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Margot lived at Brighton outside Melbourne, in houses called Little Rossmore & Big Rossmore. When about 8, she stayed with Grandmother in Brighton when her parents went to England for about 6 months. Next door to Grandmother's was Everist Comport (aka Rist) who was about same age and went to same school (partners in crime ). Rist went to work in a bank and married a French lady. His elder brother, John married Margot's Auntie Ruth. Ruth died of TB at 34.

About 1918 moved to a rented house in Glenferry then she went with parents to England for a few months on first boat (Maria) after WW1 because her father had to sort out affairs of his late father Robert Nichol. On return boat, Margot had a nanny (because of behavior on outward journey) who became a chiropodist in Melbourne. Went to live in Toorak at Roosmore in Lancle Road and stayed until 1929 when the cloth import/wool export business failed (Wall Street Crash). Also dealt in fabrics from Far East. Went to Clyde School at Mount Macedon and became head girl. Met Sadie at the school and became close friends. Many years later Sadie died at Rossmore, Frinton while visiting Margot.

Parents divorced in 1929 and Margot went to live with Doris in Melbourne suburbs. Margot had to forgo her place to study architecture because of lack of money and trained to be nurse. Doris went to live in Thirza's cottage in Belgrave and then Margot bought Doris a cottage in Belgrave.
Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 results for Margaret Agnes Nichol
Margaret Agnes Nichol Female 1931 Victoria Fawkner Prahran nurse Alfred Hospital
Margaret Agnes Nichol Female 1934 Victoria Fawkner Prahran nurse Alfred Hospital
Margaret Agnes Nichol Female 1934 Victoria Kooyong Carlton South nurse Women's Hospital
Margaret Agnes Nichol Female 1935 Victoria Melbourne Carlton South nurse Women's Hospital

She arrived in England in Dec 1935 to work as a nurse.

Uncle (Little) Bob (her father's Australian 'cousin') owned and farmed Beckwith Court, about 75,000 acres of sheep station. Square house with verandahs and pine trees in garden. See recent photos in scrapbook. After Sunday lunch, he 'trimmed' the trees with his rifle. Very good wool.

Her Australian grandfather's sister had a son called John. Sent to army by mother and then opened a florists outside the Botanical Gardens in Melbourne. Highly successful.

Pete and Margot lived in Frinton in a house called Rossmore. After Pete died, Margot moved to a smaller house, Alvor, where she lived for about 20 years until she needed care when she moved to The Lodge in Walton-on-the-Naze. During her time in Alvor, Margot was the Lady President of Frinton Golf Club and played a hole-in-one when she was in her 70s. Margot died in Colchester hospital after breaking her leg in a fall at the Lodge.

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born in Hawthorn, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, travelled to England in 1879 as a baby.

Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name: William Nichol Birth Date: Abt 1878 Birth Place: Ha Wt, Victoria Registration Year: 1878 Registration Place:Victoria, Australia Father: Robert Nichol Mother: Agnes Wagstaff
Registration Number: 23426

Went to Highbury House prep school in Hastings, England - see Census 1891
[Contemporaries found on Internet:
Ernest Young was born in Florence, Italy in 1878. Educated at Highbury House School, St. Leonards-on-Sea, England
Samuel Russell Feaver was born on 5 February 1878 at St Leonards, Sussex, England, one of seven children of John Feaver, a chemist, and his wife, Kate Toomer Russell.]

William was sent back to Australia 1906 by his parents.

Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923
NAME: Mr W Nichol BIRTH: abt 1878 DEPARTURE: London ARRIVAL: 16 Jul 1906 - Sydney, Australia

New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922
NAME: Mr W Nichol DEPARTURE: London Via Melbourne ARRIVAL: 19 Jul 1906 - Sydney, New South Wales

Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
Name: Wm Nichol Spouse Name: Vick Doris Holdsworth Marriage Place: Victoria Registration Place: Victoria Registration Year: 1908 Registration Number: 5402

After Margot born, lived at Brighton outside Melbourne, houses called Little Rossmore & Big Rossmore. About 1918 moved to a rented house in Glenferry then went to England for a few months on first boat (Maria) after WW1 to sort out affairs of his father Robert Nichol.
On return boat, Margot had a nanny who became a choropodist in Melbourne.

Hobby model-maker, cabinet-maker.

Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 Electoral Year: 1921
Name: William Nichol Subdistrict: Toorak State: Victoria District: Balaclava Residence Address: Rossmore, Lansell rd Occupation: Independent Means

Went to live in Toorak at Rossmore in Lansell Road and stayed until 1929 when the cloth import/wool export business failed (Wall Street Crash). Also dealt in fabrics from Far East.

Divorced in 1925 and went to live at Beach Road, Black Rock, Melbourne. Divorced in 1929 (source Margot) Died at 73 of throat cancer.

UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
William Nichol BIRTH: abt 1878 DEPARTURE: 18 Oct 1919 - London, England DESTINATION: Melbourne, Australia SS Morea

Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 results for William Nichol living with Doris Vick

1912 Victoria Balaclava Brighton with Doris Vick Rossmore, Church St
1914 Victoria Henty Brighton with Doris Vick Rossmore, Church St
1919 Victoria Kooyong Kew with Doris Vick 40 Ridgeway Av Kew
1921 Victoria Balaclava Toorak with Doris Vick Rossmore, Lansell Rd
1924 Victoria Henty Sandringham with Doris Vick The Retreat, Beach Road, Black Rock

Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 results for William Nichol living without Doris Vick
1925 Victoria Henty Sandringham The Retreat, Beach rd Occupation: Merchant
1927 Victoria Henty Cheltenham The Retreat, Beach rd Occupation: Merchant
1931 Victoria Henty Cheltenham 203 Beach rd Occupation: Merchant
1934 Victoria Henty Cheltenham 203 Beach rd Occupation: Merchant
1936 Victoria Henty Cheltenham 203 Beach rd Occupation: Merchant
1937 Victoria Henty Cheltenham 203 Beach rd Occupation: Merchant
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1942 Victoria Henty Cheltenham 2 Fourth St

England, Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976
Name: William Nichol Death Date: 4 Oct 1950 Death Place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia