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Met William at Beckworth Court (probably Beckworth Court after Mt Beckworth near Clunes)
Painted pottery, plates, fruit bowls etc
Vick said to be a Cornish name (Margot)
From Victoria REGISTRY OF BIRTHS DEATHS AND MARRIAGES
Family Name: HOLDSWORTH
Given Name(s): Doris Vick
Sex: Female
Event: BIRTH
Father's Name: Edwd Lancashire
Mother's Name: HATTAM - Charity
Spouse's Family Name:
Spouse's Given Name(s):
Age:
Birth Place: SANDHURST
Death Place:
Registration Year: 1889
Registration Number: 7353
Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 results for Doris Vick Nichol
Doris Vick Nichol 1912 Victoria Balaclava Brighton with William Rossmore, Church St
Doris Vick Nichol 1914 Victoria Henty Brighton with William Rossmore, Church St
Doris Vick Nichol 1919 Victoria Kooyong Kew with William 40 Ridgeway Av Kew
Doris Vick Nichol 1921 Victoria Balaclava Toorak with William Rossmore, Lansell Rd
Doris Vick Nichol 1924 Victoria Henty Sandringham with William The Retreat, Beach Road, Black Rock
Doris Vick Nichol 1925 Victoria Fawkner Armadale 53 Rose St, Armadale
Doris Vick Nichol 1927 Victoria Henty Brighton 2 Chatsworth Av, Brighton
Doris Vick Nichol 1942 Victoria Flinders Ferntree Gully Best St, Belgrave
Doris Vick Nichol 1949 Victoria La Trobe Dandenong Best St, Belgrave
Doris Vick Nichol 1954 Victoria La Trobe Ferntree Gully Best St, Belgrave
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dob but no place from Wagstaff Family Bible, place of birth from census records. Marriage Certificate gives Robert's age is given as 27 ie dob 1833/34
No IGI record but a Robert is in the Nichol/Burnet family in the census records. However, Robert's father was a farmer (given on Robert's marriage cert) and not a carrier as in the census records found so far.
Scots naming traditions don't seem to apply to his children; first daughter named after maternal grandmother (Elizabeth Wagstaff), second daughter named after paternal grandmother (Sarah is Agnes' sister), first son after paternal grandfather (Samuel instead of the expected James), second son after maternal grandfather (William - Samuel expected for second son). No clues to name of father's (James') wife from the naming.
1841 Census 2 possibles from ancestry.co.uk: born in Newcastleton in 1833 parents James & Billy, siblings Thomas, Mary, Alexander or born in Newcastleton in 1833 parents Elliot & Isable. [Images not available] Former chosen because James is father on marriage certificate. [Billy is probably transcription error for Betty]
1841 Census Maxwell maxwellancestry.com
Name Age Sex Occupation County of Birth
James Nicol 54 M Ag. Lab. Roxburghshire
Betty Nicol 53 F Roxburghshire
Thomas Nicol 19 M Roxburghshire
Mary Nicol 13 F Roxburghshire
Alexander Nicol 10 M Roxburghshire
Robert Nicol 8 M Roxburghshire
Elisabeth Oliver 2 F Roxburghshire
1841 Census for Castleton Parish transcribed by ??
Name Age Occupation
James Nichol Head 54 Carrier living with his wife and family in Castleton Parish.
Betty Nichol Nee-Burnet 53.
Thomas Nichol Son 19 .
Mary Nichol Daughter 13 Scholar.
Alexander Nichol Son 10 Scholar.
Robert Nichol Son 8 Scholar.
Elizabeth Oliver Grandaughter 2.
1851 Census 2 possibles: born in Newcastleton 1834 and working in Hawick as a draper's apprentice to Walter Armstrong or born in Castleton 1833 and working as a servant to James Jackson and family. Based on subsequent occupations, the first seems most likely. Transcript of first:
1851 census Maxwell
Parish Name: Hawick Address: Slitrig Crescent Enumeration District: 17 Enumeration Page: 15 Schedule Number: 50
Name Relationship Condition Age Sex Occupation Birthplace
Walter Armstrong Head Married 35 M Woollen & Linen Draper Roxburgh, Newcastleton
Mary Armstrong Wife Married 23 F Dumfries, Canonbie
Walter Armstrong Son 2 M Roxburgh, Hawick
John G. Armstrong Son 5 Mo M Roxburgh, Hawick
William Yeoman Lodger Unmarried 19 M Draper's (App.) Dumfries, Ewes
Simon Dixon Graham Lodger Unmarried 17 M Draper's (App.) Dumfries, Canonbie
Thomas Borthwick Lodger Unmarried 16 M Draper's (App.) Dumfries, Westerkirk
Alexr. Pringle Innes Lodger Unmarried 15 M Draper's (App.) Selkirk, Selkirk
Robert Nichol Lodger Unmarried 17 M Draper's (App.) Roxburgh, Newcastleton
Jane Murray Servant Unmarried 24 F House Serv. Dumfries, Langholm
Mary Bell Servant Unmarried 17 F House Serv. Dumfries, Canonbie
1861 Marriage - witnessed by Thomas & Sarah Hardie - Sarah was Sarah Wagstaff, Agnes' sister. Robert's father was recorded as James Nichol, Farmer. See Robert Nicol in the PRO marriage certificate, ref 10b 159
1861 England Census
Name: Robert Nicol Age: 27 Estimated birth year: 1834 Spouse's Name: Agnes Nicol Where born: Scotland
Civil Parish: Moss Side Ecclesiastical parish: St Margaret County/Island: Lancashire Country: England
Occupation: Agent (General)
Registration district: Chorlton Sub-registration district: Hulme ED, institution, or vessel: 66 Household schedule number: 73 Piece: 2901 Folio: 60 Page Number: 15
Household Members:
Name Age
Robert Nicol 27
Agnes Nicol 23
Probably went first to Beckwith Court, Clunes, near Ballarat when he emigrated between 1862-64, moved to Hawthorn, Melbourne between 1870-72.
Returned to England about 1880
Lived at Blackheath on the Thames - Rossmore, Eltham Road, London SE
Booked a plot in Boroondara General Cemetery 2 May 1876
Paid cemetery trustees for maintenance in perpetuity on 11 Sept 1906
Victoria first settled in 1834 Source: Daryl's e-mail
Clunes first settled 1838 by Donald Cameron from Clunes 7m W of Inverness, Scotland. Source: http://sunspot.sli.unimelb.edu.au/hotzpotz/clunes/welcome/htm
Melbourne in 1839 was said to be two thirds Scots in its population. Source: In Search of Scottish Ancestry by Hamilton Edwards.
1881 Census record of 1 Eliot Park, Lewisham, Kent
Name Relation Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
Robert NICHOL Head M Male 47 Scotland Warehouseman
Agnes NICHOL Wife M Female 43 Trallee, Ireland
Elizabeth NICHOL Daur U Female 19 Newcastle On Tyne, Northumberland, England
Samuel J. NICHOL Son U Male 16 Victoria Ballerat, Australia
Sarah NICHOL Daur Female 12 Victoria, Australia Scholar
Minnah NICHOL Daur Female 10 Victoria, Australia
William NICHOL Son Male 2 Melbourne, Australia
Annie AVERY Servant U Female 22 Speen, Buckingham, England Cook Domestic Servant
Rosetta C. BEAN Servant U Female 21 Greenwich, Kent, England Housemaid Domestic Servant
1891 England Census
Name: Robert Nichol Age: 57 Estimated birth year: abt 1834 Spouse's Name: Agnes Nichol Where born: New Castleton, Retbergshire [New Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland]
Civil Parish: Eltham Ecclesiastical parish: St Peter County/Island: London Country: England
Street address: Louisville (next door to Rossmore) in Eltham Rd
Registration district: Lewisham ED, institution, or vessel: 3 Piece: 516 Folio: 82 Page Number: 45
Household Members:
Name Age
Robert Nichol 57 Occupation: Merchant
Agnes Nichol 53
Minah Nichol 20
Sarah Nichol 22
Sarah Hunnel 21
1901 Census record of 57 Eltham Road
Name Age
Robert Nichol 67
Agnes Nichol 63
Samuel J Nichol 36
Minah J Nichol 30
William Nichol 22
Ines A Brown 26
Edith C Butter 18
Sophie Genis 28
May Tresider 31
1911 Census Lewisham 57 Eltham Road
Nichol, Robert head widower 77 retired merchant Roxburgshire New Castleton
Winnall, Robert grand child 19 months Kent Grove Park
Campbell, Margaret M nurse single 34 nurse Surrey Egham
Robertson, Susan A servant single 59 cook Middlesex Golden Lynn
Snow, Daisy E servant single 26 housemaid Essex Henham
Price, Florence Edith servant single 19 housemaid Kent Nottingham
transcript lists grandchild as Robert Winnall Nichol.
passenger list search results Year of departure: 1890 to 1899
Last name First name Sex Year of departure Departure port Destination country Destination port
NICHOL M 1890 Dartmouth South Africa Cape
NICHOL M 1892 Southampton South Africa Cape
NICHOL M 1894 Liverpool Canada Quebec Port
NICHOL Robt M 1890 Glasgow USA New York
NICHOL Robt M 1894 Southampton USA New York
NICHOL M 1890 London South Africa Cape
NICHOL M 1890 Dartmouth South Africa Cape
NICHOL M 1891 Liverpool USA New York
NICHOL M 1892 Southampton South Africa Cape
NICHOL M 1894 Liverpool Canada Quebec Port
NICHOL M 1895 London South Africa Cape
NICHOL M 1898 Liverpool Canada Montreal
NICHOL R M 1891 Liverpool USA New York
NICHOL R T M 1891 Liverpool USA New York
NICHOL R M 1893 London Australia Sydney
NICHOL R M 1896 London Australia Sydney
Most probable because of M & F but see note below
NICHOL F 1895 London South Africa Cape
NICHOL M 1895 London South Africa Cape
Name: Mrs NICHOL
Date of departure: 11 July 1895
Port of departure: London
Passenger destination port: Cape, South Africa
Passenger destination: Cape, South Africa
Age: 34 NOT Agnes
Marital Status: Married
Other Robert Nichols from IGI:
Birth: 21 MAR 1835
Christening: 10 APR 1835 Castleton, Roxburgh, Scotland
Father: JAMES NICOL
Mother: SUSAN ELDER
