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James Nelson 1815 – 1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: CAL 1815

Birth Location: , , , , , Ireland

Death Date: 3 JAN 1875

Death Location: 5, Villiers Street, , Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: James Nelson

Mother: Mary Hopps

Spouse(s): Esther McCormick

Children(s): Henry Neilson, Francis Nelson

The birth of James Nelson took place in 1815 in , , , , , Ireland, to James Nelson and Mary Hopps. James Nelson married Esther McCormick, and together they had Henry Neilson and Francis Nelson. James Nelson's death occurred in 1875 in 5, Villiers Street, , Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Parents

James Nelson
– 1875
Birth Location: –
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Mary Hopps
– 1875
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Esther McCormick
1836 – 1930
Birth Location: , , , , , Ireland
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Children(s)

Henry Neilson
1857 – 1930
Birth Location: , , , , , Ireland
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Francis Nelson
1861 –
Birth Location: , , , , , Ireland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: CAL 1815
    Event Place: , , , , , Ireland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland census, 5, Viliers Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, head of household: James Nelson, Death certificate of James Nelson, 3 January 1875

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation
    Record Source: Death certificate of Henry Neilson, 26 March 1930

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Year: 2 APR 1871
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland census, 5, Viliers Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, head of household: James Nelson

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Year: 3 JAN 1875
    Record Source: Death certificate of James Nelson, 3 January 1875

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 3 JAN 1875
    Event Place: 5, Villiers Street, , Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Death certificate of Henry Neilson, 26 March 1930, Death certificate of James Nelson, 3 January 1875, Marriage certificate of Hendry Neilson and Rosean Streathearn, 20 September 1878

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Year: BEF 20 SEP 1878
    Record Source: Marriage certificate of Hendry Neilson and Rosean Streathearn, 20 September 1878

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