Person:Jesse Nicholls (1)

Jesse Nicholls or Nickols was born in 1859 at Wheathampstead in Hertfordshire. He was the son of a straw plaiter called Susan Warner and an agricultural labourer called Daniel Nicholls. As Susan and Daniel were not married, Jesse's birth was registered as Jesse Nickols Warner, but in all other records he used his father's surname. The 1861 and 1871 censuses each find Jesse living with his parents and siblings at Nomansland in Wheathampstead. By 1871 he was working as an agricultural labourer.

When Jesse was about twelve years old, his mother died. A few months later Jesse's father married Susan's half-sister, Maria Hornet, who thus went from being Jesse's aunt to also being his stepmother.

In 1881, Jesse emigrated to Australia. He sailed from Plymouth on 20th January 1881 on the 'Duke of Athole', arriving at Maryborough in Queensland on 3rd May 1881.

On 9th June 1890 he married Kate Eliza Carrick, a domestic servant who had also emigrated from England in the 1880s. They married at the Salvation Army Barracks in Gympie. Between 1891 and 1907 they went on to have nine children together, although two died young.

Back in England, Jesse's father died in 1901.

Jesse worked as a farmer, and the family moved around within Queensland. Electoral rolls show that from at least 1905 to 1912 the family lived at South Isis, from 1912 to 1917 at Goomeri, from 1922 to 1925 at Nikenbah, and from 1928 at Torquay Road in Pialba.

Jesse died on 24th October 1935, aged 76. He was buried at Polson Cemetery in Point Vernon in Hervey Bay. Kate Eliza survived him by nearly 13 years.

1. ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. Jesse Nickols WARNER, June Quarter 1859, St Albans Registration District, Volume 3a, page 280, mother's maiden name blank

2. ↑ England. 1861 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 RG9; Piece 927; Folio 43; Page 10, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: No Mans Land, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   Daniel Nichols, head, married, male, 27 [1833/4], Labourer, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   Susan Nichols, wife, married, female, 26 [1834/5], Wife of labourer, b. Harpenden, Hertfordshire
   William Nichols, son, male, 3 [1857/8], b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   Jesse Nichols, son, male, 2 [1858/9], b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire

3. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Wheathampstead Parish Registers. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Wheathampstead in the County of Hertford in the Year 1863
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parent's Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   164	1863 May 31	Jessy Nichols	Daniel & Susan	Nichols Warner	Nomansland, Wheathampstead	Laborer Single woman	Owen W. Davys, Rector

   Baptised same day as his sister Mary Ann.

4. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 1376; Folio 51; Page 18, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: No Man's Land, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   Daniel Nichols, head, married, male, 37 [1833/4], Ag[ricultural] Labourer, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   Susan Nichols, wife, married, female, 36 [1834/5], Straw plaiter, b. Harpenden, Hertfordshire
   William Nichols, son, male, 13 [1857/8], Ag[ricultural] Labourer, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   Jessie Nichols, son, male, 11 [1859/60], Ag[ricultural] Labourer, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   Frederick Nichols, son, male, 9 [1861/2], Ag[ricultural] Labourer, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   Mary Ann Nichols, daughter, female, 7 [1863/4], Straw plaiter, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   Alfred Nichols, son, male, 5 [1865/6], b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   Sarah Nichols, daughter, female, 3 [1867/8], b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   Arthur Nichols, son, male, 1m [1871], b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire

5. ↑ Queensland, Australia. Assisted Immigration 1848-1912 (Queensland Government).

   Duke of Athole, departed: 20 Jan 1881, Plymouth, arrived 3 May 1881, Maryborough
   Free
   Jesse Nicholas, 21 [1859/60]

6.   Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980.

   1905: Childers subdivision, Wide Bay division, Queensland
   Nickols, Eliza / F / South Isis / domestic duties
   Nickols, Jesse / M / South Isis / farmer
   
   1906: Childers subdivision, Wide Bay division, Queensland
   Nickols, Eliza / F / South Isis / domestic duties
   Nickols, Jesse / M / South Isis / farmer
   
   1908: Childers subdivision, Wide Bay division, Queensland
   Nickols, Eliza, Isis South, home duties, F
   Nickols, Jesse, Isis South, farmer, M
   
   1909: Childers subdivision, Wide Bay division, Queensland
   Nickols, Jesse, Isis South, farmer, M
   
   1912: Childers subdivision, Wide Bay division, Queensland
   Nickols, Jesse, Isis South, farmer, M
   
   1912: Kilkivan West subdivision, Wide Bay division, Queensland
   Nickols, Jesse, Goomeri, farmer, M
   Nickols, Kate Eliza, Goomeri, home duties, F
   
   1913: Kilkivan West subdivision, Wide Bay division, Queensland
   Nickols, Jesse, Goomeri, farmer, M
   Nickols, Kate Eliza, Goomeri, home duties, F
   
   1915: Kilkivan West subdivision, Wide Bay division, Queensland
   Nickols, Jesse, Goomeri, farmer, M
   Nickols, Kate Eliza, Goomeri, home duties, F
   
   1917: Kilkivan West subdivision, Wide Bay division, Queensland
   Nickols, Jesse, Goomeri, farmer, M
   Nickols, Kate Eliza, Goomeri, home duties, F
   
   1922: Pialba subdivision, Wide Bay division, Queensland
   Nickols, Jesse, Nikenbah, farmer, M
   Nickols, Kate Eliza, Nikenbah, home duties, F
   Nickols, Victor Herbert, Nikenbah, farmer, M
   Nickols, William Jesse, Nikenbah, farmer, M
   
   1925: Pialba subdivision, Wide Bay division, Queensland
   Nickols, Jesse, Nikenbah, farmer, M
   Nickols, Kate Eliza, Nikenbah, home duties, F
   Nickols, Victor Herbert, Nikenbah, farmer, M
   Nickols, William Jesse, Nikenbah, farmer, M
   
   1928: Pialba subdivision, Wide Bay division, Queensland
   Nickols, Jesse, Torquay rd., Pialba, farmer, M
   Nickols, Kate Eliza, Torquay rd., Pialba, home duties, F
   Nickols, Violet Irene, Torquay rd., Pialba, home duties, F
   
   1932: Pialba subdivision, Wide Bay division, Queensland
   Nickols, Jesse, Torquay rd., Pialba, farmer, M
   Nickols, Kate Eliza, Torquay rd., Pialba, home duties, F
   
   1934: Pialba subdivision, Wide Bay division, Queensland
   Nickols, Jesse, Torquay rd., Pialba, farmer, M
   Nickols, Kate Eliza, Torquay rd., Pialba, homes duties, F

7. ↑ Deaths index, in Queensland Government. Queensland Civil Registration.

   Jesse NICKOLS
   d. 24 Oct 1935
   Reg # 1935/C4606
   Father: Daniel
   Mother: Susan Warner

8. ↑ Australia and New Zealand. Find a Grave Index.

   Polson Cemetery, Point Vernon, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia:
   In Loving Memory of JESSE NICKOLS DIED 24TH OCT. 1935 AGED 76 YEARS / ELIZA NICKOLS DIED 26TH AUG. 1948 AGED 84 YEARS