Ancestry of
William Nichols

(1821–1885)

William Nichols

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• • 1st Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 1 
  • Father:
  • John Nichol 
  • Mother:
  • Jane Dawson   
  • Birth Date:
  • 8 Jul 1821 
  • Birth Location:
  • Westerton, Durham, England 
  • Christening Date:
  • 21 Jul 1822 
  • Christening Location:
  • Houghton-le-Spring, Durham, England 
  • Death Date:
  • 16 Aug 1885 
  • Death Location:
  • Coalville, Summit, Utah 
  • Burial Date:
  •  
  • Burial Location:
  • Coalville Cemetery, Coalville, Summit, Utah 
  • Notes: 

  • William Nichols's obituary gives the location of his birth as Westernten, Huntly Spring, Durham, England.

    Some sources give William Nichols's birth location as Raintown, Durham, England.

• Marriages for William Nichols

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  • Spouse:
  • Ellen White
  • Marriage Date:
  • 19 Mar 1854
  • Marriage Location:
  • St. Helen's, Kelloe, Durham, England

• Sources for William Nichols

  • ¹ Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951, Death record for son Benjamin Thomas Nichols.
  • ² Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah), 26 AUG 1885, Obituary for William Nichols.
  • ³ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Baptism record for William Nichols.
  • ⁴ England Marriages, 1538-1973, Marriage record for William Nichols and Ellen White.
  • ⁵ Federal Census, UT, Summit County, 1880, Coalville, E.D. 72, p. 4, Image 4 of 19.
  • ⁶ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 04/16/2015).
  • ⁷ Pioneer Immigrants to Utah Territory, Record for William Nichols.
  • ⁸ The Children and Ancestors of Thomas Martin Davis and Vera Ann Nichols, Unknown: Davis Family Organization (2009), 11, 18.