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Lesley

Lesley Report 3 Oct 2008 09:55

im trying to build my family tree my grandad was born in 1887 in berwickshire. his name was henry adamson nicholson.

Victor

Victor Report 3 Oct 2008 10:01

This could be him.


1891 Scotland Census
about Henry A Nicholson
Name: Henry A Nicholson
Age: 7
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884
Relationship: Son
Father's Name: James
Mother's Name: Janet
Gender: Male
Where born: Cockburnspath, Berwickshire
Registration Number: 740
Registration district: Fogo
Civil Parish: Fogo
County: Berwickshire
Address: Sisterpath Servants House
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 2
Household schedule number: 11
Line: 7
Roll: CSSCT1891_377
Household Members: Name Age
Catherine Nicholson 5
Henry A Nicholson 7
Isabella Nicholson 3
James Nicholson 36
James Nicholson 9
Janet Nicholson 34
Robert Nicholson 1

Source Citation: Parish: Fogo; ED: 2; Page: 3; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1891_377; Year: 1891.


His father.

Name: James Nicholson
Age: 36
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Janet
Gender: Male
Where born: Stenton, Haddington


His mother

Name: Janet Nicholson
Age: 34
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Relationship: Wife
Spouse's name : James
Gender: Female
Where born: Dumfermline, Fife


Victor

Victor

Victor Report 3 Oct 2008 10:11

This could be his father James.


1871 Scotland Census
about James Nicholson
Name: James Nicholson
Age: 16
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855
Relationship: Son
Mother's Name: Isabella
Gender: Male
Where born: Stenton, E Lothian
Registration Number: 741
Registration district: Foulden
Civil Parish: Foulden
County: Berwickshire
Address: St John's Cot House
Occupation: Ag Lab
ED: 1
Household schedule number: 65
Line: 23
Roll: CSSCT1871_175
Household Members: Name Age
Isabella Nicholson 44
James Nicholson 16


Source Citation: Parish: Foulden; ED: 1; Page: 13; Line: 23; Roll: CSSCT1871_175; Year: 1871.



His mother


Name: Isabella Nicholson
Age: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1827
Relationship: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Whitsome, Berwick


Victor

Battenburg

Battenburg Report 3 Oct 2008 10:17




1901 England census.
James Nicholson 1855 Scotland farm steward
Janet wife 1857 Scotland
James son 1882 Scotland.occ ploughman
HENRY NICHOLSON son 1884 Scotland occ ploughman
Catherinne 1886 Scotland occ farm servant
Isabella 1888 Scotland
Alison 1893 Scotland
Elizabeth 1895 Scotland
Thomas Cowe son 1881 Berwick upon Tweed occ farmers son
John Bell servant 1832 Berwick upon Tweed
living Berwick upon Tweed