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William Nicholson 1545 – 1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Jan 1591

Death Location: Snaith, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Father: William Nicolson

Mother: Marjory Menzies

Spouse(s): Agnes Colyng\Colynge

Children(s): Thomas Nicolsoune

In 1545, William Nicholson entered the world in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland, born to William Nicolson and Marjory Margaret Menzies. William Nicholson married Agnes Colyng\Colynge, and had children including Thomas Nicolsoune. William Nicholson passed away in 1591 in Snaith, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1545, William Nicholson entered the world in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland, born to William Nicolson and Marjory Margaret Menzies.
  • William Nicholson married Agnes Colyng\Colynge, and had children including Thomas Nicolsoune.
  • William Nicholson passed away in 1591 in Snaith, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Nicolson
1520 – 1550
Birth Location: Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
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Marjory Menzies
1520 – 1556
Birth Location: Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Colyng\Colynge
1543 – 1600
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Thomas Nicolsoune
1566 – 1646
Birth Location: Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
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William Nicholson's Ancestors

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William Nicholson
1545 – 1591
Birth Place: Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
William Nicolson
1520 – 1550
Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
Marjory (Margaret) Menzies
1520 – 1556
Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Nicholson
1500 – 1520
Lasswade, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Marian mariota Agnes) BRUCE
1488 – 1575
Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Lady (Marian "Mary") Campbell
1500 – 1577
Lochowe Castle, Argyll, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Nicholson's Descendants

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William Nicholson (1545 – 14 Jan 1591) m. Agnes Colyng\Colynge (1543 – Abt. 1600)
  1. 1. Thomas Nicolsoune (31 Mar 1566 – May 1646) m. Marion ((Marioun)) Ramsay (11 Dec 1565 – Aft. 1601)
    1. 1. Elspeth Nicolsoune (19 Feb 1601 – Aft. 1627) m. James Thomsoune (25 Mar 1599 – Aft. 1627)
      1. 1. Isobell Thomsoune (14 February 1620 – ) m. Alexander ((David)) Reikie (11 April 1623 – )
        1. 1. Alexander Reikie (18 Apr 1647 – Unknown) m. Isbell Clerk (1653 – )

William Nicholson's Timeline

2 Records

1545
1545
Birth of William Nicholson in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
1591
14 Jan 1591
Age 46
Death of William Nicholson in Snaith, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Snaith, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1591
    Event Place: Snaith, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
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