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Hi Dave, you're welcome. The census information is copied and pasted from Ancestry, the 'click to see others on page' is a link on Ancestry and won't work here, but the relevant info is all there. I should have said, the list of people lost on the Forget-Me-Not came from this site: http://www.geocities.com/scotborder/Eyemouth.html

Hi, it's me again you said i had to click on different page no's ive tried that and nothing happens, what am i doing wrong?

Hi, LINDY_LOU,
The info you sent me is of tremendous value,
thanks for sending it,I'm researching my family history on my mother's side, you've been a great help, i've got hold of a book called
(children of the sea) written by PETER AICHISON) I can now check all the details you sent with his book to see if they tally up thanks Dave

1901 Scotland Census
about Euphemia Nisbet
Name: Euphemia Nisbet
Age: 55
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Relationship: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Eyemouth, Berwickshire
Registration Number: 739
Registration district: Eyemouth
Civil Parish: Eyemouth
Town: Eyemouth
County: Berwickshire
Address: Home St
Occupation: Living On Own Means
ED: 1
Page: 25 (click to see others on page)
Household schedule number: 147
Line: 8
Roll: CSSCT1901_414
Household Members: Name Age
Euphemia Nisbet 55

Euphemia in 1891, Annie is her niece:

1891 Scotland Census
about Euphemia Nisbet
Name: Euphemia Nisbet
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Relationship: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Eyemouth, Berwickshire
Registration Number: 739
Registration district: Eyemouth
Civil Parish: Eyemouth
Town: Eyemouth
County: Berwickshire
Address: Home Street
Occupation: House Keeper
ED: 1
Page: 24 (click to see others on page)
Household schedule number: 116
Line: 17
Roll: CSSCT1891_377
Household Members: Name Age
Annie Nisbet 16
Euphemia Nisbet 45

Jane with her parents in 1841:

1841 Scotland Census
about Jane Spence
Name: Jane Spence
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826
Gender: Female
Where born: Berwickshire, Scotland

Civil Parish: Coldingham
County: Berwickshire
Address: Coldingham
Parish Number: 732
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
William Scott 15
Helen Spence 50
Hellen Spence 10
Hugh Spence 20
Jane Spence 15
John Spence 55

Don't have access to Scottish BMD records unfortunately. The 1851 shows him with his mother, but no sign of his father. By 1861 she has married James Cowe. You'll need his birth cert to find (hopefully) his father.

1851 Scotland Census
about William Nisbet
Name: William Nisbet
Age: 4
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847
Relationship: Grandson
Mother's Name: Jane
Gender: Male
Where born: Coldingham, Berwick
Parish Number: 732
Civil Parish: Coldingham
Town: Coldingham
County: Berwickshire
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 8
Page: 5 (click to see others on page)
Household schedule number: 22
Line: 5
Roll: CSSCT1851_196
Household Members: Name Age
William Nisbet 4
Helen Spence 65
Hugh Spence 35
Jane Spence 28
John Spence 67

1861 Scotland Census
about William Nisbet
Name: William Nisbet
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847
Relationship: Stepson
Mother's Name: Jane
Gender: Male
Where born: Coldingham, Berwick
Registration Number: 739
Registration district: Eyemouth
Civil Parish: Eyemouth
Town: Eyemouth
County: Berwickshire
Address: New Row
ED: 3
Page: 25 (click to see others on page)
Household schedule number: 135
Line: 6
Roll: CSSCT1861_136
Household Members: Name Age
Elizabeth Cowe 6
Euphemia Cowe 10 Mo
Helen Cowe 8
James Cowe 35
Jane Cowe 38
Jane Cowe 3
William Nisbet 14

1871 Scotland Census
about William Nisbet
Name: William Nisbet
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Relationship: Stepson
Gender: Male
Where born: Bkshire, Coldingham
Registration Number: 739
Registration district: Eyemouth
Civil Parish: Eyemouth
Town: Eyemouth
County: Berwickshire
Address: High Street
Occupation: Fisherman
ED: 3
Page: 9 (click to see others on page)
Household schedule number: 40
Line: 9
Roll: CSSCT1871_175
Household Members: Name Age
Hellen Cowe 18
Isabella Cowe 16
Jane Cowe 49
Jane Cowe 14
William Nisbet 25

Hi, found this:

FORGET-ME-NOT, of Eyemouth
all on board lost:

WILLIAM NISBET 35 left widow Euphie/Effie Dougal
WILLIAM SCOTT 28 left widow Isabella Cowe, son William Nisbet Scott b. 16 May 1882 (d. 15 Feb 1884), 3 children
ALEXANDER NISBET 37 left widow Ann Nisbet, 6 children including Alexander 12, Robert 11, William 9, Jessie b. 3 Oct 1881
ALEXANDER CRIBBES 31 left widow Elizabeth Robertson and 2 children?, father George lost on Harmony, brother James lost on Good Intent
ANDREW DOUGAL 33 left widow Isabella Paterson, 3(?) children including John and Ann
ROBERT COLLIN 41 single
JAMES SIMPSON 17 single

This looks to be William and Euphie in 1881:

1881 Scotland Census
about William Nisbet
Name: William Nisbet
Age: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Euphemia
Gender: Male
Where born: Coldingham, Berwickshire
Registration Number: 739
Registration district: Eyemouth
Civil Parish: Eyemouth
Town: Eye,Th
County: Berwickshire
Address: Home St. Eyemouth
Occupation: Fisherman
ED: 1
Page: 26 (click to see others on page)
Household schedule number: 122
Line: 16
Roll: cssct1881_309
Household Members: Name Age
Euphemia Nisbet 36
William Nisbet 35

trying to find relatives of william nisbet who was skipper of the forget me not and was drowned in the eyemouth fishing disaster of 1881