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.
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
↑ 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
↑ Source: #S1596 Marr. 20 Dec 1800 David NICOLSON & Janet SMITH, batch M110345, Bower, CAI, extracted Jan 2009
↑ 4.04.1 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
↑ 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.
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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)
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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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with David by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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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.
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.
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,
edited by Paula (Whyte) Dey