Mary (Herkes) Nisbet (abt. 1788)

Born about 1788 in Stenton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland

Descendants

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Biography

Mary was born about 1788.

Mary Herkes married Peter Nisbet^[1] Note: Spelling of her last name differs in the reords Herkes Harcas Harcass unknow which is correct.

Children

• Peter Nisbet Peter was born 10 May 1814 and baptized 19 May 1814 at Dunbar^{[2][3] [4]}
• James Nisbet was born 3 Jan 1816 in Dunbar East Lothian Scotland, was baptised on 14 Jan 1816 in Dunbar East Lothian Scotland^[5][6]
• Margaret Nisbet 1817 ^[7]
• Adam Nisbet was born 10 Jul 1819 and baptized 15 Aug 1819 at Dunbar (is this John from 1841 census )??^{[8][9] [10]}
• Charles Nisbet ca 1827 ^[11]
• Agnes Nesbit ca 1830

Census

1841 Census Scotland Muirhead's Close, High Street, Dunbar, Haddingtonshire or East Lothian, Scotland ^[12]

• Peter Nisbet Male 55 1786 Scotland
• May Nisbet Female 50 1791 Haddingtonshire or East Lothian
• Peter Nisbet Male 25 1816 Haddingtonshire or East Lothian
• John Nisbet Male 15 1826 Haddingtonshire or East Lothian
• Charles Nisbet Male 14 1827 Haddingtonshire or East Lothian
• Euphemia Nisbet Female 15 1826 Haddingtonshire or East Lothian
• Agnes Nisbet Female 12 1829 Haddingtonshire or East Lothian

1851 Census Scotland High Street, Dunbar, Haddingtonshire or East Lothian, Scotland ^[13]

• Peter Nesbit Head Married Male 68 1783 Shoe Maker Dunse, Berwickshire
• Mary Herkes Wife Married Female 63 1788 - Stenton, Haddingtonshire or East Lothian
• Peter Nesbit Son Unmarried Male 36 1815 Currier Dunbar, Haddingtonshire or East Lothian
• John Nesbit Son Unmarried Male 28 1823 Shoe Maker Dunbar, Haddingtonshire or East Lothian
• Charles Nesbit Son Unmarried Male 24 1827 Shoe Maker Dunbar, Haddingtonshire or East Lothian
• Agnes Nesbit Daughter Unmarried Female 21 1830 - Dunbar, Haddingtonshire or East Lothian
• George Nesbit Grand Son - Male 8 1843 - Dunbar, Haddingtonshire or East Lothian

1861 Census High Street, Dunbar, Haddingtonshire or East Lothian, Scotland^[14]

• Mary Nisbet Widow 73 1788 Stenton, Haddingtonshire or East Lothian
• Peter Nisbet Son single 46 1815 Currier (Master) Dunbar, Haddingtonshire or East Lothian
• John Nisbet Son single 38 1823 Shoemaker (Journeyman) Dunbar, Haddingtonshire or East Lothian
• Charles S K Nisbet Son single 34 1827 Shoemaker Master Dunbar, Haddingtonshire or East Lothian, Scotland

Sources

1. ↑ Banns/marriages Index Scotlands People Old Parish Registers Dunbar East Lothian 10 May 1813 at Dunbar Peter Nisbet and Marion Harcass - 706/50 213 - Dunbar
2. ↑ Baptism Index Scotlands People Old Parish Registers Dunbar East Lothian 1814 Peter Nisbet baptized 19 May 1814 at Dunbar child of Peter Nisbet and Marion Harcass - 706/40 159 - Dunbar
3. ↑ Baptism abstract old Parish Registers Scotland Parish of Dunbar baptized 19 May 1814 born 10 May 1814 Peter Nisbet son of Peter Nisbet soldeir in the Berwickshire Militia and Marion Harcass married Witnessed by James Harcass and David Bairnsfather
4. ↑ Peter Nisbet currier Dunbar single age 52 (son of Peter Nisbet shoemaker deceased and Mary Herkes deceased) married 7 Jun 1866 to Margaret Shedden widow age 45 Extract Statutory (civil) registers of marriages in Scotland. Johnstone (Renfrew) 559/3 37 Renfrew
5. ↑ Baptism Index Scotlands People Old Parish Registers Dunbar East Lothian 1816 James Nisbet baptized 14 Jan 1816 at Dunbar child of Peter Nisbet and Marion Harcas - 706/40 173 - Dunbar
6. ↑ Baptism abstract old Parish Registers Scotland Parish of Dunbar baptized 14 Jan 1816 James Nisbet son of Peter Nisbet and Marion Harcas
7. ↑ Baptism abstract old Parish Registers Scotland Parish of Dunbar baptized 21 Sep 1817 Margaret Nisbet daughter of Peter Nisbet and Marion Harcas didn't find probably because of spelling
8. ↑ Baptism Index Scotlands People Old Parish Registers Dunbar East Lothian 1819 Adam Nisbet baptized 15 Aug 1819 at Dunbar child of Peter Nisbet and Marion Harcass - 706/40 203 - Dunbar
9. ↑ Baptism abstract old Parish Registers Scotland Parish of Dunbar baptized 15 Aug 1819 born 10 Jul 1819 Adam Nisbet son of Peter Nisbet shoemaker in Belhaven and Marion Harcass married Witnessed by Andrew Denham and John Lawrie
10. ↑ Adam Nisbet excise officer Greenock single age 37 (son of Peter Nisbet shoemaker deceased and Mary Harkness) married 9 Jul 1863 to Mary Vair spinster age 23 Extract Statutory (civil) registers of marriages in Scotland. Melrose 799/1 19 Roxburgh
11. ↑ Charles Sanderson Nisbet shoemaker Dunbar single age 34 (son of Peter Nisbet shoemaker deceased and Mary Herkes) married 27 Jun 1861 to Jane D McMillan spinster age 24 Extract Statutory (civil) registers of marriages in Scotland. Melrose 799/1 15 Roxburgh
12. ↑ 1841 Census Scotland
13. ↑ 1851 Census Scotland
14. ↑ 1861 Census High Street, Dunbar, Haddingtonshire or East Lothian, Scotland