Jasper William Nicolls (1919 - 1979)

Born 6 Jul 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 5 Jul 1979 at age 59 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Jasper was born in Philadelphia on 6 Jul 1919. He was the son of Jasper Nicolls and Margaret Moffly and was christened at the 2nd Presbyterian Church in Germantown on 21 Dec 1919. ^[1] Around the time of his birth, his parents had moved to a newly built apartment building called Pelham Court on Emlen Street. ^[2] His mother had died in 1925 and 4 years later, his father remarried. By 1930, they had moved to St Martins Lane, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, ^[3] and Jasper attended Chestnut Hill Academy. ^[4]

In his late teens, Jasper travelled with his parents taking several trips, once across to Europe in the summer of 1938 arriving in Southampton aboard "Europa" on 1st August ^[5] returning one month later aboard "Tuscania". ^{[6] [7]}

By 1940, the family have moved to Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery County, ^[8] and Jasper is attending Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts. ^[9]

Jasper married Anne Margaret Gormley on 15th August 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. ^[10]

The couple had 2 children.

Jasper died on 5 Jul 1979 in Weston, Massachusetts. ^{[11] [12]}

Sources

1. ↑ 21/12/1919. Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; U.S., Presbyterian Church Records. 2nd Presbyterian Church, Germantown
2. ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 22, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1624; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 618
3. ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 0619; FHL microfilm: 2341838
4. ↑ "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Chestnut Hill Academy; Year: 1929
5. ↑ 01/08/1938. The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1164
6. ↑ 30/08/1938. Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Outwards Passenger Lists. BT27.
7. ↑ 07/09/1938. Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 19; Page Number: 6
8. ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: Plymouth, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03583; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 46-164
9. ↑ 16/10/1940. National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1841
10. ↑ Publication Date: 16/ Aug/ 1942; Publication Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/171454444/?article=72befbb4-2f68-4ebb-a694-ba59c2ca87b3&focus=0.2551855,0.42785108,0.61198735,0.8973164&xid=3398
11. ↑ 05/07/1979. State of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003. Boston, MA, USA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, 2005.
12. ↑ 06/07/1979. The Boston Globe, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Date: 6 Jul 1979; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/437088316/?article=de8e1b9b-0838-4b7f-b492-1a5cce5c6749&focus=0.33401045,0.87116796,0.43985274,0.9008555&xid=3355