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Lawrence Nelson 1532 – 1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1532

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

Death Date: 15 Mar 1594

Death Location: St Bride Fleet Street, London, England

Father: Richard Nelson

Mother: Cecilia Maxey

Spouse(s): Jone Ettrydge

Children(s): John Nelson

The story of Lawrence Nelson began in 1532 in St Andrews, Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom. Lawrence Nelson married Jone Ettrydge, and had children including John Clarke Nelson. Lawrence Nelson passed away in 1594 in St Bride Fleet Street, London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lawrence Nelson began in 1532 in St Andrews, Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom.
  • Lawrence Nelson married Jone Ettrydge, and had children including John Clarke Nelson.
  • Lawrence Nelson passed away in 1594 in St Bride Fleet Street, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lawrence Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Lawrence Nelson
1532 – 1594
Birth Place: St Andrews, Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Thomas Nelson
1500 – 1569
Mawdesley, Lancaster, England
Cecilia Maxey
1510 – 1600
Ralph Maxey, Lancaster, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard John Thomas William Nelson) Vlll
1500 – 1590
Mawdsley, Lancashire, England
Margaret Fynymore
1489 – 1596
Burslem, Staffordshire, England
Ralph Maxey
1508 – 1600
Fairhurst, Lancashire, England
Ann Rhodes
1505 –
Lancashire,England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Nelson
1460 – 1549
Jane Spencer
1470 – 1561
Robert Maxey
1488 – 1570
Rhodes
1485 –
Rhodes
1485 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Nelson
1437 – 1537
Lucy Armistead
1435 – 1495

Lawrence Nelson's Descendants

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Lawrence Nelson (1532 – 15 Mar 1594) m. Jone Ettrydge (1535 – 14 Jun 1628)
  1. 1. John (Clarke) Nelson (14 July 1557 – 4 May 1607) m. Lady (May Katherine) Dawson (17 Feb 1545 – 11 Oct 1609)
    1. 1. Sir (Hugh) Nelson (1591 – 12 Nov 1674) m. Janet (Elizabeth) Wilson (12 Sep 1558 – 30 Oct 1563) m. Lady (Margert Marion) Nelson (9 Oct 1600 – 18 Nov 1657)
      1. 1. Thomas Nelson (1590 – 1675) m. Dorothy Horne (1586 – 29 Aug 1627) m. Marian Nelson (9 Oct 1600 – 18 Nov 1657)
      2. 2. 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)
    2. 2. Lady (Margert Marion) Nelson (9 Oct 1600 – 18 Nov 1657) m. Sir (Hugh) Nelson (1591 – 12 Nov 1674)

Lawrence Nelson's Timeline

5 Records

1532
1532
Birth of Lawrence Nelson in Penrith, Cumberland, England
Penrith, Cumberland, England
1532
1532
Birth of Lawrence Nelson in St Andrews, Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
St Andrews, Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
1559
10 April 1559
Age 27
Lawrence Nelson was married in Saint Mary Somerset, London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Saint Mary Somerset, London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
1594
15 Mar 1594
Age 62
Death of Lawrence Nelson in St Bride Fleet Street, London, England
St Bride Fleet Street, London, England
1594
1594
Age 62
Burial of Lawrence Nelson in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: St Andrews, Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 April 1559
    Event Place: Saint Mary Somerset, London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1594
    Event Place: St Bride Fleet Street, London, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1594
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69/BRI/A/020/MS06539

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