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Edmund Nelson 1721–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1721

Birth Location: East Dereham, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 13 Apr 1790

Death Location: East Dereham, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England

Father: Edmund (IV)

Mother: Mary Nelson

Spouse(s): Anne Halcott

Children(s): John Nelson, Elizabeth Nelson, William Nelson, Edmund Nelson, Elizabeth Nelson, Mary Nelson, Matthew Nelson, Anne Nelson, Thomas Nelson, Orby Nelson, James Nelson

In 1721, Edmund Nelson entered the world in East Dereham, Norfolk, England, born to Edmund Nelson Iv And Mary Nelson. Edmund Nelson married Anne Halcott, and had children including Anne Nelson, Edmund Nelson, Elizabeth Nelson, James Nelson, John Nelson, Mary Nelson, Matthew Nelson, Orby Rich Nelson, Thomas Nelson, William Nelson. Edmund Nelson passed away in 1790 in East Dereham, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1721, Edmund Nelson entered the world in East Dereham, Norfolk, England, born to Edmund Nelson Iv And Mary Nelson.
  • Edmund Nelson married Anne Halcott, and had children including Anne Nelson, Edmund Nelson, Elizabeth Nelson, James Nelson, John Nelson, Mary Nelson, Matthew Nelson, Orby Rich Nelson, Thomas Nelson, William Nelson.
  • Edmund Nelson passed away in 1790 in East Dereham, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edmund Nelson's Ancestors

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Edmund Nelson
1721–1790
Birth Place: East Dereham, Norfolk, England
Parents
Edmund Nelson (IV)
1690–1740
East Dereham, Norfolk, England
Mary Nelson
1696–1769
East Dereham, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Edmund Nelson
1664–1724
Wendling, Norfolk, , England
Mary Lane
1668–1746
Wendling, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Nelson
1629–1711
Mary Lane
1643–1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Nelson
1580–1654
ELIZABETH Lady
1584–1655

Edmund Nelson's Descendants

1.
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Edmund Nelson (1721–13 Apr 1790) m. Anne Halcott (1729–13 Sep 1765)
  1. 1. John Nelson 1761–1850 m. Sarah (Rich) Nelson 1766–1839
    1. 1. Isaac (King) Nelson 1789–1863 m. Hannah Nelson 1798–1858
      1. 1. Sophia (Rich) Nelson 1825–1891 m. Samuel (Steevens) Knights 1820–1900
        1. 1. Charlotte (Sophia) Knights 1857–1912 m. Robert (W) Abbott 1851–1902
        2. 2. Percival (Oscar) Knights 1871–1872
        3. 3. Clara (Elizabeth) Knights 1863–1935
        4. 4. Alfred (Ernest) Knights 1865–1927
        5. 5. Frederick (James) Knights 1869–1885
        6. 6. Jessie (Annie) Knights 1867–1877
        7. 7. John (Isaac) Knights 1846–1932
        8. 8. Albert (Stephen) Knights 1859–1886
        9. 9. Herbert (Rich) Knights 1856–1938
        10. 10. William (Samuel) Knights 1850–1903 m. Letitia Potter 1851–1940
        11. 11. Arthur (Charles) Knights 1855–1878
        12. 12. Eliza (Jane) Knights 1848–1870
        13. 13. Walter (Nelson) Knights 1853–1920 m. Annie McGuinness 1855–1936
      2. 2. Charles (Rich) Nelson 1837–1922
      3. 3. James (William) Nelson 1832–1835
      4. 4. John Nelson 1823–1902
      5. 5. Eliza (Jane Nelson) Harvey 1830–
        1. 1. George (Nelson) Harvey 1888–
        2. 2. Samuel Harvey –1862
    2. 2. Sarah (Rich) Nelson 1794–1869
    3. 3. John Nelson 1791–
    4. 4. Charles (Rich) Nelson 1790–1881
  2. 2. Elizabeth Nelson 1770–1771
  3. 3. William Nelson 1757–1835
  4. 4. Edmund Nelson 1751–
  5. 5. Elizabeth Nelson 1746–1748
  6. 6. Mary Nelson 1748–1749
  7. 7. Matthew Nelson 1749–1813
  8. 8. Anne Nelson 1750–1835
  9. 9. Thomas Nelson 1752–1805
  10. 10. Orby (Rich) Nelson 1756–1834
  11. 11. James Nelson 1759–1837

Edmund Nelson's Timeline

8 Records

1719
18 Sep 1719
Edmund Nelson was baptized in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1721
1721
Birth of Edmund Nelson
None
1722
30 Aug 1722
Age 1
Birth of Edmund Nelson in East Dereham, Norfolk, England
East Dereham, Norfolk, England
1723
29 Mar 1723
Age 2
Edmund Nelson was baptized in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1750
1750
Age 29
Edmund Nelson was married
None
1772
31 May 1772
Age 51
Edmund Nelson was baptized in Kendal, Westmorland, England
Kendal, Westmorland, England
1790
5 APR 1790
Age 69
Death of Edmund Nelson in East Dereham, Norfolk, England
East Dereham, Norfolk, England
1790
13 Apr 1790
Age 69
Burial of Edmund Nelson in East Dereham, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
East Dereham, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1722
    Event Place: East Dereham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Norfolk, England, Bishop's Transcripts
    [2] Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 862
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1721

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1719
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 862

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1723
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: BT ANF 1723-24

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 31 May 1772
    Event Place: Kendal, Westmorland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1750
    Record Source: England, Pallot's Marriage Index, 1780-1837, The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies; Canterbury, England; England, Pallot's Marriage Index, 1780-1837

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 APR 1790
    Event Place: East Dereham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Bishop's Transcripts

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1790
    Event Place: East Dereham, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Bishop's Transcripts

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