Elizabeth Nicolson flax mill operative

Parents:

• Birth*: Elizabeth Nicolson flax mill operative was born circa 1824 at probably Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, .
• She was the daughter of Robert Nicolson blacksmith and Sarah Ann Henderson.
• (Bride) Marriage*: Elizabeth Nicolson flax mill operative married Alexander Wilson wood merchant, son of Thomas Wilson wright, joiner and Elizabeth Morris fruiterer, on 23 July 1852 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, .
• (Deceased) Death*: Elizabeth Nicolson flax mill operative died on 28 February 1870 at 15 Meadow Entry, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, , Elizabeth Wilson married to Alexander Wilson cart-wright, 1870 February 28th, 1h 40m pm, 15 Meadow Entry Dundee, female aged 45 years, fath Robert Nicholson, engine-fitter (dec), moth Sarah Ann Nicholson ms Henderson, phthisis 4 months as certified by P M Baxter surgeon, signed Alex Wilson widower present, reg 1870 March 1st at Dundee, Jas Kinnison registrar.¹

• Married Name: As of 23 July 1852, her married name was Wilson.
• (Spouse) Death: Her spouse Alexander Wilson wood merchant died on 26 July 1900 at Victoria Hospital, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1900 deaths in the district of Lochee, burgh of Dundee, Alexander Wilson wood merchant widower of Elizabeth Nicholson; 1900 July twenty-sixth 7h 30m pm Victoria Hospital Dundee; aged 75 years, fath Andrew Wilson blacksmith (dec) moth Elizabeth Wilson ms Morris (dec); senile heart disease, general debility 7 months heart failure as cert by George Halley MRCM; signed Betsy Croom daughter 4 Balfour Street Dundee; 1900 July 28th at Lochee J Robertson registrar.²

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household	6 June 1841	Elizabeth Nicolson flax mill operative was listed in the 1841 census at George Place Joint Stock Building, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Robert Nicolson, 40, blacksmith, not this county; Sarah Nicolson, 35, England; Elizabeth Nicolson, 16, flax mill op, not in this county.3
Spouse	7 April 1861	They was listed in the household of Alexander Wilson wood merchant in the 1861 census at 19 Meadowside Road, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Alexander Wilson, head, age 37, black smith & cast wigton master employing 2 men & 1 boy, b Dundee; Elizabeth Wilson, wife, age 37, b Aberdeen. Elizabeth Wilson, Isabella Wilson, Rachel Wilson housekeeper and Mary Wilson were also listed in the household.4

Notes

• (Witness) Note for Web: Elizabeth Nicolson flax mill operative and Robert Davidson Nicolson blacksmith, Christian Nicolson, Sarah Ann Nicolson, Andrew Nicolson engineer smith, James Nicolson and Isabella Nicolson cook were mentioned with Robert Nicolson blacksmith and Sarah Ann Henderson between December 1834 and May 1836. Family moved from Aberdeen to Dundee.