NICOLSON, James Minister of Cortachy, then Meigle, Bishop of Dunkeld, Right Reverend Mr ^{1 2 3}

   Another name for James was NICOLSOUN, James.⁴

   User ID: A598.

  General Notes:

(at Meigle in 1583)
"James Nicolson, trans. from Cortachy and pres. by Janes VI. 27th Feb. 1683; promoted to Bishopric of Dunkeld 1607"

from Fasti Ecclesiae




"James Nicolson .... received a grant of a pension of £60 per annum on 6th February 1571, from Robert, Bishop of Caithness, payable from the Abbey of St Andrews, 'because he has been twice shorn of the stone, and is continually vexed with that infirmity'. He was a prominent man in the Church of Scotland soon after the Reformation, and was minister of Cortachy in 1580, and Meigle in 1583. He was selected by the General Assembly to sit in conference regarding stipends in 1592, 1596, 1606, and 1607, was appointed Bishop of Dunkeld in 1606, and died 17th August 1607, when Gavin, Bishop of Galloway, was appointed to fill his place. He married Jane, daughter of Gilbert Ramsay of Banff, and had issue"

from Fiona Sinclair website




"Nicolsoun
James
4/6/1608
minister at Megill in Angus
Testament Testamentar and Inventory
Edinburgh Commissary Court
CC8/8/44"

from Wills and Testaments ^{1 3 5}

James married.