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Davina Lowson Nicholson

F, #496, b. 17 July 1882, d. 1955
Last Edited: 20 Aug 2018

Parents:

Father*: Robert Davidson Nicholson chief engineer b. c 1853, d. 29 Dec 1924
Mother*: Margaret Combs Sword b. 4 Dec 1853, d. 1 Feb 1934
Relationship:
1st cousin 2 times removed of Patricia Catherine Adamson
  • Birth*: Davina Lowson Nicholson was born on 17 July 1882 at 61 Crescent Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1882 births in the district of St Andrew in the burgh of Dundee, ref 1049; Davina Lowson Nicholson, 1882 July seventeenth 1h 0m pm 61 Crescent Street Dundee, female parents Robert Davidson Nicholson marine fitter journeyman and Margaret Nicholson ms Sword, m 1874 Aug 7th Dundee, signed M Nicholson mother, registered 1882 August 1st at Dundee F Macdairmid registrar.1
  • She was the daughter of Robert Davidson Nicholson chief engineer and Margaret Combs Sword.
  • (Bride) Marriage*: Davina Lowson Nicholson married James Crichton, son of Alexander Crichton and Jane Walker, on 15 March 1905 at 1 Graham Place, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1905 marriages in the district of St Andrew in the burgh of Dundee ref 86, 1905 on the Fifteenth day of March at 1 Grraham Place Dundee after banns according to the forms of the Established Church of Scotland, signed James Crichton ship plater bachelor aged 23 residing at 3 Glebe Street Dundee parents Alexander Crichton ship riviter and Jane Crichton ma Mather; signed Davina Lowson Nicholson draper's assistant aged 22 residing 1 Graham Place Dundee parents Robert Davisdon Nicolson marine engineer and Margaret Combs Nichoolson ms Sword; signed H A Davidson St Andrews Parish Church, signed John Cant, Mary Nicholson witnesses, registered 1905 March 16th at Dundee Jas Murray.2
  • (Deceased) Death*: Davina Lowson Nicholson died in 1955 at Cathcart, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, , 1955 Nicholson, Davina Lowson, other names Crighton, aged 72.3
  • Married Name: As of 15 March 1905, her married name was Crichton.

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household5 April 1891They was listed as a member of the household of Margaret Combs Sword in the 1891 census at 48 Crescent Lane, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, . Davina Nicoslon, daug, aged 8, scholar, born Dundee; Margaret Nicolson, head, married, aged 37, housekeeper, born Dundee.4,5
Member of Household31 March 1901They was listed as a member of the household of Robert Davidson Nicholson chief engineer and Margaret Combs Sword in the 1901 census at 1 Graham Place, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Davina Nicolson, daug, aged 19, warpers assistant, worker, born Dundee; Robert D Nicholson, head, married, aged 47, engine fitter, worker, born Dundee; Margaret Nicholson, wife, married, aged 46, born Dundee.6

Citations

  1. [S14] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS statutory births 1882 St Andrew Dundee ref 1049 [Jun 2006].
  2. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Statutory Marriage 1905 St Andrew Dundee ref 86 [July 2004].
  3. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Statutory Death 1955 Glasgow Cathcart 644/19 0699 [Jan 2005].
  4. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Parish of Wallacetown, city of Dundee, book 21, page 38 [Jul 2004].
  5. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Dundee; ED: 21; Page: 39; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1891_94; Year: 1891. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1891 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1891 Scotland Census. Reels 1-409. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Oct 2011]
  6. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, Parish of St Andrew, City of Dundee, book 7, page 19 [May 2004].