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Robert Nelson 1801 – 1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 June 1801

Birth Location: , New Monkland, Lanark, Scotland

Death Date: 26 July 1877

Death Location: Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Alexander Nielson

Mother: Marrion Chambers

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Swan

Children(s): Alexander Neilson

According to available records, Robert Nelson was born in 1801 in , New Monkland, Lanark, Scotland, the child of Alexander Nielson and Marrion Chambers. Following those early years, Robert Nelson married Elisabeth Swan, and their family grew to include Alexander Neilson. In the later years of life, Robert Nelson died in 1877 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Parents

Alexander Nielson
1771 – 1819
Birth Location: New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Marrion Chambers
1778 – 1851
Birth Location: New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elisabeth Swan
1800 – 1846
Birth Location: Bathgate, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Alexander Neilson
1828 – 1891
Birth Location: New Monkland, Lanark
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 21 June 1801
    Event Place: , New Monkland, Lanark, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 July 1877
    Event Place: Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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