Claud Nimmo

[MalcolmS60]

Two brothers, named John and William NIMMO, both had sons named Claud NIMMO born at Sorn in 1790.  The brother's father's name was Claud NIMMO and he was born 25/11/1742 at Sorn.  A Claud NIMMO married on 16/07/1830 in Sorn.  I am not sure if the Claud who married in 1830 was the son, grandson, or possibly even nephew or Great Nephew of John and/or William.  Any information enabling me to trace the link between the younger and older Claud NIMMOs would be greatly appreciated.
MalcolmS60

[Little Nell]

Hi Malcolm,

There are a number of entries in the IGI for Claud Nimmo in the Catrine and Sorn areas which may help you sort our who is who.  I would also think that you could look for John and William's marriages and other children. You can search the IGI yourself at this site:

http://www.familysearch.org

If Claud who married in 1830 died after 1855 when civil registration began in Scotland, then his death certificate will give his parent's names, including his mother's maiden name.  I have just searched the index and it comes up with 5 deaths post 1855 for a Claud Nimmo.  These indexes are available to search at:

http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

To view the records, you have to pay, but searching of the indexes is free once you have registered.  Have a look at the site and read the instructions to get the most out of it.

I can't find any wills left by a Claud Nimmo.

Good luck

Nell

[Tweetybird21]

Hi Malcolm,

did you ever solve the Nimmo mystery?

My Granny was a Nimmo and I think she comes from the same Nimmos!

[Katiecloot]

Hi there,  I have a Claud Nimmo in my family tree but can find nothing about him.  I have searched Scotland's People and can't find anything for him.  I did find something online about a Stonemason born in Sorn, the information is below;

"Claude Nimmo (1790–1833)
Stonemason and carver. Born at Sorn, Ayrshire, he went on to become the ‘very clever workman’ (Lancaster Gazette) who carved the statue of John of Gaunt (1824) over the gate of Lancaster Castle from a plaster model made by Michael Angelo Rigby, also of the city. Hartwell and Pevsner have suggested that the statue of Justice (1818–21) at the castle’s Female Penitentiary may also be Nimmo’s work. He died at Lancaster in 1833."

But I can't find any birth, death or marraige certificates for a Claud Nimmo on Scotland's People.

[Forfarian]

Hi there,  I have a Claud Nimmo in my family tree but can find nothing about him.  I have searched Scotland's People and can't find anything for him.  I did find something online about a Stonemason born in Sorn, the information is below;

"Claude Nimmo (1790–1833)
Stonemason and carver. Born at Sorn, Ayrshire, he went on to become the ‘very clever workman’ (Lancaster Gazette) who carved the statue of John of Gaunt (1824) over the gate of Lancaster Castle from a plaster model made by Michael Angelo Rigby, also of the city. Hartwell and Pevsner have suggested that the statue of Justice (1818–21) at the castle’s Female Penitentiary may also be Nimmo’s work. He died at Lancaster in 1833."

But I can't find any birth, death or marraige certificates for a Claud Nimmo on Scotland's People.

There are no birth, marriage or death certificates to be found because statutory civil registration did not start in Scotland until 1855.

Your best hope is to look for a baptism. There is a baptism of Claud Nimmo, parents William Nimmo and Margaret Craigg, in Sorn on 5 September 1790.

Something to bear in mind is that Claud(e) was sometimes spelled Glaud(e), and I have seen it mistranscribed as Cland, Clande, Gland, and Glande!