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Nisbet
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Nisbet could refer to: People *Nisbet (surname) Places ;Canada: * Nisbet Provincial Forest ;United Kingdom: * Nisbet, Scottish Borders *Nisbet House, Berwickshire ;United States: *Nisbet, Indiana *Nisbet, Pennsylvania See also *Nisbett (other) *Nesbit (other) *Nesbitt (other) *Clan Nesbitt Clan Nesbitt (or Clan Nisbet) is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Borders that is recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms.Way, George and Squire, Romily. ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nisbet (surname)
Nisbet is an English people, English and Scotland, Scottish surname that originated around the border region. It is also found in Scandinavia, brought by Scot Alexander Nisbeth (mercenary), Alexander Nisbet, who settled in Sweden in 1648. There are alternate spellings including Nisbeth, Nisbett, Nesbit, and Nesbitt. Nesbit is uncommon as a given name. People with the surname include: * Alexander Nisbet (1580–1660) * Alexander Nisbet (1657–1725), Scottish heraldist * Judge Alexander Nisbet (1777–1857), Judge in the City of Baltimore * Andrew Nisbet, Jr. (1921–2013), American legislator and military officer * Andrew Nisbet, Founder and Chairman of catering supplies retailer Nisbets Plc * Andy Nisbet, (1953–2019), Scottish mountaineer * Charles Nisbet (1736–1804), First President of Dickinson College in PA * Eugenius A. Nisbet, (1803–1871) American politician and jurist from the US state of Georgia * Gavin Nisbet, Scottish footballer (Preston North End FC) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nisbet Provincial Forest
The Nisbet Provincial Forest is a provincially protected mixed-wood forest surrounded by Aspen parkland in Central Saskatchewan, Canada. It consists of a north block north of the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, and a south block between Duck Lake, Saskatchewan, and MacDowall, Saskatchewan. The forest drew Métis and white settlers to the area during the 1860s to 1880s and was an important source of building materials and fuel in this period. Today it is a provincially protected area although cattle grazing and recreational use including cross country skiing, snowmobiling, hiking, and hunting in the area are permitted. The Louis Riel Trail runs through the south block of the Nisbet forest. The forest was named for James Nisbet, a Presbyterian clergyman who established a mission at Prince Albert. See also * List of Saskatchewan provincial forests In Saskatchewan, Provincial Forests are designated as such by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, as per The Forest Resources Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nisbet, Scottish Borders
Nisbet is a small hamlet on the B6400, in Roxburghshire, along the River Teviot, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is located north of Jedburgh and south of Roxburgh. The village has several Nisbet location names: Nisbet, East Nisbet, West Nisbet, Nisbetmill, Upper Nisbet, and Upper Nisbet Moor. However, none of these are connected to the family of Nisbet of that Ilk, who built Nisbet House in Berwickshire. There was a Nisbet family located a short distance from this Nisbet village at Cessford Burn from 1665 to 1822. The Rev. Samuel Rutherford was born in the village of Nisbet about 1600. See also *Nisbet House *List of places in the Scottish Borders ''Map of places in the Scottish Borders compiled from this list'':See the list of places in Scotland for places in other counties. This list of places in the Scottish Borders includes towns, villages, hamlets, castles, golf courses, historic hous ... External links A Hog-backed and two-coped monuments, in Nisbet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nisbet House
Nisbet House is a 17th-century mansion in the Scottish Borders. It is located on the north side of the Blackadder Water, south of Duns, Scottish Borders, Duns, in the Merse (Scotland), Merse, a low-lying part of the former county of Berwickshire. It was built in about 1630 by Sir Alexander Nisbet, ancestor of the heraldic authority Alexander Nisbet (1657–1725). Architectural evidence suggests that the building incorporates, at its eastern end, a square pele tower that was the former house. The house is protected as a listed building#Scotland, category A listed building. History The Clan Nesbitt, Nisbet family built two fortified houses or pele towers in the 12th century, East Nisbet and West Nisbet. East Nisbet, now known as Allanbank, was located on the Blackadder Water near Allanton, Scottish Borders, Allanton, although the original tower no longer exists. Wester Nisbet remains, and was extended in the 1630s to form the bulk of the present house. The laird at the time was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nisbet, Indiana
Nisbet is an unincorporated community in Armstrong Township, Vanderburgh County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Notes Unincorporated communities in Vanderburgh County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana {{VanderburghCountyIN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nisbet, Pennsylvania
Nisbet is an unincorporated community in Susquehanna Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ..., United States. It was named for John Nisbet, an early settler of Williamsport, who applied for a tract of land in 1769. Notes Unincorporated communities in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania {{LycomingCountyPA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nisbett (other)
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Nisbett may refer to: People * Grant Nisbett (born 1950), New Zealand rugby football commentator * Louisa Cranstoun Nisbett (1812–1858), actor * Nisbet Balfour (1743–1823), British soldier and politician * Margaret Nisbett (1929–2023), Australian soprano * Patrice Nisbett (born 1971), Nevisian politician * Richard E. Nisbett (born 1941), psychologist * Steve Nisbett (1948–2018), drummer * Thomas Nisbett (1925–2024), Bermudan Anglican priest * Trevor Nisbett (born 1957), businessman Other * Nisbett Building, commercial building in Big Rapids, Michigan See also * Nisbet (other) * Nesbit (other) * Nesbitt (other) Nesbitt may refer to: Places * Nesbitt, County Durham, mentioned in the List of civil parishes in County Durham, England * Nesbitt, Manitoba, Canada * Nesbit, Northumberland, a hamlet and former civil parish near Wooler, in Northumberland, Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nesbit (other)
Nesbit may refer to: People * E. Nesbit (Edith Nesbit) (1858–1924), English author and poet * Evelyn Nesbit (1884–1967), American artists' model and chorus girl, and a central figure in a notorious murder trial * Jamar Nesbit (born 1976), American football player * Pinna Nesbit (1896–1950), Canadian silent film actress * William Nesbit (thief) (1899–1983), American jewel thief * Nesbit Willoughby (1777–1849), British naval officer * "Mrs. Nesbit", the name given to Buzz Lightyear when he attends a tea party in the first ''Toy Story''. Places * Nesbit Township, Minnesota, a township in Polk County, in northwest Minnesota, United States * Nesbit, Mississippi, a town located in DeSoto County in northwest Mississippi, United States * Nesbit, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Nesbit, Northumberland, a hamlet and former civil parish near Wooler, in Northumberland, England * Nesbitt, Northumberland, a former civil parish, now in Stamfordham parish, near Prudhoe, Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nesbitt (other)
Nesbitt may refer to: Places * Nesbitt, County Durham, mentioned in the List of civil parishes in County Durham, England * Nesbitt, Manitoba, Canada * Nesbit, Northumberland, a hamlet and former civil parish near Wooler, in Northumberland, England * Nesbitt, Northumberland, a former civil parish, now in Stamfordham parish, near Prudhoe, England * Nesbitt, Texas, United States Other uses * Nesbitt (surname) *Clan Nesbitt, a Scottish clan * Nesbitt's, an American soft drink brand *A muscadine (''Vitis rotundifolia'') cultivar See also * Nesbitt, Thomson and Company, a Canadian stockbrokerage * Nesbitt's inequality, a mathematical inequality *Schuette–Nesbitt formula In mathematics, the Schuette–Nesbitt formula is a generalization of the inclusion–exclusion principle. It is named after Donald R. Schuette and Cecil J. Nesbitt. The probabilistic version of the Schuette–Nesbitt formula has practical appl ..., a mathematical formula in probability theory * Nesbit (disa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
