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John Clarke Nelson 1557 – 1607 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 July 1557

Birth Location: Penrith, Cumberland, England

Death Date: 4 May 1607

Death Location: Penrith, Cumberland, England

Father: Lawrence Nelson

Mother: Jone Ettrydge

Spouse(s): Lady Dawson

Children(s): Sir Nelson, Lady Nelson

Early life: John Clarke Nelson arrived in Penrith, Cumberland, England in 1557, born to Lawrence Nelson and Jone Ettrydge. Over time, John Clarke Nelson formed a family with Lady May Katherine Dawson, which included Sir Hugh Nelson and Lady Margert Marion Nelson. John Clarke Nelson concluded life in Penrith, Cumberland, England in 1607.

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Parents

Lawrence Nelson
1532 – 1594
Birth Location: St Andrews, Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
LN
Jone Ettrydge
1535 – 1628
Birth Location: St Lawrence Jewry, London, England
JE

Spouses(s)

Lady Dawson
1545 – 1609
Birth Location: Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
LD

Children(s)

Sir Nelson
1591 – 1674
Birth Location: Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
SN
Lady Nelson
1600 – 1657
Birth Location: Penrith, Cumberland, England
LN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 14 July 1557
    Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 14 Jul 1557
    Event Place: Saint Andrews,Penrith,Cumberland,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 30 June 1574
    Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1594

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newton-by-Castleacre, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 4 May 1607
    Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 4 May 1607
    Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 4 May 1607
    Event Place: Middlesex, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991, London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: DRO/004/A/01/002
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