Mary Jane NICOLLS

Abt 1881 -    Has 2 ancestors and 5 descendants in this family tree.

Charles NICOLLS

Family	Sarah Ann Jones STAINES
Children	1. Mary Jane NICOLLS,   b. Abt 1881, Peckham, London, England   2. Rose Ella 'Sis' NICOLLS,   b. Between Apr 1882 and Jun 1882, Lewisham, England

Sarah Ann Jones STAINES

Family	Charles NICOLLS
Children	1. Mary Jane NICOLLS,   b. Abt 1881, Peckham, London, England   2. Rose Ella 'Sis' NICOLLS,   b. Between Apr 1882 and Jun 1882, Lewisham, England

James George BAYLEY

Family	Mary Jane NICOLLS,   b. Abt 1881, Peckham, London, England
Married	Between Jul 1904 and Sep 1904	Croydon, Surrey, England
Children	1. Edward Charles BAYLEY,   b. Abt 1906, Stratford, Essex, London, England   2. Winifred Ethel BAYLEY,   b. Abt 1910, Stratford, Essex, London, England

Edward Charles BAYLEY

Abt 1906 -

Birth	Abt 1906	Stratford, Essex, London, England
Father	James George BAYLEY
Mother	Mary Jane NICOLLS,   b. Abt 1881, Peckham, London, England
Married	Between Jul 1904 and Sep 1904	Croydon, Surrey, England

Winifred Ethel BAYLEY

Abt 1910 -

Birth	Abt 1910	Stratford, Essex, London, England
Father	James George BAYLEY
Mother	Mary Jane NICOLLS,   b. Abt 1881, Peckham, London, England
Married	Between Jul 1904 and Sep 1904	Croydon, Surrey, England

Thomas W BERRY

Family	Mary Jane NICOLLS,   b. Abt 1881, Peckham, London, England
Married	Between Jul 1913 and Sep 1913	West Ham, London, England
Children	1. Ellen Mary BERRY,   b. Abt 1914, East Ham, Essex, England   2. Edith Maude BERRY,   b. Abt 1915, Essex, England

Ellen Mary BERRY

Abt 1914 -

Birth	Abt 1914	East Ham, Essex, England
Father	Thomas W BERRY
Mother	Mary Jane NICOLLS,   b. Abt 1881, Peckham, London, England
Married	Between Jul 1913 and Sep 1913	West Ham, London, England

Edith Maude BERRY

Abt 1915 -

Birth	Abt 1915	Essex, England
Father	Thomas W BERRY
Mother	Mary Jane NICOLLS,   b. Abt 1881, Peckham, London, England
Married	Between Jul 1913 and Sep 1913	West Ham, London, England

• Name	Mary Jane NICOLLS
  Birth	Abt 1881	Peckham, London, England
  Gender	Female
  Census	19 Jun 1921	West Ham, London, England   [1]
  	Age: 40y 3m
  	Address: Customs House, 77 Royal Road
  	Relation to Head of House: Head (Originally entered as Wife) Home Duties Has 2 children from earlier marriage to Mr. Bayley Note that relation to Head was originally written as relation to Mr Berry Has Elsie Corney Nicolls with them - she is daughter of Mary Jane's sister, Rose Ella
  Ancestor Count	2
  Descendant Count	5
  Reference Number	BR 4301a
  Person ID	I10866	Simpson
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Charles NICOLLS
  Mother	Sarah Ann Jones STAINES
  Family ID	F3562	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	James George BAYLEY
  Marriage	Between Jul 1904 and Sep 1904	Croydon, Surrey, England   [2]
  Children	1. Edward Charles BAYLEY,   b. Abt 1906, Stratford, Essex, London, England   2. Winifred Ethel BAYLEY,   b. Abt 1910, Stratford, Essex, London, England
  Family ID	F3565	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Thomas W BERRY
  Marriage	Between Jul 1913 and Sep 1913	West Ham, London, England   [3]
  Children	1. Ellen Mary BERRY,   b. Abt 1914, East Ham, Essex, England   2. Edith Maude BERRY,   b. Abt 1915, Essex, England
  Family ID	F3563	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1881 - Peckham, London, England Marriage - Between Jul 1904 and Sep 1904 - Croydon, Surrey, England Marriage - Between Jul 1913 and Sep 1913 - West Ham, London, England Census - Age: 40y 3m,Address: Customs House, 77 Royal Road - 19 Jun 1921 - West Ham, London, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  In October 2025 I received an email from Sylvia Rosher which gives some extra information regarding the family: Elsie Cornie Nicolls was born out of wedlock to Rose Ella Nicolls. We do not know who the father is. We have found mention of it being a Jack Nicolls but we believe this is wrong. Elsie was raised from birth by her aunt, Mary Jane Nicolls. Rose Ella (known as Sis) went on to marry George Alfred James Leal and have three further children, Eileen, Dorothy and Charles. It was not until 1971 at the golden wedding anniversary of Sis and Alf that the "secret" was revealed to the family and Elsie was acknowledged as a sister. Just for interest - Levi James Nicolls would be Elsies great uncle. L.J. Nicolls started manufacturing cricket bats in 1876. Two manufacturers merged in the early 1940s and thus Gray-Nicolls was formed. After World War II, famous cricket stars such as England Captain ... https://www.familysearch.org/memories/memory/129307277

  
  

• Sources

  [S6413] 1921 Census RG15_08421_0199 - Berry, Mary Jane (nee Nicolls). [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 1904 JAS Croydon 2A 701. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 1913 JAS W. Ham 4a 656.