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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

William Fergus Nelson was born in 1455 in England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Nelson and Lucy Armistead. William Fergus Nelson married Lucy Chriswell, and had children including Thomas Nelson. William Fergus Nelson passed away in 1555 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Fergus Nelson was born in 1455 in England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Nelson and Lucy Armistead.
  • William Fergus Nelson married Lucy Chriswell, and had children including Thomas Nelson.
  • William Fergus Nelson passed away in 1555 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Nelson's Ancestors

Self
William Nelson
1455 – 1555
Birth Place: England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Nelson
– 1537
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lucy Armistead
– 1532
England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard Nelson
– 1517
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Reid
– 1517
England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Ricardus Nelleson
– 1501
Brigget Neil
1395 – 1495
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Nelson
– 1501
Mary Nigel
1350 –

William Nelson's Descendants

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William (Fergus) Nelson (1455 – 1555) m. Lucy Chriswell ( – 1550)
  1. 1. Thomas Nelson ( – 1550) m. Alice Nelson (ABT 1480 – 1520)

William Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1455
1455
Birth of William Fergus Nelson in England, United Kingdom
England, United Kingdom
1555
1555
Age 100
Death of William Fergus Nelson in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

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

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

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