John Nicoll
1822/3–91
Scottish farmer. Of Bellfield House, Forfar. Known for breeding the Champion potato variety.
Sources
Census returns of Scotland 1881 (The National Archives of Scotland: Forfar 7/17)
England & Wales, national probate calendar (index of wills and administrations), 1858–1966, 1973–1995 (Ancestry.com, accessed 5 September 2018)
Salaman 1985
Bibliography
Salaman, Redcliffe Nathan. 1985. The history and social influence of the potato. Revised edition by J. G. Hawkes. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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