Hi Penny, I've had my sister and her family visiting from England over the holidays so have neglected my inbox. I haven't got a David Nicol - yet - my gr gr gr grandmother Margaret Nicol was born in Abercorn in 1816, this is according to the 1881 census as I can't find a birth/christening record for her. From her death certificate I found that her parents were James Nicol and Janet Louden and I've found christenings for a brother Alexander (1804) and a sister Marion (1817) in Ecclesmachen which is just beside Abercorn. Margaret Nicol married Robert Orr in 1836 at Crammond or Ratho and they lived at Corstorphine. I don't know of any Nicols that went to Ontario, there are a few Nicols buried at the churchyard at Abercorn but I haven't connected any of them up so far to mine. Marion ----- Original Message ----- From: <Pennynicol@aol.com> To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2004 9:38 PM Subject: Re: [MLN] Roll Call > Dear Marion, > > I saw your recent listing of names you are researching on the Midlothian > rootsweb list and I would like to ask about the Nicol family you are searching > for. I too am looking for Nicols and I guess the easiest thing to ask is do > you have a David Nicol that married Lillias Smeaton (we think from Tranent) > about 1835 and did any of your Nicols immigrate to Canada (Ontario, > specifically) around 1850? > > Thank you very much. > > Penny > > Penny Nicol James > Katy, Texas > >