Andrew Nicol (1899 - 1975)

Born 1 Oct 1899 in Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand

Ancestors

Husband of Beatrice (Francis) Nicol — married 19 Jul 1928 in Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 17 Jan 1975 at age 75 in Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

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Biography

Andrew Nicol was born in Masterton, in October 1899, to Andrew Nicol and Janet (Urie) Nicol. In 1915, after leaving school, he was working for his father, who was the proprietor of the Martinborough Star at the time. He was a farmer in 1922, in the Waiotahi Valley, near Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, with his brother Urie, and sisters Cathy and Jessie. Andrews parents joined him at the farm by 1928. Andrew married Beatrice (Francis) at Wanganui, New Zealand, in July 1928, and they returned by horseback to Waiotahi. By August 1932, Andrew and Beatrice had shifted to a dairy farm in Eastern Boundary Road, at nearby Whakatane, where they farmed until January 1937. From there they returned back to Opotiki, to a dairy farm in Apanui Road, where they stayed for the remainder of their lives.

Sources

• Nicol family memories.

• New Zealand census records.

• Andrew Nicol in the New Zealand historical BDM records - birth 1899/9824

• Andrew Nicol in the New Zealand historical BDM records - death 1975/29190

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Tom Baxter for creating Nicol-258 on 16 Oct 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Tom and others.