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Thomas Nicholson 1566 – 1646 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Mar 1566

Birth Location: Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: May 1646

Death Location: Thorne, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England

Father: William Nicholson

Mother: Agnes Colyng\Colynge

Spouse(s): Elspaitt Cadunheid

Children(s): Margaret Nicholson

Thomas Nicholson was born in 1566 in Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of William Nicholson and Agnes Colyng\Colynge. Thomas Nicholson married Elspaitt Cadunheid, and had children including Margaret Mckinrik Nicholson. Thomas Nicholson passed away in 1646 in Thorne, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Thomas Nicholson was born in 1566 in Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of William Nicholson and Agnes Colyng\Colynge.
  • Thomas Nicholson married Elspaitt Cadunheid, and had children including Margaret Mckinrik Nicholson.
  • Thomas Nicholson passed away in 1646 in Thorne, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Nicholson
1545 – 1591
Birth Location: Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
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Agnes Colyng\Colynge
1543 – 1600
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elspaitt Cadunheid
1565 – 1596
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Margaret Nicholson
1581 – 1617
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Thomas Nicholson's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Nicholson
1566 – 1646
Birth Place: Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
William Nicholson
1545 – 1591
Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
Agnes Colyng\Colynge
1543 – 1600
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Nicholson's Descendants

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Thomas Nicholson (31 Mar 1566 – May 1646) m. Elspaitt Cadunheid (Abt. 1565 – 31 Dec 1596)
  1. 1. Margaret (Mckinrik) Nicholson (17 Sep 1581 – 10 Aug 1617)
    1. 1. Janet Smith (29 Jul 1604 – 3 Oct 1643)
      1. 1. William Andersone (8 Sep 1635 – abt 1684) m. Margaret Yong (5 Mar 1640 – )
        1. 1. James Anderson (Abt 1659 – 1685) m. Helen Young (2 Nov 1656 – 12 Jan 1693)

Thomas Nicholson's Timeline

2 Records

1566
31 Mar 1566
Birth of Thomas Nicholson in Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1646
May 1646
Age 80
Death of Thomas Nicholson in Thorne, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Thorne, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1566
    Event Place: Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1646
    Event Place: Thorne, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
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