 They married in 1884 at Lyminster Church in Sussex, England, honeymooned in Venice and sailed for the United States in the spring of 1884.Burr Nicholls, born in 1848, and his wife exhibited their works in some of the same shows, such as the Chicago Interstate Industrial Expositions.In 1893 the couple lived in a "cosey" home and both had studios on the top floor.