If you have found the information on these pages useful, you might like to contribute to the costs involved (this money comes directly to me)
 
Or you may wish to give to one of these charities that are close to my heart - please tell them how you found them, if donating this way
 

Elizabeth Nicolson

F, #1762, b. circa 1824, d. 28 February 1870
Last Edited: 16 Oct 2019

Parents:

Father*: Robert Nicolson blacksmith b. 14 Aug 1799, d. 17 Nov 1863
Mother*: Sarah Ann Henderson b. c 1802, d. 8 Nov 1877
Relationship:
3rd great-aunt of Patricia Catherine Adamson
  • Birth*: Elizabeth Nicolson was born circa 1824 at probably Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, .
  • She was the daughter of Robert Nicolson blacksmith and Sarah Ann Henderson.
  • (Bride) Marriage*: Elizabeth Nicolson married Alexander Wilson wood merchant, son of Thomas Wilson wright, joiner and Elizabeth Morris fruiterer, on 23 July 1852 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, .
  • (Deceased) Death*: Elizabeth Nicolson died on 28 February 1870 at 15 Meadow Entry, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, , Elizabeth Wilson married to Alexander Wilson cart-wright, 1870 February 28th, 1h 40m pm, 15 Meadow Entry Dundee, female aged 45 years, fath Robert Nicholson, engine-fitter (dec), moth Sarah Ann Nicholson ms Henderson, phthisis 4 months as certified by P M Baxter surgeon, signed Alex Wilson widower present, reg 1870 March 1st at Dundee, Jas Kinnison registrar.1
  • Married Name: As of 23 July 1852, her married name was Wilson.
  • (Spouse) Death: Her spouse Alexander Wilson wood merchant died on 26 July 1900 at Victoria Hospital, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1900 deaths in the district of Lochee, burgh of Dundee, Alexander Wilson wood merchant widower of Elizabeth Nicholson; 1900 July twenty-sixth 7h 30m pm Victoria Hospital Dundee; aged 75 years, fath Andrew Wilson blacksmith (dec) moth Elizabeth Wilson ms Morris (dec); senile heart disease, general debility 7 months heart failure as cert by George Halley MRCM; signed Betsy Croom daughter 4 Balfour Street Dundee; 1900 July 28th at Lochee J Robertson registrar.2

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household6 June 1841Elizabeth Nicolson was listed in the 1841 census at George Place Joint Stock Building, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Robert Nicolson, 40, blacksmith, not this county; Sarah Nicolson, 35, England; Elizabeth Nicolson, 16, flax mill op, not in this county.3
Spouse7 April 1861They was listed in the household of Alexander Wilson wood merchant in the 1861 census at 19 Meadowside Road, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Alexander Wilson, head, age 37, black smith & cast wigton master employing 2 men & 1 boy, b Dundee; Elizabeth Wilson, wife, age 37, b Aberdeen. Elizabeth Wilson, Isabella Wilson, Rachel Wilson and Mary Wilson were also listed in the household.4

Family:

Alexander Wilson wood merchant b. 17 Oct 1825, d. 26 Jul 1900

Children:

Elizabeth Wilson b. 4 Apr 1853, d. 24 Apr 1926
Isabella Wilson+ b. c 1854, d. 21 Dec 1933
Rachel Wilson+ b. 10 Jan 1856, d. 27 Sep 1911
Mary Wilson b. 16 Jan 1858

Notes

Citations

  1. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Statutory Death 1870 ref 118 image held [Jun 2005].
  2. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS Statutory Death 1900 ref 167 image held [Jun 2006].
  3. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Robert Nicolson in 1841
    1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Georges Place Jointstock Buildings, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [confirmed Jun 2022].
  4. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Dundee; ED: 8; Page: 1; Line: 20; Roll: CSSCT1861_38. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1861 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census. Reels 1-150. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Oct 2014]