Researching Charles Nicoll
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2721 people with the Nicoll surname? In that year Nicoll was ranked number 1452 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Charles means "Man, strong" and is of German origin.
Records of Charles Nicoll on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Charles Nicoll and the Nicoll Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 3169 people with the Nicoll surname in the UK? Nicoll is now ranked number 1745 for popularity in the UK. |
Nicoll Family Tree Databases
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Nicoll Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Nicoll surname in the USA? Nicoll is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Nicoll Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Charles Nicoll. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Charles Nicoll
Charles Gounter Nicoll
Sir Charles Gounter Nicoll KB (1704–24 November 1733), of Racton, Sussex, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1729 to 1733.
Gounter Nicoll, born Gounter was baptised on 7 October 1704, the eldest son of George Gounter, MP of Racton, and his wife Judith Nicoll, daughter of Richard Nicoll of Norbiton Place, Surrey. His grandfather, Colonel George Gounter, helped Charles II to escape from England after the battle of Worcester. Gounter succeeded his father to Racton in 1718. He matriculated at New College, Oxford on 4 April 1722, aged 17. In 1726, he changed his name by an Act of Parliament, adopting the surname of Nicoll, according to the deed of settlement of William Nicoll. He married Elizabeth Blundell, daughter of William Blundell of Basingstoke, Hampshire, whose mother Alice Blunden was the alleged victim of a notorious premature burial.
Gounter Nicoll was returned as Member of Parliament for Peterborough at a by-election on 29 January 1729. He voted with the government and was knighted as Knight of the Order of the Bath on 30 June 1732.Gounter Nicoll died on 24 November 1733, having had two daughters Elizabeth, and Frances Catherine and was buried in St Peter's Church in Racton. His widow prosecuted a journalist, soon after her husband's death, for defaming him for accepting KB. The cost of the prosecution was met from secret service funds. In 1735 she married Lord Lindsey, 3rd Duke of Ancaster with £70,000. Gounter Nicoll's daughter Frances Catherine married William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth with £100,000 in 1755.
Gounter Nicoll's last will and testament of 13 April 1731 names his mother as Judith Gounter, his sister Katharine as married to Sir Henry Maynard, nephew William Maynard, his Aunt Nicoll, and his Uncle William Wither and Wither's wife.
Source: Charles Gounter Nicoll, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Nicoll
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