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William Fergus Nelson 1455 – 1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1455

Birth Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1555

Death Location: Yorkshire, England

Father: Richard Nelson

Mother: Margaret Reid

Spouse(s): Alice Nelson

Children(s): Richard Nelson

William Fergus Nelson was born in 1455 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Nelson and Margaret Reid. William Fergus Nelson married Alice Nelson, and had children including Richard Nelson. William Fergus Nelson passed away in 1555 in Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Fergus Nelson was born in 1455 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Nelson and Margaret Reid.
  • William Fergus Nelson married Alice Nelson, and had children including Richard Nelson.
  • William Fergus Nelson passed away in 1555 in Yorkshire, England.

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William Nelson's Ancestors

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William Nelson
1455 – 1555
Birth Place: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Nelson
– 1517
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Reid
– 1517
England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Ricardus Nelleson
– 1501
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Brigget Neil
1395 – 1495
Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Nelson
– 1501
Mary Nigel
1350 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Nelleson
1320 –
Patrick Nigel
1325 – 1425
Mary Kate
1326 – 1425

William Nelson's Descendants

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William (Fergus) Nelson (1455 – 1555) m. Alice Nelson
  1. 1. Richard Nelson (ABT 1500 – ) m. Mary Booth (ABT 1506 – )
    1. 1. Richard Nelson (1527 – )
    2. 2. Richard Nelson (ABT 1528 – )
    3. 3. 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 – )
        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 – )
    4. 4. William Nelson (1531 – ABT 1590) m. <Living> m. Dorothy Smith (ABT 1541 – ABT 1619)

William Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

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

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

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