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William Fergus Nelson 1455 – 1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1455

Birth Location: England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1555

Death Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Nelson

Mother: Lucy Armistead

Spouse(s): Lucy Chriswell

Children(s): Thomas Nelson

According to available records, William Fergus Nelson was born in 1455 in England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Nelson and Lucy Armistead. Following those early years, William Fergus Nelson married Lucy Chriswell, and their family grew to include Thomas Nelson. In the later years of life, William Fergus Nelson died in 1555 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Parents

Thomas Nelson
– 1537
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Lucy Armistead
– 1532
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lucy Chriswell
– 1550
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Thomas Nelson
– 1550
Birth Location: York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1455
    Event Place: England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1555
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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