Family Group Sheet
Family Group Sheet
NameSir John Walter ‘Jack’ (William) Nicholls GCMG
Birth4 Oct 1909, London, England
Death25 Oct 1970, Felstead, Essex, England
OccupationBritish ambassador to Israel (1954-57), Belgrade (1957-60), Brussels (1960-63), Johannesburg (1966-69).
FatherWilliam Herbert Nicholls (?-?)
MotherNora Connolly (?-?)
Marriage2 Oct 1935, Liverpool, England
Married MemoArgenti says 2 Sep 1935.
SpouseDominie (Peter) Vlasto °, 4C1R
Birth30 Dec 1911, Liverpool, England
MemoJulian calendar? Another source says 17 Dec 1911.
Death18 Aug 2007, Cambridge, Cambs, England
Baptism18 Feb 1912, Greek Church of St Nicholas, Liverpool, England
ResidenceSaffron Walden, Essex, England
Note 1Lady Nicholls. Author of ‘Quite A Lot’ (family memoirs). Born at ‘Tatoi’ in Liverpool.
God-parentsAlexander A. Pallis.
Note 2In 2003 she gave CAL a copy of the privately published Ralli family ‘pedigree’.
Flags***, Argenti, Cantacuzene, Coressi, Cornelios, Franghiadi, Galati, Giustiniani Fi, Giustiniani Pi, Grimaldi, Mavrogordato, Maximo, Negroponte, Palis/Pallis, Petrocochino, Ralli (Chaviara), Ralli (Pitsis), Ralli (Spechlis), Rodocanachi, Scanavi, Vlasto
FatherPeter Theodore (Theodore) Vlasto (1879-1941)
MotherAziza Katherine (Alexander) Pallis (1884-1986)
Children
1 FJulia Anne (John) Nicholls °, 5th Cousin
Birth24 Oct 1936, Athens, Greece/Hellenes
SpouseDr John Michael Gordon Davis (1936-2011)
Marriage25 Jun 1960, Felstead, Essex, England
ChildrenFiona Penelope (John) (1961-)
2 FCaroline Dominie (John) Nicholls °, 5th Cousin
Birth11 Aug 1938, London, England
MemoBirth place uncertain.
SpouseAlasdair Bentall Morison (Ian) Orr (1929-1985)
Marriage25 Aug 1962, London, England
Children(Male) (1963-)
(Male) (1966-)
(Male) (1969-)
(Male) (1972-)
SpouseJeffrey James ‘Jim’ Shelton (1926-2018)
Marriage1 Aug 1987, Compton, Surrey, England
Married MemoGodalming, Surrey, England.
3 MJohn Peter 'Benedict' (John) Nicholls °, 5th Cousin
Birth14 Oct 1953, Felstead, Essex, England
SpouseRosalia 'Rosa' Vasileou ° (1960-)
Marriage27 Jan 1990, Saffron Walden, Essex, England
ChildrenEleanor Zoë 'Ellie' (John) (1990-)