James Nicol (bef. 1824 - 1895)

Born before 10 Mar 1824 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Husband of Isabel (Dingwall) Nicol — married 13 Jan 1850 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1895 after age 70 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

James was born about 1824 to Michael Nicol and Helen Currer and baptised 10 Mar 1824 in Kinghorn, Fife. ^[1]

James married Isabella Dingwall 13 Jan 1850 in Abbotshall.^[2] The marriage was also recorded in Kinghorn on the 14 Jan 1850. ^[3]

According to Isabella's birth in 1855, James and Isabella had two boys living and one boy deceased ^[4]

Michael 13 Sep 1850 ^[5]

Alexander 3 Feb 1853 bp. 17 Apr 1853 ^[6]

James 3 Feb 1853 bp. 17 Apr 1853 ^[7]

Isabella 31 Jul 1855 ^[4]

In 1851, the newly weds were living at Overgate East Side in Kinghorn, Fife. James was a 27 year old skinner born in Kinghorn and Isabella was also 27 years old and born in Kinghorn. They have one child, Michael, aged 7 mos. ^[8]

By 1861 the family were living on the High Street in Kinghorn. James was 37 and a journeyman skinner born in Kinghorn. Wife Isabella was 36 and they have three children living with them: Michael 10, Alexander 8, and Isabella 6.^[9]

James passed away 1895 in Kinghorn, Fife.^[10]

Research Notes

For some strange reason, the father in the first three children was written as Thomas yet the parents declaration on Isabella's birth said they had three boys and one was deceased.

Sources

1. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and baptisms" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 03 Feb 2024), James Nicol, parents: Michael Nicol and Helen Currer, 10 Mar 1824, Kinghorn; citing Parish Number 439, Reference Number: 50 22.
2. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 03 Feb 2024), James Nicol and Isabella Dingwall, 13 Jan 1850, Abbotshall; citing Parish Number 399, Reference Number: 40 635.
3. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 03 Feb 2024), James Nicol and Isabella Dingwall, 14 Jan 1850, Kinghorn; citing Parish Number 439, Reference Number: 50 312.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Scotland: Births" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 03 Feb 2024), Isabella Nicol, parents: James Nicol and Isabella Dingwall, 31 Jul 1855, Kinghorn; citing Parish Number 439, Reference Number: 46.
5. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBNX-VBS : 11 February 2020), Isobell Dingwall in entry for Michel Nicol, 13 Sep 1850.
6. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBNF-MR5 : 11 February 2020), Isobell Dingwall in entry for Alexander Nicol, b. 03 Feb1853 and bp.17 Apr 1853.
7. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBNF-MR5 : 11 February 2020), Isobell Dingwall in entry for James Nicol, b. 03 Feb1853 and bp.17 Apr 1853.
8. ↑ "Scottish General Register Office: 1851 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5a14a903f4040b9d6ea7318c : viewed 4 Feb 2024), James NICOL, Overgate East Side, Fife, Scotland; from 1851 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives /439, Folio 0, Page 4, Schedule 15, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ 1861 Scotland Census;Kinghorn; ED: 2; Page: 2; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1861_57; Reg. No. 439; Household Sch. 11; Household of James Nicol; (accessed 03 Feb 2024); Ancestry Record 1080 #1743475
10. ↑ "Scotland: Deaths" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 04 Feb 2024), James Nicol, mother: Curror, 1895, Kinghorn; citing Parish Number 439, Reference Number: 5.