 | ||
Residence | 28 Mar 1917 | 9 The Terrace, Sheperdswell, Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
The address William was living at when he acted as Informant on his mother Ellen's death certificate. | ||
Died | 9 Oct 1932 | 31 Monins Road, Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
Buried | 11 Oct 1932 | St Mary\'s Cemetery, Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
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4 siblings | |
Person ID | I30 | WILLIS01 |
Last Modified | 10 Jul 2020 |
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Married | 01 Oct 1867 | St Michael's Church, Blackawton, Devon, England ![]() |
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5 children | |
Family ID | F12 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Married | 30 Oct 1895 | Wesleyan Chapel, Preston Street, Faversham, Kent, England ![]() |
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BMD Records | ![]() | MARRIAGE: NICHOLLS, William & KINGSNORTH, Susannah - 1895 | ||||||||||||||
Last Modified | 16 Jul 2011 | |||||||||||||||
Family ID | F13 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Documents | ![]() | William NICHOLLS - Probate document, dated 23 Nov 1932 [front] Upon his death in 1932, William's estate amounted to £239, 5 shillings and 9 pence. According to the website www.measuringworth.com, this is the equivalent in wealth to around £14,840.00 in 2014. |
![]() | William NICHOLLS - Probate document, dated 23 Nov 1932 [reverse] |
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Histories | ![]() | Ellen Pyne - Matriarch & Military Wife From rural Devon, Ellen Gorman went on to lead a remarkable life, demonstrating an indomitable strength of character and perseverance to push on through life despite the ‘slings and arrows’ that life threw at her. |
Census Records | ![]() | 1871 - NICHOLLS, William & Ellen [Pyne] 1871 Census return for William & Ellen Nicholls at Earth Pit Row, South Shoebury, Rochford, Essex, England |
![]() | 1891 - NICHOLLS, William | |
![]() | 1901 - NICHOLLS William & Susannah [KINGSNORTH] | |
![]() | 1911 - NICHOLLS, William & Susannah [NICHOLS] 1911 Census return for William & Susannah Nicholls at 26 Vale View Road, Dover, Kent, England |
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BMD Records | ![]() | BIRTH - NICHOLLS, William - 1870 |
![]() | DEATH - NICHOLLS, William - 1932 | |
![]() | MARRIAGE - NICHOLLS, William & KINGSNORTH, Elizabeth - 1895 |
Letters | ![]() | Telegram addressed to William Nicholls, May 3rd 1893 The telegram was sent from Dartmouth on 3 May 1893 at 9.52am and addressed to William Nicholls at 135 Clarendon Street, Dover. The details of the sender are unknown. The telegram simply reads: 'Had a letter this morning your brother George is dead.' George died on 20 January 1893 from Typhoid whilst stationed with the Royal Artillery in… |
Newspapers | ![]() | DOVER VOLUNTEER FORCE BAND These handsome lads are members of the band of the Dover Volunteer Force, pictured about the turn of the century, thinks Miss Kathleen Nicholls, who is the daughter of the accordian player seated on the left of the centre. Miss Nicholls, of Athol Terrace, Dover tells me her father joined the regular army in 1884 as a 14-year-old boy and was… |
![]() | Dover Express, 4 July 1902 1st Cinque Ports Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers), Nos 1, 2 and 3 Companies. - Orders for the week ending July 12th, 1902. Monday, 6pm., Archcliffe Fort, 5in b.l. gun drill; Tuesday, 5.30pm, at Western Heights, carbine practice; Thursday, 6pm, Archcliffe Fort, 3pr quick-firing drill. On duty for the week: Lieut W A H Saul, Sergt W Nicholls,… | |
![]() | Dover Express - 8 September 1899 1st Cinque Ports Volunteer Artillery (Eastern Division RA) - 2 and 3 Companies orders for the week ending 16th September, 1899 - Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, at 6pm sharp, at Archcliffe Fort, 10-inch R.M.L. drill; Thursday, at 12.43pm at Priory Station, for Interstation Carbine Contest at Sandwich, undress uniform. On duty for the week,… |
Portraits | ![]() | NICHOLLS, William |
Albums | ![]() | NICHOLLS, William - Attestation Papers - 21 Jan 1884 (7) |
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