Person:Lily Nicholls (1)

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Lily Nicholls
m. 8 Apr 1899
  1. James Nicholls1899 - 1904
  2. Rose Nicholls1901 - 1985
  3. Minnie Nicholls1903 - 2005
  4. Lily Nicholls1905 - 1998
  5. Daisy Nicholls1907 - 1907
  6. Arthur Nicholls1909 - 1973
  7. George Nicholls1911 - 1946
m. 1929
Facts and Events
Name Lily Nicholls
Gender Female
Birth[1] 2 Apr 1905 Harpenden, Hertfordshire, EnglandWheathampstead Road
Christening[2] 28 May 1905 Harpenden, Hertfordshire, EnglandSt Nicholas
Census[3] 2 Apr 1911 Harpenden, Hertfordshire, EnglandWheathampstead Road
Marriage 1929 Hertfordshire, Englandto William George Hucklesby
Census[4] 29 Sep 1939 Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England21 Sibley Avenue
Death[5][6] 14 Apr 1998 Hertfordshire, England
Lily Nicholls was born on 2nd April 1905 at Harpenden in Hertfordshire, daughter of a straw hat machinist named Annie Maria Nicholls, formerly Moles, and her husband George Nicholls, a bricklayer. Lily appears in the 1911 census living with her parents and siblings at Wheathampstead Road (renamed Southdown Road in 1923).
Lily with her parents and siblings circa 1918
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Lily with her parents and siblings circa 1918
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Lily (who was known as Lil) married William George Hucklesby (known as Bill) in 1929, who was also from Harpenden. He worked as a bricklayer. They had one son in 1930. The following year, Lil's father died.

At the outbreak of the Second World War Lil, Bill and their son were living in Harpenden at 21 Sibley Avenue, a bungalow to the south of the town, close to where Lil had been born. They appear to have had a twelve year old evacuee from London living with them.[7] Lil's mother died in 1944.

Lil and Bill lived at 21 Sibley Avenue for the rest of their lives. Bill died in 1978, aged 76. Lil outlived him by nearly twenty years. She died on 14th April 1998, a few days after her 93rd birthday.

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

    b. Lily NICHOLLS, June Quarter 1905, St Albans Registration District, Volume 3a, page 788, mother's maiden name Moules

  2. Baptisms register, in Church of England. Harpenden Parish Registers.

    No. 1239
    When baptised: 1905 May 28th
    Name: Lily
    Parents: George & Annie Maria
    Surname: Nicholls
    Abode: Wheathampstead Rd
    Father's occupation: Labourer
    By whom the ceremony was performed: W.W. Colley

  3. 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

  4. General Register Office. 1939 Register
    Harpenden Urban District, 29 Sep 1939.

    Address: 21 Sibley Avenue
    Hucklesby, William / male / 23 Aug 1902 / married / Bricklayer Heavy Work
    Hucklesby, Lily / female / 2 Apr 1905 / married / unpaid domestic duties
    [one record closed]
    Cole, Charles W. / male / 10 Jun 1927 / single / at school

  5. Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

    d. Lily HUCKLESBY, Apr 1998, St Albans Registration District, A48C, 5351A, 107, b. 2 Apr 1905

  6. England. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858 onwards. (Ancestry.com).

    HUCKLESBY, Lily / Probate 1 Jun 1998 / Died 14 Apr 1998 / Grant and will / Newcastle upon Tyne Registry / Probate number 9852010969

  7. The only Charles W. Cole birth registration in 1927 was in the St Pancras district of London.