Anne Nicholson

     Anne Nicholson was also known as Anne Nicolson.¹ NOTE: The information on this page is my research to date and is subject to change as I become better informed. I very much welcome any corrections or additional info you might have - my email address is at the bottom of this page. Whilst historical facts are not copyright, my writing about these facts are. If you wish to use any text from this site on Ancestry or on any other website, please ask me first - Tim Hill.


She was likely born circa 1795 at Perth, Scotland.^2,3 She was the daughter of Donald Nicholson and Mary Margaret MacDougall. Anne Nicholson may have been born circa 1801 at Scotland. Anne Nicholson was also known as Ann.⁴ She may have been born circa 1803 at Perth.⁵

In 1829, sisters Anne and Fanny both married local house carpenters.

She married Robert Ross, a house carpenter, son of Duncan Ross and Collina Ross, at Manse on Tuesday, 24 February 1829 at Culag, the Parish of Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland..^6,7

However, younger sister Fanny and her husband Thomas decided to emmigrate to New South Wales, leaving Anne and her husband.

Anne Nicholson was recorded as living with Robert Ross in the 1841 census at Rosschall(?), the Parish of Creich, Sutherland, Scotland, and other records indicate this was her spouse. The 1841 census only recorded adult ages rounded down to the nearest 5 years; her approximate age was recorded as 40 years old. Also living in the house were three of their children.⁴

Anne Nicholson was recorded as the spouse of Robert Ross in the 1851 census at Lochinver, the parish of Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland. She was recorded as being 50 years old, although she may have been 56. Also living in the house were three of their children and a lodger.⁸

Fanny wrote a letter to her sister Anne on 4 July 1860:

This was '"the last letter received in the old country from any of the family."⁹

Anne Nicholson was recorded as the spouse of Robert Ross in the 1861 census at Stoer, the Parish of Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland. She was recorded as being 66 years old.. Also living in the house were two of their children.²

Anne Nicholson was recorded as the spouse of Robert Ross in the 1871 census at Stoer, the Parish of Assynt, Sutherland. She was recorded as being 68 years old, although she was more likely to have been 76. Also living in the house was their 38 year old unmarried daughter.⁵ Anne Nicholson was a pauper in January 1884.³

Anne died on 12 January 1884 at 3:30am at Lochinver, the parish of Assynt, Sutherland, of natural decay.³