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Agnes Finlayson Nicolson

F, #1551, b. 11 August 1890
Last Edited: 5 Jun 2020

Parents:

Father*: Alexander Fairweather Nicolson factory mechanical engineer b. 20 Jan 1866, d. 31 May 1941
Mother*: Mary Hunter McHardy domestic servant b. 4 Jul 1868
Relationship:
1st cousin 2 times removed of Patricia Catherine Adamson
  • Birth*: Agnes Finlayson Nicolson was born on 11 August 1890 at 51 William Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1890 births in the district of St Andrew in the burgh of Dundee, ref 1167; Agnes Finlayson Nicolson born 1890 August Eleventh 1hr 0m am at 51 William Street ... Dundee, female parents Alexander Fairweather Nicolson factory mechanic and MAry Hunter Nicolson ms McHardy married 1888 March 23nd at Dundee; signed Mary H Nicolson mother, registered 1890 August 29th at Dundee signed F MacDiarmid registrar.1
  • She was the daughter of Alexander Fairweather Nicolson factory mechanical engineer and Mary Hunter McHardy domestic servant.
  • Marriage*: Agnes Finlayson Nicolson married Percy Grant Powell photographer, son of John Samuel Powell and Helen Peters, on Saturday, 5 October 1912 at 53 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, Scotland, ; 1912 marriages in the district of St Giles in the city of Edinburgh, ref 812; 1912 on the fifth day of October at 53 George VI Bridge Edinburgh ... in presence of Thomas Cameron McLeod photographer and Charlotte Martin McLeod dressmaker, Percy G Powell photographer batchelor aged 22 residing 28 Forrest Park Road Dundee parents John Samuel Powell library caretaker and Helen Powell ms Peters (dec), Agnes F Nicolson bromide pronter aged 22 residing 177 Victoria Road Dundee parents Alexander Fairweather Nicolson mechanical engineer and Mary Nicolson ms McHardy (dec), by warrant of Sheriff-Substitute of the Lothian and Peebles dated 5 October 1912, registered 1912 October 5 at Edinburgh signed R W Robertson registrar.2
  • Married Name: As of 5 October 1912, her married name was Powell.2
  • (Witness) Passenger List: Agnes Finlayson Nicolson was mentioned on a passenger list with Percy Grant Powell photographer on the Walmer Castle Ship The Union Castle Mail Steamship co on 28 January 1921 at Southampton, England to South Africa, . On the ship Walmer Castle, bound for Cape Town, South Africa; Mr & Mrs P G Powell, photographer, both aged 31, destination Rhodesia, South Africa, with daughters Miss L aged 7 and Miss D aged 4.3

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household5 April 1891They was listed as a member of the household of Alexander Fairweather Nicolson factory mechanical engineer in the 1891 census at 51 William Street Forebank, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Agnes, daug, 7mo, Dundee, Forfarshire; Alexander Nicolson head married aged 25 mechanic employed born Forfarshire Dundee; Mary Nicolson wife married aged 21 born Forfarshire Dundee.4
Member of Household31 March 1901They was listed as a member of the household of James Sanderson and Sarah Ann Nicolson in the 1901 census at 55 Victoria Road, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Agnes Nicolson, boarder, 10, scholar, Dundee; James Sanderson, head, 48, currier of leather, Alloa Clackmannanshire; Sarah, wife, 52, Dundee.5
Member of Household31 March 1911They was listed as a member of the household of Sarah Ann Nicolson in the 1911 census at 177 Victoria Road, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Agnes Nicolson, niece, 20, single, bromide printer at photographers, worker, Dundee; Sarah Sanderson, head, 62, widow, Dundee; property has 3 rooms with windows, 3 occupants.6

Military Service

  • (Witness) Military Service: Agnes Finlayson Nicolson witnessed the beginning of military service of Percy Grant Powell photographer and the Highland Light Infantry on 27 June 1916 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; Name:      Percival Grant Powell
    Gender:      Male
    Birth Date:      abt 1890
    Enlistment Age:      26
    Marriage Date:      5 Oct 1912
    Marriage Place:      Edinburgh
    Document Year:      1916
    Residence Place:      55 Taylors Lane, Dundee
    Regimental Number:      32517
    Regiment Name:      Highland Light Infantry
    Number of Images:      21
    Form Title:      Record of Service
    Other Records:      Search for 'Percival Grant Powell' in other WWI collections
    Family Members:      
    Name      Relation to Soldier
    Percival Grant Powell      Self (Head)
    Agnes F Nicholson      Spouse
    Lena Saunderson Powell      Child
    Doris Winifred Powell      Child.7

Citations

  1. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Statutory Marriage 1890 Dundee St Andrew ref 1167 image held [Jan 2005].
  2. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS Stautory Marriage 1912 Edinburgh ref 685/04 0812 image held [Jan 2015].
  3. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Information Ancestry.com. UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Outwards Passenger Lists. BT27. Records of the Commercial, Companies, Labour, Railways and Statistics Departments. Records of the Board of Trade and of successor and related bodies. The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England. [Mar 2014]
  4. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Census 1891 parish etc of Dundee burgh ward IV 282/04 book 39 page 12; 51 William Street, Forebank, Dundee.
  5. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Dundee; ED: 14; Page: 28; Line: 15; Roll: CSSCT1901_100; Year: 1901. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1901 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1901 Scotland Census. Reels 1-446. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Sept 2011]
  6. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS Census 1911 Dundee St Andrew Combination Fourth Ward 282/04 016/00 002 [Apr 2013].
  7. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920[Jun 2020].