James Nisbet
ID # 8968, (1804-1888)
| Birth | James Nisbet was born in 1804 at Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. |
| Marriage | He married Mary Gowans on 11 May 1834 at West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland. The following is arguable, but an argument willl be made: From database Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 James Nisbet and Mary Nisbet were married 11 May, 1834, at West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland. FHL Film nbr. 1067793 The bride's name must surely represent an errored entry. Who so? West Calder was the home of Mary Gowans Stewart. The Beers biography for George Stewart, on page 129 tells that John Stewart died in 1928. It states that a few years later, Mary married James Nisbet and they 'he immeditaly started with his wife and step-children for Canada.' The biography goes on to say that they embarked from Leith on the Margaret Bogle which eight weeks later reached Quebec. A voyage of twelve weeks is probably closer to the truth. See http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/Arrivals/1834c.shtml This tells that the Margaret Bogle left Leith on May 17, 1834, with 41 passengers. It arrived at Quebec on August 5, 1834. The above marriage record should tell that James Nisbet married Mary Stewart, Stewart being her surname from her first marriage. As said, this is subject to correction, but the above is probably correct. |
| Death | He died on 14 April 1888. |
| Burial | He was buried at Moore Union Cemetery, Mooretown, Lambton Co.. |
| Note | James Nisbet and family (see notes under his wife, Mary Gowans), appear in the 1861 census in Moore Township of Lambton County, and the four Nisbet children shown are taken from this census. The Beers biography for George Stewart includes something of the Nisbets and tells that they also had a son, Alexander, deceased. Since the Beers Lambton biographies volume was published in 1906, this leaves a wide range for Alex's death. It is entirely possible he sought work in other locales when he came of age. The 1851 census for Moore Township has not survived, nor for most of Lambton County. A record of him has not been found in a number of census years to at least 1871 in both the U.S. and Canada. He does not appear as being buried in Moore Union Cemetery as of the 1988 transcription for this cemetery. There was a young Alexander Nisbet in the household of William Nisbet in 1861, and he was 21. Since he is presented as William's son this is unlikely to be James' Alex. The biography for James Stewart presents Alexander as the first born of James and Mary and he was probably born in the mid to late 1830s. The point here is that William Nisbet, who died in 1894 at age 81 is buried with his wife and one son in Moore Cemetery, immediately adjacent to the grave of James Nisbet. William was probably James' brother. A William Nisbet is recorded as marrying in Mid Calder, Midlothian, on 26 April, 1834. His wife's name was Elizabeth Black and she is indeed buried with William in Moore Union Cemetery. We do not have a list of the passengers who were on the vessel Margaret Bogle that sailed from Leith in 1834 destined Quebec City, but, at a guess, along with James Nisbet, was probably on the ship. |
Children of James Nisbet and Mary Gowans |
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| Last Edited | 13 Dec 2021 |