Foster: Nicholls, Stephen, s. H., of Hilton, co. Glamorgan, pp. University Coll., matric. 14 Dec. 1677, aged 20, BA 1681; clerk of Magdalen Coll. 1682-8, MA 1684 (as Nicols), chaplain 1688-1720, and rector of South Lessingham, co. Lincoln, 1720, until his death 10 Sept. 1720; will at Oxford proved 28 Sept. 1720; brother of Henry 1667, and William 1671. See Bloxam, ii. 79; Foster's Index Eccl.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1684 | Ordi(ordination) | Nicolls, Stephanus | / | deacon | View |
| 1685 | Ordi(ordination) | Nicols, Stephanus | / | priest | View |
| 1686 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | View | |
| 1687 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1688 | Libc | Nicholson?, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1688 | Libc | Nicols, Stephen | Christ Church / chaplaincy | Chaplain | View |
| 1688 | Libc | Nicols, blank | Christ Church / chaplaincy | Chaplain | View |
| 1689 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1689 | Libc | Nicols, Stephen | Christ Church / chaplaincy | Chaplain | View |
| 1689 | Libc | Nicols, Stephen | Christ Church / chaplaincy | Chaplain | View |
| 1689 | Libc | Nicols, blank | Christ Church / chaplaincy | Chaplain | View |
| 1689 | Libc | Nicols, blank | Christ Church / chaplaincy | Chaplain | View |
| 1690 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1690 | Libc | Nicols, blank | Christ Church / chaplaincy | Chaplain | View |
| 1690 | Libc | Nicols, Stephen | Christ Church / chaplaincy | Chaplain | View |
| 1691 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1692 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1693 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1694 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1695 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1697 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1698 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1699 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1700 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1701 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1702 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1703 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1704 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1705 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1706 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1707 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1708 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1709 | Libc | Nicols, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1710 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1710 | Appt(Institution) | Nicholls, Stephanus | South Lessingham / | Rector | View |
| 1711 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1712 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1713 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1714 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1715 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1716 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1718 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1719 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1720 | Libc | Nicholls, Stephen | Drayton / | Curate | View |
| 1721 | Vac(Death) | Nichols, Stephanus | Lessingham South Mediety / | Rector | View |