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Richard Thomas Nelson 1500 – 1569 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Mawdesley, Lancaster, England

Death Date: 5 Nov 1569

Death Location: St Leonard, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Father: Sir Vlll

Mother: Margaret Fynymore

Spouse(s): Cecilia Maxey

Children(s): Lawrence Nelson

Richard Thomas Nelson was born in 1500 in Mawdesley, Lancaster, England, the child of Sir Richard John Thomas William Nelson Vlll and Margaret Fynymore. Richard Thomas Nelson married Cecilia Maxey, and had children including Lawrence Nelson. Richard Thomas Nelson passed away in 1569 in St Leonard, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Thomas Nelson was born in 1500 in Mawdesley, Lancaster, England, the child of Sir Richard John Thomas William Nelson Vlll and Margaret Fynymore.
  • Richard Thomas Nelson married Cecilia Maxey, and had children including Lawrence Nelson.
  • Richard Thomas Nelson passed away in 1569 in St Leonard, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Richard Nelson
1500 – 1569
Birth Place: Mawdesley, Lancaster, England
Parents
Sir Richard John Thomas William Nelson Vlll
1500 – 1590
Mawdsley, Lancashire, England
Margaret Fynymore
1489 – 1596
Burslem, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard John Thomas William) Nelson
1460 – 1549
Mawdesley, Lancashire, England
Jane Spencer
1470 – 1561
Hodnel, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Nelson
1437 – 1537
Lucy Armistead
1435 – 1495
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Armistead
1420 – 1450

Richard Nelson's Descendants

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Richard (Thomas) Nelson (1500 – 5 Nov 1569) m. Cecilia Maxey (1510 – Bef. 1600)
  1. 1. 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)
      2. 2. Lady (Margert Marion) Nelson (9 Oct 1600 – 18 Nov 1657) m. Sir (Hugh) Nelson (1591 – 12 Nov 1674)

Richard Nelson's Timeline

4 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Richard Thomas Nelson in Mawdesley, Lancaster, England
Mawdesley, Lancaster, England
1516
1516
Age 16
Birth of Richard Thomas Nelson in Fairhurst, Parbold, Mawdesley, Lancashire, England
Fairhurst, Parbold, Mawdesley, Lancashire, England
1569
5 Nov 1569
Age 69
Death of Richard Thomas Nelson in St Leonard, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
St Leonard, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
1569
5 Nov 1569
Age 69
Burial of Richard Thomas Nelson in Middlesex, England
Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Fairhurst, Parbold, Mawdesley, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Mawdesley, Lancaster, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chorley, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1569
    Event Place: St Leonard, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1569
    Event Place: Middlesex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P91/LEN/A/012/MS07499/001

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