Angus Nicholson
1790 - 1874 (84 years)-
Name Angus Nicholson Born 1790 Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland 
Gender Male Occupation North East Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada Farmer _UID FE29E0ABEFF18C48A99DB7E8FA3340CC84F7 Died 14 Jan 1874 North East Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada Person ID I321 Victoria Boutilier's Genealogy Pages Last Modified 24 Jul 2010
Family Mary MacDonald, b. Abt 1803, Kilbar, Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland , d. 10 Jun 1875, North East Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age ~ 72 years) Married 16 Nov 1824 Kilbar, Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland Notes - marriage record claims she is the 2nd oldest daughter of Neil McDonald.
Nov. 16, 1824. I married this 16th day of November, Angus Nicholson, to Mary MacDonald second daughter of the late Neil MacDonald, innkeeper, Kilbar, at Giarrimore before witnesses. (Rev. Angus MacDonald)
Children 1. Christine Nicholson, b. Abt 1828, d. Aft 1891 (Age ~ 64 years) 2. John Nicholson, b. Abt 1830, d. 16 Apr 1866, Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age ~ 36 years)3. Hector Nicholson, b. Abt 1834, North East Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 10 Feb 1916, North East Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age ~ 82 years)4. Emily Nicholson, b. Abt 1836, North East Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. Aft 1901 (Age ~ 66 years)5. George Nicholson, b. Abt 1838, North East Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. Between 1891 and 1901, Port Hastings, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age ~ 53 years)6. Roderick Nicholson, b. Abt 1840, North East Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown7. Michael Nicholson, b. 11 Feb 1844, North East Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. Bef 1901, North East Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age < 56 years)8. Neil Nicholson, b. Abt 1847, North East Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 16 Apr 1926, South Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Age ~ 79 years)9. Jane "Jessie" Nicholson, b. Abt 1850, North East Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. Aft 1891 (Age ~ 42 years)Last Modified 23 May 2017 Family ID F140 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- marriage record claims she is the 2nd oldest daughter of Neil McDonald.
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Notes - More complete information can be found on this family at:
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The family is listed in HOIC on page 614: "Angus Nicholson (John Patrick) a native of the Isle of Barra, was an early pioneer at Cape Mabou. His wife's name was Mary MacDonald. They had seven sons, Roderick, Neil, George,Michael, Hector, John and Neil (Junior) and several daughters. Roderick and Neil were stone cutters, George a ship-wright and Michael a carpenter. Roderick's son, Colin (Sergeant Major) served overseas during the Great War. Angus Nicholson had a brother, who settled at Boisdale, C.B. Rev. P.J. Nicholson, M.A., Ph.D., of St. F.X. College, Antigonish is a grandson of this brother."
1871 Census of Canada:
household 91 Mabou dist 1 p 32
Angus Nicholson 80 Scotland Catholic farmer no read no write married
Mary Nicholson 66 Scotland no read no write
Hector Nicholson 36 Nova Scotia farmer no read no write
Cristie Nicholson 40 Nova Scotia no read no write
Rory Nicholson 30 Nova Scotia carpenter
Michael Nicholson 27 Nova Scotia carpenter no read no write
Neill Nicholson 23 Nova Scotia farmer
Jessie Nicholson 20 Nova Scotia no read no write
Angus Nicholson, Inverness County, Nova Scotia Civil Registration Death Certificate, reg yr 1874, bk 1810, p 100 no. 49 "married, age 83, born Scotland, d. Mabou, informant M. Nicholson of Mabou"
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