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Helen Doig Niven

F, #2245, b. 14 June 1888
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 30 May 2024

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*: Helen Doig Niven was born on 14 June 1888 at 41 Cowgate, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; Helen Doig Niven 1888 June 14th 2h 0m am 41 Cowgate Dundee, f, fath John Niven railway clerk, domicile 11 Lady Menzies Place Edinburgh, moth Alice Niven ms Watson, mar 1885 June 17th Dundee, inf John Niven father, reg 1888 June 30th at Dundee F Macdairmid registrar; and at Cannongate Edinburgh 2 July 1888 Alex Whyte registrar.
  • She was the daughter of John Niven railway clerk and Alice Nicolson Watson.
  • Marriage*: Helen Doig Niven married Alexander Fraser Gibson in 1914 at Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland, .1
  • Married Name: As of 1914, her married name was Gibson.1

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, . Helen D Niven, daug, 2, 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 1901She was listed as a member of the household of Helen Doig in the 1901 census at 18 Alva Place, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, . Helen D Niven Granddaughter Single Female 13 1888 Scholar Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

; Helen Niven Head Widow Female 77 1824 - Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland.2

Citations

  1. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory Marriage 1914 Edinburgh ref 685/3 179 no image held [Oct 2019].
  2. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription,
    Alva Place, 18, Edinburgh, Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

    [Oct 2019].
Charts:
Geddes, Janet c1745 descendants
Grant, John c1745 descendants
Henderson, Andrew c1768 descendants
Kinloch, Thomas c1703 descendants
McLeish, James c1735 descendants
Nicolson, John c1765 descendants
Spense, Margaret c1703 descendants