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Ellen Jane Nelson 1854 – 1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Jun 1854

Birth Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

Death Date: 24 Mar 1916

Death Location: Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand

Father: Christian Nelson

Mother: Christianna Old

Spouse(s): Eugene McCarthy

Children(s): Stillborn Nelson, Male Nelson, Elizabeth McCarthy, Clara McCarthy, Ada McCarthy, Eugene McCarthy, Louis McCarthy, Edna McCarthy, Edward McCarthy, Emma McCarthy, James McCarthy

In 1854, Ellen Jane Nelson entered the world in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand, born to Christian Theodore Nelson and Christianna Old. Ellen Jane Nelson married Eugene McCarthy, and had children including Stillborn Nelson, Male Nelson, Elizabeth Julia McCarthy, Clara Ellen McCarthy, Ada May McCarthy, Eugene McCarthy, Louis Theodore McCarthy, Edna McCarthy, Edward John McCarthy, Emma Christiana McCarthy, James McCarthy. Ellen Jane Nelson passed away in 1916 in Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1854, Ellen Jane Nelson entered the world in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand, born to Christian Theodore Nelson and Christianna Old.
  • Ellen Jane Nelson married Eugene McCarthy, and had children including Stillborn Nelson, Male Nelson, Elizabeth Julia McCarthy, Clara Ellen McCarthy, Ada May McCarthy, Eugene McCarthy, Louis Theodore McCarthy, Edna McCarthy, Edward John McCarthy, Emma Christiana McCarthy, James McCarthy.
  • Ellen Jane Nelson passed away in 1916 in Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christian Nelson
1819 – 1883
Birth Location: Norway
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Christianna Old
1832 – 1914
Birth Location: St Mawgan-in-Pydar, Cornwall, UK
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Spouses(s)

Eugene McCarthy
1843 – 1919
Birth Location: London, England
EM

Children(s)

Stillborn Nelson
1870 – 1870
Birth Location: Waitara, New Zealand
SN
Male Nelson
1874 – 1874
Birth Location: Raleigh West, Waitara, New Zealand
MN
Elizabeth McCarthy
1875 – 1876
Birth Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
EM
Clara McCarthy
1878 –
Birth Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
CM
Ada McCarthy
1880 – 1940
Birth Location: Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand
AM
Eugene McCarthy
1881 – 1883
Birth Location: Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand
EM
Louis McCarthy
1884 –
Birth Location: Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand
LM
Edna McCarthy
1885 –
Birth Location: –
EM
Edward McCarthy
1887 –
Birth Location: –
EM
Emma McCarthy
1887 – 1918
Birth Location: Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand
EM
James McCarthy
1889 –
Birth Location: –
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Ellen Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Ellen Nelson
1854 – 1916
Birth Place: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Parents
Christian Theodore Nelson
1819 – 1883
Norway
Christianna Old
1832 – 1914
St Mawgan-in-Pydar, Cornwall, UK
Grandparents
Niels (Pedersen Schottene) Schotner
1777 – 1819
Idd, Ostfold, Norway
Anne (Maria Halvorsdatter) Mathiesen
1776 – 1846
Richard Old
1790 – 1871
St Merryn, Cornwall, UK
Jane Liddicoat
1794 – 1854
St Columb Major, Cornwall, UK
Great-Grandparents
Peder Nielssen
1740 –
Marte Halvorsen
1749 –
John Owld
1749 – 1832
Martha Ivey
1752 – 1837
Robert Liddicoat
1760 –
Margaret Rawlings
1748 – 1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hans Halvorsen
1724 – 1796
John Ould
1721 – 1804
Jennifer Leverton
1724 – 1810
Stephen IVEY
1702 –
Elizabeth Brewer
1712 –
William Liddicoat
1731 –
Jane Chapell
1726 –
William RAWLINGS
1713 – 1800
Margaret Powell
1713 – 1796

Ellen Nelson's Descendants

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Ellen (Jane) Nelson (09 Jun 1854 – 24 Mar 1916) m. Eugene McCarthy (21 Feb 1843 – 21 Oct 1919)
  1. 1. Stillborn Nelson (28 Dec 1870 – 28 Dec 1870)
  2. 2. Male Nelson (04 Feb 1874 – 13 Feb 1874)
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Julia) McCarthy (14 Jul 1875 – 04 Jan 1876)
  4. 4. Clara (Ellen) McCarthy (31 Aug 1878 – )
  5. 5. Ada (May) McCarthy (19 May 1880 – 16 Dec 1940) m. Neil (Downy) Mathieson (15 Sep 1858 – 22 Oct 1937)
    1. 1. John McCarthy (25 Aug 1898 – )
    2. 2. Ernest (William) McCarthy (Jun 1901 – )
    3. 3. Laurence (Neil) McCarthy (20 Oct 1904 – 27 Sep 1968) m. Margaret Danby (27 Apr 1907 – 02 Jan 1983)
      1. 1. Margaret (Jewell) McCarthy (26 Feb 1926 – ) m. Eugene Elliott (31 Aug 1919 – 03 Aug 1994)
      2. 2. Myrtle (Patricia) McCarthy (07 Sep 1927 – ) m. Harold (David Cedrid) Hampton (09 Aug 1912 – 11 Aug 1992)
        1. 1. Veronicah (Mary) Hampton (23 Jul 1960 – )
        2. 2. Joseph (Digby) Hampton (24 Apr 1962 – )
        3. 3. Michael (Patrick) Hampton (31 Mar 1964 – )
        4. 4. Nigel (Lawrence) Hampton (02 Mar 1966 – ) m. Sally Davis
      3. 3. Veronica (Ellen) McCarthy (25 Jul 1929 – ) m. William McCafferty (23 Nov 1928 – )
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Lorraine) McCarthy (02 May 1933 – ) m. John (Joseph) O'Connell (24 Oct 1934 – )
      5. 5. Mary (Letitia) McCarthy (25 Nov 1935 – ) m. Graeme (Raymond) Rice (01 Jan 1935 – )
        1. 1. Mark (Albert) Rice (21 Oct 1959 – ) m. Nancy McMillan
        2. 2. Angela (Mary) Rice (09 Jan 1961 – ) m. Barry (Alan) Shepherd (22 May 1958 – )
        3. 3. Teresa (Margaret) Rice (23 Oct 1964 – ) m. Paul (Douglas Le) Clerc
        4. 4. Joanne (Elizabeth) Rice (14 Feb 1968 – ) m. Tim Cox
        5. 5. Vanessa (Jane) Rice (05 Mar 1973 – )
    4. 4. Alice (May) McCarthy (07 Dec 1906 – ) m. Terence (William) King (21 Jun 1902 – 06 Jul 1970)
      1. 1. May (Caroline McKenzie) King (04 May 1927 – ) m. Alfred Sculpher m. Kenneth (Septimus) Kerby (16 Jun 1915 – 17 Mar 1970) m. Thomas (Edward) Underwood
        1. 1. Female (Child) Underwood (1942 – )
      2. 2. Terence (Desmond Thomas) King (29 May 1931 – 05 Aug 1992) m. Mavis (Florence) Jamieson (12 Oct 1915 – 22 Dec 1980) m. Minnie (Moni) Ringrose
        1. 1. Desmond (Wayne) King (16 Jan 1952 – ) m. Sharon Howe (14 Dec 1954 – ) m. Donna (Maree) Mead (08 Mar 1966 – )
        2. 2. Raywyn (Caroline Sharlina) King (28 Nov 1953 – ) m. Raymond (John) Keenan (13 Sep 1947 – )
        3. 3. John (Phillip) King (04 Oct 1955 – 22 Oct 1955)
        4. 4. Stephen (Thomas) King (18 Jun 1957 – ) m. Justine (Sandra) Winch (04 Feb 1969 – )
      3. 3. Terence (John) King (05 Jul 1932 – ) m. Marion (Mereana) Manga (22 Feb 1937 – )
        1. 1. Gavin (Wayne) Manga-King (25 May 1956 – ) m. Vyna (Gloria) Frost (25 May 1956 – )
        2. 2. Terence (Thomas) King (28 Sep 1960 – )
        3. 3. Jack (William) King (04 Jul 1963 – ) m. Donna (Marie) Ferris (10 Aug 1965 – ) m. Patricia (Ann) Leaf
        4. 4. Peter (Norman) King (25 May 1965 – ) m. Ruka Benioni
        5. 5. Lorraine (Marion) King (15 Mar 1967 – )
        6. 6. Tua (Jeremiah) King (08 Aug 1970 – 07 Nov 1997) m. Janette Moana (17 Feb 1968 – )
      4. 4. Robert (Neil) King (22 Aug 1933 – ) m. Sheila (Ruby) Downard (30 Sep 1925 – )
        1. 1. Neal (Kenneth McKenzie) King (13 Nov 1964 – ) m. Debbie (Mary) Wastney
      5. 5. Helen (Ada) King (19 Oct 1934 – 24 Mar 1943)
      6. 6. Betty (Sheila) King (30 Dec 1935 – ) m. Sydney (James) McCullough (21 Sep 1901 – 11 May 1974)
        1. 1. Betty (Arenias) McCullough (21 Jan 1953 – ) m. Trevor Penberthy (17 May 1947 – )
        2. 2. Barbara (Joan) McCullough (15 May 1954 – ) m. Peter (Bernard) McClung (1950 – )
        3. 3. Kathleen (May Caroline) McCullough (02 Aug 1959 – ) m. George Wilson
    5. 5. Myrtle (Hayley) McCarthy
    6. 6. Veronica (Ruby) McCarthy
  6. 6. Eugene McCarthy (30 Oct 1881 – 11 Mar 1883)
  7. 7. Louis (Theodore) McCarthy (10 Jul 1884 – )
  8. 8. Edna McCarthy (Aft. 1885 – ) m. Bill Taylor
  9. 9. Edward (John) McCarthy (Aft. 1887 – ) m. Rose Santos
  10. 10. Emma (Christiana) McCarthy (02 Aug 1887 – 18 Nov 1918) m. Unknown m. Bob Sweet
    1. 1. Ronald McCarthy
      1. 1. Judy (A.) McCarthy m. Hyde
    2. 2. Robert McCarthy (Abt. 1916 – )
    3. 3. Valma McCarthy (Abt. 1917 – )
  11. 11. James McCarthy (Aft. 1889 – )

Ellen Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1854
09 Jun 1854
Birth of Ellen Jane Nelson in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
1916
24 Mar 1916
Age 62
Death of Ellen Jane Nelson in Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Jun 1854
    Event Place: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1916
    Event Place: Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
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