Brief Life History of John
When John Nicol was born on 16 August 1820, in Lanarkshire, Scotland, his father, David Mitchell Nicol Sr, was 43 and his mother, Rachel Allan, was 35. He married Emily Lloyd on 12 December 1865, in York, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1820 and Essa Township, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years. He died on 7 January 1893, in Alliston, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 72, and was buried in Alliston Union Cemetery, Alliston, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.
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- John Nicol, "Canada Census, 1881"
- John Nicol, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- John Nicol, "Canada, Ontario County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869"
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1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1835
Oldest Grave seen in the Memorials list
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Nichol .
Breton (rarely Le Nicol), French, and German: from a shortened form of a personal name, Breton and French Nicolas , German Nikolaus (see Nicholas ).
In some cases also an American shortened (and altered) form of Greek Nikolas , its variant Nicolas , or of any of various derivatives of the personal name Nikola(o)s ‘Nicholas’, including Nikolis (see Nicoli ). Compare Nichol and Nicola .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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