Speculation
John named his first son William – could he be following traditional naming pattern as Annie suggested and John’s father would be named William? Several trees on ancestry have John as the son of a William Nicol and Magdaline Moncrieff from Drone. BUT they all have John’s death as 1850 in Dunkeld? Have you discounted the 1850 death record – perhaps all the other trees are wrong since they are all “sourced” from one tree on Ancestry? The 1849 record from Greyfriars Perth seems to be correct – it ties in with the 1841 Scottish census, where John is noted as a grocer. Maybe he is John Nicol born Dron, Perthshire in 1787 who died in Perth July 23 1849?
Ann Macdonald, John’s wife may be the Ann McDonald baptized 28 April 1793 • Tibbermore, Perthshire, Scotland to Donald Macdonald(d 10 JUN 1809 • Tofthouses, Tibbermore) and spouse Wainwood McDonald(Birth ABOUT 1756; Death 28 JUN 1821 • Huntingtower, Tibbermore ). This couple married 3 Feb 1776 at Tibbermore,Perth,Scotland. John Nicol and spouse Ann Macdonald named a daughter Wainwood, after Ann’s mother? Also, Ann Nicol, (mother in law of George Clark, spouse of Jane/Jean Nicol 1871 census), was born Tibbermore?
John Nicol may be a sibling of the following Nicols in Perth, also children of William Nicol and Magdaline Moncrieff. William Nicol married Magdalen Moncrieff at Dron in Perthshire 30 May 1784. (William Nicol in this Parish and Magdaline Moncrieff in the parish of Fortevoit were contracted, proclaimed and married).Most of their children seem to have been born in Arngask, Perthshire but John is oldest and may have been born in Forteviot where his mother was living begore her marriage or wherever William Nicol is from – Dron??. Check the births in Forteviot and Dron (06 May 1787 • Dron, Perthshire, Scotland)? For details on Arngask see
http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16463http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/ordnance-survey-map-series/list/os6inch/perthshire/arngaskJames Nicol - merchant in Perth. Perth directory 1845 shows him as James Nicol, grocer, 133 South Street, Perth. Perth Burgh Burial Registrations, 1794-1855 James Nicol, merchant, died of typhus, 10 March 1848 at Perth and buried 13 March 1848 at Greyfrairs Cemetery, Perth, Burgh, Perthshire.
Robert Nicol (see my previous post on wills) Born Arngask, Perthshire. 27 NOV 1791 to William Nicol and Magdalen Moncrieff. 1841 Census – general merchant, Middle Church burgh, High Street, Perth. Age 45 b 1796. (NB a daughter is named MAGDALENE – perhaps after his mother Magdalene Moncrieff?) 1845 Perth directory shows him as a shipmaster, 89 High Street, Perth. 1851 Ship owner in York Place, Perth. Age 59 b 1792 Arngask Perthshire. 1861 census. Age 69 b 1792 Arngask, Perthshire. Retired shipowner, Newton Street, Blairgowrie, Perthshire. Death 19 JAN 1865 • 10 York Place Perth, Perthshire.
William Nicol: Birth 19 JAN 1794 • Fordiehill Arngask PerthshireKinross Death 15 FEB 1863. 1851 census -Newfargie, Arngask, Fife, Scotland. Married to Catherine Niven. Farmer of 130 Acres Arable and 50 land of Moor. Married 2nd wife, Nancy Gentle, 05 Jun 1857 at Perth,Perthshire ,Scotland. 1861 Census 1861 -Newfargie Farm, Arngask, Fife, Scotland. Occupation: Farmer of 200 Acres. Employing 6 Labourer and 1 boy. Death record: Willian Nicol married to Nancy Gentle, age 69, occupation farmer. Cause of death Dropsy 18 months, son Peter Nicol was present (eldest son to 1st wife) . Buried in Greyfriars Cem Perth
David Nicol – Birth 11 Feb 1798 at Fordiehill(Fordell??) Arngask Fife & Kinross. 1845 Perth directory shows him as a vintner, at 14 Meal Vennel, Perth. 1851 census – vintner at 14 Meal Vennel, Perth. Age 53 b 1798 Kinross, Fife.Death record (Perth Burgh burials) Death Date:21 Apr 1854 Burial Date:25 Apr 1854 David Nicol age 56y,occupation: Grocer,Address: Meal Vennel. Cause of death: Apoplexy.
NB In the Perth directory of 1845 there is a Robert Nicol (NOT THE SHIPOWNER), a clerk, at BAROSA STREET, Perth. Isn’t that the address given on Ann Macdonald Nicol’s death certificate?
