Nimmo, Alexander 1a 1b 2a 3a 1c

Birth Name Nimmo, Alexander
Also Known As Nimmo, Alex
Gramps ID I0211
Gender male
Age at Death 87 years, 9 months, 25 days

Events

Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Birth [E0283] 1771-01-20 Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK Birth of Nimmo, Alexander
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Census [E0846] 1841-06-06 Standburn No. 1, Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK 1841 Census
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Parish: Muiravonside

Place: Standburn

GROS Data: 486/00 004/00 001

Age: 12

Born in County: Yes

Name: McGibbon, Alexander

Age: 70

Occupation: Farmer

Born in County: Yes

Name: Nimmo, Alexander

Occupation [E2656] 1841-06-06 Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK Farmer
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Census [E0214] 1851-03-30 Standburn No. 1, Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK 1851 Census
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Parish: Muiravonside

GROS Data: Census 1851 486/00 004/00 002

Name: McGibbon, Alexander

Relation to Head: Grandson

Condition: unmarried

Age: 22

Occupation: Servant

Where Born: Stirlingshire, Muiravonside

Name: Nimmo, Alexander

Address: Standburn No. 1

Relation to Head: Head

Condition: Married

Age: 79

Occupation: Proprietor of 6 Acres Land

Where Born: Stirlingshire, Muiravonside

Occupation [E2657] 1851-03-30 Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK Proprietor
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Occupation [E0132] before 1858-11-14   Portioner
1c
Residence [E0466] 1858-11-14 Loan, Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK Residence of Nimmo, Alexander at time of death
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Death [E0131] 1858-11-14 Loan, Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK Death of Nimmo, Alexander
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To Do

If Alexander Nimmo was 90 years old when he died in 1858, his birth would have been in 1768. This suggests he is the son of George Nimmo, Alexander b. 1768. A son Alexander of a George Nimmo died in 1841. Clarification needed

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Nimmo, John [I0224]
Mother Johnston, Isobel [I0225]
    Brother     Nimmo, John [I0227] 1768-12-11 1780-01-15
         Nimmo, Alexander [I0211] 1771-01-20 1858-11-14
    Sister     Nimmo, Margaret [I0602] 1774-02-27
    Sister     Nimmo, Isabel [I0604] 1776-10-21
    Sister     Nimmo, Cecilia [I0603] 1778-07-11

Families

    Family of Nimmo, Alexander and Brown, Mary [F0059]
Married Wife Brown, Mary [I0212] ( * 1768-07-31 + between 1851-03-30 and 1858-06-01 )
   
Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Residence [E0848] 1796-05-22 Candie End, Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK Residence at birth of John Nimmo
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  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Nimmo, John [I0220]1796-05-141857-11-09
Nimmo, Janet [I0219]1797-12-22
Nimmo, Alexander [I0173]1800-05-011885-11-18
Nimmo, Isabel [I0217]1802-04-271892-03-19
Nimmo, Charlotte [I0216]1805-01-131881-11-17
Nimmo, William [I1373]1807-06-04
Nimmo, Jean [I0214]1810-06-24
Nimmo, Thomas [I0213]1814-05-22

Narrative

At the 1841 Census, the next-door neighbours of Alexander Nimmo & Mary Brown at Standburn were the octogenarians Alan Mair & Mary Fletcher. Alan Mair was convicted of the murder of Mary Fletcher in 1843 in their home in Candie End and sent to the gallows in Falkirk prison.

Narrative

Two Alexander Nimmos were born in Muiravonside at this time, one in 1771 and the other in 1768 either of whom may have married Mary Brown. The parents of the Alexander b. 1771 are John Nimmo & Isobel Johnston. George Nimmo & Mary Dougal are the parents of the Alexander b. 1768.

The record of Alexander's & Mary Brown's marriage could provide insight into which of the two it was, but, to date I have not found it. (It cannot be the marriage in September 1809 to Mary Simpson as recorded in other Ancestry.com trees, as 2 of the 8 children recorded to Alexander Nimmo & Mary Brown were born after 1809).

The 1841 & 1851 Census data suggest birth dates for Alexander about 1771 (rather than 1768), Mary being about 2 years older than Alexander. From the OPR, Mary Brown was indeed born in July 1768 in Muiravonside.

Furthermore, the names of their children fit perfectly with the Scottish naming traditions for a parentage of John Nimmo & Isobel Johnston, whereas they do not support the parentage of George Nimmo & Mary Dougal.

Conclusion: Mary Brown's husband was the Alexander born in 1771 to John Nimmo & Isobel Johnston, not the Alexander (b. 1768), son of George Nimmo & Mary Dougal.

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
Merged Gramps ID I0226
 
Merged Gramps ID I0184
 
Merged Gramps ID I0106
 

Family Map

Family Map

Pedigree

  1. Nimmo, John [I0224]
    1. Johnston, Isobel [I0225]
      1. Nimmo, John [I0227]
      2. Nimmo, Alexander
        1. Brown, Mary [I0212]
          1. Nimmo, John [I0220]
          2. Nimmo, Janet [I0219]
          3. Nimmo, Alexander [I0173]
          4. Nimmo, Isabel [I0217]
          5. Nimmo, Charlotte [I0216]
          6. Nimmo, William [I1373]
          7. Nimmo, Jean [I0214]
          8. Nimmo, Thomas [I0213]
      3. Nimmo, Margaret [I0602]
      4. Nimmo, Isabel [I0604]
      5. Nimmo, Cecilia [I0603]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Harvey Nimmo: Notes on SRO visit in 1978 [S0014]
      • Page: Transcriptions from visit of Harvey Nimmo to SRO in 1978, p9
      • Notes on search for family history in Scotland_Summer 1978
      • Citation:

        Year of birth of girl (not named) in 'Notes...' should be 1802, not 1801.

      • Citation:

        Year of birth of William Nimmo should be 1807 (not 1806 as in 'Notes...')

      • Page: Transcriptions from visit of Harvey Nimmo to SRO in 1978, p7
      • Notes on search for family history in Scotland_Summer 1978
      • Page: Transcriptions from visit of Harvey Nimmo to SRO in 1978, p5
      • Notes on search for family history in Scotland_Summer 1978
  2. 1841 Scottish Census [S0030]
      • Date: 1841-06-06
      • Page: 1841 Alexander Nimmo 486/00 004/00 001 Muiravonside
      • Census 1841 Alexander Nimmo Muiravonside-C1841_486_00_004_000_2_001Z
  3. 1851 Scottish Census [S0031]
      • Date: 1851-03-30
      • Page: 1851 Alexander Nimmo Muiravonside 486/00 004/00 002 (also Transcriptions from visit of Harvey Nimmo to SRO in 1978, p7)
      • Notes on search for family history in Scotland_Summer 1978
      • Census 1851 Alexander Nimmo Muiravonside C1851_486_00_004_000_2_002Z
  4. General Registry Office Scotland: GROS OPR Births & Baptisms [S0073]
      • Date: 1771
      • Page: 1771 Alexander Nimmo Muiravonside 486/00 0010 0216
      • Birth 1771 Alexander Nimmo Muiravonside-OPR486_000_0010_0216Z
      • Date: 1796
      • Page: 1796 John Nimmo 486/00 0010 0316 Muiravonside
      • Birth 1796 John Nimmo Muiravonside OPR486_000_0010_0316Z
  5. GROS: GROS Statutory Deaths [S0142]
      • Date: 1858
      • Page: 1858 Alexander Nimmo 486/00 0039 Muiravonside
      • Death 1858 Alexander Nimmo Muiravonside D1858_486_00_0013Z