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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
The Rev. William Nichol
The Rev. William Nichol , the Minister in charge of the Hampden district, was born in Roxburghshire, Scotland, and educated at parish schools. Mr. Nichol studied for the church at Edinburgh, and came to Port Chalmers in the month of May, 1874, by the ship “James Nicol Fleming.” He was engaged in mission work for four years in the South Island, and afterwards removed to Hawke's Bay, where he was stationed at Wairoa for three years. Before settling in Hampden in 1889 he officiated for over six years at Havelock, Hawke's Bay, where his district included Hastings and Clive.