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Facts and Events
| Name |
George Nicholls |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1][2] |
5 Feb 1911 |
Harpenden, Hertfordshire, EnglandWheathampstead Road |
| Census[3] |
2 Apr 1911 |
Harpenden, Hertfordshire, EnglandWheathampstead Road |
| Christening[2] |
16 Apr 1911 |
Harpenden, Hertfordshire, EnglandSt Nicholas |
| Census[4] |
29 Sep 1939 |
Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England68 Cravells Road |
| Death[5] |
2 Feb 1946 |
Stotfold, Bedfordshire, EnglandThree Counties Hospital |
| Burial[6] |
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Harpenden, Hertfordshire, EnglandWestfield Road Cemetery |
George Nicholls was born on 5th February 1911 at Harpenden in Hertfordshire, son of a straw hat machinist named Annie Maria Nicholls, formerly Moles, and her husband George Nicholls, a bricklayer. He was the youngest of the couple's seven children, although two of the elder children had died before George's birth, such that he was in effect the youngest of five children. George with his parents and siblings in about 1918 The family remembers George as being deaf, but having a happy and hearty disposition. His father died in 1931. At the outbreak of the Second World War, George was living with his mother at 68 Cravells Road in Harpenden and working as a builder's labourer.
George's mother died in September 1944. Around the same time, George's health deteriorated and he spent some time in the Three Counties Hospital at Stotfold. His family used to visit him, but the journey from Harpenden was difficult. George only outlived his mother by about 18 months. He died on 2nd February 1946 at the Three Counties Hospial, three days before what would have been his 35th birtday. He was buried back at Harpenden, in the same cemetery as his parents.
References
- ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
b. George NICHOLLS, March Quarter 1911, St Albans Registration District, Volume 3a, page 818, mother's maiden name Moules
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Baptisms register, in Church of England. Harpenden Parish Registers.
No. 296
When baptised: 16 Apr 1911, born 5 Feb 1911
Name: George
Parents: George & Annie Maria
Surname: Nicholls
Abode: Wheathampstead Road, Harpenden
Father's Occupation: Labourer
- ↑ England. 1911 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), (formerly the UK General Register Office.))
Class RG14; Piece 7656; Schedule 170, 2 Apr 1911.
Address: Wheathampstead Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire
4 rooms occupied
George Nicholls, head, male, 36 [1874/5], married, General Labourer, worker, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
Annie Maria Nicholls, wife, female, 38 [1872/3], married 12 years, 7 children born, 5 children still living, Straw Hat Machinist, worker, working at home, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Rose Nicholls, daughter, female, 9 [1901/2], b. Harpenden, Hertfordshire
Minnie Nicholls, daughter, female, 7 [1903/4], b. Harpenden, Hertfordshire
Lily Nicholls, daughter, female, 6 [1904/5], b. Harpenden, Hertfordshire
Arthur Nicholls, son, male, 2 [1908/9], b. Harpenden, Hertfordshire
George Nicholls, son, male, 1 month [1911], b. Harpenden, Hertfordshire
- ↑ General Register Office. 1939 Register
Harpenden Urban District, 29 Sep 1939.
Address: 68 Cravells Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire
Nicholls, Annie M. / female / 18 Jan 1872 / widow / unpaid domestic duties
Nicholls, George / male / 5 Feb 1911 / single / Builders Labourer Heavy Work
Charles, Derick / male / 10 Nov 1929 / single / at school
- ↑ Death register, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
| Registration District BIGGLESWADE | | 1946 DEATH in the Sub-District of BIGGLESWADE in the County of BEDFORD | | No. | When and where died | Name and surname | Sex | Age | Occupation | Cause of death | Signature, description and residence of informant | When registered | Signature of registrar | | 340 | Second February 1946
Three Counties Hospital
Stotfold RD | George Nicholls | Male | 35 years | of 68 Cravells Road Harpenden U.D.
Builder's Labourer | 1a. Dilatation of Heart
b. Myocardial degeneration
Certified by N. McDiarmuid M.B. | L.G.M. Page
Acting Medical Superintendent
Three Counties Hospital
Stotfold | Eighth February 1946 | A. Wagg
Registrar |
- ↑ St Albans Disrict Council Burial Records.
Grave No. C117, Westfield Road Cemetery, Harpenden
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