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George Nisbet 1701 – 1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1701

Birth Location: Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: Bef. 3 Feb 1785

Death Location: (Probably) Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Robert Nisbet

Mother: Ellspeth Redpath

Spouse(s): Margaret Roxburgh

Children(s): Euphemia Nisbet

In 1701, George Nisbet entered the world in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Robert Kerr Nisbet and Ellspeth Barbara Redpath. George Nisbet married Margaret Roxburgh, and had children including Euphemia Nisbet. George Nisbet passed away in 1785 in (Probably) Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1701, George Nisbet entered the world in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Robert Kerr Nisbet and Ellspeth Barbara Redpath.
  • George Nisbet married Margaret Roxburgh, and had children including Euphemia Nisbet.
  • George Nisbet passed away in 1785 in (Probably) Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Nisbet
1657 – 1736
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Ellspeth Redpath
1665 – 1730
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Roxburgh
1706 – 1735
Birth Location: Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Euphemia Nisbet
1732 – 1776
Birth Location: Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland
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George Nisbet's Ancestors

Self
George Nisbet
1701 – 1785
Birth Place: Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Kerr Nisbet
1657 – 1736
Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ellspeth (Barbara) Redpath
1665 – 1730
Edinburgh, Scotland
Grandparents
Capt (James) Nisbet
1620 – 1680
Greenholme, Ayrshire, Scotland
Marie Kennedy
1626 – 1680
Blaquhyn, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ellspeth Bell
1638 –
Duns, Berwick, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Greenholm
1580 – 1661
James Blairquhan,
1578 – 1637
Anne Stewart
1578 – 1640
Isobell Armestraige
1606 – 1660
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Greenholm
1550 – 1633
Margaret Lockhart
1557 – 1612

George Nisbet's Descendants

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George Nisbet (1701 – Bef. 3 Feb 1785) m. Margaret Roxburgh (14 Apr 1706 – Aft. 1735)
  1. 1. Euphemia Nisbet (27 September 1732 – After 1776) m. Sir (George) Maxwell (17 November 1729 – 24 January 1783)
    1. 1. David Maxwell (30 Sep 1772 – Bef. 1840) m. Isabel Brown (1775 – 14 Jan 1862)
      1. 1. David Maxwell (24 Dec 1808 – 14 Mar 1855) m. Margaret Walkinshaw (2 Aug 1806 – 13 Jan 1870)
        1. 1. Euphemia Maxwell (28 May 1847 – 18 Jan 1918) m. William Lindsay (24 Nov 1842 – 23 Nov 1906)
        2. 2. Jane Maxwell m. Robert Scobbie m. Scobie
        3. 3. William Maxwell
        4. 4. Margaret Maxwell m. James Park (abt 1846 – )
        5. 5. Agnes Maxwell
        6. 6. Isabella Maxwell

George Nisbet's Timeline

2 Records

1701
1701
Birth of George Nisbet in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland
Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland
1785
Bef. 3 Feb 1785
Age 84
Death of George Nisbet in (Probably) Ayrshire, Scotland
(Probably) Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1701
    Event Place: Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 3 Feb 1785
    Event Place: (Probably) Ayrshire, Scotland
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