Modern English biography

Jany. _G.M. xxxix_ 311 (1853); _I.L.N. xxii_ 134 (1853). NICHOLL, JOHN (only son of John Nicholl, brewer, _d._ 1790). _b._ Stratford Green, Essex 19 April 1790; F.S.A. 16 Feb. 1843; master of the Ironmongers’ Company 1859, compiled a history of the company in seven folio volumes, the first six of which he presented to the company 1840–4; printed for private circulation Some account of the worshipful company of ironmongers 1851, 2 ed. 1866; collected in six folio volumes genealogical notes made in the churches of Essex, and filled three folio volumes with Essex pedigrees, and three others with pedigrees of the various families of Nicholl, Nicholls, or Nichols; left in manuscript collections for the history of Islington, and notes on biblical criticism; privately printed his poems 1863. _d._ 8 Canonbury place, Islington 7 Feb. 1871. _bur._ in churchyard of Theydon Garnon, Essex 13 Feb., portrait by Middleton placed in court room of Ironmongers’ company 1851. _Nicholl’s Herald and genealogist vii_ 83–5 (1873). NICHOLLS, BENJAMIN. _b._ 1790; cotton manufacturer in Manchester 1816; built a mill in Chapel st. 1833; member of Manchester town council Nov. 1845 to death; mayor 1853–5; alderman for St. George’s ward 1855 to death; founded by his will the Nicholls hospital. _d._ York house, Oxford st. Manchester 1 March 1877. NICHOLLS, GEORGE. Ensign 66 foot 26 June 1799, captain 23 Oct. 1809 to 11 May 1826, when placed on h.p.; orderly officer to Napoleon at St. Helena; M.G. 31 Aug. 1855. _d._ Rodney terrace, Cheltenham 11 March 1857, aged 81. NICHOLLS, SIR GEORGE (eld. child of Solomon Nicholls of St. Keverne, Cornwall, _d._ 1793) _b._ St. Keverne 31 Dec. 1781; ed. at Helston gr. sch.; midshipman on board the East India company’s ship the Abergaveny 1796; captain of the Lady Lushington 1809; captain of the Bengal, which was burnt at Point de Galle 18 Jany. 1815, when he lost about £30,000, left the service 1815; resided at Southwell, Notts. 1815, overseer of the poor there 1821, reduced the amount of relief from £2,000 to £500 in two years by abolishing outdoor relief; resided at Gloucester 1823, where he controlled the Gloucester and Berkeley ship canal; superintendent of Birmingham branch of Bank of England Nov. 1826 to Aug. 1834; established the Birmingham savings’ bank; a director of Birmingham canal navigation to death, chairman the last 12 years; one of the three poor law comrs. 18 Aug. 1834 to 17 Dec. 1847; his two reports on the Irish poor law 1836–7 were the foundation of the provision of the Irish poor law act 1838, directed the working of the measure in Ireland Sept. 1838 to Nov. 1842; permanent secretary of the poor law board 18 Dec. 1847, retired 27 Jany. 1851; C.B. 27 April 1848, K.C.B. 1 March 1851; author of Eight letters on the management of our poor, By An Overseer 1823; The farmer 1844; A history of the English poor law, 2 vols. 1854; A history of the Scotch poor law 1856; A history of the Irish poor law 1856. _d._ 17 Hyde park st. London 24 March 1865. _bur._ Willesden cemetery 30 March. _Examiner 1 April 1865 p._ 193. NICHOLLS, HENRY GEORGE (only son of sir George Nicholls, K.C.B. 1781–1865). _b._ 1825; educ. at Trinity coll. Camb., B.A. 1845, M.A. 1848; P.C. of Holy Trinity, Dean Forest 1847 to death; author of The forest of Dean 1858; The personalities of the forest of Dean 1863; Iron making in the olden times as instanced in the ancient mines, forges and furnaces of the forest of Dean