Nicholson, Bruce Holland, son of Thomas Reginald Nicholson, bank manager, of Hampstead, and Jessie Winifred, d. of Richard Groves Holland, master cutler, of Sheffield; b. 13July 1911; adm. Apr. 1925 (G); left Dec. 1928; a Midland Bank employee; RNVR in WW2 (Pavmaster Lieut.); m. Apr. 1937 Doris Mary, d. of Harry Stephen Collyer of Ripley, Surrey; d. Jan. 2001.

NICHOLSON, HENRY DONALDSON, son of Rev. Henry Joseph Boone Nicholson DD, Rector of St. Albans, Herts., and Mary, youngest dau. of James Donaldson, Bloomsbury Square, London; grandson of John Payler Nicholson (qv); b. 26 Feb 1830; adm. 26 Jan 1842 (G); QS 1844; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1848, adm. pens. 5 Jul 1848; BA 1852; MA 1853; ordained deacon 1853, priest 1854 (both Rochester); Curate, St. Alban’s, Herts., 1853-62, Barking, Essex 1862-5; Rector of Trinity Church, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA 1867-8; Perpetual Curate of St. Paul’s, Edinburgh 1872-81; author, The Organ, its Mechanism, Stops, &., explained, 1864; m. 1st, 10 Apr 1857 Elizabeth Hannah Nicholson, dau. of Capt. Roger Sawry Tinklar, Royal Marines; m. 2nd, 3 Jun 1867 Annie Maria Louisa, dau. of Edmund John McMahon, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Deputy Commissary-Gen., War Department; m. 3rd, 27 Oct 1880 Laura Ann, dau. of George Beauchant, St. Gerrans, Cornwall; d. 1 Nov 1917.

NICHOLSON, JOHN PAYLER, son of John Nicholson, London, packer, and Catharine, dau. of Daniel Chardavoyne, Sudbury, Middlesex; b. 16 Apr 1759; adm. 26 Jul 1774; KS 1775; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1778, matr. 17 Jun 1778, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1778 – void by marriage 7 Nov 1788; BA 1782; MA 1786; ordained deacon (Oxford) 6 May 1782, priest (Norwich) 25 Jul 1783; Warburton Lecturer 1786; Head Master, Colfe’s GS, Lewisham, Kent 1 May 1793-4; Master of the Free School at St. Albans, Herts., 1796-1803; Rector of St. Albans, Herts., from 1796; m. 28 Oct 1788 Hannah, dau. of Joseph Boone, Aldgate, London; d. 9 May 1817.

Nicholson, Peter Anthony, son of Reginald Nicholson OBE MP, manager The Times, of Nettlebed, Oxon., and Natalie, d. of Frederick Stark Pearson MD, of New York; b. 5 Feb. 1923; adm. Sept. 1936 (B); left July 1939; Magd. Coll. Camb., matric. 1941; RAFVR 1943-5 (Flt Lieut.), despatches Jan. 1946; sales rep. of textile firm; m. 7 June 1947 Geraldine Betty, d. of Harold Cain of Shamley Green, Surrey.

Nicholson, Richard Groves, brother of Bruce Holland Nicholson (qv); b. 15 Aug. 1914; adm. May 1928 (G); left July 1932; RASC 1939-45; a company accountant; m. 10 June 1939 Diana Mary, d. of James Anderson Housden of Surbiton, Surrey; d. 25 Oct. 1986.

Nicol, Hamish, brother of John Erskine Nicol (q.v.); b. Sept. 8, 1878; adm. Sept. 28, 1893 (A); left April 1895; Westminster Hospital; M.R.C.S. (Eng.) and L.R.C.P. (Lond.) 1904; F.R.C.S. (Edin.) 1916; practises in London; served in Great War I; Capt. R.A.M.C. in Salonika and Egypt as a surgical specialist; invalided 1917; m. Oct. 1907 Olivia Florence, youngest daughter of Foster Mortimore, of Westminster; d.

Nicol, John Erskine, son of John Watson Nicol, of Kensington, artist, by Charlotte Ellen, daughter of Charles West Cope, R.A., of Maidenhead, Berks; b. June 28, 1877; adm. Sept. 24, 1891 (H); left April 1894; an artist, studied under his father and afterwards in the R.A. schools; went to Egypt in 1903; d. at Cairo July 17, 1904.

Nicol, Silvanus James Westell, son of Silvanus Westell Nicol and Agnes Mary, d. of James Westell; b. 20 Oct. 1920; adm. May 1934 (A); left July 1940; PO (A & SD) RAF Oct. 1944, FO (WS) June 1945; recalled to active list July 1945; FO Nov. 1947, Flt Lieut. May 1956; Staff Officer Air Ministry 1956; m. 8 Apr. 1947 Elizabeth, d. of W. Trice of Tunstall, Staffs; d. Dec. 1998.

NICOLL, JOHN, only son of John Nicoll (KS 1700, qv); bapt. Westminster Abbey 21 Sep 1727; in school list 1735; KS 1741; Capt. of the School 1745; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1746, matr. 6 Jun 1746, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1746 – void 29 Mar 1756 (expiry year of grace as R. Meon Stoke from 4 Apr 1755); BA 1750; MA 1753; ordained; Rector of Meon Stoke with Soberton, Hampshire, from 27 Mar 1755; Prebendary of Salisbury from 17 Mar 1758; d. 12 Jul 1759.