Alfred Richard Nicholls (1842 - 1920)

Born 8 May 1842 in Probus, Cornwall, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Webb (Bakewell) Nicholls — married 2 Aug 1870 (to 11 Nov 1920) in North Adelaide, Province of South Australia

Descendants

Died 11 Nov 1920 at age 78 in Royston Park, South Australia, Australia

Biography

Alfred Nicholls was born in Cornwall, England.

Alfred Nicholls migrated from Cornwall, England to South Australia on Ziba in 1865.

Alfred was born 8 May 1842, baptised 22 November 1842 in Probus, Cornwall. Parents James Nicholls and Catherine Tresawna.

Baptisms Database (Cornwall OPC Database, http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org : accessed 3 December 2021) transcript for NICHOLLS, Alfred Richard (Birth Date: 8 May 1842, Baptism Date: 22-Nov 1842, Parish/Circuit: Probus, Father: James, Father's Occupation: sadler, Mother: Catherine, Residence: Probus)

Sources

• England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ : accessed 3 December 2021) database entry for Nicholls, Alfred Richard. (Mother's maiden name: Tresawna) GRO Reference: Q2 1842 in Truro Union, Volume 09, Page 347.

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGKX-1Y8 : accessed 14 Mar 2021), Alfred Richd Nicholls in household of James Nicholls, Probus, Cornwall, England; citing Probus, Cornwall, England, p. 35, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. (Ancestry.com, 1851 England Census : accessed 3 December 2021) Class: HO107; Piece: 1909; Folio: 46; Page: 35; GSU roll: 221061-221062. Name: Alfred Richd Nicholes, Age: 9, Birthplace: Probus, Cornwall, England, Civil Parish: Probus, Town: , County: Cornwall, Registration District: Truro. Ancestry Record 8860 #17614424 Ancestry Sharing Link
  

  Probus Village, Cornwall
  James Nicholls, head, mar, 49y, saddler employing 3 men, born: Probus, Cornwall
  Kitty Nicholls, wife, mar, 50y, born: Probus, Cornwall
  Catherine Nicholls, daughter, unm, 20y, at home, born: Probus, Cornwall
  James Guy Nicholls, son, unm, 15y, saddler's apprentice, born: Probus, Cornwall
  Fanny Nicholls, daughter, unm, 15y, at home, born: Probus, Cornwall
  Frederick Nicholls, son, 13y, scholar, born: Probus, Cornwall
  Henry John Nicholls, son, 11y, scholar, born: Probus, Cornwall
  Alfred Rich. Nicholls, son, 9y, scholar, born: Probus, Cornwall

• South Australia Deaths 1842-1972 (FindMyPast, https://www.findmypast.com : accessed 14 March 2021) database entry for Nicholls, Alfred Richard (Death Date: 11 November 1920, Marital Status: Married, Age: 78y, Residence: Prospect, Death Place: Royston Park) Reference: District: Norwood, Book/Page: 441/528.

• Burial Record (Billion Graves, https://billiongraves.com/: accessed 14 March 2021) grave for Alfred Richard Nicholls, Birth Date: 8 May 1842, Death Date: 11 November 1920, Cemetery: Payneham Cemetery, 1 Marian Road, Adelaide, Adelaide South Australia.

• Observer, Adelaide, South Australia, 20 November 1920, page 34, column 1, Mr. Alfred Richard Nicholls. (Trove, National Library of Australia, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/?type=newspapers : accessed 3 December 2021)

• The Adelaide Express, South Australia, 27 January 1866, page 2, column 2, SHIPPING NEWS. (Trove, National Library of Australia, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/?type=newspapers : accessed 3 December 2021) Mr A Nichols was a cabin passenger on the barque Ziba, which departed from London on 4th November 1865 and arrived at Port Adelaide on 26th January 1866.