• Born: 1762, Grade, Cornwall
• Christened: 1 Jun 1762, Grade, Cornwall ¹
• Married: 8 Dec 1785, Grade, Cornwall ¹
• Buried: 13 Apr 1839, Ruan Minor, Cornwall ¹

  Research Notes:

In 1789 Margery the wife of Richard Nicholls was a beneficiary of the will of her uncle William Amerson of Ruan Minor, receiving his house along with its furniture.

In 1791 Margery's only child, James, died aged 5 years.

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Lease, part of Trewarder Wollas, Ruan Minor, 21 Sep 1798. ²

Parties

1) Sir Christopher Hawkins, of Trewithen
2) Richard Nicholls, yeoman, of Ruan Minor.

Property: Fields called Newfield, Menawards, Little and Lower Parknalls of about 3 acres, part of Trewarder Wollas, being about three tenths parts of Whole tenement, in Ruan Minor, part of manor of Trethvas Lucias and Rosuick. The lessor to have liberty to mark out and enclose other gardens on premises, allowing lessee 6 pence for every perch so enclosed.

Term: 99 years. Lives of lessee, his wife Margery and Grace the daughter of William Stone, of Grade.*

Consideration: £139. Rent: £2 2 shillings.

* Grace Stone was Margery's niece, daughter of Margery's younger sister Margaret.

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In 1829 Margery Nicholls was the sole executrix and residuary legatee of her husband's will.

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Margery Nicholls of Cadgwith died aged 76 years (burial record).