Nisbet
The earliest discovered history of
this family of
NISBET
is found recorded in Midlothian, Scotland.
As early as 1803 at least one branch is established in
Lanarkshire, Scotland
First Generation
Though unproven beyond all doubt,
the earliest known progenitor of this
NISBET
family would appear to be
William NISBET
born and died
Unknown Dates and Places
assume Scotland
married
16 August, 1754
Edinburgh, Ratho District, Midlothian, Scotland
Christian PATERSON
born and died
Unknown Dates and Places
assume Scotland
There were at least six children born to their marriage:
William NISBET
bc 6 July, 1755
Edinburgh, Ratho District, Midlothian, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
Possible Marriage Unknown
James NISBET
bc 6 March, 1757
Edinburgh, Ratho District, Midlothian, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
Possible Marriage Unknown
Elizabeth NISBET
bc 12 November, 1758
Edinburgh, Ratho District, Midlothian, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
Possible Marriage Unknown
John NISBET
bc 17 May, 1761
Edinburgh, Ratho District, Midlothian, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
Possible Marriage Unknown
Christian NISBET
bc 28 January, 1770
Edinburgh, Kirknewton and East Calder District, Midlothian, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
Possible Marriage Unknown
Thomas NISBET
bc 30 May, 1773
Edinburgh, Kirknewton and Calder District, Midlothian, Scotland
d Unknown Date
assume Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parentage of Thomas NISBET and Margaret MORTON
While neither the parentage of Thomas NISBET
nor that of his recorded wife, Margaret MORTON,
has been completely proven beyond doubt,
assuming that Thomas NISBET, husband of Margaret
MORTON,
is the same person as the above mentioned
Thomas NISBET, son of
William NISBET and Christian
PATERSON
and further assuming that indeed
Margaret MORTON is the daughter of
Alexander MORTON and Helen
SMITH,
then the naming pattern of the known children of
Thomas NISBET and his wife Margaret MORTON
goes thus:
Helen b1803 - her
mother
Christian b1804 - his mother
William b1806 - his father
Janet b1808 - her sister
Alexander b1810 - her father
Thomas b1812 - himself
Margaret b1814 - herself
Second Generation
Thomas NISBET
Hand Loom Weaver
bc 30 May, 1773
Edinburgh, Kirknewton and Calder District, Midlothian, Scotland
d Unknown Date
assume Lanarkshire, Scotland
apparent s/o William NISBET and Christian PATERSON
married
7 January, 1803
Blantyre, Old Monkland District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret MORTON
bc 5 December, 1780
Blantyre, Old Monkland District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date
assume Lanarkshire, Scotland
apparent d/o Alexander MORTON and Helen SMITH
There were seven known children born to their marriage:
1. Helen NISBET
bc 27 February, 1803
Old Monkland District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
Possible Marriage Unknown
2. Christian "Christina" NISBET
b 15 June, 1804
Blantyre, Old Monkland District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 2 October, 1896
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
3. William NISBET
b 6 March, 1806
assume Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
4. Janet "Jessie" NISBET
b 8 May, 1808
Blantyre, Old Monkland District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 15 February, 1898
Lamlash, Kilbride Parish, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland
5. Alexander NISBET
bc 8 July, 1810
assume Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
Possible Marriage Unknown
6. Thomas NISBET
Grocer
b 26 November, 1812
Blantyre, Old Monkland District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 15 June, 1894
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
7. Margaret NISBET
b 25 December, 1814
Blantyre, Old Monkland District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
Possible Marriage Unknown
Third Generation
2. Christian "Christina" NISBET
b 15 June, 1804
Blantyre, Old Monkland District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 2 October, 1896
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d/o Thomas NISBET and Margaret MORTON
married
c 1825
assume Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
William DOWNS
Quarryman
b 17 August, 1804
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 26 June 1864
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
s/o Thomas DOWNS, Agricultural Implement Maker
(Journeyman)
and Margaret HAMILTON
There were at least seven children born to their marriage:
2. i. Thomas DOWNS
Grocer
bc 1826
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 12 May, 1914
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
2. ii. James DOWNS
Engineer - Iron Foundry (1881)
bc 1830
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
possibly Yorkshire, England, UK
2. iii. Margaret DOWNS
b 18 July, 1832
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
2. iv. William DOWNS
Joiner and Builder
bc 1836
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 2 August, 1921
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
2. v. Helen DOWNS
b 8 November, 1840
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 1927
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
2. vi. Alexander DOWNS
Joiner
b 1843
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 5 December, 1911
Glasgow, Govan District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
2. vii. Janet DOWNS
bc 1847
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 16 June, 1925
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
3. William NISBET
b 6 March, 1806
assume Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
s/o Thomas NISBET and Margaret MORTON
may have married
30 November, 1833
Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Christian LINDSAY
bc 1812
Unknown Place
d Unknown Date and Place
d/o Unknown LINDSAY and Unknown Wife
nb: a
William NISBET certainly did marry
a Christian
LINDSAY
on the stated date and at the stated place but it's
uncertain if he was definitely William, the son of
Thomas NISBET and Margaret
MORTON
since to date no further trace of this family unit has
been found
There were two known children to their marriage:
3. i. John NISBET
b 2 December, 1834
Glasgow, Govan District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
Possible Marriage Unknown
3. ii. William NISBET
b 4 March, 1837
Glasgow, Govan District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
Possible Marriage Unknown
4. Janet "Jessie" NISBET
b 8 May, 1808
Blantyre, Old Monkland District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 15 February, 1898
Lamlash, Kilbride Parish, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland
d/o Thomas NISBET and Margaret MORTON
married
c 1832-1833
Lamlash, Kilbride Parish, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland
George SMITH, Sr.
Farm Grieve and Gardener
widower
b 10 February, 1802
Kilmaurs Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland
d 15 December, 1893
Lamlash, Kilbride Parish, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland
s/o William SMITH and Ann PARKER
There were eight children born to their marriage:
4. i. Thomas Todd SMITH
Ship Captain/Master Mariner
b April, 1834
Kilbride Parish, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland
d 6 February, 1870
At Sea in the North Atlantic on a Passage from
Greenock, Renfrewshire to St. John's, Newfoundland
as Master/Captain of the Brig "Glaucous"
Bachelor
4. ii. Matthew SMITH
b September, 1835
Kilbride Parish, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland
d October, 1835
Kilbride Parish, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland
4. iii. Margaret "Maggie" SMITH
b 1838
Kilbride Parish, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland
d 4 July, 1906
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
4. iv. Helen SMITH
b 1841
Kilbride Parish, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
Possible Marriage Unknown
4. v. Catherine Paterson "Kate" SMITH
b 1843
Lamlash, Kilbride Parish, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland
d 3 November, 1918
Glasgow, Pollockshields District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
4. vi. John SMITH
Mechanical/Civil Engineer
b 9 June, 1845
Kilbride Parish, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland
d 20 November, 1885
Mount Florida, Cathcart Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland
4. vii. Christian "Christina" "Teen"
SMITH
b 4 March, 1847
Kilbride Parish, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland
d 28 April, 1932
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Spinster
4. viii. Charles Cook SMITH
b 18 November, 1848
Kilbride Parish, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland
d 17 May, 1923
Adamstown, New South Wales, Australia
Additionally:
Janet "Jessie" NISBET
raised from their infancy the four children
from the first marriage of her husband,
George SMITH to Margaret CUNNINGHAM,
who had died in childbirth in November 1831.
These children were, of course, half siblings to
Janet Nisbet's children and throughout her long life
they considered Janet NISBET to be their mother.
4. i. Jane "Jean" SMITH
b 1829
Kilbride Parish, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland
d 5 May, 1907
Greenock, East District, Renfrewshire, Scotland
married
22 December, 1853
Greenock, West or Old District, Renfrewshire, Scotland
James GRIEVE
Joiner
b 17 April, 1825
Brechin, Forfar/Angus, Scotland
d 9 November, 1907
Greenock, East District, Renfrewshire, Scotland
s/o John GRIEVE and Mary DEWAR
4. ii. George SMITH,
Jr.
Joiner
b 11 November, 1830
Lamlash, Kilbride Parish, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland
d 6 September, 1907
Greenock, East District, Renfrewshire, Scotland
s/o George SMITH, Sr. and Margaret CUNNINGHAM
and
stepson of Janet "Jessie" NISBET
married
7 June, 1861
Lamlash, Kilbride Parish, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland
Mary McNEISH
b 2 March, 1832
Paisley, Abbey District, Renfrewshire, Scotland
d 12 March, 1900
Greenock, East District, Renfrewshire, Scotland
d/o Alexander McNEISH and Elizabeth LYLE
4. iii. William SMITH
b 11 November, 1830
Seaman, Master Mariner
Kilbride Parish, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date, between January 1902 and March 1913
Probably Lanarkshire, Scotland
married
21 September, 1860
Greenock, Middle or New District, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Agnes White MUIR
b 22 January, 1836
Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 20 March, 1913
Glasgow, Maryhill District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d/o John MUIR and Janet GILCHRIST
4. iv. Anne SMITH
b November, 1831
Kilbride Parish, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland
d 18 February, 1855
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Spinster
Christian "Christina" "Teen" Smith
b 4 March, 1847
Kilbride Parish, Isle of Arran, Buteshire
d 28 April, 1932
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire
daughter of George Smith, Sr. and Janet "Jessie" Nisbet
grandaughter of Thomas Nisbet and Margaret Morton
George Smith, Jr.
b 11 November, 1830
Kilbride Parish, Isle of Arran, Buteshire
d 6 September, 1907
Greenock, East District, Renfrewshire
son of George Smith, Sr. and Margaret Cunningham
and stepson of Janet "Jessie" Nisbet
6. Thomas NISBET
Grocer
b 26 November, 1812
Blantyre, Old Monkland District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 15 June, 1894
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
s/o Thomas NISBET and Margaret MORTON
married 1st
24 January, 1847
Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret MURRAY
b Unknown Date and Place
d Unknown Date before 1855
assume Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d/o Unknown MURRAY and Unknown Wife
Possible Children from this 1st Marriage Unknown
and
married 2nd
9 February, 1855
Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth CLARK
bc 23 January, 1818
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 21 February, 1899
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d/o James CLARK and Jane "Jean" MILLER
There were two known children born to their marriage:
6. i. Thomas NISBET
b 13 June, 1857
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 30 January, 1929
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
6. ii. Jean NISBET
22 November, 1858
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 4 October, 1859
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Fourth Generation
2. i. Thomas DOWNS
Grocer
bc 1826
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 12 May, 1914
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
s/o William DOWNS and Christian "Christina"
NISBET
married
24 June, 1849
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Agnes CAMPBELL
bc 1825
Unknown Place, Scotland
d 10 April, 1879
Glasgow, Dennistoun District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d/o Donald CAMPBELL, Draper, and Margaret LIDDELL
There were at least four children born to their marriage:
2. i. a. Margaret DOWNS
bc 1853
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
Spinster
2. i. b. William DOWNS
b 2 October, 1857
Glasgow, Central District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date before 1860
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
2. i. c. William Campbell DOWNS
Medical Doctor
b 16 May, 1860
Glasgow, High Church District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
married
25 April, 1894
Glasgow, Kelvin District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Woodrow KENNEDY
b 28 December, 1860
Glasgow, Central District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
d/o Henry KENNEDY, Potter, and Mary BARBOUR
There were no children born to this marriage
2. i. d. Christina DOWNS
School Teacher
b 27 December, 1862
Glasgow, High Church District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 1953
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Spinster
2. ii. James
DOWNS
Mechanical Engineer - Iron Foundry
in Yorkshire, England, UK (1881 & 1891)
bc 1830
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d March 1904
Yorkshire, England, UK
s/o William DOWNS and Christian "Christina"
NISBET
married
30 March, 1850
Blantyre, Old Monkland District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lillias HALL
b 11 June, 1828
Blantyre, Old Monkland District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 1898
Yorkshire, England, UK
d/o William HALL and Isabella McCLUSKIE
There were twelve known children born to their marriage:
2. ii. a. Isabella Eliza DOWNS
b 7 September, 1850
Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
married
Unknown Date and Place
Alexander WALLACE
Possible Children Unknown
2. ii. b. William Stuart DOWNS
b 12 February, 1851
Blantyre, Old Monkland
District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 9 December, 1925
Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
married
5 November, 1890
Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Fannie Beatrice MILLER
b 11 February, 1865
England, UK
d 11 January, 1946
Locust, Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
d/o Unknown MILLER and Unknown Wife
Eight Known Children
2. ii. c. James DOWNS
b 2 June, 1856
Glasgow, Calton District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 1941
Unknown Place
married
Unknown Date and Place
Ethel E. WILKINSON
2. ii. d. Christian "Christina" DOWNS
b 5 April, 1859
Worcester, Worcestershire, England, UK
d Unknown Date and Place
married
Unknown Date and Place
Olaf STEPHENSEN
2. ii. e. Thomas DOWNS
b February 1860
Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK
d Unknown Date and Place
married
Unknown Date and Place
Bessie HAMILTON
2. ii. f. Mary DOWNS
b 7 September, 1861
Unknown Place
d Unknown Date and Place
Possible Marriage Unknown
2. ii. g. Henry "Harry" DOWNS
b 12 October, 1864
Kingston
Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK
d Unknown Date and Place
married
Unknown Date and Place
Ada COOPER
2. ii. h. Charles DOWNS
b 19 June, 1865
Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK
d 1936
Unknown Place
married
1889
Sculcoates District, East Riding, Yorkshire, England, UK
Mary JOY
bc 1867
Hull, Yorkshire, England UK
d Unknown Date and Place
2.
ii. i. Alexander Hall DOWNS
b March 1867
Kingston
Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK
d Unknown Date and Place
Possible Marriage Unknown
2.
ii. j. Alfred John DOWNS
bc 1868
Kingston
Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK
d Unknown Date and Place
married
Unknown Date and Place
Bessie HORNE
2. ii. k. Sydney DOWNS
b 4 August, 1870
Kingston
Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK
d Unknown Date and Place
Possible Marriage Unknown
2. ii. l. Lillias Helen DOWNS
b 3 May, 1872
Kingston
Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK
d Unknown Date and Place
Possible Marriage Unknown
2. iii.
Margaret DOWNS
b 18 July, 1832
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
d/o William DOWNS and Christian "Christina"
NISBET
married
23 April, 1856
Glasgow, Central District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Andrew HOWDEN
Gardener
bc 1830
Whitekirk, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
s/o George HOWDEN, Garden Labourer, and Margaret
McKAY
There were seven known children born to their marriage:
2. iii. a. George HOWDEN
b 20 October, 1857
Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
Possible Marriage Unknown
2. iii. b. William HOWDEN
b 7 September, 1859
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
Possible Marriage Unknown
2. iii. c. Andrew HOWDEN
b 1 March, 1861
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
Possible Marriage Unknown
2. iii. d. Thomas Henry Downs HOWDEN
b 17 July, 1863
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
Possible Marriage Unknown
2. iii. e. Christina Downs HOWDEN
b 9 May, 1865
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
married
20 March, 1890
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Robert R. EASON
bc 1865
Unknown Place
d Unknown Date and Place
s/o John EASON and Elizabeth RANKIN
Possible Children Unknown
2. iii. f. James Alexander HOWDEN
b 29 May, 1867
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
Possible Marriage Unknown
2. iii. g. Margaret Helen HOWDEN
b 9 January, 1870
Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
Possible Marriage Unknown
2. iv. William DOWNS
Joiner and Builder
bc 1836
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 2 August, 1921
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
s/o William DOWNS and Christian "Christina"
NISBET
married
1 July, 1859
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret FORD
bc 1837
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 1908
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d/o James FORD, Farmer, and Jane "Jean"
STRUTHERS
There were eleven known children born to their marriage:
2. iv. a. Jane DOWNS
b 14 March, 1860
Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
married
22 August, 1882
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Thomas BALLANTYNE
Railway Clerk (1875)
Railway Station Master (1881)
Widower
bc 1848
Culter, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
s/o William BALLANTYNE, Butcher, and Agnes SINCLAIR
Possible Children Unknown
One Son and One Daughter from 1st marriage of Thomas
Ballantyne
2. iv. b. William DOWNS
Commercial Clerk (1881)
Iron and Steel Manufacturer (1925)
b 21 May, 1861
Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 1948
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
married
22 January, 1885
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jane LOUDON
b 9 August, 1861
Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland
d 28 August, 1939
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d/o Thomas LOUDON, Forrester, and Margaret SMITH
One Known Son and Three Known Daughters
2. iv. c. Christina DOWNS
b 12 March, 1863
Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
married
5 November, 1885
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Alexander Dove WILSON
Commercial Traveller (1885)
b 23 July, 1861
Peebles, Peebleshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
s/o George WILSON, Locomotive Fireman, and Isabella
EWEN
Possible Children Unknown
2. iv. d. James DOWNS
Joiner (Master)
b 27 September, 1864
Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
married
6 June, 1895
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Helen ALEXANDER
b 14 October, 1868
Nairn, Nairn, Scotland
d 1922
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d/o Charles ALEXANDER, Medical Doctor,
and Helen McIntosh HAMILTON
One Known Daughter
2. iv. e. Thomas DOWNS
b 15 March, 1867
Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
Bachelor
2. iv. f. John DOWNS
b 10 March, 1869
Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 19 March, 1931
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
married
10 April, 1903
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Annie Cargill DONALD
b 2 April, 1878
Ballieston, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date - after March 1931
Unknown Place
d/o Charles DONALD, Railway Clerk, and Margaret
Smart MANCUR
One Known Son
2. iv. g. Margaret DOWNS
b 19 January, 1871
Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date, before 1880
Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
2. iv. h. Henry DOWNS
Secretary of Bothwell Uddingston Gas Company (1889)
Book Keeper (1898)
b 10 November, 1872
Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 1919
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
married
15 September, 1898
Glasgow, Blythswood District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Annie Hunter Wood White ANDREW
b 1 July, 1873
Glasgow, Hutcheson District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 11 June, 1952
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d/o John ANDREW, Mechanical Engineer,
and Annie Hunter Wood WHITE
Two Known Sons and One Known Daughter
2. iv. i. Archibald DOWNS
b 13 September, 1874
Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 1893
Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
2. iv. j. Alexander DOWNS
Inspector of Works (1924)
bc 1876
Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 17 July, 1924
Drowned in the Clyde River
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
married
26 February, 1904
Glasgow, Blythswood District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Annie Weir McCALLUM
bc 1878
Unknown Place, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
d/o William Weir McCALLUM, Grocer, and Margaret
SHAW
Two Known Sons (and One Known Infant Daughter)
2. iv. k. Margaret DOWNS
bc 1880
Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 1948
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Spinster
2. v. Helen DOWNS
b 8 November, 1840
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 1927
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
d/o William DOWNS and Christian "Christina"
NISBET
married
1 November, 1861
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Donald MacFIE
Poor House Governor (1861) (1881) (1891)
bc 1835
Ardnamurchan, Argyllshire, Scotland
d 1910
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
s/o James MacFIE, Carpenter, and Isabella nee
MacFIE
There were at least eight children born to their marriage:
2. v. a. John Downs MacFIE
Law Clerk (1881)
House Factor (1926)
b 12 August, 1862
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
d 22 January, 1926
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Bachelor
2. v. b. Christina
MacFIE
b 30 May, 1864
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
married
1899
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Robert McNeil THOMSON
b 29 August, 1868
Glasgow, High Church District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
s/o William THOMSON, Iron Mold Pattern Maker,
and Jane "Jean" McLUCKIE
Possible Children Unknown
2. v. c. William
MacFIE
b 5 February, 1867
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
d 5 August, 1868
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
2. v. d. Isabella MacFIE
b 14 June, 1868
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
married
1899
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Thomas Osborne MacKENZIE
bc 1867
d Unknown Date and Place
s/o Unknown MacKENZIE and Unknown Wife
Possible Children Unknown
2. v. e. Anne MacFIE
b 10 June, 1870
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
d 1871
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
2. v. f. William MacFIE
b 4 October, 1871
Inverness, Invernesshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
Possible Marriage Unknown
2. v. g. Alexander MacFIE
b 1879
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
d 1883
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
2. v. h. Donald
MacFIE
b 1883
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
married
14 July, 1909
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Annie Jane MacKENZIE
b 1882
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
d 1947
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
d/o Robert MacKENZIE, Gamekeeper, and Charlotte
CROSS
One Known Daughter
2.
vi. Alexander DOWNS
Joiner
b 1843
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 5 December, 1911
Glasgow, Govan District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
s/o William DOWNS and Christian "Christina"
NISBET
married
12 June, 1863
Old Monkland District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mary Sutherland FLEMING
bc 13 November, 1842
Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 6 August, 1922
Glasgow, Gorbals District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d/o William FLEMING and Elizabeth SUTHERLAND
There were ten known children born to their marriage:
2. vi. a. Elizabeth Sutherland DOWNS
b 7 August, 1863
Old Monkland District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
Possible Marriage Unknown
2. vi. b. Christina Fleming DOWNS
b 11 November, 1864
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 1865
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
2. vi. c. William DOWNS
b 23 June, 1866
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
Possible Marriage Unknown
2. vi. d. Christina Nisbet DOWNS
b 3 August, 1868
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
married
18 June, 1892
Walter McGIBBON
Seaman
b 19 January, 1867
Glasgow, Anderston District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
s/o Henry McGIBBON, Art and Colour Merchant,
and Jane "Jean" FERGUS
Possible Children Unknown
2. vi. e. Isabella J. DOWNS
bc 1871
England, UK
d Unknown Date and Place
Possible Marriage Unknown
2. vi. f. Margaret DOWNS
b 11 October, 1873
Glasgow, Hutchesontown District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
Possible Marriage Unknown
2. vi. g. Alexander DOWNS
bc 1875
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
Possible Marriage Unknown
2. vi. h. Wilhelmina Eugenia DOWNS
bc 1880
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
married
13 March, 1903
Glasgow, Kinning Park District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Robert MASSER
House Painter
bc 1880
Glasgow, Kinning Park District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
s/o James MASSER, House Painter, and Elizabeth
ADAMSON
Possible Children Unknown
2. vi. i. Helen DOWNS
bc 1881
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
Possible Marriage Unknown
2. vi. j. Jessie Bryson DOWNS
b 20 March, 1885
Glasgow, Gorbals District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
Spinster as of 1922
2. vii. Janet DOWNS
bc 1847
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 16 June, 1925
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d/o William DOWNS and Chritian "Christina"
NISBET
married
6 August, 1867
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Robert Wilson BRYSON
Clerk (1881)
Brewery Manager (1891)
bc 1839
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 1895
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
s/o Arthur BRYSON, Weaver, and Jane "Jean"
MUIR
There were at least seven children born to their marriage:
2. vii. a. Arthur BRYSON
b 7 March, 1870
Glasgow, High Church District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date, before 1884
Unknown Place, Lanarkshire, Scotland
2. vii. b. Christina BRYSON
b 18 December, 1871
Glasgow, High Church District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date, before April 1873
Unknown Place, Lanarkshire, Scotland
2. vii. c. Christian Nisbet "Christina"
BRYSON
b 11 April, 1873
Glasgow, High Church District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 1937
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Spinster
2. vii. d. Jean Muir BRYSON
bc 1878
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 1923
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Spinster
2. vii. e. Arthur
BRYSON
Bank Clerk (Apprentice) (1901)
b 1883
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 16 May, 1940
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
married
Unknown Date and Place
Isabella DICK
b Unknown Date and Place
d Unknown Date and Place
d/o Unknown DICK and Unknown Wife
Possible Children Unknown
2. vii. f. William Downs BRYSON,
Pvt.*+
b 1885
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Private
Regimental Number 40930
9th Battalion
Cameronians - Scottish Rifles
d 21 January, 1917
*+ Killed in Action
WW I
Arras, Pas de Calais, France
Buried
Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Bachelor
2. vii. g. Robert McCallum BRYSON
b 1887
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
Possible Marriage Unknown
4. iii. Margaret "Maggie" SMITH
b 1838
Kilbride Parish, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland
d 4 July, 1906
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d/o George SMITH, Sr. and Janet "Jessie"
NISBET
married 1st
30 April, 1863
Lamlash, Kilbride Parish, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland
John MANSON
School Teacher
b 17 March, 1833
Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland
d 1 August, 1868
Lamlash, Kilbride Parish, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland
s/o John MANSON, Labourer, and Jane "Jean"
WILSON
There were three children born to their marriage:
4. iii. a. Jessie Nisbet MANSON
b 23 March, 1864
Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland
d 16 September, 1873
Halfway, Dundonald Parish, Irvine District, Ayrshire, Scotland
4. iii. b. John MANSON
Gunner
Royal Marine Artillery, Royal Navy
serving aboard
HMS "Benbow"
b 14 December, 1865
Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland
d 23 September, 1899
Greenock Infirmary, Greenock, West District, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Bachelor
4. iii. c. George Smith MANSON
Carting Contractor and Coal Merchant
b 19 February, 1868
Lamlash, Kilbride Parish, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland
d 7 June, 1954
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
married
28 September, 1894
Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret HENDRY
b 8 June, 1867
Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland
d 22 January, 1947
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d/o Robert HENDRY, Engine Fitter, and Jane "Janet"
MILLER
One Known Son and Two Known Daughters
Additionally:
Margaret "Maggie" SMITH
d/o George SMITH, Sr. and Janet "Jessie"
NISBET
and widow of John MANSON
married 2nd
12 August, 1873
William Cunningham CLARK
Mariner
bc 9 May, 1831
Halfway, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
d 14 January, 1891
Dundonald Parish, Irvine District, Ayrshire, Scotland
No Children
Additionally:
Margaret "Maggie" SMITH
d/o George SMITH, Sr. and Janet "Jessie"
NISBET
and widow of
John MANSON and William Cunningham CLARK
married 3rd
11 September, 1894
Glasgow, Gorbals District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
John WOOD
Boilermaker/Master (retired)
widower
bc 1821
Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
d 3 February, 1904
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
s/o John WOOD, Hand Loom Weaver, and Agnes (Ann?)
PATERSON
4. v. Catherine Paterson "Kate" SMITH
b 1843
Lamlash, Kilbride Parish, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland
d 3 November, 1918
Glasgow, Pollockshields District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d/o George SMITH, Sr. and Janet "Jessie"
NISBET
married
13 December, 1871
Lamlash, Kilbride Parish, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland
Edward Hughes RONALD, Sr.
Draper
b 17 July, 1831
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
d 2 June, 1902
Glasgow, Tradeston District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
s/o Hugh RONALD, Merchant, and Eloise Augusta
HUGHES
There were seven children born to their marriage:
4. v. a. Edmund Osbrey Hughes RONALD
Commercial Traveller (1901)
Wireless Station Broadcasting Clerk (1926)
b 21 September, 1872
Glasgow, Govan District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
married
22 November, 1899
Glasgow, Tradeston District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Adam Anderson "Maggie" FLINN
b 20 September, 1877
Glasgow, Govan District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
d/o Hugh FLINN, Wine/Spirit Merchant, and Jane
ANDERSON
One Known Daughter
4. v. b. George Smith RONALD
Mariner (1891)
Ship's Officer (1909)
b 11 October, 1873
Glasgow, Govan District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date, after 1909
Unknown Place, possibly Lancashire County, England, UK
married
Olive [--?--]
4. v. c. Hugh RONALD
b 2 March, 1875
Glasgow, Govan Parish, Gorbals District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 17 September, 1875
Glasgow, Govan Parish, Gorbals District, Lanarkshire,
Scotland
4. v. d. Thomas Todd Smith RONALD
Mariner (1896)
b 30 March, 1876
Glasgow, Gorbals District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 25 November, 1896
Fremantle, State of Western Australia, Australia
Washed Overboard from the Ship "Borrowdale"
Bachelor
4. v. e. Edward Hughes RONALD,
Jr.
Ship Steward/Chief Steward (1909)
b 1877
Glasgow, Govan District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 9 February, 1918
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, New York State, USA
married
30 August, 1909
Glasgow, Blythswood District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Nellie Hunter CRICHTON
bc 1880
San Francisco, California, USA
d Unknown Date, after April 1930
assume USA
d/o Robert Gray CHRICHTON, Ship Purser,
and Jean Hunter "Jennie" METHVEN
One Known Daughter and Two Known Sons
4. v. f. Jessie Nisbet Morton RONALD
b 7 August, 1878
Glasgow, Gorbals District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 11 January, 1953
Manchester, Lancashire County, England, UK
married
27 December, 1907
Glasgow, Pollockshields District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Thomas STODDART
Commercial Traveller (1907)
b 1 December, 1878
Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 13 January, 1940
Manchester, Lancashire County, England, UK
s/o Archibald STODDART, Baker, and Elizabeth
Harvey INGRAM
Two Known Daughters
4. v. g. Eloise Augusta Hughes RONALD
b 14 September, 1882
Mount Florida, Cathcart District, Renfrewshire, Scotland
d Unknown Date and Place
Possible Marriage Unknown
4. vi. John SMITH
Mechanical/Civil Engineer
b 9 June, 1845
Lamlash, Kilbride Parish, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland
d 20 November, 1885
Mount Florida, Cathcart Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland
s/o George SMITH, Sr., and Janet "Jessie"
NISBET
married
Unknown Date and Place
Ann D.....?
b Unknown Date and Place
d Unknown Date and Place
d/o Unknown Parents
One Known Son, Thomas
4. viii. Charles Cook SMITH,
Sr.
Brickmaker (1877)
Farmer (1901 and 1915)
b 18 November, 1848
Lamlash, Kilbride Parish, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland
d 17 May, 1923
Adamstown, New South Wales, Australia
s/o George SMITH, Sr.,
and Janet "Jessie" NISBET
married
2 December, 1877
Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
Esther Ann NETHERSOLE
b 6 October, 1856
Lower Turon, Sofala, New South Wales, Australia
d 3 September, 1917
Ulladulla, Milton District, New South Wales, Australia
d/o Michael NETHERSOLE, Miner,
and Harriet WRIGHTSON
There were eight children born to their marriage:
4. viii. a. George SMITH
b 1878
Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
d 1879
Warialda, New South Wales, Australia
4. viii. b. Thomas Todd SMITH
b 1879
Warialda, New South Wales, Australia
d 1898
Adamstown, New South Wales, Australia
4. viii. c. Elizabeth "May" SMITH
b 1882
Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
d 1941
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
married
20 November, 1901
Adamstown, New South Wales, Australia
Adam Brown TRIPNEY
Miner (1901)
b 20 September, 1877
Kirkliston, West Lothian/Linlithgow, Scotland
d 1938
Adamstown, New South Wales, Australia
s/o David TRIPNEY, Miner, and Margaret BROWN
One Known Son and One Known Daughter
4. viii. d. Jessie SMITH
b 1884
Nundle, New South Wales, Australia
d Unknown Date
assume Australia
Possible Marriage Unknown
4. viii. e. Esther Ann SMITH
b 1887
Nundle, New South Wales, Australia
d Unknown Date, before September 1917
assume Australia
Possible Marriage Unknown
4. viii. f. Charles Cook SMITH,
Jr.
b 1891
Adamstown, New South Wales, Australia
d 1892
Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
4. viii. g. Mary Alice SMITH
b 1893
Adamstown, New South Wales, Australia
d Unknown Date
assume Adamstown, New South Wales, Australia
married
6 February, 1915
Adamstown, New South Wales, Australia
George Frederick GARDNER
Butcher (1915)
b 1892
Adamstown, New South Wales, Australia
d 1962
Newcastle District, New South Wales, Australia
s/o John GARDNER, Miner, and Adelaide A. TALBOT
One Known Son
4. viii. h. Christina A. SMITH
b 1897
Adamstown, New South Wales, Australia
d Unknown Date
assume Adamstown, New South Wales, Australia
Spinster
6. i. Thomas NISBET
Grocer
b 13 June, 1857
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d 20 January, 1929
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
s/o Thomas NISBET and Elizabeth CLARK
married 1st
19 August, 1886
Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland
Hannah Campbell DYKES
b 30 March, 1853
Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland
d 18 August, 1892
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d/o James DYKES, Tailor/Draper, and Martha McColl
GRAHAM
There were apparently no children born to this 1st marriage
Additionally:
Thomas NISBET
s/o Thomas NISBET and Elizabeth CLARK
married 2nd
1899
Dunoon and Kilmun Parish, Argyllshire, Scotland
Mary Stevenson JOHNSTON
b 19 January, 1860
Kirn, Dunoon and Kilmun Parish, Argyllshire, Scotland
d 25 January, 1939
Uddingston, Bothwell District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d/o Gilbert JOHNSTON, Gardener, and Jane "Jean"
MOONIE
There were apparently no children born to this 2nd marriage
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Thomas Todd SMITH
son of
George SMITH, Sr. and Janet "Jessie" NISBET
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