Agnes Nicol

Brief Life History of Agnes

When Agnes Nicol was born on 22 May 1803, in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, William May Nicol II, was 27 and her mother, Agness Elizabeth Brownlee, was 30. She married William Austin on 1 January 1822, in Hammond, Hammond, St. Lawrence, New York, United States. She lived in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1861 and Rich, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 14 January 1887, in Trenton, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Cornish, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Austin
1800–1887
Agnes Nicol
1803–1887
Marriage: 1 January 1822

Sources (19)

  • Agnes Austin in household of William Austin, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Agnes Nichol, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • AGNESS Nicol Austin, "BillionGraves Index"

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World Events (8)

1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

1811 · The Tron Riot

The Tron riot was a riot which occurred in Edinburgh, Scotland on New Year's Eve. A group of young men attacked and robbed wealthier passers-by. One police officer was killed in the riot. Though the total count of participants is unknown, sixty-eight youths were arrested, with five sentenced to death for their actions during the riot.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

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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Agness Elizabeth Bronlee Nicol

Agness Elizabeth (Bronlee) Nicol (83) was born May 23, 1772 in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the oldest of seven children born (Agness, James, John, Jennett "Janet", Catherine, William, & Robert) to …

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