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This is an example of the "MacNicol" crest, it's the closest I have found so far.

History of the Family Name Gaelic: MacNICOLL families were descended from a branch of the Norman de Burgo's, who came into Ireland with the Anglo-Norman invasion. They held vast lands in Ireland at the end of the 12th century. The appearance of MacNicholas in the 1659 census, is as a principle name in County Waterford. Ireland was one of the earliest countries to evolve a system of hereditary surnames: they came into being fairly generally in the 11th century, and indeed a few were formed before the year 1000. The name is also spelt MeNichoL The surnames in Ireland originally signified membership of a clan, but with the passage of time, the clan system became less distinct, and surnames came to identify membership of what is called a 'sept'; a group of people all living in the same locality, all bearing the same surname, but not necessarily descended from a common ancestor. Adoption of the name by people who did not otherwise have a surname and by dependents was not uncommon. Just over one hundred years after the Norman Conquest of England, the first Normans arrived in Ireland. Richard de Clare, Second Earl of Pembroke (died 1176), was known as Strongbow. He was invited to Ireland by Dermot MacMurrough, King of Leinster, whose daughter he married, to help him in his wars with his neighbours. He was accompanied by several retainers whose name, like his own, have become well established as surnames in Ireland. The Normans established themselves in Leinster and paid homage to Henry II of England. Some of the Norman settlers acquired surnames derived from the Irish. The name was popular among Christians throughout Europe in the Middle Ages, largely as a result of the fame of a 4th century Lycian bishop, about whom a large number of legends grew up, and who was venerated in the Orthodox Church as well as the Catholic. East European forms of this name are spelt with the initial M, as Mikulas in Poland. The name was sometimes borne by women in the Middle Ages. ****************************************** Provided by James P. Wolf HERALDRY ON THE INTERNET Your starting point for heraldic research. http://www.digiserve.com/heraldry/ James P. Wolf -- jawolf@earthlink.net ****************************************** BLAZON OF ARMS: Or three fleur de lis azure on a chief gules a lion passant of the field MOTO: None recorded CREST: A lion as in the arms

The Following links are people who have provided great assistance in identifying the Nicol linkage, without so much open sharing and communications this page would not have anywhere near the amount of data that it now has. They are as follows:-

Rachel Alliston	Rachel's mother is Ola Jean Nicol, her Grandfather is Robert Niven Nicol Son of Thomas Nicol & Mary Mill, Grandson of William Nicol and Catherine Niven. Rachel was also the main source of research who assisted with getting this far.
Greg Ross	Greg is writing a chapter his history of Forgandenny on emigration and has contacted many people from around the world.
Alison Nicol (Robb)	Alison's husband is Charles Stewart Nicol whose parents are David Wotherspoon NICOL & Jessie Smith Guthrie. His great Grandparents are David Wotherspoon Nicol & Janet Drysdale Hunter, His Great Grandparents are William Nicol & Georgina Maxwell. Alison has also been a wealth of knowledge in pulling people’s data together
Jean Hanna	Jean is the daughter of Catherine Nicol Dunn, Granddaughter of Harry Dunn & Jane Eadie Davidson, Great Granddaughter of William Eadie Davidson & Catherine Nicol. Great Granddaughter of David Wedderspoon Nicol and Jane Eadie.
Carol Johnson (Kermack)	Carrol originally made contact with Jean Hanna approx 1998 and has identified the following:- I connect off Christina Elizabeth Eadie, born 1843, daughter of William Eadie and Euphemia Anderson. I'm descended from Christina's sister Helen. Helen marries James Thomson. That makes them my gg-grandparents. Their daughter Euphemia married William Kermack. Their son Alexander Kermack married Mary Howitt, my grandparents.

Nicol Descendants:

1. William Nicol #10550. He married Magdalene Moncrieff #10551, b. __ ___ 1758.

Children:

2. i William #6201 b. approx 1797.

3. ii Peter #10552 b. __ ___ 1802.

Second Generation

2. William Nicol #6201, b. approx 1797, Perthshire, scotland. He married (1) Catherine Niven #6202, b. 1807, Scotland, (daughter of William Niven #6205 and Mary Wedderspoon #6206) d. before 1857. He then married (2) Nancy Gentle #10562, m. 1857, in Scotland, b. 1818, (daughter of David Gentle #10563 and Christina Martin #10564). William died 1863.

Children by Catherine Niven:

4. i Peter #6209 b. 1828.

5. ii Robert #6210 b. 1829.

6. iii John #6211 b. 1832.

iv James Nicol #6212, b. 1835, d.1882, Auchengownie, Parish of Scotland.

7. v David Wedderspoon #6213 b. 1838.

8. vi George #6214 b. 1841.

vii Magdalene Nicol #6215, b. 1844,

9. viii Andrew #6216 b. 1846.

10. ix Thomas #6199 b. 09 JUN 1849.

3. Peter Nicol #10552, b. 1802. He married Elizabeth Speedie #10553, b. 1807, d. 1878. Peter died 1877.

Children:

i William Nicol #10554, b. 1832.

ii James Nicol #10555, b. 1838.

iii Peter Nicol #10556.

iv Alexander Nicol #10557, b. 1843. He married Isabella D Ireland #10558.

v Magdalena Nicol #10559, b. 1845.

vi Grace Nicol #10560, b. 1848.

vii Jean Nicol #10561, b. 1852.

Third Generation

4. Peter Nicol #6209, b. 1828, He married Betsey McGregor #6705, m. 1857, in Methven, Scotland, b. 1830, Methven, Scotland.

Children:

i William Nicol #6706, b. 1864, d. 1865, Scotland.

5. Robert Nicol #6210, b. 1829, Perthshire, scotland, He married Christina Elizabeth Eadie #6707, m. 1867, b. 1843, (daughter of William Eadie #10503 and Euphemia Anderson #10504) d. 1929, Robert died 1907.

Children:

i William Nicol #6709, b. 1869, d. 1884, Craighead, Forteviot, Scotland.

ii Euphemia Nicol #10511, b. 1871, Forteviot, Perth, Scotland.

iii Catherine Niven Nicol #6710, b. 1872, Pitquhantrie, Parish of Forteviot.

iv Isabella Niven Nicol #10512, b. 1875, Forteviot, Perth, Scotland.

v Robert Niven Nicol #6711, b. 1876, Pitquhantrie, Parish of Forteviot.

vi James Nicol #6708, b. About 1879.

6. John Nicol #6211, b. 1832, Forteviot, Perthshire, Scotland, He married Isabella Miller #6536, b. Approx 1838, Newburgh, Fife, Scotland. John died 1907.

Children:

i Catherine Nicol #6690, b. Approx 1871, Newburgh, Fife, Scotland.

7. David Wedderspoon Nicol #6213, b. 1838, Forteviot, Perthshire, Scotland. He married Jane Eadie #6712, m. 1873, b. 1852, d. 1920. David died 1911, Earnieside, Fossaway, Scotland.

Children:

i Jean Nicol #6713.

ii Moad Nicol #6714.

11. iii Catherine #6715 b. 1875.

12. iv William #6716 b. 1878.

13. v Euphemia #6717 b. 1879.

14. vi David #6718 b. 1881.

vii Robert Nicol #6719, b. 1883.

8. George Nicol #6214, b. 1841, Arngask, Fifeshire, Scotland. He married Elizabeth Taylor #6720, m. 1868, in Cherrybank, Perth, Scotland, b. 1837, Aberdalgie, Perth, Scotland.

Children:

i Janet Nicol #6721, b. approx 1869, Forteviot, Perthshire, Scotland.

ii Catherine Niven Nicol #6722, b. 1870, Forteviot, Perth, Scotland.

iii Annie Simpson Nicol #6723, b. 1871.

iv Mary Nicol #6724, b. 1873, Forteviot, Perthshire, Scotland.

v William Nicol #6725, b. approx 1875, Forteviot, Perthshire, Scotland.

9. Andrew Nicol #6216, b. 1846, Arngask, Fifeshire, Scotland. He married Mary Page #6701, m. 1868, in Cherrybank, Perth, Scotland, b. approx 1853, Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland.

Children:

i Mary Nicol #6702, b. 1874.

ii William Nicol #6703, b. 1875.

iii Catherine Nicol #6704, b. approx 1878.

10. Thomas Nicol #6199, b. 1849, Arngarsk, Fifeshire, Scotland. He married Mary Mill #6200, m. 1874, b. 1845, Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland, (daughter of Peter Mill #6207 and Jane Niven #6208)

Children:

15. i William #4054 b. 1875.

ii Peter Nicol #6217, b. 1874, Newburgh, Fifeshire, Scotland.

iii Jean Nicol #6218, b. 1876, Monimail, fifeshire, Scotland.

16. iv Robert Niven #6219 b. 20 FEB 1880.

Fourth Generation

11. Catherine Nicol #6715, b. 1875, Rossie Ochil Forgandenny, Scotland. She married William Eadie Davidson #6726, m. 1898, b. 1872, Hattonburn, Orwell, Scotland.

Children:

i Jane Eadie Davidson #6727, b. 1901. She married Harry Dunn #6728, m. in Fortevoit, Scotland.

12. William Nicol #6716, b. approx 1878, Forgandenny, Scotland. He married Georgina Maxwell #6736, m. 1906, in Ochil Bank, Muckhart, Fife, Scotland, b. 1880, (daughter of Margory (Mary) Maxwell #6738) d. 1946. William died 1955.

Children:

i David Wotherspoon Nicol #6739, b. 1906. He married Janet Drysdale Hunter #6760, m. 1936, b. 1906, d. 1975. David died 1979.

ii Mary Eadie Nicol #6740, b. 1908. She married Andrew Carstairs Niven #6766.

iii George Maxwell Nicol #6741, b. 1909. He married (1) Mary Duff Blane #6744, m. 1932, b. approx 1911. He married (2) Helen Whyte Eadie #6745, m. 1946, b. approx 1921. George died 1967.

iv Jean Nicol #6742, b. 1912.

v William Nicol #6743, b. 1914.

13. Euphemia Nicol #6717, b. approx 1879. She married William Johnman #6746.

Children:

i Jean Johnmann #6747. She married James Leiper #6748.

14. David Nicol #6718, b. approx 1881. He married Annie Johnman #6749, m. 1903, b. approx 1877, d. 1960 David died 1966.

Children:

i Ann Donaldson Nicol #6750, b. approx 1904. She married J.C Stephen #6768, b. 1905, d. 1990. Ann died 1966.

ii David Wedderspoon Nicol #6751, b. 1906. He married Rosie Menzie #6770, m. 1947, b. 1916, d. 1995. David died 1990.

iii William Johnman Nicol #6752, b. 1908. He married Katie Macpherson #6781, b. approx 1914, d. 1996. William died 1980.

iv Jean Eadie Nicol #6753, b. 1913. She married David E Thomson #6786, m. 1941.

15. William Nicol #4054, b. 1875. He married Jane Stoddart #4055, m. 1893 b. 1871, (daughter of David Stoddart #5576 and Annie Marshall #5577).

Children:

i Thomas Nicol #4036, b. 1893 Scotland. He married Gladys Mary Solomon #4037, m. 1926, in Victoria, Aust., b. 1901 (daughter of Charles William Solomon #4046 and Ada Isabel Turner #4047) d. 1979. Thomas died 1994.

ii Annie Nicol #5569. She married (2) *Unknown Stewart #6193.

iii William Nicol #5570.

iv Robert (Bob) Nicol #5571.

v David Nicol #5572.

vi Jean Nicol #5573.

vii Peter Nicol #5574.

viii Mary Nicol #5575. She married James McDonald #5578,

16. Robert Niven Nicol #6219, b. 1880. He married Rachel Mary McLean #6220, m. 1909, b. 1887, New Zealand, (daughter of Alexander McClean #6226 and Mary English #6227) d. 1966. Robert died 1945.

Children:

i Robert Nicol #6221, b. 1910. He married Edith Campbell #6228, .

ii Ian Nicol #6222, b. 1911. He married Shirley McFarlane #6235, Ian died 1997.

iii Mary Gwendoline Nicol #6223, b. 1913. She married Robert Mervyn Forbes Smith #6237, m. in Martinborough, New Zealand, b. 1911 d. 1997. Mary died 1987.

iv Ola Jean Cunningham Nicol #6224, b. 1919. She married Edwynn Matthew Holmes #6241, m. 1947, b. 1919, d. 1994. Ola died 1976

v Noel Grant Nicol #6225, b. 1921 Partner Ruby Frain #6244. Noel died 1998.

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