Thomas Nisbet (abt. 1823 - 1862)

Born about 1823 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Husband of Margaret (Houston) Nisbet — married 4 Feb 1844 in Old Monkland, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 25 Nov 1862 at about age 39 in Armadale, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Thomas was born about 1823 son of William Nisbet and Catharine (Paterson) Nisbet (abt.1791-bef.1859) .

In the 1841 census Thomas (age 20), Coal miner, was in Faskine, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.^[1]

He was married 04 Feb 1844^[2] at Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland to Margaret Houston (1811–1892) widow of Robert Hamilton and daughter of James Houston and Agnes Brown Margaret died in 1892 claimed to be 66 years old but was 78 in 1891. Their children:

• William Nisbet (1844-1908)^[3]
• James Houston Nisbet (1846-1887)^[4]
• Catherine Nisbet (1850-1924)^[5]
• John Nisbet (1852-1910)^[6]

It was recorded in the Minutes of the Kirk Session of Old Monkland November 1844. "Thomas Nisbett, miner, Faskine and Margaret Houston, his wife, confessing guilty of the sin of antenuptial forninacation. They were solemnly rebuked and absolved from scandal.^[7]

A further record in the minutes of the Kirk Session of Old Monkland dated 3 Feb 1845, shows both Thomas and his wife being called as witnesses in a case where the father of a child was in question.They had little to had to the case apart from a conversation heard in company while in a public house.^[8]

In the 1851 census Thomas (age 27), Coalminer, was the married head of household in Stonecraigs Row, 23, Cambusnethan, Middle Ward, Lanarkshire, Scotland.^[9]

In the 1861 census Thomas (age 40), Coal miner, was the married head of household in Morningside Village, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.^[10]

He passed away 25 Nov 1862. ^[11]

His wife died in 1892^[12]

Research Notes

After naming patterns at that time the parents of Thomas should be William and Catherine and it appears they followed the pattern as Margarets oldest daughter is Agnes and James is the 2nd son. There is a William Nisbet and Catherine Patterson that were in the area at that time and had children in both Falkirk and Old Monkland. There is no record of a birth of a Thomas but his death record seems to confirm he is a son.

Margaret Houston was married before to Robert Hamilton and had a daughter Agnes Hamilton who married 31 Dec 1858 Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland to William Mills Her death certificate gives parents as Robert Hamilton and Margaret Houston subsequently married to Thomas Nisbet

Sometimes claimed-- but not the same Thomas Nisbet who was son of William Nisbet and Magdalene Wilson

When the 1841 census was taken Thomas was living in Faskine, North Lanarkshire. Faskine, an estate and a village in Old Monkland parish, Lanarkshire, on the right bank of North Calder Water, ¾ mile W of Calderbank. The estate contains coal and ironstone mines, worked from an earlier period than any others in the great Clydesdale mineral field. Pop. (1861) 514, (1871) 656, (1881) 475. ^[13] When the 1851 census was taken Thomas and his family lived at 23 Stonecraigs Row, Newmains which was owned by the Coltness Iron Works.

A later description of Newmains. In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Newmains like this: Newmains, a small town in Cainbusnethan parish, Lanarkshire, on the cross-railway from Morningside to Holytown, adjacent to the Coltness Ironworks, 2 miles ENE of Wishaw, and 6 by railway SE of Holytown. Standing amid a rich mineral tract, and inhabited chiefly by miners and ironworkers, it has a post office, with money order, savings' bank, and telegraph departments, a railway station, the Coltness memorial quoad sacra church (1878), St Bridget's Roman Catholic church (1871; 300 sittings), a Roman Catholic school, and an elegant edifice, erected by the Coltness Ironworks Company at a cost of £3000.The school affords regular instruction, under a full staff of teachers, to over 600 children, and is maintained by the Ironworks Company. Pop., jointly with Coltness Ironworks, (1861) 2020, (1871) 2545, (1881) 2682, of whom 1445 were males. Houses (1881) 478 occupied, 35 vacant.—Ord. Sur., sh. 23, 1865. ^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ 1841 Census: "1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   Reference: -; Piece number: -; Page: -; Schedule: 72
   (accessed 15 January 2023)
   Thomas Nisbet (20), Coal miner, in Faskine, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

   Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Catherine Paterson	F	50		Scotland
   Thomas Nisbet	M	20	Coal miner	Lanarkshire, Scotland
   James Nisbet	M	15		Lanarkshire, Scotland

2. ↑ Marriage or Banns (abstract of Old Parish Registers Scotland) Thomas Nisbet Margaret Houston 4/2/1844 652/ 30 221 Old Monkland or Coatbridge
3. ↑ Baptism Index Scotlands People Old Parish Registers Old Monkland or Coatbridge Lanark 1844 William Nisbet baptized 01 Dec 1844 at Old Monkland or Coatbridge child of Thomas Nisbet and Margaret Houston - 652/20 497 - Old Monkland or Coatbridge
4. ↑ Baptism Index Scotlands People Old Parish Registers Bothwell Lanark 1846 James Houston Nisbet baptized 01 Nov 1846 at Bothwell child of Thomas Nisbet and Margaret Houston - 625/30 345 - Bothwell
5. ↑ Baptism Index Scotlands People Old Parish Registers Old Monkland or Coatbridge Lanark 1850 Catherine Nesbit baptized 30 Jun 1850 at Old Monkland or Coatbridge child of Thomas Nesbit and Margaret Houston - 652/20 634 - Old Monkland or Coatbridge
6. ↑ Baptism Index Scotlands People Old Parish Registers Old Monkland or Coatbridge Lanark 1852 John Nisbet baptized 17 Oct 1852 at Old Monkland or Coatbridge child of Thomas Nisbet and Margaret Houston - 652/20 682 - Old Monkland or Coatbridge
7. ↑ National records of Scotland(ScotlandsPeople) Virtual volumes, Old Monkland kirk sessions, minutes (1834-1845), CH2/461/4, image number 233
8. ↑ National records of Scotland (ScotlandsPeople) Virtual volumes, Old Monkland kirk sessions, minutes (1834-1845),CH2/461/4,image number 249
9. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   Piece number: -; Folio: -; Page: -; Schedule: 90
   Thomas Nisbet (27), married, Coalminer, head of household in Stonecraigs Row, 23, Cambusnethan in Middle Ward registration district in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Born in Scotland.

   Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Thomas Nisbet	Head	Married	M	27	Coalminer	Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
   Margaret Nisbet	Wife	Married	F	33		Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland
   William Nisbet	Son		M	7	Scholar	Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
   James Nisbet	Son		M	5	Scholar	Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
   Catharine Nisbet	Daughter		F	0		Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
   James Houston	Nephew	Unmarried	M	23	Coalminer	Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

10. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
    Reference: -; Piece number: -; Folio: -; Page: -; Schedule: 20
    Thomas Nisbet (40), married, Coal miner, head of household in Morningside Village in Cambusnethan registration district in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

    Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
    Thomas Nisbet	Head	Married	M	40	Coal miner	Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Margaret Nisbet	Wife	Married	F	47		Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    William Nisbet	Son	Unmarried	M	16	Coal miner	Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    James Nisbet	Son		M	14	Coal miner	Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Catherine Nisbet	Daughter		F	9	Scholar	Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    John Nisbet	Son		M	7	Scholar	Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

11. ↑ Abstract Stautory Deaths Scotland Parish of Bathgate County of Linlithgow Thomas Nisbet ironstone miner married to Agnes Houston died 25 Nov 1862 Polkemmet Parish of Kilsyth age 42 son of William Nisbet coal miner deceased and Catherine Paterson deceased died of lung desease peculiar to miners reported by Robert Nisbet brother present Armadale (Statutory registers Deaths 662/ 261)
12. ↑ Death Index Scotlands People Statutory Registers Margaret Houston age 29 mother's maiden name Brown, 1892 651/426 Airdrie or New Monkland.
13. ↑ GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Faskine in North Lanarkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time. (http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22101) Date accessed: 23rd September 2020
14. ↑ GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Newmains in North Lanarkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time. (http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21890) Date accessed: 23rd September 2020