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Gordon Whitmore NELSON 1897–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Nov 1897

Birth Location: Cust, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 7 Aug 1971

Death Location: Wellington, New Zealand

Father: David NELSON

Mother: Margaret WHITMORE

Spouse(s): Mary PERCY

Children(s): Alyth NELSON

In 1897, Gordon Whitmore NELSON entered the world in Cust, Canterbury, New Zealand, born to David Ferguson Nelson And Margaret Jane Whitmore. Gordon Whitmore NELSON married Mary Percy, and had children including Alyth Mchardie Nelson. Gordon Whitmore NELSON passed away in 1971 in Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1897, Gordon Whitmore NELSON entered the world in Cust, Canterbury, New Zealand, born to David Ferguson Nelson And Margaret Jane Whitmore.
  • Gordon Whitmore NELSON married Mary Percy, and had children including Alyth Mchardie Nelson.
  • Gordon Whitmore NELSON passed away in 1971 in Wellington, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Gordon NELSON's Ancestors

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Gordon NELSON
1897–1971
Birth Place: Cust, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
David Ferguson NELSON
1872–1935
Templeton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Margaret (Jane) WHITMORE
1868–1956
Kaiapoi Island, Canterbury, New Zealand
Grandparents
William NELSON
1827–1900
Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland
Rosina FERGUSON
1835–1877
Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
James WHITMORE
1831–1882
Painswick, Gloucestershire, England
Margaret MOORE
1835–1883
Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William NELSON
1790–1859
Mary HALDANE
1793–1845
James FERGUSON
1797–1861
Mary EGLESHOM
1801–1856
Charles WHITMORE
1810–1875
Margaret WEBB
1809–1854
Mary BURSON
1803–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William NELSON
1761–1859
Agnes McDONALD
1774–1860
William HALDANE
1762–1836
Jean KENNEDY
1769–1848
James FERGUSON
1766–1823
Mary GRAY
1775–1858
James EGLESHOM
1775–1835
Mary WRIGHT
1780–1847
William WHITMORE
1782–1847
John WEBB
1790–1858
Esther SMITH
1784–1860

Gordon NELSON's Descendants

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Gordon (Whitmore) NELSON (08 Nov 1897–7 Aug 1971) m. Mary PERCY (11 Sept 1899–Aug 1994)
  1. 1. Alyth (McHardie) NELSON 1929–2019

Gordon NELSON's Timeline

2 Records

1897
08 Nov 1897
Birth of Gordon Whitmore NELSON in Cust, Canterbury, New Zealand
Cust, Canterbury, New Zealand
1971
7 Aug 1971
Age 74
Death of Gordon Whitmore NELSON in Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Nov 1897
    Event Place: Cust, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1971
    Event Place: Wellington, New Zealand

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