'Nicolson1'
Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Nicolson of Lasswade, Nicolson of Nicolson

James Nicolson in Edinburgh (d 1580)
m. Janet Swinton identified in a web site
1. John Nicolson, 1st of Lasswade (a 1592, commissary of Edinburgh)
  m. Elizabeth Henderson (dau of Dr. Edward Henderson)
  A. Sir James Nicolson, 1st Bart of Nicolson and Lasswade (d 05.1651)
  m. Magdalen Preston (dau of David Preston of Craigmillar)
  i. John Nicolson of Pilton (dvp 1648)
a. Sir John Nicolson, 2nd Bart of Nicolson and Lasswade
  m. Elizabeth Dick (dau of Sir William Dick of Braid)
  (1) Sir John Nicolson, 3rd Bart of Nicolson and Lasswade (dsp 05.1681)
  (2) Sir William Nicolson, 4th Bart of Nicolson and Lasswade (bur 29.01.1687)
  m. Elizabeth Trotter (d 28.03.1723, dau of John Trotter of Mortonhall)
  (A) Sir John Nicolson, 5th Bart of Nicolson and Lasswade (dspm bur 30.10.1689)
  (B) Sir Thomas Nicolson, 6th Bart of Nicolson and Lasswade (dsp bur 08.04.1693)
  (C) Sir James Nicolson, 7th Bart of Nicolson and Lasswade (dsp 05.1743)
  m1. (16.12.1721) Isabel Simpson (dau of Henry Simpson of Eishington)
  m2. Elizabeth Carnegie (dau of James Carnegie of Craigs)
(3) Magdaline Nicholson (bur 24.02.1699) probably of this generation
  m. Sir Gilbert Eliott, 1st Bart of Stobs
  B. Thomas Nicolson of Cockburnspath (commissary of Aberdeen)
  i. Sir James Nicolson of Cockburnspath (dsp)
  ii. Sir Thomas Nicolson, later of Cockburnspath (lord advocate)
  m. Rachel Burnet (dau of Robert Burnet, Lord Crimond) wife of Sir Thomas and presumed mother of ...
  a. Thomas Nicolson (dspm)
  b. Marion Nicolson (bur 15.07.1663)
  m. (28.04.1656) George Hay of Balhoussie (d 10.1672)
  c. Anne Nicolson
  m. John (not Robert) Scott of Malleny (d 1709)
d. Rachel Nicolson
  m. (1670) Sir William Hamilton, 1st Bart of Preston (b c1645)
  iii. Katharine Nicolson
  m. Alexander Gordon, 7th of Abergeldie (d 1655)
2. James Nicolson, Bishop of Dunkeld (d 17.08.1607)
  m. Jane Ramsay (dau (sb sister?) of Gilbert Ramsay of Banff)
  A. James Nicolson of Brechin (d before 1685)
  m. Egidia Tully (dau of David Tully of Kinmonth)
  i. James Nicolson (d before 1675, minister of Tingwall)
  m. Anne Grassmuller (dau of Arthur Grassmuller)
  a. Arthur Nicolson of Bullister
  m1. Janet Dick (dau of William Dick of Wormadale)
  m2. Margaret Henderson (dau of William Henderson of Gardie)
  Not sure which wife was mother of ...
  (1) William Nicolson of Lochend
  m1. (1751) Barbara Henderson (dau of Magnus Henderson of Gardie)
  (A) Arthur Nicolson (dvp 1765)
  m2. (1758) Margaret Gifford (dau of Thomas Gifford of Busta)
  b. John Nicolson of Gilsbrick (d 1728)
  m. Grizel Mitchell (dau of John Mitchell of Westshore)
  (1) Arthur Nicolson of Lochend (d 1793)
  m. (1752) Margaret Irvine (dau of William Irvine)
  (A) Arthur Nicolson of Lochend (b c1757, d 05.1796)
  m1. Janet Bolt (dau of Thomas Bolt of Cruister)
  m2. Mary Innes (dau of Alexander Innes of Aberdeen)
  (i) Sir Arthur Nicolson, 8th Bart of Nicolson and Lasswade (dsp 16.09.1863)
  m. (27.04.1821) Eliza Jane Jack (d 26.03.1891, dau of William Jack of Aberdeen)
  (B) James Nicolson of Aith (d 1825, Captain RN) had issue
  m. (1810) Katherine Anne Bennett (dau of Thomas Bennett)

Main source(s): BP1934 (Nicolson)
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