W Shephard Nicolson of New York¹

Parents:

• Birth*: W Shephard Nicolson of New York was born say 1895.¹
• He was the son of Emslie Nicolson and Kathleen Somebody.¹

Notes

• (Witness) HistoricalBackground: Record
  MS 3021 - Douglas of Glenbervie and Nicolson of Glenbervie: papers
  Collection GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
  Level Fonds
  Ref No MS 3021
  Title Douglas of Glenbervie and Nicolson of Glenbervie: papers
  Date 1490 - 1925
  Extent 6 archive boxes: 1.98 linear metres
  Administrative
  History
  The Douglas family of Glenbervie was descended from Sir William Douglas (d 1715),
  the 2nd son of the 5th Earl of Angus who acquired the lands at Glenbervie, Mearns,
  Kincardineshire, through his wife Elizabeth. His descendent, Sir William Douglas (d
  1653), was created a Baronet of Nova Scotia in 1625. In 1812, with the death of Sir
  Alexander Douglas, the Baronetcy became dormant. The name and arms of Douglas
  passed, through the female line, to Sir Kenneth Mackenzie (d 1833), afterwards
  Douglas, in 1831 who was created a Baronet in the same year.
  Source
  The papers were given by C. Stewart Macphie, whose mother in law was Edith
  Badenoch-Nicolson (later Mrs. C.G. Pearson), on behalf of Mrs. Badenoch-Nicolson,
  in 1979.
  Description Writs of land and other land-related documents (lands in Auchtochter, Ballencrieff,
  Blairs, Dilivard or Dullivard, Drumlithie or Drumlethy, Fordoun, Glenbervie,
  Haukhill, Inchbreck, Knockbank, Mergy, Mondynes, Newbigging, Pitdrichie, all in
  Kincardineshire) 1490 - 1819; Lists of Glenbervie writs borrowed by Sir William
  Fraser, 1898; Papers relating to the chaplainry of Drumlithie in the parish church of
  Glenbervie, 1570 - 1590; Legal papers, 1555 - 1835; Accounts, 1705 - 1773;
  Correspondence on estate business, personal and financial matters, 1720 - 1886, 1900 -
  1917; Personal correspondence of Nicolson and Monboddo families, including letters
  from Sarah Siddons, Sir Walter Scott, the Duke of Wellington, Thomas Chalmers, etc.,
  1782 - 1845; Personal and business correspondence of the Burnett family, 1785 - 1847; 'Memoir of the Irvines of Monboddo' by Mrs Helen Burnett and sketch for a memoir
  of Lord Monboddo, with other genealogical papers, mostly 19th century; 'Life of
  Bishop William Nicolson' by Rev. George Bennett, 1924 - 1925; Genealogical material
  on Nicolson, Burnett and Johnston families, 1729 - 1927; Poor Law material, 1845 -
  1898; Miscellaneous printed material, 1785, 1804; Printed and manuscript notes on
  history of Glenbervie area, 1844 - 1974; Portraits of Mrs William Barclay Grahame,
  niece of Lord Dundonald, Sir Robert Graham of Morphie and an unnamed gentleman.
  Access Status Open
  Language English
  Related
  Material NRAS Survey No. 1919.²