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Leslie James Ferguson Nelson 1906–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jul 1906

Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 19 Jul 1995

Death Location: Bromley, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: David NELSON

Mother: Margaret WHITMORE

Spouse(s): Olive WIGGINS, Rita Nelson

Children(s): Noeleen nelson, Shirley NELSON, Donald NELSON, Gordon NELSON, Gwendoline NELSON, Valeria NELSON

The story of Leslie James Ferguson Nelson began in 1906 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Leslie James Ferguson Nelson married Olive Margaret Olly Wiggins, Rita Jane Nelson, and had children including Arleen Mary Nelson, Donald Gordon Ferguson Nelson, Gordon David Lindsey Nelson, Gwendoline Margaret Sara Nelson, Noeleen Leslie Nelson, Shirley Jean Nelson, Valeria May Florence Nelson. Leslie James Ferguson Nelson passed away in 1995 in Bromley, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Leslie James Ferguson Nelson began in 1906 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  • Leslie James Ferguson Nelson married Olive Margaret Olly Wiggins, Rita Jane Nelson, and had children including Arleen Mary Nelson, Donald Gordon Ferguson Nelson, Gordon David Lindsey Nelson, Gwendoline Margaret Sara Nelson, Noeleen Leslie Nelson, Shirley Jean Nelson, Valeria May Florence Nelson.
  • Leslie James Ferguson Nelson passed away in 1995 in Bromley, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Leslie Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Leslie Nelson
1906–1995
Birth Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
David Ferguson NELSON
1872–1935
Templeton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Margaret (Jane) WHITMORE
1868–1956
Kaiapoi Island, Canterbury, New Zealand
Grandparents
William NELSON
1827–1900
Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland
Rosina FERGUSON
1835–1877
Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
James WHITMORE
1831–1882
Painswick, Gloucestershire, England
Margaret MOORE
1835–1883
Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William NELSON
1790–1859
Mary HALDANE
1793–1845
James FERGUSON
1797–1861
Mary EGLESHOM
1801–1856
Charles WHITMORE
1810–1875
Margaret WEBB
1809–1854
Mary BURSON
1803–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William NELSON
1761–1859
Agnes McDONALD
1774–1860
William HALDANE
1762–1836
Jean KENNEDY
1769–1848
James FERGUSON
1766–1823
Mary GRAY
1775–1858
James EGLESHOM
1775–1835
Mary WRIGHT
1780–1847
William WHITMORE
1782–1847
John WEBB
1790–1858
Esther SMITH
1784–1860

Leslie Nelson's Descendants

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Leslie (James Ferguson) Nelson (29 Jul 1906–19 Jul 1995) m. Olive (Margaret (Olly)) WIGGINS (13 May 1909–12 Feb 1982) m. Rita (Jane) Nelson (20 Feb 1907–20 Feb 1986)
  1. 1. Noeleen (Leslie) nelson 1940–2012 m. Ian (James (Ace)) McARTHUR 1939–2018
  2. 2. Shirley (Jean) NELSON 1936–1998 m. Ronald (Norman James) McCARROLL 1932–2007 m. Dudley ((Doug) John) DELANEY 1927–1999
  3. 3. Donald (Gordon Ferguson) NELSON 1936–1937
  4. 4. Gordon (David Lindsey) NELSON 1944–2002
  5. 5. Gwendoline (Margaret Sara) NELSON 1932–2013 m. Jan (Van) Duiven 1932–2003
  6. 6. Valeria (May Florence) NELSON 1933–2022

Leslie Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1906
29 Jul 1906
Birth of Leslie James Ferguson Nelson in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
1995
19 Jul 1995
Age 89
Death of Leslie James Ferguson Nelson in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1906
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1995
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bromley, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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