Birth/census please: John Nicholls, Kings Cliffe

[alisontoon]

Hi,  please could someone help me?

I have a John Nicholls, born about 1811, in Kings Cliffe. I'm trying to find out who his parents were. LDS FamilySearch has two christenings for John Nicholls listed in 1811:

 - parents William and Elizabeth (05 JAN 1811)
 - parents John and Elizabeth (04 NOV 1811).

I'm looking for the John Nicholls, born about 1811, who later married Mary and was the father of Alfred, born about 1847.

All suggestions gratefully received...

:-)

Alison

[byron]

Hi Alison
This is from the 1851 census index for Kingscliffe:

(all one household)

John Nicholls, 40, born Kingscliffe
Mary Nicholls, 38, born Kingscliffe
Henry Nicholls, 16, born Kingscliffe
John Nicholls, 6, born Kingscliffe
Alfred Nicholls, 3, born Kingscliffe
Emma Nicholls, 11 mth, born Kingscliffe

There was also a Lui (Louis?) son of John & Mary Nicholls baptised at KC 24 March 1854.

Alfred was baptised there 1 August 1847.

John's occupation was shoemaker

I also found their marriage at Kingscliffe:

John Nicholls, bachelor, otp, married Mary Sharpe, otp, spinster, on 30 July 1832.

Unfortunately as it is before 1837 the father's name is not given but the witnesses were Wm Nicholls and Charles Whyman so this could be a clue.
(I have frequently found one of the parents being a witness at the child's wedding and assuming that the age on the census was correct the John son of John & Elizabeth would have been 41 at least)

All signed their names except Mary Sharpe.

I know this is not conclusive proof but I think perhaps a reasonable assumption could be made?

Happy Christmas
byron
 

[alisontoon]

Hi Byron,

Thank you very much, this is very helpful!

:-)   Merry Christmas!!!!!

Alison