Janet Tait Nicolson

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• Birth*: Janet Tait Nicolson was born on 10 May 1841 at St Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, ; First name(s)     Janet Tait
  Last name     Nicolson
  Baptism year     1841
  Baptism date     10 May 1841
  Place     Aberdeen
  County     Aberdeenshire
  Country     Scotland
  Father's first name(s)     James
  Father's last name     Nicolson
  Father's occupation     Stone Cutter
  Mother's first name(s)     Mary
  Mother's last name     Elmslie
  Archive reference     OPR 168A/24
  Register year range     1838-1842
  Item     24
  Page     160
  Record set     Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929
  Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
  Subcategory     Parish Baptisms
  Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland.^1,2
• She was the daughter of James Nicolson marble cutter and Mary Emslie.
• (Bride) Marriage*: Janet Tait Nicolson married Hugh Geddes seaman master merchant service, son of Hugh Geddes mason, army pensioner and Barbara Kynoch, on 7 January 1870 at 30 Frederick Street, St Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, ; 1870 on the seventh day of January at 30 Frederick Street Anderdeen, after banns according to the forms of the Free Church of Scotland; Hugh Geddes seaman master merchant service widower; 41, 2 Clarence Street Newcastle-upon-Tyne, parents Hugh Geddes mason journeyman (dec), Barbara Geddes ms Kynoch (dec); Janet Tait Nicolson spinster, 29, 30 Fredrick Street Aberdeen, parents James Nicolson marble cutter journeyman; Mary Nicolson ms Emslie (dec); Alex N Bannatyne minister of Free Union Church Aberdeen, Jas W McCallum, Alexr Wishart witnesses; reg 1870 January 10th at Aberdeen signed Charles Stronach assit Registrar initialled JM John Watt registrar.³
• (Deceased) Death*: Janet Tait Nicolson died between July 1874 and September 1874 at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England, , First name(s)     Janet Tait N
  Last name     Geddes
  Sex     Female
  Birth year     1839
  Age     35
  Death quarter     3
  Death year     1874
  District     Newcastle upon Tyne
  County     Northumberland
  Volume     10B
  Page     79
  Country     England
  Record set     England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
  Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
  Subcategory     Civil Deaths & Burials
  Collections from     Great Britain, England.⁴

• Married Name: As of 7 January 1870, her married name was Geddes.
• (Witness) Obituary: She was mentioned in the Obituary of Hugh Geddes seaman master merchant service on 29 December 1886 at Aberdeen, Scotland, ; DEATH OF AN ABERDEENSHIRE SEA-CAPTAIN.
  Captain Hugh Geddes, a native of Aberdeenshire, and a retired sea-captain, living at South View House, Cullercoats, Newcastle, died last Friday at his residence, at the age of sixty years. Deceased served his apprenticeship with the Aberdeen Steam Navigation Company, and afterwards was in the employ of the Leith and Clyde Shipping Company for about sixteen years. He made some very smart passages as captain of the "Fairy," running the mails between Shetland and Aberdeen. He was well-known in the North of Scotland for his courteous and obliging manner, and was greatly esteemed by all who came in contact with him. He was last in the service of the Tyne Steam Shipping Co.-at first afloat and afterwards on land. For some years, however, owing to his delicate health, he has been living in comparative retirement on his own property at Cullercoats.⁵

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household	6 June 1841	Janet Tait Nicolson was listed in the 1841 census at Frederick Street, North Parish, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, . James Nicholson, 30, marble cutter, Aberdeenshire; Mary Nicholson, 25, Aberdeenshire; Jemima Nicholson, 10, Aberdeenshire; Janet Nicholson, 1m, Aberdeenshire.6
Member of Household	30 March 1851	They was listed as a member of the household of James Nicolson marble cutter and Mary Emslie in the 1851 census at 30 Frederick Street, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, . Janet T Nicholson, daug, 10, scholar, Aberdeen; James Nicholson, head, mar, 43, marble cutter, Aberdeen; Mary Nicholson, wife, mar, 36, Aberdeen.7
Member of Household	7 April 1861	They was listed as a member of the household of James Nicolson marble cutter and Mary Emslie in the 1861 census at 30 Frederick Street, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, . Janet Tait Nicolson, daug, unm, 19, at home, Aberdeen; James Nicholson, head, mar, 53, marble cutter, Aberdeen; Mary Nicholson, wife, mar, 43, Aberdeen; 3 rooms with windows.
Principal	2 April 1871	Janet Tait Nicolson appeared in the 1871 census at Clarence Street, All Saints, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England, . First name(s)     Last name     Relationship     Marital status     Sex     Age     Birth year     Occupation     Birth place Janet     Geddes     Wife     -     Female     30     1841     -     Scotland William     Geddes     Son     -     Male     0     1871     -     Northumberland, England Helen     Nicholson     Sister     -     Female     15     1856     -     Scotland First name(s)     Janet Last name     Geddes Relationship     Wife Marital status     - Sex     Female Age     30 Birth year     1841 Birth town     - Birth county     - Birth county as transcribed     SCOTLAND Birth country     Scotland Birth place     - Occupation     - Full address     Clarence Street, All Saints, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England House name     - Street     Clarence Street Town     Newcastle on Tyne Parish     All Saints City     Newcastle on Tyne County     Northumberland Country     England Registration district     Newcastle upon Tyne Sub district     All Saints Enumeration district     13 Parliamentary borough or division     Newcastle on Tyne Municipal borough or ward     Pandon Archive reference     RG10 Piece number     5098 Folio     37 Page     18 Schedule     97 Record set     1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Category     Census, land & surveys Subcategory     Census Collections from     Great Britain, England.8