Hi Pamela Actually William H Nicholls was missing on the 1841 census, in Kenwyn on the 1851 census and then the 1861 and 1871 census show a William H Nicholls of MIDDX LONDON which is why I asked if he was a relation. You obviously think this was the same person, possibly but strange that he started giving his birth place as London. I see you are suggesting that Elizabeth Warring was William's sister. I only show him as having a brother, John 1802 Wells and Elizabeth from the 1871 census came from Newlyn East. Of course the other confusing thing is that there were 2 William Nicholls deaths registered in Truro between 1871 and 1881, one showing he was born c1800 and the other c1801. This also point to the William H of london being a different one to William H of Somerset. The censuses are all available on freencensus http://freecen.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl By the way the town George May was born in is actually Cullompton Devon, it's spelt incorrectly in the census. Here are copies of the censuses 1841 census Trennick Rowe St Clements Trennick Rowe,1, Jane Nicholls,,35,Dressmaker,In county, John Nicholls,14,,Clerk,In county, Jane Nicholls,,10,,In county, Susan Nicholls,,7,,In county, James Nicholls,4,,,In county, Elizabeth Nicholls,,3,,In county, Thomas Nicholls,1,,,In county, 1851 census Carclew Street Kenwyn NICHOLLS William Head M M 47 Confectioner Somerset - Taunton NICHOLLS Jane Wife M F 47 Wife Devon - St Eve NICHOLLS Jane Dau U F 20 Staymaker Cornwall - Truro NICHOLLS James Son U M 15 Solicitors Clerk Cornwall - Truro NICHOLLS Elizabeth Dau U F 13 Scholar Cornwall - Truro NICHOLLS Thomas Son U M 12 Scholar Cornwall - Truro MESSIER Joseph Lodger W M 37 Confectioner Overseas - Foreign - Burgundy Tournay 1861 census Quay Street Truro DYER Charles Head M M 35 Shipwright Cornwall - Mevagessy DYER Amelia Wife M F 29 Shipwrights Wife Cornwall - Truro DYER Amelia Dau - F 4 Cornwall - Truro DYER Charles Son - M 1 Cornwall - Truro NICHOLLS William H Boardr M M 57 Confectioner London - 1861 River Stree Kenwyn MAY George Head M M 27 Sadler Devon - Collumpton MAY Jane Wife M F 30 - Cornwall - Truro MAY Mary J Dau S F 4 Scholar Cornwall - Truro MAY John G Son S M 2 Scholar Cornwall - Truro MAY Susan Dau S F 8m - Cornwall - Truro NICHOLLS Jane Mtrlaw M F 56 Formerly Dressmaker Devon - St Ewe 1971 census Truro St Mary WARRING Robert Head M M 59 Cellarman Cornwall - Lewanick WARRING Elizabeth Wife M F 61 Laundress Cornwall - Newlyn East NICHOLLS William Boardr W M 68 Confectioner Middlesex - London City Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: "PJN" <oysterffisher@gmail.com> To: <cornish-gen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 3:00 PM Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] MAY Family of Botus Fleming and Landulph > Hi Peter... > You have just provided a gem ....thank you so much! > William Hodges Nicholls was of course a confectioner - we have from the > 1841 > census in Kenwyn where he was living with his wife and children; 1851 he > is > missing; 1861 he is boarding in the area - while his wife Jane nee Rundle > was living with their daughter Jane, wife of George May - no reference to > her thereafter, which suggests she died...and George and Jane May > emigrated > to Australia in 1869 on the Cadduceus [along with Thomas Odgers Nicholls > and > his wife Mary Courtis Searle]; 1871 William is boarding [possibly with his > sister and her husband] in Truro, and died soon after. > I would be so grateful for a reference to the 1851 census / or even a copy > if you have it.... > I did find WHN listed in the Birmingham Trade Directory as a confectioner > 1855 Section B Page 430...seems that Mr N and Mrs N may have been > separated.... > Pamela