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Sir Richard John Thomas William Nelson 1460 – 1549 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1460

Birth Location: Mawdesley, Lancashire, England

Death Date: About 1549

Death Location: Mawdesley, Lancashire, England

Father: Richard Nelson

Mother: Lucy Armistead

Spouse(s): Jane Spencer

Children(s): Sir Vlll

In 1460, Sir Richard John Thomas William Nelson entered the world in Mawdesley, Lancashire, England, born to Richard John Thomas William Nelson and Lucy Armistead. Sir Richard John Thomas William Nelson married Jane Spencer, and had children including Sir Richard John Thomas William Nelson Vlll. Sir Richard John Thomas William Nelson passed away in 1549 in Mawdesley, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1460, Sir Richard John Thomas William Nelson entered the world in Mawdesley, Lancashire, England, born to Richard John Thomas William Nelson and Lucy Armistead.
  • Sir Richard John Thomas William Nelson married Jane Spencer, and had children including Sir Richard John Thomas William Nelson Vlll.
  • Sir Richard John Thomas William Nelson passed away in 1549 in Mawdesley, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Nelson
1437 – 1537
Birth Location: York, Yorkshire, England
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Lucy Armistead
1435 – 1495
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Jane Spencer
1470 – 1561
Birth Location: Hodnel, Warwickshire, England
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Children(s)

Sir Vlll
1500 – 1590
Birth Location: Mawdsley, Lancashire, England
SV

Sir Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Sir Nelson
1460 – 1549
Birth Place: Mawdesley, Lancashire, England
Parents
Richard John Thomas William Nelson
1437 – 1537
York, Yorkshire, England
Lucy Armistead
1435 – 1495
England
Grandparents
Henry Armistead
1420 – 1450
Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Armistead
1400 – 1420
Anna Lee
1400 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Nelson's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Richard John Thomas William) Nelson (About 1460 – About 1549) m. Jane Spencer (About 1470 – 30 Mar 1561)
  1. 1. Sir (Richard John Thomas William Nelson) Vlll (1500 – 8 Feb 1590) m. Margaret Fynymore (Abt. 1489 – abt 1596)
    1. 1. 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)

Sir Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1460
About 1460
Birth of Sir Richard John Thomas William Nelson in Mawdesley, Lancashire, England
Mawdesley, Lancashire, England
1549
About 1549
Age 89
Death of Sir Richard John Thomas William Nelson in Mawdesley, Lancashire, England
Mawdesley, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1460
    Event Place: Mawdesley, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: About 1549
    Event Place: Mawdesley, Lancashire, England
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