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William Nisbet 1817 – 1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1817

Birth Location: Stair, Ayrshire

Death Date: 12 Nov 1896

Death Location: Galston, Ayrshire, , Scotland

Father: William Nisbet

Mother: Isabella Howatson

Spouse(s): Sillars BRYAN

Children(s): William Nisbet

William Nisbet was born in 1817 in Stair, Ayrshire, the child of William Nisbet and Isabella Howatson. William Nisbet married Sillars BRYAN, and had children including William Nisbet. William Nisbet passed away in 1896 in Galston, Ayrshire, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Nisbet was born in 1817 in Stair, Ayrshire, the child of William Nisbet and Isabella Howatson.
  • William Nisbet married Sillars BRYAN, and had children including William Nisbet.
  • William Nisbet passed away in 1896 in Galston, Ayrshire, , Scotland.

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William Nisbet's Ancestors

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William Nisbet
1817 – 1896
Birth Place: Stair, Ayrshire
Parents
William Nisbet
1784 – 1868
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Isabella Howatson
1784 – 1860
Carsphairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
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William Nisbet's Descendants

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William Nisbet (abt 1817 – 12 Nov 1896) m. Sillars BRYAN (2 Oct 1815 – 23 Mar 1893)
  1. 1. William Nisbet (29 Sep 1838 – 22 Jan 1879) m. Sarah (Jane) Martin (24 Feb 1839 – 15 Mar 1915)
    1. 1. Mary (A) Nisbet (29 May 1879 – 03 May 1968) m. Thomas McPherson (19 Feb 1877 – 6 Jun 1957)
      1. 1. Mary McPHERSON (October 1912 – )

William Nisbet's Timeline

2 Records

1817
abt 1817
Birth of William Nisbet in Stair, Ayrshire
Stair, Ayrshire
1896
12 Nov 1896
Age 79
Death of William Nisbet in Galston, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Galston, Ayrshire, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1817
    Event Place: Stair, Ayrshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1896
    Event Place: Galston, Ayrshire, , Scotland

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