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Offline sparkles

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nicol,s of banffshire
« on: Monday 10 October 05 22:51 BST (UK) »
looking for help tracing nicol family from fordyce, gamrie, deskford and cluny area,s
have got back to 1800 but am now stuck.
last name i have isjohn nicol married to margaret currie, i have no info on them. i know thatone of there sons was  james nicol (b. 1800 in deskford) he married janet robb. i know he lived at garden st, macduff in march 1864. he was a carter and feuar.
if anyone can help i would be most grateful

thanks
nicol- banffshire
dick- fife
gibbs- middlesex,northampton
constable- middlesex
gale-essex
bailey - sussex
haffenden-sussex,kent
McAllister/Bradley/Tierney- county derry
Williamson/Higginson-Belfast

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Re: nicol,s of banffshire
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 16 October 05 15:54 BST (UK) »
Hi

Found on IGI/SP the following, born Deskford :

02/02/1802 - John, parents John Nicol/Margaret Currie

07/10/1804 - Walter, parents John Nicol/Margaret Currie


In 1841 census @ Tocher Street, Gamrie, Banffshire :

Nicol - James - M - 41 years - Ag Labourer - born Banffshire

Nicol - Jannet - F - 45 years -  born Banffshire

Nicol - James - M - 14 years -  born Banffshire

Nicol - Alexander - M - 7 years - born Banffshire

In 1841 census for Greenskairs, Gamrie, Banffshire :

Nicol - John - M - 11 years - ag Labourer - born Banffshire


In 1851 census (same address)

Nicol - James - Head - M - 51 years - Feuar/Carter - born Banffshire

Nicol - Janet - Wife - F - 56 years - born Deskford

Nicol - James - Son - M - 24 years - Ropemaker - born Forglen

Nicol - John - Son - M - 20 years - Saddler - born Gamrie

Donald - Jean - Servant - F - 16 years - Gen Servant - born Banff



Ysabeau
Aberdeenshire : Anderson + Baxter + Bruce + Dickson + Emslie + Hendry + Hunter + Laing + Lawson + Maitland + Reid + Robb + Walker + Watt + Williams

Banffshire/Morayshire : Farquharson + Gordon + Grant + Lamb + Lawson + Stewart/Stuart

Any census information included in this post is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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Re: nicol,s of banffshire
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 16 October 05 22:39 BST (UK) »
hi ysabeau,

thank you for your help, if you find anything on john nicol and margaret currie i would be grateful as that is where i have got stuck

thanks again

christine
nicol- banffshire
dick- fife
gibbs- middlesex,northampton
constable- middlesex
gale-essex
bailey - sussex
haffenden-sussex,kent
McAllister/Bradley/Tierney- county derry
Williamson/Higginson-Belfast

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Re: nicol,s of banffshire
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 01 July 06 21:48 BST (UK) »
I know someone living whose a nicol from precisely that area if thats any use!
Alison
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