Isabella Nicholson

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Isabella Nicholson may have been born in 1838 at Kilmuir, Inverness-shire, Scotland.² She was the daughter of James Nicholson and Margaret McDonald.¹ Isabella Nicholson may have been born circa 1840.¹ As of March 1841, Isabella Nicholson was also known as Isabella Nicolson.^3,2

She was recorded as living with her parents, a visitor (perhaps her grandfather) and siblings William, Flora, Charles, Mary, Margaret and Samuel in the 1841 census at Duntulm, Kilmuir, Inverness-shire, Scotland. She was recorded as being 3 years old.³

Her mother died before March 1851. She was a scholar in March 1851.²

She was recorded as living with her father, a visitor (perhaps her grandfather) and siblings, Flora, Charles, Mary in the 1851 census at Duntulm, Kilmuir, Inverness-shire, Scotland. She was recorded as being 14 years old.² She presumably lived with her parents at Inverness-shire, Scotland, in 1854.⁴ Isabella Nicholson was a domestic servant in 1854.⁴

Isabella emigrated from Liverpool on 29 July 1854 on the 'Hornet.^4,5' Isabella arrived at Geelong, Victoria, on 23 October 1854.⁴


Isabella may have died on 5 March 1855 at Ballarat, Victoria.⁶