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William Roberts Nicoll

M, #1749, b. 7 March 1841, d. 13 June 1933
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 19 Aug 2018

Parents:

Father*: Alexander Nicoll b. 24 May 1815, d. 5 Jan 1884
Mother*: Elisabeth Roberts b. c 1815, d. 8 Jun 1882
  • Birth*: William Roberts Nicoll was born on 7 March 1841 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, .
  • He was the son of Alexander Nicoll and Elisabeth Roberts.
  • (Groom) Marriage*: William Roberts Nicoll married Margaret Ramsay Martin, daughter of James Martin and Jane Ramsay, on 29 August 1865 at Flights Lane, Lochee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1865 marriages in the district of Lochee, burgh of Dundee in the county of Forfar, ref 66; 1865 on the twenty-nineth day of August at Lochee after banns according to the forms of the Congregational Church; signed William Nicoll machine pattern maker bachelor, aged 24, Logie Feus Lochee, parents Alexander Nicoll warehouseman and Elizabeth Nicoll ms Roberts; signed Margaret R Martin spinster, aged 26, Flights Lane Lochee, parents James Martin mason journeyman and Jane Martin ms Ramsay; signed John Masson, signed James Martin witness, Elizabeth Nicoll witness; registered 1865 August 30th at Lochee Jas Kinnison registrar.1,2
  • (Deceased) Death*: William Roberts Nicoll died on 13 June 1933 at St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA, , at age 92.3
  • Emigration*: Margaret Ramsay Martin emigrated with William Roberts Nicoll on an unknown person circa April 1869.1

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household6 June 1841William Roberts Nicoll was listed in the 1841 census at Well Brae, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . William Nicoll, 52, handloom weaver, Angus; Isobel Nicoll, 51, Angus; John Ellis, 84, winder, Angus; Mary Stark, 79, winder, Angus (could be Isabel's parents?); William Nicoll, 3m, Angus.4
Member of Household30 March 1851They was listed as a member of the household of Alexander Nicoll and Elisabeth Roberts in the 1851 census at 27 Ramsay Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . William Nicoll, son, 10, scholar, Forfar; Alexander Nicoll, head, 34, mill operative, Forfar, Forfarshire; Elizabeth Nicoll, wife, 33 Forfar; visitors John Hill, 22, mason, Fofar; William Scott, 24, mason, Forfar.5
Member of Household7 April 1861They was listed as a member of the household of Alexander Nicoll and Elisabeth Roberts in the 1861 census at 13 Watsons Lane, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . William Nicoll, son, 20, joiner, Forfar; Alexander Nicoll, head, 45, warehouseman, Forfar, Forfarshire; Elisabeth Nicoll, wife, 43 Forfar.5

Family:

Margaret Ramsay Martin b. 1838, d. 11 Jun 1930
  • (Groom) Marriage*: William Roberts Nicoll married Margaret Ramsay Martin, daughter of James Martin and Jane Ramsay, on 29 August 1865 at Flights Lane, Lochee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1865 marriages in the district of Lochee, burgh of Dundee in the county of Forfar, ref 66; 1865 on the twenty-nineth day of August at Lochee after banns according to the forms of the Congregational Church; signed William Nicoll machine pattern maker bachelor, aged 24, Logie Feus Lochee, parents Alexander Nicoll warehouseman and Elizabeth Nicoll ms Roberts; signed Margaret R Martin spinster, aged 26, Flights Lane Lochee, parents James Martin mason journeyman and Jane Martin ms Ramsay; signed John Masson, signed James Martin witness, Elizabeth Nicoll witness; registered 1865 August 30th at Lochee Jas Kinnison registrar.1,2

Children:

Jane Ramsay Martin Nicoll6 b. 1 Aug 1866, d. 14 Jul 1970
Elizabeth Roberts Nicoll6 b. 10 Mar 1869, d. 20 Jul 1869
Margaret Anna Nicoll3 b. 13 Aug 1870, d. 14 Jun 1898
Frances Elizabeth Nicoll3 b. 8 May 1873, d. 7 Nov 1960
Alexander Martin Nicoll3 b. 3 Feb 1878, d. 29 Aug 1968
George Nicoll3 b. 6 Aug 1882, d. 21 Oct 1979
Florence Isabel Nicoll3 b. 29 Apr 1890, d. 28 Mar 1964

Citations

  1. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/tree/16355242/person/371776460 [Jul 2011].
  2. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS statutory marriages 1865 Lochee 282/03 0066 [July 2011].
  3. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/tree/13749601/family/familygroup?fpid=-17044698 [Jul 2011].
  4. [S13] Website FreeCEN UK Census Online Project (http://www.freecen.org.uk/) FreeCEN SCT 1841/288, Forfar Angus, EnumDist 16, Civil Parish Forfar, Ecclesiastical Parish Forfar, Folio 18 Page 12 [Oct 2007].
  5. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) [Nov 2010].
  6. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), [July 2011].