John Nichol (Family Number 14)
John and Mary
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John and Mary |
John was born in County Antrim, Ireland in 1841. He followed his brothers
to America in about 1862. In 1870 John married Mary Vance in Warwick,
Ontario. Mary was born in Ireland and lived about 12 miles from the Nichol's
over there. John, Mary and their three small children joined John's brothers
in Manitoba in 1879. To get from Ontario to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba they
had to traveled by rail, then by river boat and finally by ox cart. Unlike
his brothers, John and Mary stayed in Portage la Prairie rather than relocate
to Dakota Territory.
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| Name | Rel. to Head | Sex | Marital Status | Age | Ethnic Origin | Birthplace | Religion | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Nichol | Head | M | M | 35 | Irish | Ireland | Presbyterian | Farmer |
| Mary | Wife | F | M | 34 | Irish | Ireland | Presbyterian | - |
| William | Son | M | S | 7 | Irish | Ontario | Presbyterian | - |
| John | Son | M | S | 5 | Irish | Ontario | Presbyterian | - |
| Henry | Son | M | S | 3 | Irish | Ontario | Presbyterian | - |
| Samuel | Son | M | S | 1 | Irish | Manitoba | Presbyterian | - |
| 1 | Name | John Nichol | Mary Nichol | Samuel E. Nichol | John Nichol* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sex | M | F | M | M |
| 3 | Color | W | W | W | W |
| 4 | Relation to Head | Head | Wife | Son | Head |
| 5 | Marital Status | M | M | S | S |
| 6 | Month of Birth | May 18 | Nov 28 | May 23 | Sept 1 |
| 7 | Year of Birth | 1842 | 1844 | 1880 | 1875 |
| 8 | Age, Last B-day | 58 | 56 | 20 | 25 |
| 9 | Place of Birth | Ireland | Ireland | Manitoba | Ontario |
| 10 | Yr to Canada | 1863 | 1850 | - | - |
| 11 | Yr. of Naturalization | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | Racial Origin | Irish | Irish | Irish | Irish |
| 13 | Nationality | Canadian | Canadian | Canadian | Canadian |
| 14 | Religion | Presbyterian | Presbyterian | Presbyterian | Presbyterian |
| 15 | Trade or Prof. | Farmer | - | Farmers Son | Farmer |
| 27 | Read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 28 | Write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 29 | Speak English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Florie was born 11 Feb 1913 on the family farm 2 1/2 miles north of the village of Bagot, Manitoba. She attended
elementary school in the one-room schools of Bagot and also the Mountain View School near Neepawa. Florie attended high school in
Bagot along with the Portage Collegiate Institute in Portage la Prairie. She then received a diploma from the Success Business
College in Winnipeg, went to work for a law firm, and later worked for the Department of National Defense.
In 1959 Florie started
nurses' training at Brandon General Hospital and graduated as a RN in 1962. She worked at Brandon General until moving
to Calgary in order to work in the New Born Nursey of Foothills General Hospital.
Florie got interested in genealogy when she was in nursing school. She had an assignment in her sociology class to trace her ancestors back as far as she could. Later Florie's interest got a big boost when she was contacted by Marlene Baker (#12331). Marlene, who is in the "Robert Nichol line" was also compiling Nichol genealogy. Florie and Marlene have since colaborated, along with Marlene's publisher-husband Byron, to produce the "Nichol Book" that most of you are familiar with. Florie has visited the Ahoghill area of Northern Ireland, where the Nicholl family resided before coming to North America. She has also visited many relatives, especially those in Washington County, NY, where the the family first settled on this side of the Atlantic. The picture on the right shows a younger Florie with some of her Nichol cousins as they explored a cemetary in Washington County. | 
Helen Cushing (1181), Florie (1455), Ada Eastgate (1331) and Ethel Durfee (1142) |