Person:Clara Nicholls (1)

Clara Nicholls was baptised on 28th July 1872 at Wheathampstead in Hertfordshire, daughter of a straw plaiter called Maria Nicholls, formerly Hornet, and her husband Daniel William Nicholls, an agricultural labourer. Clara was the first of three children her parents had together, although both her parents had children from previous relationships, giving her several older half-siblings.

The 1881 census finds the family at Brewhouse Hill in Wheathampstead. By 1891 they were living at Nomansland to the south of the village. Later that year, Clara married Charles Seabrook. They settled on Cravells Road in the neighbouring parish of Harpenden, and had nine children between 1891 and 1913. Clara's father died in 1901, and her mother in 1906.

Charles died in 1932, aged 62. Clara survived him by nearly three years. She died on 14th September 1935 at the West Hertfordshire Hospital in Hemel Hempstead, aged 63.

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

   b. Clara NICHOLS, September Quarter 1872, St Albans Registration District, Volume 3a, page 364, mother's maiden name Hornett

2. ↑ 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 1872
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parent's Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   713	1872 July 28th	Clara	Daniel & Maria	Nicholls	Noman's Land, Wheathampstead	Laborer	Edgar J. Baker, Curate

3. ↑ England. 1881 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 RG11; Piece 1429; Folio 48; Page 7, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   Daniel Nichols, head, married, male, 47 [1833/4], Farm labourer, b. Gustard Wood, Hertfordshire
   Maria Nichols, wife, married, female, 48 [1832/3], Straw plaiter, b. Batford Mills, Hertfordshire
   Frederick Nichols, son, unmarried, male, 19 [1861/2], Farm labourer, b. Nomansland, Hertfordshire
   Mary Ann Nichols, daughter, unmarried, female, 17 [1863/4], Straw plaiter, b. Nomansland, Hertfordshire
   Sarah Nichols, daughter, unmarried, female, 12 [1868/9], Scholar, b. Nomansland, Hertfordshire
   Arthur Nichols, son, male, 9 [1871/2], Scholar, b. Nomansland, Hertfordshire
   Clara Nichols, daughter, female, 8 [1872/3], Scholar, b. Nomansland, Hertfordshire
   George Nichols, son, male, 6 [1874/5], Scholar, b. Nomansland, Hertfordshire
   Sarah Wright, daughter, female, 13 [1867/8], Scholar (2nd family), b. Folly, Hertfordshire

4. ↑ England. 1891 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 RG12; Piece 1114; Folio 47; Page 15, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Hamwell Cottage, Nomansland, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   4 rooms occupied
   Daniel Nicholls, head, married, male, 57 [1833/4], Agric[ultura]l Labourer, employed, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   Maria Nicholls, wife, married, female, 58 [1832/3], b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   Charlotte Nicholls, daughter, single, female, 18 [1872/3], b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   George Nicholls, son, single, male, 16 [1874/5], Agric[ultura]l Labourer, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire

5. ↑ England. England. 1901 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 RG13; Piece 1310; Folio 81; Page 21, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Upper Cravells Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire
   4 rooms occupied
   Charles Seabrook, head, married, male, 30 [1870/1], General Labourer, worker, b. Dunstable, Bedfordshire
   Clara Seabrook, wife, married, female, 28 [1872/3], b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   Charles G. Seabrook, son, male, 9 [1891/2], b. Harpenden, Hertfordshire
   Louisa M. Seabrook, daughter, female, 7 [1893/4], b. Harpenden, Hertfordshire
   Arthur Seabrook, son, male, 4 [1896/7], b. Harpenden, Hertfordshire
   Frederick J. Seabrook, son, male, 2 [1898/9], b. Harpenden, Hertfordshire

6. ↑ 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 7657; Schedule 153, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: Upper Cravells Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire
   8 rooms occupied
   Charles Seabrook, head, male, 40 [1870/1], married 19 years, Bricklayers Labourer, worker, b. Markyate, Hertfordshire
   Clara Seabrook, wife, female, 38 [1872/3], 8 children born to marriage, 8 children still alive, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   Charles George Seabrook, son, male, 19 [1891/2], single, Carpenter, worker, b. Harpenden, Hertfordshire
   Louisa Mary Seabrook, daughter, female, 17 [1893/4], single, Straw Hat Machinist, worker, b. Harpenden, Hertfordshire
   Arthur Seabrook, son, male, 14 [1896/7], Errand Boy, worker, b. Harpenden, Hertfordshire
   Frederick James Seabrook, son, male, 12 [1898/9], School, b. Harpenden, Hertfordshire
   Violet Eva Seabrook, daughter, female, 9 [1901/2], School, b. Harpenden, Hertfordshire
   Dorothy Mary Seabrook, daughter, female, 6 [1904/5], School, b. Harpenden, Hertfordshire
   John Robert Seabrook, son, male, 4 [1906/7], b. Harpenden, Hertfordshire
   Frank Albert Seabrook, son, male, 1 [1909/10], b. Harpenden, Hertfordshire

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

   d. Clara SEABROOK, September Quarter 1935, Hemel Hempstead Registration District, Volume 3a, page 926, aged 63 [1871/2]

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

   1935
   SEABROOK Clara of 128 Cravells-road Harpenden Hertfordshire widow died 14 September 1935 at the West Herts Hospital Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire Probate London 2 December to Frederick James Seabrook laboratory assistant.
   Effects £447 15s. 1d.