Person:Arthur Nicholls (3)

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Arthur 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. 1937
Facts and Events
Name Arthur Nicholls
Gender Male
Birth[1] 19 Jan 1909 Harpenden, Hertfordshire, EnglandWheathampstead Road
Christening[2] 25 Mar 1909 Harpenden, Hertfordshire, EnglandSt Nicholas
Census[3] 2 Apr 1911 Harpenden, Hertfordshire, EnglandWheathampstead Road
Marriage 1937 Hertfordshire, Englandto Evelyn Jessie Cooper
Census[4] 29 Sep 1939 Markyate, Hertfordshire, England30 High Street
Death[5] 1973 Bedfordshire, England
Arthur Nicholls was born on 19th January 1909 at Harpenden in Hertfordshire, son of a straw hat machinist named Annie Maria Nicholls, formerly Moles, and her husband George Nicholls, a bricklayer. He appears in the 1911 census living with his parents and siblings at Wheathampstead Road (now called Southdown Road) in Harpenden.
Arthur with his parents and siblings in about 1918
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Arthur with his parents and siblings in about 1918

Arthur's father died in 1931.

In 1937, Arthur married Evelyn Jessie Cooper, who was from the nearby village of Markyate. At the outbreak of the Second World War they were living at 30 High Street in Markyate, and Arthur was working as a leaded light glazier. They went on to have a daughter and a son in the early 1940s.

Arthur died in 1973, aged about 64. Evelyn outlived him by 30 years.

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

    b. Arthur NICHOLLS, March Quarter 1909, St Albans Registration District, Volume 3a, page 795, mother's maiden name Moules

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

    No. 76
    When baptised: 25 Mar 1909
    Name: Arthur
    Parents: George & Annie
    Surname: Nicholls
    Abode: Wheathampstead Road
    Father's occupation: Labourer
    Notes: Private: received April 25

  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
    Hemel Hempstead Rural District, 29 Sep 1939.

    Address: 30 High Street, Markyate, Hertfordshire
    Nicholls, Arthur / male / 19 Jan 1909 / married / Leaded light glazier
    Nicholls, Evelyn Jessie / female / 8 Jun 1907 / married / Unpaid domestic duties
    [one record closed]

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

    d. Arthur NICHOLLS, March Quarter 1973, Luton Registration District, Volume 4a, page 593, b. 19 Jan 1909