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Wm Nelson 1591–1674 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1591

Birth Location: Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 12 Nov 1674

Death Location: Penrith, Eden District, Cumbria, England

Father: John Nelson

Mother: Katherine Davison

Spouse(s): Janet Page, Lady Nelson

Children(s): William Nealson, Thomas Nelson

Wm Nelson was born in 1591 in Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Clarke Nelson And Katherine Catherine Seaman Davison. Wm Nelson married Janet Elizabeth Page, Lady Margert Marion Nelson, and had children including Thomas Nelson, William Swift Nealson. Wm Nelson passed away in 1674 in Penrith, Eden District, Cumbria, England.

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Biography

  • Wm Nelson was born in 1591 in Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Clarke Nelson And Katherine Catherine Seaman Davison.
  • Wm Nelson married Janet Elizabeth Page, Lady Margert Marion Nelson, and had children including Thomas Nelson, William Swift Nealson.
  • Wm Nelson passed away in 1674 in Penrith, Eden District, Cumbria, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Nelson
1557–1607
Birth Location: Penrith, Cumberland, England
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Katherine Davison
1545–1609
Birth Location: Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Janet Page
1558–1563
Birth Location: Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
JP
Lady Nelson
1600–1657
Birth Location: Penrith, Cumberland, England
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Children(s)

William Nealson
1620–1670
Birth Location: Penrith, Eden District, Cumbria, England
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Thomas Nelson
1590–1675
Birth Location: Eng, Massachusetts, Eng
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Wm Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Wm Nelson
1591–1674
Birth Place: Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Clarke Nelson
1557–1607
Penrith, Cumberland, England
Katherine (Catherine Seaman) Davison
1545–1609
Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lawrence Nelson
1532–1594
St Andrews, Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Joan Elluydga
1535–1628
St Lawrence Jewry, London, England
William (Thompson) Dawson
1528–1607
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Agnes (Schofield) Bonner
1532–1596
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Nelson
1500–1569
Cecilia Maxey
1510–1600
John Ettrydge
1517–1572
Agnes Wentworth
1519–1576
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Vlll
1500–1590
Margaret Fynymore
1489–1596
Ralph Maxey
1508–1600
Ann Rhodes
1505–
John Ettrydge
1495–
Ettrydge
1496–
Roger Nettlestead
1500–
Margery Despencer
1500–1534

Wm Nelson's Descendants

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Wm Nelson (1591–12 Nov 1674) m. Janet (Elizabeth) Page (12 Sep 1558–30 Oct 1563) m. Lady (Margert Marion) Nelson (9 Oct 1600–18 Nov 1657)
  1. 1. William (Swift) Nealson 1620–1670 m. Bridget (Magret) Ramsey 1620–1670
    1. 1. Hugh (Humphrey) Nelson 1658–1708 m. Sarah Jackson 1653–1740
      1. 1. Thomas ("Scotch Tom") Nelson** 1675–1710 m. Hope Huckens 1677–1782
        1. 1. Susannah (Hoyt (m.Kelley1721)) 1696-1746 1710–1807 m. Richard (Kelly\O'Ceallais,) 1697-1746 1700–1768 m. Capt. (Richard) Kelley 1697–1746
  2. 2. Thomas Nelson 1590–1675 m. Dorothy Horne 1586–1627 m. Marian Nelson 1600–1657

Wm Nelson's Timeline

15 Records

1575
1575
Birth of Wm Nelson in Penrith, Cumberland, England
Penrith, Cumberland, England
1575
1575
Birth of Wm Nelson in Penrith, Cumberland, England
Penrith, Cumberland, England
1575
1575
Birth of Wm Nelson in Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
1591
1591
Birth of Wm Nelson in Penrith, Cumberland, England
Penrith, Cumberland, England
1591
1591
Birth of Wm Nelson in Penrith, Cumberland, England
Penrith, Cumberland, England
1591
1591
Birth of Wm Nelson in Penrith, Cumberland, England
Penrith, Cumberland, England
1591
1591
Birth of Wm Nelson in Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
1671
1671
Age 80
Death of Wm Nelson in Penrith, Cumberland, England
Penrith, Cumberland, England
1674
12 Nov 1674
Age 83
Death of Wm Nelson in Penrith, Cumberland, England
Penrith, Cumberland, England
1674
1674
Age 83
Death of Wm Nelson in Penrith, Cumberland, England
Penrith, Cumberland, England
1674
12 Nov 1674
Age 83
Death of Wm Nelson in Penrith, Cumberland, England
Penrith, Cumberland, England
1674
12 Nov 1674
Age 83
Death of Wm Nelson in Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
1674
12 Nov 1674
Age 83
Death of Wm Nelson in Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
1674
12 Nov 1674
Age 83
Death of Wm Nelson in Penrith, Eden District, Cumbria, England
Penrith, Eden District, Cumbria, England
1704
29 May 1704
Age 113
Wm Nelson was baptized in Appleby, Westmorland, England
Appleby, Westmorland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1591
    Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1591
    Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1591
    Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1591
    Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 May 1704
    Event Place: Appleby, Westmorland, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1674
    Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1671
    Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1674
    Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1674
    Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1674
    Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1674
    Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1674
    Event Place: Penrith, Eden District, Cumbria, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Penrith, Eden District, Cumbria, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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