Alexander was born in 1881 in Rosemarkie Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
to John Nicol & Christina Cameron
and died
Drumheller, Alberta, Canada in January 1972.
He is interred in the Drumheller Cemetery
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Alex is found on the 1901 census of Rosemarkie living with
his parents John & Christina & listed as a gardener. After migrating
to Canada he was at some time a carpenter & also a coal miner. There is a possible listing for Alex on the 1911 census of Alberta, Canada - Alexander Nicol, Enumeration District 27: Coleman, MacLeod. He married Isabelle Angus in Alberta, Canada and it is known from Alex family that he lived for 62 years in Drumheller & the Verdent Valley area. He had three children, John Alexander Cameron Nicol who died in infancy, Christina born in 1920 and Jean. At his death he was survived by his daughter Christina (Nicol) Holub, 10 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. From his obit Alex was a World War I
veteran, prominent in Masonic Circles in the Valley and, like many of his
Scottish kin folk, he was a fiddler. His family have a fiddle that he
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The Athena |
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From searching the available shipping lists an Alexander Nicol is noted as having sailed from Glasgow to Quebec Canada on The Athena on 29 July 1910 unmarried and aged 27 years. There were 414 passengers on board. A Charles Nicol aged 30 sailed on the Hisperian from Glasgow to Quebec on 03 September 1909, 508 passengers on board. It is speculation that perhaps these two listings could be our family. Charles was born in Rosemarkie Ross & Cromarty, Scotland in October 1873, did not marry & died in Vanderhoof, British Columbia in March 1960.
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Soldier Attestation Paper Alexander Nicol Click to enlarge
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Soldier Attestation Paper Description Alexander Nicol Click to enlarge
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