Nicol Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6234 people with the Nicol surname? In that year Nicol was ranked number 666 for popularity in the UK. |
"Descended from Mackrycul, Lord of Assint in Sutherlandshire in the twelfth century. "(The origin and signification of Scottish surnames. Clifford Stanley Sims, 1862)
Nicol records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"NICOL, NICOLL, NICHOL, NICBOLL. Diminutives of Nicolas or Nicholas, a personal name introduced into Britain by the Normans. The surname is derived from Greek NuuSXctog, meaning 'victorious people.' David Nycholl was a frater of Cambuskenneth Abbey in 1546 (Laing, 505), and John Nuckall and Alexander Nuckall were 'quhyt fischeris' in Futtie in 1592 (CRA., p. 74). Alexander Nicol was 'gladiator civis Glasguensis' in 1603 (Retours, Lanark, 42), William Nuccol was tenant in the barony of Cannegleroch in 1640 (SCM., v, p. 228), and in 1650 Tames Nickle, upon Mt. Tasker, petitioned the Kirk Session of Auchterhouse to protect him against his mother who had abused him by banning, swearing, and cursing, and calling him a Tieand limer' (Jervise, n, p. 4). George Nuckle was admitted deacon of Alyth in 1671 (DPD., n, p. 86), William Nuckoll was a tailzeor in Aberdeen in 1684, and David Nuckoll was maltman there in 1697 (ROA., i, p. 240, 246). Nycholl 1537. In some instances Nicol may be a curtailed form of MACNICOL, q.v. (2) Probably from Lincoln in England. Weekley (p. 308) says "the Normans transformed Lincoln into Nicol, of very common occurrence in mediaeval chronicles." Richard de Nicole witnessed a charter by Eschina domina de Molle, c. 1185-75 (RMP., p. 75), and Richard de Nicol, most probably son of the preceding, witnessed another charter of the lands of Molle, c. 1225-35 (ibid., p. 77). Richard de Lincoln granted a portion of land in the territory of Molle, c. 1190, to the Abbey of Kelso, and in another charter of the same land he is mentioned as Richard de Nichole (Kelso, 161, 165). 0 "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Nicol Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Nicol Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Nicol family tree.
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Explore the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Nicol family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Research the Nicol surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Nicol Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 7781 people with the Nicol surname in the UK? Nicol is now ranked number 764 for popularity in the UK. |
Nicol Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Nicol surname in the USA? Nicol is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Nicol Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on the Nicol family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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