John Nicholl (antiquary)

John Nicholl (1790–1871) was an antiquary who became a F.S.A. in 1843. He served as master of the Ironmongers Company in 1859. He made extensive researches in heraldry and the genealogy of Essex families and that of the various families of Nicholl, Nicholls, or Nichol. He also compiled a history of the Ironmongers Company.