Person:William Nicholls (8)

William Nicholls was born on 9th August 1820 and baptised two months later at Wheathampstead in Hertfordshire. He was the eldest son of Hannah Nicholls, formerly Filby, and her husband Daniel Nicholls, a labourer who had been a soldier in the militia before his marriage. The family lived at Ribbon Hall, which was on the Lower Luton Road between The Folly and Marshalls Heath to the west of Wheathampstead village.

Sadly young William died when he was only nineteen months old, being buried at Wheathampstead on 14th March 1822.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 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 1820
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parent's Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   354	Born Aug[us]t 9th Baptized October 8th	Will[ia]m son of	Daniel & Hannah	Nichols	Ribbon Hall	Laborer

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

   BURIALS in the Parish of Wheathampstead in the County of Hertford in the Year 1822
   No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   252	W[illia]m Nicholls	Wheathamstead	March 14th	18 months	J. Douton, Curate