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James Nixon (1886)

James Nixon
Born in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdommap
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Biography

James Nixon was born in 1886 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, son of James Nixon and Margaret Hetherington.

In the 1891 census James (age 5) was the son of James Nixon in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland. He was a Scholar.[1]

1891: Hawick, Roxburghshire
Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
James Nixon Head M 44 Woollen Weaver
William Nixon Son M 23 Woollen Warper
Joseph Nixon Son M 21 Woollen Weaver
Elizabeth Nixon Daughter F 19 Woollen Weaver
Mary Ellen Nixon Daughter F 17 Woollen Weaver
Sarah Jane Nixon Daughter F 14 Mill Worker
Margaret Nixon Daughter F 12 Scholar
Frances Nixon Daughter F 10 Scholar
Thomas Nixon Son M 1 Roxburghshire
Margaret Nixon Wife Married F 44
James Nixon Son Single M 5 Scholar Roxburghshire

In the 1901 census James (age 15) was the son of James Nixon at 12 Trinity St, Hawick, Roxburghshire. He was an Apprentice Tweed Finisher.[2]

31 Mar 1901: 12 Trinity St, Hawick, Roxburghshire
Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
James Nixon Head M 54 Hand Loom Weaver (woollen) England
Margaret Nixon Wife F 54 Winder (woollen) England
Frances Nixon Daur (daughter) F 20 Darner (woollen) England
James Nixon Son M 15 Apprentice Tweed Finisher Hawick, roxburghshire
Thomas Nixon Son M 11 Scholar Hawick, roxburghshire
John Hetherington Boarder M 68 Winder (woollen) England

Sources

  1. 1891 Census: "Scotland Census, 1891"
    citing p. , GRO6/275, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm
    FamilySearch Record: KSX9-7W8 (accessed 15 August 2023)
    James Nixon (5), single son, Scholar, in household of James Nixon (44) in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Born in Roxburghshire.
  2. 1901 Census: "1901 Scotland Census"
    Parish: Hawick; ED: 5; Page: 2; Line: 9; Roll: CSSCT1901_422; Registration Number: 789/1; Household schedule number: 8; Roll: CSSCT1901_422
    Ancestry ca Record 1101 #4501856 (accessed 15 August 2023)
    James Nixon (15) son, Apprentice Tweed Finisher, in household of James Nixon (54) at 12 Trinity St in Hawick registration district. Born in Hawick, roxburghshire.
  • Entered by Shirley Alexander.
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Biography

1901 census living at Trinity Street in Hawick. Working as an Apprentice Tweed Finisher[3]

Sources

www.ancestry.co.uk

Footnotes

  1. 1891 Census: "Scotland Census, 1891"
    citing p. , GRO6/275, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm
    FamilySearch Record: KSX9-7W8 (accessed 15 August 2023)
    James Nixon (5), single son, Scholar, in household of James Nixon (44) in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Born in Roxburghshire.
  2. 1901 Census: "1901 Scotland Census"
    Parish: Hawick; ED: 5; Page: 2; Line: 9; Roll: CSSCT1901_422; Registration Number: 789/1; Household schedule number: 8; Roll: CSSCT1901_422
    Ancestry ca Record 1101 #4501856 (accessed 15 August 2023)
    James Nixon (15) son, Apprentice Tweed Finisher, in household of James Nixon (54) at 12 Trinity St in Hawick registration district. Born in Hawick, roxburghshire.
  3. Entered by Shirley Alexander.

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according to dates of mother Margaret she would have been 11 when James was born???
posted by Anon (Cormack) Sharkey

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