Walter Nicol

  General Notes:

Father's name was James Nicol.
Mother's name was Margaret Horvie
Possibly had a brother John Nicol who was a crofter (according to Christine)

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Linen Handloom weaver.

• fact. Father's name was James Nicol.
Mother's name was Margaret Horvie
Possibly had a brother John Nicol who was a crofter (according to Christine)

• source. Baptism Smithstoun, Deskford Parish register p.155. Witnesses Walter Stevenson, Walter Wilson, Walter Milnein Lillsheath, Walter Reid, Margaret Sharp, Janet Allan. Parents James Nicol , Margaret nee Horvie

• Residence. lived at High St Banff. His workshop was in Wright's Close.

• Census. 1841: Banff Parish 147 no. 2 book
High St:
Walter Nicol age 70 Yes (born in this country)
Christian aged 67 No (born in this country)
John Nicol aged 28 (George Nicol's brother) Grocer and Spirit dealer Yes (born in this country)
Sophia aged 9
1851 Census:
14 High St:
John Nicol aged 38 Grocer and Spirit Dealer (born Marnock)
Christian aged 30 wife born Fordyce
Walter aged 80 Grocer's assistant, former weaver, born Deskford

• connection. Sheila Jensen is linked to me in this way:

Sheila Jensen . . .
Is the Granddaughter of . . .
John Nicol (1879) - who is my 3^rd cousin twice removed & Margaret Inglis (1878)
His father was Alexander Nicol (1834)
His father was James Nicol (1800)
His father was John Nicol (1764)
His father was James Nicol (1719) & he also had Walter Nicol (1771)
He had George Nicol (1810)
He had John Nicol (1844)
He had Helen Nicol (1889) who married G. A. Davies (1894)
He had Colin Davies (1925)
He had me Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

• Death Certificate Number: register p.155.

Walter married Christian Conn, daughter of John Conn Christian and Unknown, on 6 Jun 1806 in Banff, Banffshire Scotland. (Christian Conn was born in 1774 in Fordyce, Banffshire Scotland and died after 1841.)