Nicolai Krohn
1831/2–1909
Russian-born British wine merchant. Also known as Nicholas Krohn. In 1858, together with his brother Johann (or John), founded the wine producing and exporting firm of Krohn Brothers & Co. in Madeira. Married Wilhelmina Grant in Madeira in 1861. Naturalised British citizen, 1881.
Sources
Census returns of England and Wales 1881 (The National Archives: Public Record Office RG11/170/27/47)
Cossart 1984
Direção Regional do Arquivo e Biblioteca da Madeira, abm.madeira.gov.pt/en/resources/archives/ (accessed 5 September 2019)
England & Wales, national probate calendar (index of wills and administrations), 1858–1966, 1973–95 (Ancestry.com, accessed 5 September 2019)
UK, naturalisation certificates and declarations, 1870–1916 (Ancestry.com, accessed 5 September 2019)
Bibliography
Cossart, Noël. 1984. Madeira: the island vineyard. London: Christie’s Wine Publications.
