« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 19 November 08 23:14 GMT (UK) »
I see that Nisbet is one of your surname interests Steve.
I've got all of my family lines back into the 17th/18th Century except my great grandmother's father, John Nisbet.
My great grandmother, Euphemia Nisbet, was born in Humbie 23/08/1839 to Agnes Shiels and John Nisbet, although they never married. Shortly afterwards (1842) Agnes married John Neilson at Pencaitland, and Euphemia was brought up by her grandparents, James Shiels and Euphemia Montieth.
Amongst the family papers, however, was a photograph of John Nisbet as an old man so I assume he kept in touch with his daughter and her family but I have not been able to trace him.
He could, I suppose, be from either East Lothian or Midlothian, or even Berwickshire (where Euphemia eventually got married having moved to Highlaws Farm near Eyemouth with her uncle, Frances Shiels) as I don't know where Agnes was working when she became pregnant. The photograph was certainly amongst the Eyemouth papers as were lots of photographs of her Neilson half brothers and sisters
Don't suppose you have come across anyone that fits the Bill during your searches?
Thanks
Andrew
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