Robert Carmichael Nicolson engineer, merchant navy

Parents:

• Birth*: Robert Carmichael Nicolson engineer, merchant navy was born on 25 July 1916 at Dundee, Angus, Scotland, ; 1916 Births in the district of St Clement in the burgh of Dundee ref 355;
  Robert Carmichael Nicolson, born 1916 July Twenty-fifth at 1h 30m PM at 37 Strathmartine Road Dundee; male parents Robert Davidson Nicolson jute mill mechanic and Martha Rattray Nicolson ms McKane who married 1915 July 9th Dundee; signed Martha R Nicolson mother; registered 1916 August 10th at Dundee signed Alex Buchan registrar.¹
• He was the son of Robert Davidson Nicolson mechanical engineer, jute mill manager and Martha Rattray McKane.
• (Deceased) Death*: Robert Carmichael Nicolson engineer, merchant navy died on 29 April 1941 at SS City of Nagpur (Glasgow), at age 24 Return of Deaths reported to the Registrar- General of Shipping and Seamen under the provsision of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, during the month of June 1941; City of Nagpur 146310 29/4/41 at sea; Robert Charmichael Nicolson, male aged 24, 7th Engineer, British Dundee; last abode 1 Balmossie Street Barnhill Dundee; killer or Drowned, enemy action, crew 1314.²
• Obituary: The obituary of Robert Carmichael Nicolson engineer, merchant navy was was published on 3 May 1941. First name(s)     Robert Carmichael
  Last name     Nicolson
  Periodical     Dundee Courier
  Location     Dundee, Angus, Scotland
  Publication date     3 May 1941
  Page number     2
  Publication place     Dundee, Angus, Scotland
  Other names     R. D. Nicolson, S Nicolson, S James S. Brown, S. B. Tyrie, David Gow Donovan, S Donovan, Charles Street, Duncan Fox, S D. Fox
  Record set     People In The News
  Category     Directories & social history
  Subcategory     Newspapers & Magazines
  Collections from     Great Britain, Ireland, Scotland.³
  

• Newspaper Article*: He was mentioned in a newspaper article First name(s)     Robert Carmichael
  Last name     Nicolson
  Sex     Male
  Death year     1941
  Death date     03 May 1941
  Publication title     Courier & Advertiser
  Publication year     1941
  Publication date     3 May 1941
  Page     4
  Father's first name(s)     R D
  Father's last name     Nicolson
  Mother's last name     Nicolson
  Place     Dundee
  County     Forfarshire (Angus)
  Country     Scotland
  Event type     Obituary
  Record set     Scotland, Newspaper Death Reports & Obituaries
  Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
  Subcategory     Parish Burials
  Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland on 3 May 1941.⁴
  
• Newspaper Article: He was mentioned in a newspaper article First name(s)     Robert C "bobbie"
  Last name     Nicolson
  Sex     Male
  Birth year     1917
  Age     24
  Death year     1942
  Death date     29 Apr 1941
  Publication title     Courier & Advertiser
  Publication year     1942
  Publication date     29 Apr 1942
  Page     4
  Place     Dundee
  County     Forfarshire (Angus)
  Country     Scotland
  Event type     Obituary
  Record set     Scotland, Newspaper Death Reports & Obituaries
  Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
  Subcategory     Parish Burials
  Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland on 26 April 1942.⁵
  
• Newspaper Article: He was mentioned in a newspaper article First name(s)     Robert C
  Last name     Nicolson
  Sex     Male
  Death year     1946
  Death date     29 Apr 1941
  Publication title     Courier & Advertiser
  Publication year     1946
  Publication date     29 Apr 1946
  Page     4
  Place     Dundee
  County     Forfarshire (Angus)
  Country     Scotland
  Event type     Obituary
  Record set     Scotland, Newspaper Death Reports & Obituaries
  Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
  Subcategory     Parish Burials
  Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland on 29 April 1946.⁶
  
• (Witness) Anecdote forWeb: He was mentioned when Catherine Nicolson Miller nursing sister was reminiscing about Robert Davidson Nicolson mechanical engineer, jute mill manager who was a jute engineer in India during the 1930s; had children who all went to High School and lived with their aunt in Balmossie Street (Broughty Ferry/Barnhill) - Bobby (Robert Carmichael) drowned in WWII, Eleanor, Jimmy (in accident after WWII); brought the 'Kukri Knife' brooch to his cousin Kate Miller (ms Nicolson); when he was home from India, they (he & wife) would visit with you.⁷

Military Service

• Seaman Service*: Robert Carmichael Nicolson engineer, merchant navy served with SS City of Nagur Ship on 15 October 1940 First name(s)     Robert Carmichael
  Last name     Nicolson
  Birth year     1916
  Birth date     25 Jul 1916
  Birth place     Dundee
  Birth county/country     Forfarshire (Angus)
  Event year     1921
  Discharge number     R 198354
  Card type     CR2
  Archive     The National Archives
  Series     BT348
  Piece number     1
  Date range     1921-1941
  Record set     Britain, Merchant Seamen, 1918-1941
  Category     Education & work
  Subcategory     Merchant Navy & Maritime
  Collections from     Great Britain, UK None.⁸