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Note: Re: David Nicolson,born in Unst around 1830 & emigrated to Australia in the 1850's RxCairns (View posts) Posted: 18 Apr 2014 11:25AM Classification: Biography Surnames: NICOLSON, GRAY, MURRAY Scotlands People shows that Thomas Nicolson and Margaret Gray married in 1827:in Unst: 01/02/1827 NICOLSON THOMAS MARGARET GRAY/ M UNST /SHETLAND 011/00 0020 0120 Births include: William Nicolson, 01/01/1827 Unst, parents Thomas Nicolson and Margaret Gray David Nicolson, 27/08/1829 Unst, parents Thomas Nicolson John Nicolson, 01/01/1833 Unst, parents Thomas Nicolson Margaret Ursula Nicolson, 25/10/1835 Unst, parents Thomas Nicolson and Margt Gray Robert Bruce Nicolson, 10/08/1838 Unst, parents Thomas Nicolson Thomas Cameron Nicolson, 29/07/1840 Unst, parents Thomas Nicolson Anne Cameron Nicolson, 05/07/1842 Unst, parents Thomas Nicolson A possible match in the 1841 Scotland census: Name: Thomas Nicolson Age: 40 Estimated birth year: abt 1801 Where born: Orkney and Shetland, Scotland Civil Parish: Unst County: Orkney and Shetland Address: Voesgarth Occupation: Mer S Household Members: Name Age Thomas Nicolson 40 Margaret Nicolson 35 William Nicolson 13 David Nicolson 11 Gilbert Nicolson 9 John Nicolson 7 Ursula Nicolson 5 Robert Nicolson 3 Thomas Nicolson 1 Thomas may have died before 1851, as Margaret is the head of household, living at Lerwick, on Post Office Close, with children John, Ursula, Thomas and Ann, in the 1851 Scotland census. . Voesgarth seems to be tiny - see http://www.britishplacenames.co.uk/hp6108-voesgarth-shetland... http://pa.shetland.gov.uk/online-applications/propertyDetail... Tracing the family, it looks as if William Nicolson born 1827 Unst became a Congregationalist Minister. In the 1901 Scotland census, he is living at 153 Dalkeith Road in Edinburgh with his wife Mary M., born c 1840 in England, and his sister Margaret Ursula Nicolson born 1840 Unst. The household includes William and Mary M. Nicolson's daughter, Winifred U. Nicolson, who was born 1882 in Russia. This seems to be: Name: Winifred Ursula Rev Nicolson Event Type: Baptism Christening Date: 12 May 1881 Christening Place: St Petersburg, Russia Father's Name: William Rev Nicolson Mother's Name: Mary (England and Wales, Non-Conformist Record Indexes, in Family Search) Searching for other births to William and Mary Nicolson in Russia brings up this record, which gives Mary's maiden name as Murray: Name: William Lindsay Alexander Nicolson Event Type: Baptism Christening Date: 24 Mar 1875 Christening Place: St Petersburg, Russia Father's Name: William Nicolson Mother's Name: Mary Murray (England and Wales, Non-Conformist Record Indexes, in Family Search) And also this record: Name: George Bell Nicolson Event Type: Baptism Christening Date: 25 Nov 1873 Christening Place: St Petersburg, Russia Father's Name: William Nicolson Mother's Name: Mary (England and Wales, Non-Conformist Record Indexes, in Family Search) It seems that Rev. Nicolson was serving in Amble, Northumberland, England, before he was posted as a missionary to St. Petersburg about 1869. I hope some of this information is useful to you. kind regards, Rosemary
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