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Christina Nicholson Niven

F, #2244, b. 15 March 1886, d. 1957
Last Edited: 12 Oct 2019
Christina Nicolson Niven Dodds 1886-1957

Parents:

Father*: John Niven railway clerk b. 28 Mar 1858, d. 1 Jul 1901
Mother*: Alice Nicolson Watson b. 25 Feb 1863, d. 17 Nov 1959
Relationship:
2nd cousin 2 times removed of Patricia Catherine Adamson
  • Birth*: Christina Nicholson Niven was born on 15 March 1886 at 41 Cowgate, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; Christina Nicholson Niven 1886 March 15th 7h 30m am 41 Cowgate Dundee, f, fath John Niven railway clerk, domicile 5 Abbey Street Edinburgh, moth Alice Nicholson Niven ms Watson, mar 1885 June 17th Dundee, inf Alice Niven mother, reg 1886 April 1st at Dundee F Macdairmid registrar; and at Cannongate Edinburgh 2nd April 1886 Alex Whyte registrar.
  • She was the daughter of John Niven railway clerk and Alice Nicolson Watson.
  • Marriage*: Christina Nicholson Niven married John Dodds in 1921 at Morningside, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, .2
  • (Deceased) Death*: Christina Nicholson Niven died in 1957 at Morningside, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, , aged 71.3
  • Married Name: As of 1921, her married name was Dodds.2

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household5 April 1891They was listed as a member of the household of John Niven railway clerk and Alice Nicolson Watson in the 1891 census at 7 Edina Place, South Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, . Christina N Niven, daug, 5, scholar, Dundee; John Niven, head, mar, 33, railway clerk, employed, Edinburgh

Christina Niven, wife, mar, 28, Dundee; 2 rooms with windows

lodgers William Grant, unm, 21, telegraphist GPO, employed, Argyllshire, Gaelic & English speaker; and David W Watson, unm, 18, telegraphist GPO, employed, Edinburgh.
Member of Household31 March 1901They was listed as a member of the household of John Niven railway clerk and Alice Nicolson Watson in the 1901 census at 7 Edina Place, Calton, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, . Christina Niven, daug, 15, draper's assistant, worker, Dundee; John Niven, head, mar, 43, railway clerk, worker, Edinburgh; Alice Niven, wife, mar, 38, Dundee.

Citations

  1. from Ancestry member OM [Oct 2019]
  2. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory Marriage 1921 Edinburgh ref 685/7 84 no image held [Oct 2019].
  3. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Statutory death 1957 Edinburgh Morningside ref 685/7 458 no image held [Oct 2019].