Margaret Nicholson1

#14944, (circa 1805-20 December 1869)
FatherDonald Nicholson1
MotherMary Margaret MacDougall1 (c 1770-c 1841)
ChartsNicholson Family 1 - descendants
Last Edited30 Sep 2023
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Margaret Nicholson may have been born circa 1799.2 She may have been born in 1803 at Ross-shire, Scotland.3 She may have been born circa 1805 at Scotland.1,4 She was the daughter of Donald Nicholson and Mary Margaret MacDougall.1

Margaret Nicholson married Donald MacKay, son of William MacKay and Miriam Sutherland, on Saturday, 13 December 1823 at Culag, the Parish of Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland.5,1

Margaret Nicholson was recorded as living with Donald MacKay in the 1841 census at Kinauld, the Parish of Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland, and other records indicate this was her spouse.6

Margaret Nicholson was recorded as the spouse of Donald MacKay in the 1851 census at Kinauld, the Parish of Dornoch, Sutherland.7

Margaret Nicholson was recorded as the spouse of Donald MacKay in the 1861 census at Kinauld, the Parish of Dornoch, Sutherland.3

Margaret died on 20 December 1869 at Garvault, Parish of Rogart, Sutherland, Scotland, "injury to the brain caused by a blow received when pitched out of a cart".2

Timeline

DateEventPlace
Family
1799Birth-Candidate2
1803Birth-CandidateRoss-shire, Scotland3
1805Birth-CandidateScotland1,4
1
1823Married Name1
1823MarriageCulag, the Parish of Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland5,1
1841Census (Scot) 1841Kinauld, the Parish of Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland6
1851Census (Scot) 1851Kinauld, the Parish of Dornoch, Sutherland7
1861Census (Scot) 1861Kinauld, the Parish of Dornoch, Sutherland3
1869DeathGarvault, Parish of Rogart, Sutherland, Scotland2

Family

Donald MacKay (1802-26 Sep 1876)
Children

Citations

  1. [S959] Scotland, Death Certificate, Statutory Registers 1869 NICHOLSON, MARGARET (Statutory registers Deaths 055/ 26).
  2. [S959] Scotland, Death Certificate, Statutory Registers 1869 NICHOLSON, MARGARET (Statutory registers Deaths 055/ 26) (see additional notes in the register).
  3. [S983] National Census for Scotland, 1861 (online image) 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Kinauld, Dornoch (Sutherland), Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
  4. [S586] Private Nicholson Source, Genealogical Notes, January 2013 p.3.
  5. [S263] Parish Registers for Assynt, 1798- 13/12/1823 NICHOLSON, MARGARET (Old Parish Registers Marriages 044/ 20 89 Assynt) Page 89 of 139.
  6. [S552] National Census for Scotland, 1841 (online image) 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Kinald, Dornoch (Sutherland), Sutherland, Scotland.
  7. [S568] National Census for Scotland, 1851 (online image) 1851 MCKAY, HECTOR (Census 047/ 6/ 5) Page 4 of 11 and previous page.
  8. [S586] Private Nicholson Source, Genealogical Notes, January 2013 p.3-4.