This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jecroft Surnames: NIMMO Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.ayr.general/13975.1.2.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: If you get the record for the Mary born in 1855, it will give you a lot of information about the parents. This was the first year of government registration and the registry entry was covered two pages. Here is Robert & family in the 1851 census. This will fill in some of the gap between Mary's. Piece: SCT1851/594 Place: Girvan -Ayrshire Enumeration District: 16 Civil Parish: Girvan Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: Girvan Folio: 0 Page: 13 Schedule: 49 Address: Duff Street -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks NIMMO Robert Head M M 30 Cotton Weaver Ayrshire - Barr Page: 0/14 NIMMO Elisabeth Wife M F 26 Ayrshire - Girvan NIMMO John Son - M 7 Ayrshire - Girvan NIMMO Mary Dau - F 5 Ayrshire - Girvan NIMMO James Son - M 2 Ayrshire - Girvan ELLIOT Mary Niece U F 21 Cotton Weaver Ayrshire - Girvan --- Jo-Ann Croft Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.