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Family
Group Record: William Nelson &
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HUSBAND William NELSON
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FATHER:
MOTHER:
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WIFE
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CHILDREN
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1. NAME: Ann NELLSON
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BIRTH: 1739 PLACE:
Welton with Melton,
F CHR.: PLACE:
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: PLACE:
BURIAL:
PLACE:
SPOUSE:
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2. NAME: William NELSON, Jr.
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BIRTH: PLACE:
M CHR.: 2 Nov
1740 PLACE: Welton with Melton,
MAR.: 1 May
1766 PLACE: Cottingham,
DEATH: PLACE:
BURIAL: See
SPOUSE: Martha HARRISON
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3. NAME: Margaret NELSON
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BIRTH: PLACE:
F CHR.: 31 Oct
1742 PLACE: Welton with Melton,
MAR.: PLACE:
DEATH: PLACE:
BURIAL:
PLACE:
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4. NAME: Richard NELSON
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BIRTH: PLACE:
M CHR.: 17 Nov
1744 PLACE: Welton with Melton,
MAR.: 29 May
1782 PLACE: Holy Trinity,
DEATH: PLACE:
BURIAL: 10 Oct
1821 PLACE: Welton with Melton,
SPOUSE: Susannah COLLEY
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5. NAME: Mary NELSON
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BIRTH: PLACE:
F CHR.: 19 Oct
1749 PLACE: Welton with Melton,
MAR.:
PLACE:
DEATH: 24 Apr
1790 PLACE:
BURIAL:
PLACE:
Welton with Melton,
SPOUSE:
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DOCUMENTATION
HUSBAND William NELSON
OCCUPATION: Blacksmith; source: dau Mary's
burial record
POSSIBLE MARRIAGE: Source: Howden Parish
Register Bishop's Transcript; FHL film 0991070: 1737 Nov 17 Wm Nelson Anlaby,
Margtt Thornton Barmby. Anlaby is in the same area as Hessle, Kirk Ella,
Welton, Willerby & Cottingham. Barmby is in the Howden parish.
1) There is no mg
found for this Wm Nelson in Welton or the surrounding area.
2) Welton BT lists
the burial of a Margaret Nelson, aged 80 buried 26 Jan 1780. She would have
been born 1700. Looking for other Margaret Nelsons buried...
3) Judging by the
date at birth of 1st child (Ann) in 1739, one would expect Wm Nelson & his
wife to be born about 1710-1720. If they were born in 1700 they would have been
abt 39 when Ann was born, abt 37 when they married.
4) As of yet I
(Vauna Green) do not find any children christened or buried for this couple in
Howden or the surrounding area. The births in Welton begin at the right time
and appear to be the closest children born to a Wm Nelson.
5) Note our Wm
Nelson had a daughter named Margaret, after naming a son William apparently
after himself.
6) If this Margaret
Thornton Nelson is the same Margaret Nelson buried in 1780, she would have been
49 at the birth of her last child in 1749. That is pushing it, but her age
would explain the 5 year gap between Richard's chr in 1744 & Mary's chr in
1749.
7) There is also a
burial of Dorothy Nelson widow 15 Feb 1771 in Welton. She could be Wm's widow
also, but it is more likely that she was the widow of Thomas Nelson who was bur
in 1753 in Welton. A Richard Nelson is also buried in Welton in 1794 so
Margaret could also have been his widow. In other words, there are other
possible arrangements of couples besides Wm & Margaret. Wm Nelson's burial
has not been found.
Need to search
probate rec, burial rec etc etc
CHILD 1 Ann NELLSON
BIRTH: Welton Parish Register Bishop's
Transcript; FHL film 0991075. She is in a list of births -not christenings- for
the year 1739, no date given.
CHILD 2 William NELSON, Jr.
CHRISTENING: Welton Parish Register Bishop's
Transcript; FHL film 0991075. IGI has same date; source is the same film
extracted. Note Sue Laing has seen the Parish Register and has a different
date: 25 Oct 1740; source Parish Register 1713-1751; at the Archive Office,
County Hall Beverley: "Wm son of Wm Nelson bap'd the 25th of 8ber,
paid." No other Wm Nelson chr/bur in the area for this time frame found.
Brenda Ball of Beverley has searched the same parish register and gives the
date Oct 1741. Likely the Parish Register date is the correct that as it is the
original entry--I use the Bishop's Trascript date simply because it is the date
that I (Vauna Green) personally have seen.
FATHER: wife's burial record reads
"Martha wife of Wm Nelson Junr"
MARRIAGE: Cottingham Parish Register Bishop's
Transcript; FHL film 0919478: "May 1 1766 Wm Nelson of ye Parish Welton
and Martha Harrison of this parish by Banns." Note Sue Laing transcribed
Banns as recorded in Welton Parish Register; at East Riding Archive Office,
County Hall, Beverley, England: "Banns of Marriage between William Nelson
of this parish and Martha Harrison of the parish of Cottingham were published
April ye 6th, 13th, & 20th by me: Geor: H. Paul, Cureate."
POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL CHILDREN: (Source IGI;
extracted chr records)
John Nelson chr 22
Apr 1775 Fish Street Independent, Hull Father William Nelson Mother Martha
Martha Nelson chr
10 Feb 1778 Independent, Swanland, Yorkshire Father William Nelson, Mother
Martha
Need to search
these records to try to confirm or deny...Note mother Martha Harrison's family
belonged to an Independent Church in Cottingham.
POSS 2ND MARRIAGE-BURIAL: from Welton BT:
"William Nelson from Hull died Jan 16 1811 bur in church yard age 70 years
died from old age." Here is a timeline of events after Martha Harrison
Nelson's death:
Martha Nelson bur
18 Feb 1779 Welton wife of Wm Nelson Junr
Wm Nelson married
Elizabeth Daubner 21 Mar 1779 St Mary, Hull (Note this marriage is only a month
after Martha dies)
Mary Nelson chr 11
Apr 1779 St Mary, Hull dau of Wm Nelson Blacksmith (Note she would have been
conceived months before Martha Harrison died)
Wm Nelson married
Eliz Kirby 8 Dec 1781 Welton (by license, both of Welton) (Note the
licence--someone who could afford it)
Elizabeth Nelson
bur 10 Jun 1783 Holy Trinity Hull dau of Wm Nelson (Holy Trinity Parish
Register & the BT both say Jun 1783)
Eliz Nelson chr 10
Aug 1783 Welton dr of William & Eliz Nelson (This is the date the BT
gives--I would be interested to see if the Welton Parish Register gives a year-
i.e. 1782 -that would make it possible for these 2 entries to be the same
child...this is not the only thing about the entries of the years 1782-1783 in
this record that make me wonder if he transcribed the years incorrectly when he
did the BT.)
Richard Nelson chr
10 Oct 1786 Holy Trinity, Hull s of Wm Nelson whitesmith
Richard Nelson died
22 Sep 1787 bur Welton age 1 s of Wm Nelson Blacksmith Hull (Note that William
Nelson's father was a Blacksmith--he could have been also. But the Wm Nelson in
St Mary Parish Hull is also a Blacksmith--is this him?)
Margaret Nelson
died 26 Feb 1789 bur Welton dau of Wm Nelson Blacksmith of Hull (Note the
possibility that Wm Nelson's mother's name was Margaret) This could also be
William Nelson Jr's sister Margaret who was christened in 1742, but only if she
never married. She would be 46 in 1789.
James Nelson chr 5
Mar 1790 Holy Trinity Hull s of Willm & Eliz Nelson
(1791 - 1798 there
are 4 children chr or bur to a Wm Nelson in Holy Trinity, Hull but it is even
more unclear which Wm Nelson and by now at least 2 other Wm Nelsons had joined
the throng: there are also Wm Nelson -Farmer & wife Elizabeth, and & Wm
Nelson -Taylor & unknown wife having children chr or buried at Holy Trinity,
Hull at the same time.)
Eliz Nelson widow
buried 3 ___ 1805 Sculcoates
Elizabeth Nelson
widow buried 17 Aug 1808 St Mary, Hull
Elizabeth Nelson
wife of W Nelson of Hull died 14 Sep 1808 buried Welton 53 yrs (stated age is 9
years too young to be Elizabeth Kirby who was chr 1746 Cottingham, but ages
given at time of burial are never fully reliable.)
William Nelson died
16 Jan 1811 buried Welton, from Hull, age 70 years (noting that he had not had
his birthday yet, he would be exactly the age of our Wm Nelson)
NOTE that this Wm
Nelson Blacksmith of Hull & wife Elizabeth do not give their children any
names that our Wm Nelson & Martha Harrison have already given to their
children. This point is more important than it seems, since every family in
England seems to have an Anne and a John. They do, however, give them 2 names
that the siblings of our Wm Nelson, Jr bear: Margaret & Richard.
PROBATE: Search negative
CHILD 3 Margaret NELSON
CHRISTENING: Welton Parish Register Bishop's
Transcript; FHL film 0991075
POSSIBLE MARRIAGE: 4 Dec 1786 John Lumb &
Margaret Nelson, St Mary, Hull; Source: St Mary BT; FHL film 990838 (Note she
would be age 44!)
CHILD 4 Richard NELSON
CHRISTENING: Welton Parish Register Bishop's
Transcript; FHL film 0991075
MARRIAGE: Holy Trinity Parish Register
Bishop's Transcript; FHL film 0990828. Note children are born to this couple in
Welton after their marriage in Hull
BURIAL: Welton Parish Register Bishop's
Transcript; FHL film 0991075; Richard Nelson, abode Welton, bur 10 Oct 1821 age
77 years
OCCUPATION: Blacksmith; Source: childrens'
chr records
CHILD 5 Mary NELSON
CHRISTENING: Welton Parish Register Bishop's
Transcript; FHL film 0991075
BURIAL: Welton Parish Register Bishop's
Transcript; FHL film 0991075: "Mary Nelson dau of William Nelson
Blacksmith died 24 April, buried in Churchyard age 39 years, Consumption"
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