Paul Harris Nicholas (bef. 1753 - aft. 1788)

Born before 11 Dec 1753 in St Martin by Looe, Cornwall, England

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Kingston) Nicholas — married 15 May 1777 in Cornwall, England

Husband of Ann (Blake) Nicholas — married 2 Feb 1786 in St Martin by Looe, Cornwall, England

Died after 1788 after age 34 in Cornwall, England

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Biography

England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Name Paul Harris Nicholas Baptism Date 11 Dec 1753 ^[1]

His parents :- England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837 for Paul Harris Nicholas Cornwall Piece 1181: Monthly Mtg of East Div of Cornwall (Liskeard, East Looe, Wadebridge, St Austell), 1712… Name: Paul Harris Nicholas Gender: Male Father: Paul Nicholas Mother: Eliz Spouse: Martha Harris Marriage Date: 13 Nov 1753 Marriage Place: Cornwall, England Father-in-law: Nicholas Harris Mother-in-law: Loveday Harris Meeting: Monthly Mtg of East Div of Cornwall (Liskeard, East Looe, Wadebridge, St Austell) Piece Description: Piece 1181: Monthly Mtg of East Div of Cornwall (Liskeard, East Looe, Wadebridge, St Austell), 1712-1805.

He was married to Sarah Kingston on May 15 1777.

He was married, as a widower, on February 2. 1786 to Ann Blake, sister of his brother's wife Margaret Blake ^[2]

Cornish Will

Abstracts^[3] Paul Harris Nicholas, East Looe gentleman

written - 11-May 1788
proved - 06-Jun 1788
pages - 311/312

wife - Anne
son - Nicholas Harris Nicholas
2 daughters - Frances, Loveday Nicholas, less than 21 years old
brother - Nicholas Harris Nicholas, gentleman
Mr John Rice, surgeon
Mr Jonathan Binns, merchant
witnesses - William ?roft, Mary frost

BURIAL
Film No 5750546 Image No 63
Day Month 19-May Year 1788 Parish Talland
Forename Paul Harris Surname NICHOLAS
Transcriber Notes src: Exeter BTs
Transcriber Alice Fuller
https://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/

There is a tight family history at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Harris_Nicolas

Sources

1. ↑ Paul Harris Nicolas in St Martin by Looe Baptisms, marriages and burials, 1653-1784 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6313-Q9K?i=53&cc=1769414&cat=494931 Baptism Place Saint Martin On Looe (Accessed August 11 2020)
2. ↑ "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGL2-43NY : 25 March 2020), paul Harris Nicholas, 02 Feb 1753; citing Marriage, St Martin by Looe, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Cornwall Records Office, Truro. (Accessed August 11 2020) Paul Harris Nicholas in https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6313-S72?i=23&cc=1769414&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQGL2-SZWP
3. ↑ http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sterth/genealogy/willz1786_93.htm#Pnicholas

• www.familysearch.org
• England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Harris_Nicolas