This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rooboy200 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/10971.5.1.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Jenny My Grandmother always swore that Grandad John Frederick Nicholls always told her that Alice May Cutts took a great interest in his welfare, Grandad Nicholls was about 14 years of age when Alice & James Nicholls married. When he went off to the war Alice wrote a couple of letters to the army enquiring about his welfare. Please note in those letters she used the name May Nicholls Miss May Nicholls Miss M Nicholls. Grandad always said that he thought it bit strange. This is all i know on this matter so it may remain a mystery. What Alice was doing in NSW in 1918 I do not know. When i first came across these letters i thought it was maybe another relation but my searches have not as yet turned up anymore Nicholls family living in NSW at this time. These are official letters that turned up when i ordered Grandads war records from Canberra about 20 years ago. The army tells me they have no idea who this Miss or Mrs M Nicholls is. I have put it down as another unexplained item of the past. Kind Regards Brian Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.