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Florence Nicholls
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Dob abt 6/1/1894

Baptism 18/2/1894
Staffordshire Hurst Hill
Church name St Mary the Virgin
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 646
Birth date 06 Jan 1894
Baptism date 18 Feb 1894
Person forename Florence
Father forename Daniel
Mother forename Anne
Father surname NICHOLLS
Person abode 68 Hollywell StreetFather Occupation Blacksmith

Parents Daniel Nicholls Anne Beach

Parents Marriage 21/1/1884 Holy Trinity Ettingshall Staffordshire
Daniel Nicholls
Marriage Age 22
Record Type Marriage
Birth Date abt 1862
Residence Place Ettingshall
Marriage Date 21 Jan 1884
Marriage Place Ettingshall, Holy Trinity, Staffordshire, England
Father Thomas Nicholls
Spouse Ann Beach
Marriage Age 21
Father Charles Beach
Religion Anglican
Page number 144

1901 68a Hollywell Street Sedgley
Daniel Nicholls 39 Head Blacksmith
Ann Nicholls 39 Wife
Rebecca Nicholls 13 Daughter
Tailoring Apprentice
Mary A Nicholls 12 Daughter
Daniel Nicholls 9 Son
Florence Nicholls 7 Daughter
Hannah Nicholls 4 Daughter
Charles T Nicholls 2 Son
All born Sedgley

1911 68 A Hollywell Street Hurst Hill Sedgley
Daniel Nicholls 49 Head
Ann Nicholls 49 Wife
Mary Ann Nicholls 22 Daughter
Daniel Nicholls 19 Son
Florence Nicholls 17 Daughter
Hannah Nicholls 14 Daughter
Charles Thomas Nicholls 12 Son
Susan Nicholls 9 Daughter

After the death of Thomas Nicholls, Florence remarries

Marriage: 21 July 1920 St Mary the Virgin, Hurst Hill, Staffs
William Tranter, 27, B, Furnaceman, 3 Hall Gate, William Tranter, Publican
Florence Nicholls, 26, WIDOW, 118 Clifton Street, Daniel Nicholls, Retired
Wit: Howard Tranter, Susan Nicholls

Freereg
Staffordshire Hurst Hill
Church name St Mary the Virgin
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 8
Marriage date 21 Jul 1920
Groom forename William
Groom surname TRANTER
Groom age 27
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Furnaceman
Groom abode 3 Hall Gate
Bride forename Florence
Bride surname NICHOLLS
Bride age 26
Bride condition widow
Bride abode 118 Clifton Street
Groom father forename William
Groom father surname TRANTER
Groom father occupation Pubican
Bride father forename Daniel
Bride father surname NICHOLLS
Bride father occupation Retired
Witness 1 Howard TRANTER
Witness 2 Susan NICHOLLS

1921 24 Clifton St Hurst Hill Bilston
William Tranter 28 Yrs 0 Months Head
Furnaceman. Siemens Alfred Hickman Ltd steelworks
Florence Tranter 27 Yrs 5 Months Wife

Dod 10/4/1967 (73)
Florence Tranter Death Age73
Birth Date abt 1894
Registration Date Apr 1967
Registration Quarter Apr-May-Jun
Registration District Dudley
Inferred County Staffordshire
Volume 9b Page 157

Probate 8/1/1967
Florence Tranter
Death Date 10 Apr 1967
Death Place Staffordshire
Probate Date 8 Jan 1968
Probate Registry Birmingham

Please confirm, I have the right 2nd Marriage for Florence Nicholls/Cummings, & also the right parents & their marriage & I will add to bcc

Thanks

mjay wrote: ↑Sun Feb 22, 2026 7:59 pm Please confirm, I have the right 2nd Marriage for Florence Nicholls/Cummings, & also the right parents & their marriage & I will add to bcc

Thanks

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Am I missing something Mandy? Where does the surname Cummings come from

Looks ok to me, the second witness on marriage to William Tranter is Florence's sister

NICHOLLS, FLORENCE BEACH
GRO Reference: 1894 M Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 89

NICHOLLS, SUSAN BEACH
GRO Reference: 1901 S Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 98

mallosa wrote: ↑Sun Feb 22, 2026 11:09 pm

mjay wrote: ↑Sun Feb 22, 2026 7:59 pm Please confirm, I have the right 2nd Marriage for Florence Nicholls/Cummings, & also the right parents & their marriage & I will add to bcc

Thanks

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Am I missing something Mandy? Where does the surname Cummings come from

Oops My dodgy brain has done it again, should've read Thomas Nicholls. Before posting this I'd been reading something on my ancestor Cummings.

kdwoodie wrote: ↑Mon Feb 23, 2026 8:43 am Looks ok to me, the second witness on marriage to William Tranter is Florence's sister

NICHOLLS, FLORENCE BEACH
GRO Reference: 1894 M Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 89

NICHOLLS, SUSAN BEACH
GRO Reference: 1901 S Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 98

Thank you, all added to bcc

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