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Janet Elizabeth Wilson 1558 – 1563 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Sep 1558

Birth Location: Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 30 Oct 1563

Death Location: Kendal, Westmoreland, England

Father: John II

Mother: Isabell Brooke

Spouse(s): Sir Nelson

Children(s): Thomas Nelson

The story of Janet Elizabeth Wilson began in 1558 in Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom. Janet Elizabeth Wilson married Sir Hugh Nelson, and had children including Thomas Nelson. Janet Elizabeth Wilson passed away in 1563 in Kendal, Westmoreland, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Janet Elizabeth Wilson began in 1558 in Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom.
  • Janet Elizabeth Wilson married Sir Hugh Nelson, and had children including Thomas Nelson.
  • Janet Elizabeth Wilson passed away in 1563 in Kendal, Westmoreland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John II
1539 – 1609
Birth Location: Farrington, Lancashire, Eng
JI
Isabell Brooke
1532 – 1586
Birth Location: London, London, England
IB

Spouses(s)

Sir Nelson
1591 – 1674
Birth Location: Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
SN

Children(s)

Thomas Nelson
1590 – 1675
Birth Location: Eng, Massachusetts, Eng
TN

Janet Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Janet Wilson
1558 – 1563
Birth Place: Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Wilson II
1539 – 1609
Farrington, Lancashire, Eng
Isabell Brooke
1532 – 1586
London, London, England
Grandparents
Sir (John) Wilson
1504 – 1556
Navenby, Lincolnshire, England
Agnes (Isabel) Soule
1500 – 1576
Coleby, Lincolnshire, England
Sir (Knight Robert Anthony) Brooke
1497 – 1551
of London, London, England, Great Britain
Katherine Woode
1501 – 1566
of London, London, England, Great Britain
Great-Grandparents
Sir Lincolnshire
1478 – 1536
Lady Songer
1480 – 1516
John Soule
1445 – 1544
Agnes Gurney
1455 – 1544
Sir Brooke
1465 – 1529
Lady Grosvenor
1500 – 1558
Edward Woode
1470 – 1500
Lady Burley
1425 – 1505
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Wilson
1415 –
Dighton
1417 –
John Songer
1437 – 1502
Margaret Wood
1441 – 1490

Janet Wilson's Descendants

1.
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Janet (Elizabeth) Wilson (12 Sep 1558 – 30 Oct 1563) m. Sir (Hugh) Nelson (1591 – 12 Nov 1674)
  1. 1. Thomas Nelson (1590 – 1675) m. Dorothy Horne (1586 – 29 Aug 1627) m. Marian Nelson (9 Oct 1600 – 18 Nov 1657)
    1. 1. Sir (Lanclott William Humphrey) Nelson (1620 – 28 Oct 1670) m. Bridget (Magret) Ramney (1620 – 28 Oct 1670)
      1. 1. Hugh (Humphrey) Nelson (Abt. 1658 – 17 December 1708) m. Sarah Jackson (19 June 1653 – 23 April 1740)
        1. 1. Lt. (John Thomas 'Scotch Tom') Nelson (1675 – 28 March 1755) m. Hope Huckens (10 May 1677 – 07 Dec 1782)

Janet Wilson's Timeline

9 Records

1558
12 Sep 1558
Birth of Janet Elizabeth Wilson in St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England
St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England
1558
12 Sep 1558
Birth of Janet Elizabeth Wilson in Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
1561
Dec 1561
Age 3
Birth of Janet Elizabeth Wilson in Penrith, Cumberland, England
Penrith, Cumberland, England
1562
4 Jul 1562
Age 4
Birth of Janet Elizabeth Wilson in Penrith, Cumberland, England
Penrith, Cumberland, England
1563
30 Oct 1563
Age 5
Death of Janet Elizabeth Wilson in St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England
St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England
1563
30 Oct 1563
Age 5
Death of Janet Elizabeth Wilson in St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England
St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England
1563
30 Oct 1563
Age 5
Death of Janet Elizabeth Wilson in Kendal, Westmoreland, England
Kendal, Westmoreland, England
1582
1582
Age 24
Janet Elizabeth Wilson was married in ENGLAND
ENGLAND
1597
1597
Age 39
Death of Janet Elizabeth Wilson in Darrington, Yorkshire, England
Darrington, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1558
    Event Place: St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1562
    Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1561
    Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1558
    Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1582
    Event Place: ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Yorkshire: Halifax - Registers of Marriages and Burials, 1538-1593

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1563
    Event Place: St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1597
    Event Place: Darrington, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1563
    Event Place: St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1563
    Event Place: Kendal, Westmoreland, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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