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Janet Worrel

F, #483, b. 24 August 1829, d. 5 May 1881
Last Edited: 18 Jun 2022

Parents:

Father*: John Worrel b. c 1789, d. 28 Sep 1860
Mother*: Elspeth Tait b. 5 Mar 1797, d. 22 Aug 1864
Relationship:
2nd great-grandmother of Patricia Catherine Adamson
  • Birth*: Janet Worrel was born on 24 August 1829 at Errol, Perthshire, Scotland, ; Worril, Janet, Daughter of the above parents (3 children registered at the same time, parents noted as John Worril, Plasterer in Errol & Margaret Tait his spouse (this Margaret believed to be Elspeth/Euphemia in other records)) was born August 24th & baptised August 30th 1829.1
  • She was the daughter of John Worrel and Elspeth Tait.
  • (Bride) Marriage*: Janet Worrel married Robert Davidson Nicolson blacksmith, son of Robert Nicolson blacksmith and Sarah Ann Henderson, on 27 December 1850 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, .2,3
  • (Deceased) Death*: Janet Worrel died on 5 May 1881 at 3 Crescent Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, , at age 51 1881 deaths in the district of St Andrew in the burgh of Dundee, ref 467; Jessie Nicolson married to Robert Nicolson engine fitter journy, 1881 May 6 7hr 15m am 3 Crescent Street Dundee; female aged 50 years parents John Worrall carter (journeyman) (deceased) and Elspeth Worrall ms Tait (deceased); cause of death phthisis pulmonalis 3 years as cert by J Johnston MB CM, informant Robert Nicolson widower (present), registered 1881 May 6th at Dundee - F MacDairmid Registrar.4
  • Married Name: As of 27 December 1850, her married name was Nicolson.2
  • Name Variation: As of 7 April 1861, Janet Worrel was also known as Jessie.
  • (Witness) Memorial Inscription: She is commemorated on the headstone erected by Robert Davidson Nicolson blacksmith in 1881 at Section E Lair 243, Eastern Cemetery, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Inscription reads E 243

    09/05/1881       Jessie Worral                  Age 50

    21/01/1883       William M Yeaman        Age 7 months.5
  • (Spouse) Death: Her spouse Robert Davidson Nicolson blacksmith died on 17 June 1907 at 3 Cotton Road, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, ; Robert Davidson Nicolson engine fitter journyman married 1st to Jessie Worrall, 2nd to Isabella Yeaman, died 1907 June Seventeenth 2h 15m am at 3 Cotton Road Dundee, male aged 83 years, parents Robert Nicolson blacksmith journeyman (dec) and Sarah Nicolson ms Henderson (dec), senile debility as cert by David M Greig CM FACS Ed, signed Isabella Nicolson widow present, registered 1907 Jue 17th at Dundee signed Jas Murray register.6

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household6 June 1841Janet Worrel was listed along with John Worrel in the 1841 census at Session Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . John Worrel, 57, sp deal, outside Scotland; Elspeath Worrel, 44, outside census county; Janet Worrel, 12, outside census county.7
Member of Household30 March 1851They was listed as a member of the household of Robert Davidson Nicolson blacksmith in the 1851 census at 25 (95?) Cowgate Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; Robert Nicolson, 27, machine maker, Aberdeen; [Sarah] Janet Nicolson, 22, Errol, Perthshire.8,9
Spouse7 April 1861She was listed in the household of Robert Davidson Nicolson blacksmith in the 1861 census at 3 Crescent Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Robert D Nicolson, head, mar, 38, engine smith, Aberdeen; Jessie Nicolson, wife, mar, 31, Errol Perthshire. Sarah Ann Nicolson, Euphemia Nicolson, Robert Davidson Nicholson chief engineer, John Shaw Nicolson, Andrew Nicolson and Betsy Mellish Nicolson were also listed in the household.10,11
Member of Household2 April 1871They was listed as a member of the household of Robert Davidson Nicolson blacksmith in the 1871 census at 3 Crescent Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; Robert Nicolson, head, mar, 47, engine fitter, Aberdeen; Jessie Nicolson, wife, mar, 42, Errol, Perthshire.12,13
Member of Household3 April 1881They was listed as a member of the household of Robert Davidson Nicolson blacksmith in the 1881 census at 3 Crescent Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; Robert Nicolson head, married, aged 57, Engine fitter at works, born Aberdeen; Jessie Nicolson, wife, married, aged 51, born Perth.14,15
Member of Household3 April 1881She was listed in the 1881 census at 3 Crescent Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, .16

Family:

Robert Davidson Nicolson blacksmith b. 27 Nov 1823, d. 17 Jun 1907

Children:

Sarah Ann Nicolson+ b. c 1849
Euphemia Nicolson b. Feb 1851
Robert Davidson Nicholson chief engineer+ b. c 1853, d. 29 Dec 1924
Mary Ann Nicolson b. 11 Apr 1855, d. 18 Mar 1856
John Shaw Nicolson b. 8 Feb 1857, d. 23 Apr 1912
Andrew Nicolson b. 5 Feb 1859, d. 17 Aug 1861
Betsy Mellish Nicolson b. 3 Jan 1861, d. 21 Aug 1861
Forester Cockburn Nicolson seaman+ b. 21 Jul 1862, d. 19 Jan 1926
Alexander Fairweather Nicolson mechanical engineer+ b. 20 Jan 1866, d. 31 May 1941
William Laird Nicolson iron moulder+ b. 2 Apr 1869, d. 17 May 1943
Alfred Henry Nicolson flesher, butcher+ b. 25 Aug 1871, d. 20 Jan 1944
James Campbell Nicolson b. 21 Oct 1874, d. 11 Mar 1875

Citations

  1. [S35] Old Parochial Register of pre-1855 (General Record Office of Scotland) Parish of Errol 1829 Births & Baptisms page 57 [OPR births 351/ 0070 0075 Errol]; Second entry in a different register : same wording [OPR births 351/ 0070 0288 Errol] [Feb 2010].
  2. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), OPR index - no image.
  3. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), M112825.
  4. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS statutory death 1881 St Andrew Dundee Ref 282/4 467 [Dec 2004].
  5. [S48] DCC Burial Administration: Dundee City Burials SW [Aug 2023], . Hereinafter cited as DCC Burial Administration.
  6. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, Statutory Death 1907 Dundee, St Andrew, ref 282/3 273 image held [Dec 2004].
  7. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Census 1841 Dundee 1841 282/00 053/00 009 image held [May 2014].
  8. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, Census 1851 Dundee 25 Cowgate; image held [Jun 2006].
  9. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Robert Nicolson in 1851
    1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    95, Cowgate Street, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [confirmed Jun 2022].
  10. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, Census 1861 Dundee, 3 Crescent St; image held [Jun 2006].
  11. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Robert D Nicolson in 1861
    1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Cressent Street, Dundee, 1St Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [confirmed Jun 2022].
  12. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, Census 1871 Dundee, 3 Crescent St; image held [Jun 2005].
  13. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Robert Nicolson in 1871
    1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    3, Crescent Street, Dundee, St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [confirmed Jun 2022].
  14. [S30] LDS 1881 Census ref 0203487 vol 282-4 Enum Dist 16 page 36.
  15. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Robert Nicolson in 1881
    1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    3, Crescent Street, Dundee, St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [confirmed Jun 2022].
  16. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, 3 Crescent Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland
    ref 0203487 vol 282-4 Enum Dist 16 page 36
    Robert Nicolson head, married, aged 57, Engine fitter at works, born Aberdeen
    Jessie Nicolson, wife, married, aged 57, born Perth
    Alexander Nicolson, son, aged 15, Millworker jute, born Dundee
    William Nicolson, son, aged 12, scholar, born Dundee
    Alfred Nicolson, son, aged 9, scholar, born Dundee.