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David Nicolson (bef. 1778 - 1861)

David Nicolson
Born before in Wick, Caithness, Scotland, Great Britainmap
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Husband of — married 20 Dec 1800 (to 13 May 1857) in Bower, Caithness, Scotlandmap
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Died after age 82 in Lyth, Bower, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdommap
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Biography

David Nicolson was born in 1778, baptised on 18 September 1778 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland, to William Nicolson and Esther Bruce.[1]

He married Janet Smith on 20 December 1800 in Bower, Caithness.[2][3]

David died in Lyth, Bower, Caithness on 26 April 1861 reportedly aged 82 years.[4] His death record, the informant being his son David, supplies his mother's name as Catherine, perhaps incorrectly.

Children:

  1. William Nicolson, b. 10 Nov 1801, Bower[5]
  2. Merjory Nicolson, b. 27 May 1803, bp. 29 May 1803 Bower[6]
  3. John Nicolson, b. 02 Nov 1807, bp. 10 Nov 1807, Bower[7]
  4. Chirsty Nicolson, b. 31 May 1810, bp. 02 Jun 1810, Bower[8]
  5. Janet Nicolson, b. 15 Jul 1812, bp. 18 Jul 1812, Bower[9]
  6. David Nicolson, b. 19 Sep 1815, bp. 24 Sep 1815, Bower.[10] He was named as informant on is father's death record in 1861.[4]

Census 1851 New Atterwall, Bower, Caithness, Scotland

NICOLSON: David 72 farmer 23 acres emp. 2 labs, b, Wick; wife Jennet 75 b. Wick; Servant Jennet McKAY 17 b. Bower; [11]

Sources

  1. Bap. 18 Sep 1778 David s/o William NICOLSON & Esther BRUCE (How), Wick 043/00 0020 0265, image available ScotlandsPeople, and on Ancestry tree of BJPaterson
    entry reads William Nicolson in How had by his wife Ester Bruce a child baptized named David. John Smith & David Bruce there witnesses
  2. "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (11 February 2020), David Nicolson, 1800.
  3. Source: #S1596 Marr. 20 Dec 1800 David NICOLSON & Janet SMITH, batch M110345, Bower, CAI, extracted Jan 2009
  4. 4.0 4.1 Dth 26 Apr 1861 David s/o William NICHOLSON & Catherine (sic) BRUCE, Lyth, reg. Bower, CAI, 034/00 #5m copy available on tree of bjpaterson, image avaliable ScotlandsPeople, and on Ancestry tree of BJPATERSON
    cert. shows David as 82, mason & farmer, married; Son of William NICOLSON & weaver & Catherine (sic, believed should be Esther) m.s. BRUCE, both dec'd; d. 5am, c.o.d. not known. Inf. son David, present. Reg. 27th
  5. ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk Baptism index.
    NICOLSON, WILLIAM, [parents] DAVID NICOLSON/JANET SMITH (FR171) [date] 10/11/1801 [parish] 034 Bower [ref] 10 265
  6. "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (12 February 2020), Merjory Nicolson, 1803.
  7. "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (12 February 2020), John Nicolson, 1807.
  8. "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (12 February 2020), Chirsty Nicolson, 1810.
  9. "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (12 February 2020), Janet Nicolson, 1812.
  10. "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (12 February 2020), David Nicolson, 1815.
  11. 1851 Census: New Atterwall, Bower, CAI, Par. 34 ED: 8; Page: 3; hsehold of David & Jennet NICOLSON, transcript available Ancestry.com
  • Baptism of son David Nicolson: "Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
    Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013
    Ancestry Record 60143 #25637172 (accessed 30 June 2023)
    David Nicolson's son David Nicolson baptism on 24 Sep 1815 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland.

See also:

  • Source: S1596 IGI: Online searches, assorted surnames http://familysearch.org; Note: citations without an "extracted MMM YYYY" are generally pre 1999
  • Source: S1940 EMails re CAI families ex Ian AITCHISON (LAN)
  • Source: S8 Title: DHC Author: Dunbeath Heritage Centre Note: Dunbeath Heritage center.

Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Nicolson-74 created by Lorna Henderson through the import of YeatesGibsonFinlayson4WTOct2013.ged on Oct 1, 2013. (Reference: 23473)

Thank you to Florence Cross for creating WikiTree profile Nicolson-90 through the import of mann1.ged on Nov 15, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Florence and others.





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Nicolson-267 and Nicolson-74 appear to represent the same person because: Similar birth & death dates & locations. Nicolson-74 is well sourced and should be used for the data fields. Any discrepancies can be noted in a Research Notes field. Once these multiple merges are complete, the wives should also be merged.
posted by Bobbie (Madison) Hall
Nicolson-90 and Nicolson-74 appear to represent the same person because: Similar birth & death dates & locations. Nicolson-74 is well sourced and should be used for the data fields. Any discrepancies can be noted in a Research Notes field.
posted by Bobbie (Madison) Hall
This looks to be the same person as Nicolson-74. Birth/Baptism and Death date on this one is correct but Nicolson-74 has parents, a spouse, and a child. And both Nicolson-74 and Nicolson-90 look to be the same person as Nicolson-267, which has no parents, but the correct dates and another child,
posted on Nicolson-90 (merged) by Paula (Whyte) Dey
edited by Paula (Whyte) Dey

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