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If Sandra knows who his mother married, assuming it is likely he was reared by her (unless he was adopted), possibly he took his stepfather's name

he could also have gone by his mother's name, if he stayed with her, or was placed in care but not adopted

the 1911 census would seem to be the essential starting place

Can't see anything for William Clarke Nisbet on SP or elsewhere.

Plenty of William Nisbets, but without the middle name it's impossible to know if any of them are him.

Perhaps he was adopted and had a different surname.

PS re Terson - when he went to Canada in 1906, he was heading for Toronto, and was travelling alone.

Perhaps William's death?? No DOB or middle initial given, though, so could be another William Nisbet.


William Nisbet
Find A Grave Index
Name:
William Nisbet
Event Type:
Burial
Event Date:
1929
Event Place:
Burntisland, , Fife, Scotland
Death Date:
Apr 1929
Affiliate Record Identifier:
124156209
Cemetery:
Burntisland Cemetery


EDIT:

No, that William Nisbet was 88 when he died, per SP.

rats times two :-)

I was doing the searches below at the same time as ArgyllGran and I too was sidetracked by Terson!

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in 1906 he travelled to Canada

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2QSH-BYV

Name: Terson A Nisbet
Event Type: Immigration
Event Date: Apr 1906
Event Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Birth Year (Estimated): 1888
Birthplace: Scotland
Ship Name: Corinthian
Affiliate Film Number: T-500 , Digital Folder Number: 004539208 , Image Number: 00832
"Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922" ... citing Immigration, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, T-500, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/immigration-records/passenger-lists/passenger-lists-1865-1922/Pages/search.aspx

the April passenger list for the Corinthian is here

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/immigration-records/passenger-lists/passenger-lists-1865-1922/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=11405&

24 scanned page images that you have to search through :-)

Perhaps a possibility for William in the 1911 Scotland census - credits on SP would let you see the image of the record;

NISBET WILLIAM M 1 BUCKHAVEN /FIFE 459/02 005/00 013

this is why he's not on 1911 census:

T A Nisbet

in the UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
Name: T A Nisbet
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1888
Departure Date: 3 Mar 1906
Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland
Destination Port: Halifax, Canada
Ship Name: Corinthian
Shipping line: Allan Line And State Line
Master: J A Fairfull


Sorry - yes, I know it's William you're interested in! I'll leave Terson alone now!

Terson Nisbet

in the UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920
Name: Terson Nisbet
Military Year: 1914-1920
Rank: Private
Medal Awarded: British War Medal and Victory Medal
Regiment or Corps: Cameronian (Scottish Rifles)
Regimental Number: 15551
Previous Units: 11/Sco. Rif. 15551 Pte, 1/Sco. Rif. 15551

I can't find Terson on 1911 Scotland census..

Here's Terson's death - with credits you can view the image of the cert. It would tell you if he was married or not, and maybe give some clue re children - perhaps the informant was a son or daughter. (EDIT: Oh, yes, you know he married.):

1961 NISBET TERSON ATHRIN
Other surname: CRAIG M 72 PERTH /PERTH 387/00 0584

As Scotland's people is pay-to-view only, I'm afraid I won't be able to provide any info later than 1901

Hi Jacqeline

Thank you for your suggestions. Firstly I wish to clarify my connection. William Clarke Nisbet is the illegitimate son of my great great aunt, Elizabeth Byfield Clarke. Elizabeth Clarke is the younger sister to my great granny, Sarah Byfield Clarke. William Nisbet would be a cousin to my granny, Sarah Byfield Lawton (yes also born illegtimate and daughter to Sarah Byfield Clarke).

Thank you for searching Terson Nisbet in the 1901 Census I had found that as well. I can tell you that Terson Nisbet's twin brother Malcolm B B Nisbet died at age 14 around 1904. However, I am still tracing the family of William Clarke Nisbet and his father Terson Nisbet.

I will continue to loo into your other suggestions and go from there. If you happen to discover anything else please let me know.

Regards
Sandra

For INFO

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Park House, Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William Nisbet Head Married Male 59 1842 Draper Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland Transcription
Annie C Nisbet Daughter Single Female 21 1880 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Transcription
Ernest N Nisbet Son Single Male 14 1887 Draper's Assistant Burntisland, Fife, Scotland Transcription
Mabel C Nisbet Daughter - Female 13 1888 Scholar Burntisland, Fife, Scotland Transcription
Malcom B B Nisbet Son - Male 12 1889 Scholar Burntisland, Fife, Scotland Transcription
Terson A Nisbet Son - Male 12 1889 Scholar Burntisland, Fife, Scotland Transcription
Muriel J Nisbet Daughter - Female 9 1892 Scholar Burntisland, Fife, Scotland Transcription
Annie C Craig Boarder Single Female 49 1852 Living On Own Means Aberdeenshire, Scotland Transcription
Jemmima Wells Servant Single Female 17 1884 Genl Serv (Domestic) Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Look for his name in search all trees

For any marriage info, you will need o pay for credits on Scotlands People website

Was he brought up by either of his parents............or was he taken in by another family and given their surname?

Put him in your tree on here if you haven't already done so.

You must have had a reason for getting a copy of his birth cert.......................what is your connection?

I am seeking decendents of a William Clarke Nisbet, born in 1909 in Fife Scoltand. Illegitimate son of Terson A Nisbet and Elizabeth Byfield Clarke. His parents never married, though went on to marry other people. I only have a birth certificate to date of William Clarke Nisbet, and hoping to find out about his life and any extended family.

Regards
Sandra :-)