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James Nelson 1824 – 1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1824

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 03 SEP 1877

Death Location: GOVAN, Scotland

Father: JAMES NELSON

Mother: Elizabeth McConnell

Spouse(s): Nancy Roulston, Ann Moncreiff, Margarett Kelevorom

Children(s): Thomas Nelson, Willm Miller, Robert Miller, Horatio Nelson, David Nelson

James Nelson Jr was born in 1824 in Ireland, the child of JAMES NELSON and Elizabeth McConnell. James Nelson Jr married Nancy Roulston, Ann Moncreiff, Margarett Kelevorom, and had children including Thomas Nelson, Willm Miller, Robert Miller, Horatio Stanley Nelson, David Nelson. James Nelson Jr passed away in 1877 in GOVAN, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Nelson Jr was born in 1824 in Ireland, the child of JAMES NELSON and Elizabeth McConnell.
  • James Nelson Jr married Nancy Roulston, Ann Moncreiff, Margarett Kelevorom, and had children including Thomas Nelson, Willm Miller, Robert Miller, Horatio Stanley Nelson, David Nelson.
  • James Nelson Jr passed away in 1877 in GOVAN, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Nelson's Ancestors

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James Nelson
1824 – 1877
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
JAMES NELSON
Ireland
Elizabeth McConnell
– 1816
Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Nelson's Descendants

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James Nelson (abt 1824 – 03 SEP 1877) m. Nancy Roulston (1810 – ) m. Ann Moncreiff (abt 1816 – 29 SEP 1890) m. Margarett Kelevorom (1810 – )
  1. 1. Thomas Nelson (abt 1834 – )
  2. 2. Willm Miller (abt 1839 – )
  3. 3. Robert Miller (abt 1841 – )
  4. 4. Horatio (Stanley) Nelson (06 NOV 1851 – 15 JAN 1910) m. Jane (Lee) McMillan (1859 – )
    1. 1. Robert Nelson (ABT 1879 – )
    2. 2. Horatio Nelson (abt 1883 – 4 March 1955)
      1. 1. Wilhemlina (Hamilton) Nelson (abt 1905 – 17 July 1989) m. W. (Samuel) Essler (3 Apr 1898 – 21 April 1952)
        1. 1. Jack Essler (abt 1924 – )
        2. 2. Jean Essler (28 Jul 1925 – 03 Feb 2009) m. Edward (Albert) Boudier (29 Apr 1924 – 09 May 2008)
    3. 3. David (Horatio) Nelson (08 OCT 1887 – 18 JUN 1961)
    4. 4. Daniel Nelson (ABT 1889 – )
    5. 5. Annie Nelson (ABT 1893 – )
    6. 6. Archibald (Buchanna) Nelson (4 Jan 1897 – 30 Mar 1958)
  5. 5. David Nelson (abt 1855 – )

James Nelson's Timeline

7 Records

1801
1801
Birth of James Nelson Jr in Ireland
Ireland
1806
1806
Birth of James Nelson Jr in Ireland
Ireland
1824
abt 1824
Birth of James Nelson Jr in Ireland
Ireland
1851
1851
Age 27
James Nelson Jr resided here in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 37
James Nelson Jr resided here in Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 47
James Nelson Jr resided here in Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1877
03 SEP 1877
Age 53
Death of James Nelson Jr in GOVAN, Scotland
GOVAN, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1806
    Event Place: Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Gorbals; ED: 17; Page: 17; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1851_163; Year: 1851
    [2] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Barony; ED: 14; Page: 7; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1871_136

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1801
    Event Place: Ireland
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1304

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1824
    Event Place: Ireland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Barony; ED: 85; Page: 12; Line: 8; Roll: CSSCT1861_109

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Gorbals; ED: 17; Page: 17; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1851_163; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Barony; ED: 85; Page: 12; Line: 8; Roll: CSSCT1861_109
    [2] 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1304

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Barony; ED: 14; Page: 7; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1871_136

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 SEP 1877
    Event Place: GOVAN, Scotland

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