James Nicolson brewer

Parents:

• Birth*: James Nicolson brewer was born on 19 July 1862 at Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, .¹
• He was the son of David Nicolson and Jane Lyon Anderson.
• (Groom) Marriage*: James Nicolson brewer married Eva Gibson, daughter of Thomas Gibson and Clementina Corbett, on 28 November 1888 at St Peter's Church, Lutton Place, Newington, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, ; 1888 marriages in the district of Newington in the City of Edinburgh; ref 490; 1888 on the Twenty-eighth day of November at St Peter's Church Lutton Place Edinburgh after banns according to the forms of the Scottish Episcopal Church; James Nicolson brewer bachelor, 26, Parson's Green House Edinburgh, David Nicolson brewer, Jane Lyon Nicolson ms Anderson; Eva Gibson, 23, Eglington Crescent Edinburgh, Thomas Gibson sheep farmer Clementina Gibson ms Corbell (dec); signed J A Sillar; J L Nicolson, Thos Gibson, witnesses; 1888 December 5 at Edinburgh R M Charlton assit Registrar; Murray Murray registrar.²
• (Groom) Marriage*: James Nicolson brewer married Nora Baber on 27 February 1906 at St Mary's Church, Bryanston Square, Marylebone, London, England, ; www.baberfamilytree.org [Jun 2010].

• (Informant) Birth: James Nicolson brewer registered the birth of Leslie Gibson Nicolson on 18 August 1889 at Piershill, South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland, ; 1889 births in the district of South Leith in the district of Edinburgh; ref 1049; Leslie Gibson Nicolson, 1889 August eighteenth ... h 30m pm, 3 ... [unreadable] Piershill Leith; m parents James Nicolson brewer master, Eva Nicolson ms Gibson married 1888 November 28 Edinburgh; signed James Nicolson father present; registered 1889 September 2 at South Leith Jas McRitchie [reading of name?] assist registrar, Gilbert Archer registrar.³

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household	3 April 1881	They was listed as a member of the household of David Nicolson in the 1881 census at Parsons Green House, South Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, . James Nicholson, son, unm, 18, clerk, South Leith; David Nicholson, head, mar, 51, brewer, South Leith; Jane L Nicholson, wife, mar, 43, St Cuthbert; servants include cook, nurse, domestic servant, governess & 3 housemaids.4
Member of Household	5 April 1891	They was listed as a member of the household of Thomas Gibson and Clementina Corbett in the 1891 census at Eglington Crescent, St Cuthbert, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, . James Nicolson, son-in-law, married, male aged 28, brewer, b Midlothain; no details for parents, but assume recorded as relationships given idicate so. 3 servants, housemaid, tablemaid, nurse.5
Head of Household	31 March 1911	He was listed as head of household in the 1911 census at Highlands, Redington Road, Hampstead, London N15, England, . James Gordon Nicolson, head, 42, married, Managing Director of Public Companies, employer, b Scotland Edinburgh, British Subject; Nora Nicolson, wife, 32, married 5 years, 1 child born, 1 child living; British Subject; 18 roomed residence, staff consisting of parlour maid, cook, nurse & 2 housemaids; Guest Edward James Selby, 20, medical student, b Nottingham, British subject; also in the household were Nora Baber, Leslie Gibson Nicolson, Nancie Vera Nicolson and Betty Baber Nicolson.6