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Thomas Nelson 1529 – 1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1529

Birth Location: Wrightington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1617

Death Location: Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Richard Nelson

Mother: Mary Booth

Spouse(s): Cecila Maxey

Children(s): Cecilie Nelson, Richard Nelson, Thomas Nelson, Edmund Nelson, William Nelson, George Nelson, George Nelson

In 1529, Thomas Nelson entered the world in Wrightington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard Nelson and Mary Booth. Thomas Nelson married Cecila Maxey, and had children including Cecilie Nelson, Richard Nelson, Thomas Nelson, Edmund Nelson, William Nelson, George Nelson, George Nelson. Thomas Nelson passed away in 1617 in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1529, Thomas Nelson entered the world in Wrightington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard Nelson and Mary Booth.
  • Thomas Nelson married Cecila Maxey, and had children including Cecilie Nelson, Richard Nelson, Thomas Nelson, Edmund Nelson, William Nelson, George Nelson, George Nelson.
  • Thomas Nelson passed away in 1617 in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Nelson's Ancestors

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Thomas Nelson
1529 – 1617
Birth Place: Wrightington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Nelson
1500 –
Mawdesley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Booth
1506 –
Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (Fergus) Nelson
1455 – 1555
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Nelson
Great-Grandparents
Richard Nelson
– 1517
Margaret Reid
– 1517
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ricardus Nelleson
– 1501
Brigget Neil
1395 – 1495

Thomas Nelson's Descendants

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Thomas Nelson (ABT 1529 – 1617) m. Cecila Maxey (1533 – )
  1. 1. Cecilie Nelson (1549 – ) m. Michael Doughty (<1546> – )
  2. 2. Richard Nelson (ABT 1550 – 28 APR 1617) m. Margaret Marie (1550 – 1614)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (1597) Nelson (1593 – 1597) m. <Living>
    2. 2. Richard (1594) Nelson (ABT 1594 – ) m. Anne Rickall (ABT 1598 – )
    3. 3. Mary (1600) Nelson (1600 – ) m. <Living> m. Stephen Ellis (1598 – )
    4. 4. Dorothie Nelson (1601 – ) m. William Myers
    5. 5. George (John) Nelson (16 SEP 1602 – 20 APR 1696) m. Alice Bowker (1604 – )
      1. 1. Isabel Nelson (1621 – SEP 1632)
      2. 2. George (1623) Nelson (1623 – )
      3. 3. Martha Nelson (1628 – AUG 1647)
      4. 4. Anne Nelson (1632 – 1655)
      5. 5. Henry Nelson (26 DEC 1634 – 1677) m. Leticea Hodgson (10 MAR 1630 – 1673)
      6. 6. John Nelson (1640/1650 – 1715) m. Jane (Lee) Harker (1637 – 1707)
        1. 1. John Nelson (2 JUL 1670 – ABT 1760) m. Ann (Elizabeth) Bell (1680 – 1746)
      7. 7. John Nelson
    6. 6. Henrie Nelson (ABT 1603 – ) m. Margaret Gill (ABT 1607 – )
    7. 7. Jane Nelson (1606 – 1612)
    8. 8. Alice Nelson (1607 – 1607)
    9. 9. Nanthaniel Nelson (1610 – 1800) m. <Living>
    10. 10. Christopher Nelson (1596 – ) m. Isabell Sawley (1598 – ) m. Ann Nelson m. Mary (1605 – )
  3. 3. Thomas Nelson (1553 – 1612) m. Miss Morton (ABT 1558 – )
  4. 4. Edmund Nelson (1555 – )
  5. 5. William Nelson (ABT 1558 – 18 MAY 1598) m. Elizabeth Chattell (<1562> – ) m. Judith (Clayton) Clinton (ABT 1550 – ) m. Dorothy Nelson (ABT 1570 – 1 NOV 1631)
  6. 6. George Nelson (1570 – )
  7. 7. George Nelson m. Elizabeth Winter (ABT 1581 – )

Thomas Nelson's Timeline

4 Records

1529
ABT 1529
Birth of Thomas Nelson in Wrightington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Wrightington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1541
22 JAN 1541
Age 12
Thomas Nelson was christened in Monk Frystone, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Monk Frystone, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1617
1617
Age 88
Death of Thomas Nelson in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1617
1617
Age 88
Burial of Thomas Nelson in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1529
    Event Place: Wrightington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 22 JAN 1541
    Event Place: Monk Frystone, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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