Hi

The first marriage (1873) of Mary Ann Brotheridge could have been to Edwin J Nicholas (born abt 1856) Longford, Gloucestershire, England. He must have died by 1880 when she remarried Samuel Millard.

This other one you posted looks better for the fit though

Edwin Nicholls

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849
Year of Registration: 1877
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Age at Death: 28
District: Gloucester (1837-1937)
County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 201