Nimmo, Alexander 1a

Birth Name Nimmo, Alexander
Gramps ID I1271
Gender male
Age at Death 72 years, 7 months, 8 days

Events

Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Birth [E2407] 1768-11-13 Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK Birth of Alexander Nimmo
2a
Occupation [E2415] 1791-12-24 Gibbel Toll, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Carter at Gibbel Toll at time of birth of George Nimmo
2b
Occupation [E2671]     Farmer according to son Henry's death certificate
3a
Occupation [E2676]     Farmer according to daughter Helen (Johnston) Nimmo's death certificate
3b
Occupation [E0126] before 1841-06-06   Farmer
1a
Burial [E0125] 1841-06-21 Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK Deceased at 1841 Census. Death date is assumed to be the record of the mortcloth entry
4a
Event Note

This Alexander may be the son of Alexander Nimmo's son George, especially since the death is recorded in Polmont.

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Nimmo, George [I0237]1732-07-02
Mother Dougal, Mary [I0250]1747-11-17
    Sister     Nimmo, Helen [I1276] 1767-04-05
         Nimmo, Alexander [I1271] 1768-11-13 1841-06-21
    Brother     Nimmo, John [I1274] 1772-04-28
    Sister     Nimmo, Christian [I1272] 1774-10-02
    Brother     Nimmo, James [I1259] 1776-06-09

Families

    Family of Nimmo, Alexander and Rodger, Grizel Elizabeth [F0057]
Married Wife Rodger, Grizel Elizabeth [I0204] ( * 1762-06-16 + before 1809-09-01 )
   
Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Marriage [E2414] 1790-09-10 Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK Marriage of Alexander Nimmo & Grizel Roger
5a
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Nimmo, George [I1277]1791-11-24
Nimmo, George [I0123]1795-07-09
Nimmo, Helen [I0206]1797-10-251867-05-19
Nimmo, Mary [I0207]1799-07-27
Nimmo, Henry [I0159]about 18011867-10-09
    Family of Nimmo, Alexander and Simpson, Mary [F0040]
Married Wife Simpson, Mary [I0098] ( * about 1771 + 1864-05-18 )
   
Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Marriage [E0295] 1809-09-01 Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK Marriage of Nimmo, Alexander and Simpson, Mary
1b 5b

Narrative

Is this Alexander Nimmo the same as Alexander Nimmo (I1271)? In other words, did Alexander Nimmo, son of George Nimmo & Mary Dougal, first marry Grizel Rodger and then Mary Simpson in 1809? If so, we may expect to find the death of Grizel Rodger between the birth of her last child, Henry, in 1801 and his remarriage to Mary Simpson in 1809.

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 I0203
 
Merged Gramps ID I0100
 

Family Map

Family Map

Pedigree

  1. Nimmo, George [I0237]
    1. Dougal, Mary [I0250]
      1. Nimmo, Helen [I1276]
      2. Nimmo, Alexander
        1. Rodger, Grizel Elizabeth [I0204]
          1. Nimmo, George [I1277]
          2. Nimmo, George [I0123]
          3. Nimmo, Helen [I0206]
          4. Nimmo, Mary [I0207]
          5. Nimmo, Henry [I0159]
        2. Simpson, Mary [I0098]
      3. Nimmo, John [I1274]
      4. Nimmo, Christian [I1272]
      5. Nimmo, James [I1259]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Harvey Nimmo: Notes on SRO visit in 1978 [S0014]
      • Page: Transcriptions from visit of Harvey Nimmo to SRO in 1978, p5
      • Notes on search for family history in Scotland_Summer 1978
      • Page: Transcriptions from visit of Harvey Nimmo to SRO in 1978, p10
      • Notes on search for family history in Scotland_Summer 1978
      • Citation:

        Marriage date of Alexander Nimmo & Mary Simpson is given wrongly in transcription as 1808-9-1 (1809-9-1 is correct)

  2. General Registry Office Scotland: GROS OPR Births & Baptisms [S0073]
      • Date: between 1767 and 1776
      • Page: Children of George Nimmo & Mary Dougal
      • Children of George Nimmo & Mary Dougal
      • Date: 1791
      • Page: 1791 George Nimmo 685/02 0110 0432 St Cuthbert's Edinburgh
      • Birth 1791 George Nimmo Edinburgh St Cuthbert OPR685_020_0110_0432Z
  3. GROS: GROS Statutory Deaths [S0142]
      • Date: 1867
      • Page: 1867 Henry Nimmo 487/00 0067 Redding Polmont
      • Death 1867 Henry Nimmo Redding Polmont D1867_487_00_0023Z
      • Date: 1867
      • Page: 1867 Helen Nimmo 487/00 0049 page 17 entry 49 Polmont
      • Death 1867 Helen Nimmo Polmont D1867_487_00_0017Z
  4. General Registry Office Scotland: GROS OPR Deaths and Burials [S0084]
      • Date: 1841
      • Page: 1841 Alexander Nimmo OPR Deaths 487/00 0030 0351 Polmont page 481
      • Death 1841 Alexander Nimmo Polmont OPR487_000_0030_0351Z
  5. General Registry Office Scotland: GROS OPR Banns and Marriages [S0083]
      • Date: 1790
      • Page: 1790 Alexander Nimmo 487/00 0020 0275 Polmont
      • Marriage 1790 Alexander Nimmo & Grizel Rogers Polmont OPR487_000_0020_0275Z
      • Date: 1809
      • Page: 1809 Alexander Nimmo & Mary Simpson 486/00 0010 0570 Muiravonside
      • Marriage 1809 Alex Nimmo & Mary Simpson Muiravonside-OPR486_000_0010_0570Z