Elspet Douglas Grey mmmmm
 

Name - "official" name and what they were known as
Elspet Douglas Grey
Date and place of birth
before 25th September 1828, Aberdeen
Names of parents
Robert Grey (Salmon fisher b 1797) and Elspet Nichol b?
Date and place of baptism - if applicable
25 September 1828, St Nicholas, Aberdeen
Details of each of his or her marriages - if any
married John Nisbett Wyness on 30 December 1852 at Torry, Aberdeen.
Occupation(s) - if any
None

Addresses where they lived (including county if in UK) - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on (if s/he lived in census times!).
1841 - not found
1851 - not found
1861 (married) at Torry Village, Nigg, Kincardineshire
1868 - died at Torry.
Date, place and cause of death
7 June 1868 at Torry Village, of TB.
Date and place of burial.
Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable
Not known
Memorial inscription - if any
Not known

There is an Elspet Gray age 22 born Aberdeen living with the Watt family at Mains of Seaton, Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, as House Servant (according to ancestry), but there are a few Elspet Grays about so no way to know whether it's the right one or not, since she isn't still there in 1861.

And in 1841 ancestry say there is an Elspet Gray age 12 born Aberdeenshire with a Nicol family. Sounds promising, don't you think? It looks as though the details may be quite mangled though, but it just so happens that FreeCEN have transcribed it too and they say:
Aberdeen St Clements
Nicol Chars. M 60 Wright Aberdeenshire
Nicol Helen F 55 Aberdeenshire
Nicol Elespet F 35 Aberdeenshire
Nicol Joseph M 20 Millwright Aberdeenshire
Nicol Jas M 15 Aberdeenshire
Gray Elspet F 12 Aberdeenshire.

Just a bit worried about that "Elespet Nicol" but could she be Elspet's mother? Scottish married women are often listed by their maiden names, aren't they? Ancestry has her as Elester so it might be worth looking at the image to see if you can make out what the name really is.

Oooh, thankyou Kate!

I have Elspet Nichol's parents as Alexander Nichol and Agnes Douglas(s). However, Charles could certainly be a relative. Charles as a first name suddenly pops up again in this family many years later, so it is definitely worth me investigating further.

As you say, there are quite a few Elspet Grey/Gray in 1851 and it's impossible really to work out which she is.

Thankyou for your interest.

OC

Just parking this information until I decide whether it's relevant or not!

Charles Nichol bc1781 Aberdeenshire.


1. Charles Nichol bp 18 Feb 1772 St Nicholas Aberdeen
parents Alexander Nichol and Jean Wymis
These are likely parents - Elspet Douglas Grey marries John Nisbett Wyness. However the birth date of 1772 would make Charles nearly 70 in 1841.

2.Charles Nichol 5 Mar 1780 St Nicholas Aberdeen, parents Georeg Nichol and Elspeth Wilkie Age exactly right but neither parent rings a bell.

3.Charles Nichol 6 April 1790 Echt, aberdeenshire parents Alexander Nichol and Barbara Fife. Nothing significant about this, date is rather late and the name Barbara never appears in any descendants.

4. Charles Nichol married Helen Ruthledge on 3 August 1804 at St Nicholas Aberdeen. Joseph is their son.