William John
Nimmo
Male
England
1869-11-18
Castle Eden, Durham, England
1952-06-18
Castle Eden, Durham, England
From The Sunderland Echo, 19 June 1952:
Death of Mr W.J. Nimmo
Mr William John Nimmo, of Eden Vale, Castle Eden, head of one of the best-known brewery firms in the north-east, and a former chairman of Durham County Cricket Club, died last night at the age of 83. Mr Nimmo was chairman and managing director of J. Nimmo and Sons Ltd., the Castle Eden Brewery. Until his illness a few weeks ago Mr Nimmo had gone to his office every day.
Tennis player
He was president of Castle Eden Cricket Club, which won the Durham Coast League last season for the first time in its history. Until he was 40, Mr Nimmo was well known as a tennis player. He was also a founder member of Castle Eden Golf Club.
Mr Nimmo was a member of Castle Eden Parish Council for 50 years, and served as chairman on several occasions. He was a magistrate on the Castle Eden Bench for many years until he retired two years ago under the age limit. He was at one time a member of Durham County Council.
1890 - 1900
0
26
13
Round 1
Samuel Ernest Chesterman 1 *
William John Nimmo
6-2
6-3
Round 1
William John Nimmo 1 *
Frank Riseley
w.o.
Round 2
James Martin Buist 1 *
William John Nimmo
7-5
6-2
Round 2
William John Nimmo 1 *
James Martin Buist
9-7
17-15
Round 3
Harold Segerson Mahony 1 *
William John Nimmo
6-3
9-7
Round 1
William John Nimmo 1 *
Leslie Leopold Rudolph Hausburg
6-2
3-6
6-3
Round 2
William John Nimmo 1 *
Harold King
6-2
3-6
7-5
Round 3
Clement Cazalet 1 *
William John Nimmo
6-1
6-2
Round 1
William John Nimmo 1 *
T.R. Wilcox
w.o.
Round 2
William John Nimmo 1 *
Philip Grove
6-3
6-4
Quarterfinals
Charles Sydney Viccars 1 *
William John Nimmo
6-4
6-4
Round 1
William John Nimmo 1 *
G.G. Richardson
w.o.
Round 2
Edward Roy (Roy) Allen 1 *
William John Nimmo
6-1
6-3
Round 1
William John Nimmo 1 *
George Lawrence Orme
9-11
6-4
6-1
Round 2
Harold Segerson Mahony 1 *
William John Nimmo
w.o.
Round 1
R. Matthews 1 *
William John Nimmo
6-0
6-4
Round 2
William John Nimmo 1 *
R.C. Hamilton
6-1
6-2
Round 3
T. Grotrian 1 *
William John Nimmo
w.o.
Round 2
William John Nimmo 1 *
J.W. Robinson
6-0
6-0
Round 3
Edward Roy (Roy) Allen 1 *
William John Nimmo
6-1
ret.
Round 1
William John Nimmo 1 *
P.W. Allen
6-1
2-6
6-3
6-0
Round 2
William John Nimmo 1 *
Charles Gladstone Allen
6-4
6-4
8-6
Quarterfinals
Harold Segerson Mahony 1 *
William John Nimmo
6-2
6-2
6-3
Round 2
William John Nimmo 1 *
Percival Clennell Fenwick
5-7
6-4
6-4
Round 3
Theodore Coventry 1 *
William John Nimmo
6-2
4-6
7-5
Round 2
Richard Millar Watson 1 *
William John Nimmo
6-5
6-3