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William Nisbet 1838 – 1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Sep 1838

Birth Location: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Jan 1879

Death Location: Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: William Nisbet

Mother: Sillars BRYAN

Spouse(s): Sarah Martin

Children(s): Mary Nisbet

William Nisbet was born in 1838 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of William Nisbet and Sillars BRYAN. William Nisbet married Sarah Jane Martin, and had children including Mary A Nisbet. William Nisbet passed away in 1879 in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Nisbet was born in 1838 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of William Nisbet and Sillars BRYAN.
  • William Nisbet married Sarah Jane Martin, and had children including Mary A Nisbet.
  • William Nisbet passed away in 1879 in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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William Nisbet's Ancestors

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William Nisbet
1838 – 1879
Birth Place: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
William Nisbet
1817 – 1896
Stair, Ayrshire
Sillars BRYAN
1815 – 1893
St Quivox and Newton-on-Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
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 (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

1838
29 Sep 1838
Birth of William Nisbet in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
1879
22 Jan 1879
Age 41
Death of William Nisbet in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland
Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1838
    Event Place: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1879
    Event Place: Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

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