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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Berwickshire => Topic started by: snimmo243 on Wednesday 11 November 09 14:28 GMT (UK)
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Is there anyone else looking at Nisbets in the Coldingham area in the early 1800's? I've got as far back as my ggggg grandfather's (John Nisbet) marriage to Helen (Ellen) Aitchison in 1818 in Coldingham parish. I'm planning on visiting the record office in a few weeks to investigate further.
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HI
just registered and saw message John Nisbet & Helen Atchison are my gg grandmothers parents her name was Alison - she married to William Hunter.
her son Robert is my great grandfather
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Hi terianne
My family descend from Alison's brother James do you have any info prior to John and Helen?
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Hi Snimmo243
I don't have very much just bits and bobs like Helen father was called George, names of farm/locations, etc. the rest of the stuff is maybe's
I will have another look at my notes and see if I can put something together.
Being from the farming community and Record dates can cause problems because of the hirings and incomplete registers, etc.
I have one advantage I live in the Scottish Borders
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Hi Snimmo243
I had another look at my records and on ScotlandsPeople and found out that Helen Aitchison died 19 Oct 1861 at Ayton, Berwickshire and her parents were George Aitchison and Alison Alexander.
Re John Nisbet I have a hunch about his parents but will have to check he died before 1851 (because Helen was a widow in Berwickshire in 1851) - I found the family in the Oldhamstocks, East Lothian (it a small villiage just next to Cockburnspath, Berwickshire (its in Berwickshire nowadays since the slight redrawing of the regions) in the 1841 census.
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Could Siblings have Married Siblings?
MARRIAGE;
04 July 1817, Coldingham, Berwick, Scotland
Elizabeth NISBET, Father GEORGE Nisbet
Thomas ATCHINSON, Father GEORGE Atchinson
(Source Familysearch.Org)
Trish :)
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Possibly could be cousins
Nisbet & Aitchison very common surname in Berwickshire Coldingham area
Re: John Nisbet if the standard rule on naming apply the parents could be James & Margaret as his first son John Duncan Nisbet looks like he was named after a prominent family friend or local man
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Just wondering if you know why Peter Nisbet, Alison & James' younger brother emigrated west under a bit of a cloud - the mums cousins mentioned it a few years ago, but didn't seem to know the reason, just that he had to quickly.
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I haven't picked up a Peter Nisbet in that generation but I'm planning a visit to Scotlands people in a few weeks and will look into it further, I've found a few deaths in the Berwick area around the same period but cannot confirm 100% they are from my tree
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I have a Margaret Nisbet b 6 June 1784 @ West Calder, Berwickshire. Parents were William Nisbet & Jean Calder.
Margaret married George Johnston on 14 April 1805 @ Mordington.
George was born 17 Jan 1777 @ East Barns, Dunbar & died 20 Aug 1855 @ Templehall, Coldingham.
Margaret pre-deased him as she died 5 Dec 1829 @ Coldingham.
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snimmo243
Only had a quick read of your posting so do not know if this info is relevent. Found them while trying to find my elusive Nisbet/Nesbits! Found spelling variations
15/8/1784 Margaret Nesbit born to James Nesbit and Margaret Thornburn FR1235 Coldingham 732/00500121
27/2/1774 Margaret Nisbet born to John Nisbet and Isobel Nisbet FR1206 Coldingham 732/00500062
1784 15th August birth Margaret Nisbet to Robert Nisbet and Mary Darling in Coldingham
I have an Isabella b1780, Margaret b1784 and Janet b1793 all Scotland but never been able to find out where!
Think 1784 birth mine but until I find other children of same parentage unsure!
Good luck in your search
Ogleway
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Am a first timer here.
My great grandfather, William Johnston, was the son of George Johnston & Margaret Nisbet. William came to Australia in 1848.
There were three other brothers, George-DOB 18/08/1811, James-DOB14/07/1807, John-DOB 15/01/1818 and a sister Alison-DOB 08/05/1812.
Margaret passed away on 05/12/1829, aged 45 yrs.
Looking to further research on these families.
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Hi there,
I have a few more Johnstons in George & Mgt Nisbets family.
In addition to George 1811, James 1807, John 1818 & Alison 1812 I have
Helen b abt 1816, Janet b abt 1821, William abt 1823 & Elizabeth abt 1808.
I cannot find a birth record for Elizabeth but on the 21st March 1834 she married John Bertram @ Coldingham. She died Prenderguest, Ayton, Berwickshire on 24 Sept 1857. They had 4 sons:
John 1835 died 1925 at Arthur, Ontario,
George 1837 died 1911 ( my g.grandfather) @ Drem, East Lothian,
Thomas 1841 died 1908 @ Willington, Durham,
James 1849 died 1924 @ Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne.
I have George Johnston being born @ East Barns, Dunbar, East Lothian on 17th Jan 1777 & he died @ Templehall, Coldingham on 20th Aug 1855
Mgt Nisbet b. 6th June 1784 @ West Calder, Berwickshire, died 5th Dec 1829 @ Coldingham.
I have George's parents as James Johnston abt 1835 & Alison Fowler.
Mgt Nisbet's parents as William Nisbet & Jean Calder ( but not certain abt Jean Calder). There seems to be a few choices here so mine maybe wrong.
Best wishes, George
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Hi George,
I don't have anything on Helen, Elizabeth or Janet for George and Margaret's family. In saying that, I'm just starting out with family history.
I have a Janet Johnston who appears to be the daughter of George Johnston & Elizabeth Henderson. She married Thomas Paterson.
I have Thomas passing 08/12/1900 @ Spring Creek, aged 81yrs and Janet 11/08/1894 near Spring Creek, aged 73yrs. Not sure where Spring Crk is.
There is a headstone in the Cobbra, NSW, cemetery which I have photographed.
There appears to be a son as Janet and a William Paterson signatures appear on my great g/fathers (William Johnston/Margaret Bain) marrage certificate.
Barry