Francis Nicks 1a 1b 1c 1d 2a 3a 1e

Birth Name Francis Nicks
Gender male
Age at Death about 65 years, 4 months, 12 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth about 1756     1a 1d 2a 4a
Baptism 5 December 1756 St Ida’s Church, Ide, Devon, England   1a
Residence 12 April 1785 Ide, Devon, England   1e
Will 6 May 1819     3a
Residence 6 May 1819 St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England   3a
Occupation 6 May 1819   Gentleman 3a
Residence 13 May 1821 St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England   3a
Occupation 13 May 1821   Gentleman 3a
Death 13 May 1821     1d 2a 4a
Burial 19 May 1821 St Ida’s Church, Ide, Devon, England Plot F13 1d 2a 4a
Event Note

Multiple sources confirm his date of death as 13th May 1821, which is after the 19th April date on the register. Probably the wrong month was entered in the register, and it should read 19th May 1821.

Probate 21 May 1821 Exeter, Devon, England Francis Nicks 3a

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Matthew Nicksabout 173320 September 1791
Mother Ann Hatherleyabout 172520 December 1797
    Sister     Elizabeth Nicks about 1751
    Sister     Ann Nicks about 1753 about October 1753
    Brother     Matthew Nicks about 1754 about 1813
         Francis Nicks about 1756 13 May 1821
    Brother     Roger Nicks about 1759 13 July 1835
    Brother     William Nicks about 1761 24 May 1811

Families

Family of Francis Nicks and Sarah Hedgman
Married Wife Sarah Hedgman ( * about 1747 + about March 1819 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 12 April 1785 St John the Baptist’s Church, Witheridge, Devon, England   1e

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
WikiTree Nicks-379
 
FamilySearch M62X-FWG
 

Source References

  1. findmypast.co.uk / Devon FHS: Parish Registers - Devon
      • Date: 5 December 1756
      • Page: Baptism - Francis Nicks (Ide)
      • Date: 22 April 1783
      • Page: Marriage - Roger Nicks / Elizabeth Ratcliffe Coom (Ide)
      • Date: 7 July 1818
      • Page: Marriage - Roger Nicks / Thomazin Greenslade (St Thomas Exeter)
      • Date: 19 April 1821
      • Page: Burial - Francis Nicks (Ide)
      • Date: 12 April 1785
      • Page: Marriage - Francis Nicks / Sarah Hedgman (Witheridge)
  2. Devon Family History Society: Devon Memorial Inscriptions
      • Page: Grave Ref N03/10692
  3. FamilySearch: Wills for the Diocese of Exeter (County of Devon), 1812-1857
      • Page: Francis Nicks (1821)
  4. Thomas Preece: Gravestone photographs
      • Date: 9 May 2022
      • Page: Francis and Sarah Nicks, St Ida's Ide
      • Grave - Francis and Sarah Nicks
      • Citation:

        13 Round headed stone with small rounded shoulders.

        Sacred to the memory of SARAH wife of FRANCIS NICKS late of this parish who departed this life the 24th day of March 1819 aged 70 years.
        Thou dearest of all earthly friends, thou gift of God to me, thy lovely face on earth I ne'er more shall see.

        Also of FRANCIS NICKS, husband of the above who departed this life the 13th day of May 1821 aged 64 years.