William Nicol - MFFFF

[Shona]

Name:
William Nicol

Born:
c1820, Gargunnock, Stirlingshire

Parents:
Not known

Married:
1 Catherine Ferguson on 23 November 1844 at Lecropt. Two-thirds of this parish is in Perthshire with the rest in Stirlingshire. Catherine died between 1871 and 1881.
2 Mary ?????, from Alloa. Aged 53 in 1881

Occupation:
1841 ?
1851 Carter
1861 Labourer
1871 Stoker, bleach works
1881 Engineman at bleach field
1891 Fireman, station engine

Lived in:
1841 ?
1850 Cambus, Clackmannanshire
1851 Bothy, Alloa
1861 High Street, Stirling
1871 Red House, Dollar, Clackmannanshire
1881 Lower Mains, Greenbank, Dollar
1891 Dollar Mains, Dollar

Date, place and cause of death:
Not known

Buried:
Not known

Monumental inscription:
Not known

Will:
Not known

[kiterunner]

Mary is 53 in 1891, not 1881 (William is a widower in 1881), according to transcriptions.

In 1901 William is a retired fireman at Lower Mains Rd, Dollar, age 79, according to ancestry, but no Mary.

Scotland's People has a death for a William Nicol at Dollar in 1901, age 79. Hopefully the death cert will give details of his parents (and of Mary). They also have a death for a Mary Nicol at Dollar in 1896, age 58.

[Shona]

Ooooh - marvellous. Thank you. Top of the Christmas wish list - Scotland's People credits!

[kiterunner]

Oops, I forgot to check SP for Catherine's death - Catherine Nicol death in Dollar, other name Ferguson, 1877, age 51.

[Shona]

Couldn't wait for Santa. Bought some credits.

William Nicol death cert:
Died 3 June 1901, engineman, widower of Mary Leslie or Moody, Lower Main Dollar. Father: William Nicol, farmer (dec). Mother .................. MS............ Cause of death: Senile decay, bed sores, blood poisoning, one month. Informant: Peter Nicol (son).

[Shona]

Just checked William's second marriage, which gives both parents' names:

5 September 1884 according to rules of Presbyterian church
William Nicol, widower, engine keeper, to Mary Leslie, domestic servant
Father: William Nicol, innkeeper (dec)
Mother: Ellen Nicol, MS Brown (dec)

[kiterunner]

SP has the marriage of William Nicol and Mary Leslie, 1884, Clackmannan district.
(I posted this too late!)

[Shona]

Catherine Ferguson died on 4 January 1877. Married to William Nicol, fireman at Dollar bleachfield. Father: Peter Ferguson, farmer (dec). Mother: Jean Ferguson MS Stewart (dec). Cause: Heart disease. Informant: Peter Nicol (son).

[kiterunner]

There are a couple of possibles for William in Clackmannan in 1841 but not with family. One a machine maker age 22 and the other an ag lab age 20 (according to ancestry.)

I can't find a William Nicol / Ellen Brown couple on anything at the moment.

[Shona]

There are a couple of possibles for William in Clackmannan in 1841 but not with family. One a machine maker age 22 and the other an ag lab age 20 (according to ancestry.)

I can't find a William Nicol / Ellen Brown couple on anything at the moment.

My searches are coming up with nothing for William Nicol and Ellen Brown. Have tried searching on Helen, but no luck either. Not to fret - I'm chuffed that I've filled in some gaps today thanks to your prompting.