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Richard Nelson 1550 – 1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1550

Birth Location: Altofts, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 28 APR 1617

Death Location: Malham, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Nelson

Mother: Cecila Maxey

Spouse(s): Margaret Marie

Children(s): Elizabeth Nelson, Richard Nelson, Mary Nelson, Dorothie Nelson, George Nelson, Henrie Nelson, Jane Nelson, Alice Nelson, Nanthaniel Nelson, Christopher Nelson

It was in 1550 that Richard Nelson was born in Altofts, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, a child of Thomas Nelson and Cecila Maxey. Richard Nelson went on to marry Margaret Marie and had children such as Elizabeth 1597 Nelson, Richard 1594 Nelson, Mary 1600 Nelson, Dorothie Nelson, George John Nelson, Henrie Nelson, Jane Nelson, Alice Nelson, Nanthaniel Nelson and Christopher Nelson. Richard Nelson was deceased by 1617 in Malham, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Parents

Thomas Nelson
1529 – 1617
Birth Location: Wrightington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
TN
Cecila Maxey
1533 –
Birth Location: United Kingdom
CM

Spouses(s)

Margaret Marie
1550 – 1614
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
MM

Children(s)

Elizabeth Nelson
1593 – 1597
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
EN
Richard Nelson
1594 –
Birth Location: Aughton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
RN
Mary Nelson
1600 –
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
MN
Dorothie Nelson
1601 –
Birth Location: Kirkby Malham, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
DN
George Nelson
1602 – 1696
Birth Location: Carlton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
GN
Henrie Nelson
1603 –
Birth Location: Kirkby Malham, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
HN
Jane Nelson
1606 – 1612
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
JN
Alice Nelson
1607 – 1607
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
AN
Nanthaniel Nelson
1610 – 1800
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
NN
Christopher Nelson
1596 –
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
CN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: ABT 1550
    Event Place: Altofts, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Year: ABT 1550
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 APR 1617
    Event Place: Malham, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 1617
    Event Place: Malham, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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