Brief Life History of Katharine
When Katharine Nicolsone was christened on 24 November 1700, in Whitekirk and Tyninghame, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, John Nicholson, was 29 and her mother, Agnes Deans, was 28.
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Family Time Line
John Nicholson
1671–1781
Agnes Deans
1673–1774
Christian Nicolson
1696–
George Nicholson
1698–1808
Katharine Nicolsone
1700–
Helen Nicolson
1702–
Helen Nicolson
1705–1738
Thomas Nicolson
1707–
Sources (2)
- Katharine Nicolsone, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Katharine Nicolsone, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
Parents and Siblings
1671–1781 Male
1673–1774 Female
Siblings (6)
1696– Female
1698–1808 Male
1700– Female
1702– Female
1705–1738 Female
+1 More Child
World Events (3)
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.
1811 · The Tron Riot
The Tron riot was a riot which occurred in Edinburgh, Scotland on New Year's Eve. A group of young men attacked and robbed wealthier passers-by. One police officer was killed in the riot. Though the total count of participants is unknown, sixty-eight youths were arrested, with five sentenced to death for their actions during the riot.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scottish Iain, Murdo.
English and Northern Scottish: variant of Nicholson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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