Angus Nicholson

Male 1790 - 1874  (84 years)


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  • Name Angus Nicholson 
    Born 1790  Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation North East Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Farmer 
    _UID FE29E0ABEFF18C48A99DB7E8FA3340CC84F7 
    Died 14 Jan 1874  North East Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I321  Victoria Boutilier's Genealogy Pages
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2010 

    Family Mary MacDonald,   b. Abt 1803, Kilbar, Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jun 1875, North East Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 72 years) 
    Married 16 Nov 1824  Kilbar, Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 36 years)
     3. Hector Nicholson,   b. Abt 1834, North East Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1916, North East Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years)
     4. Emily Nicholson,   b. Abt 1836, North East Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1901  (Age ~ 66 years)
     5. George Nicholson,   b. Abt 1838, North East Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1891 and 1901, Port Hastings, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 53 years)
     6. Roderick Nicholson,   b. Abt 1840, North East Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Michael Nicholson,   b. 11 Feb 1844, North East Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1901, North East Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 56 years)
     8. Neil Nicholson,   b. Abt 1847, North East Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1926, South Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years)
     9. Jane "Jessie" Nicholson,   b. Abt 1850, North East Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1891  (Age ~ 42 years)
    Last Modified 23 May 2017 
    Family ID F140  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • More complete information can be found on this family at:
      http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wsnicholson&id=I 0009

      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"