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John Nelson

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Nelson was born in 1847 in Burscough (son of Evan Nelson and Mary Wilson Parr).

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Labourer, railwayman, boatman
    • Baptism: 6 Jun 1847, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    Notes:

    In 1911 in Ormskirk Union Workhouse as a widowed farm worker.

    John married Margaret Culshaw on 2 Nov 1873 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. Margaret (daughter of Joseph Culshaw and Margaret Martland) was born in 1849 in Lathom; died before 1911. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Joseph (Culshaw) Nelson was born on 15 Jun 1873 in Burscough.
    2. John Nelson was born in 1875 in Burscough.
    3. Evan Nelson was born in 1877 in Burscough; died in 1882 in Burscough; was buried on 3 Jan 1882 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.
    4. Mary Nelson was born in 1879 in Burscough.
    5. James Thomas Nelson was born in 1880 in Burscough.
    6. Margaret Nelson was born in 1884 in Burscough.
    7. Evan Nelson was born in 1889 in Burscough.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Evan Nelson was born on 14 Aug 1810 in Rufford (son of Joseph Nelson and Ellen Conse, son of Joseph Nelson and Alice Ashcroft); died on 11 Jan 1887 in Back Moss Lane, Burscough; was buried on 13 Jan 1887 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Farmer, boatman
    • Baptism: 9 Sep 1810, St Mary the Virgin, Rufford

    Evan married Mary Wilson Parr on 8 Jun 1846 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk. Mary (daughter of Alice Wilson, daughter of John (Parr) Wilson and Margaret Higham) was born about 1828 in Burscough; died in 1888 in Burscough; was buried on 22 Sep 1888 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary Wilson Parr was born about 1828 in Burscough (daughter of Alice Wilson, daughter of John (Parr) Wilson and Margaret Higham); died in 1888 in Burscough; was buried on 22 Sep 1888 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.

    Notes:

    In Moss Lane, Burscough, as Mary Wilson in 1841 census, 12-y-o servant to Thomas Seddon, but marries as Mary Parr.
    Age 'full' in marriage record, 22 in 1851 census, 33 in 1861, 45 in 1871, 54 in 1881, 60 in 1888 burial record.

    Children:
    1. 1. John Nelson was born in 1847 in Burscough.
    2. Esther Nelson was born in 1849 in Burscough.
    3. Ellis Nelson was born in 1851 in Burscough.
    4. Stanley Nelson was born in 1853 in Burscough.
    5. Ellen Nelson was born in 1858 in Burscough.
    6. Mary Nelson was born in 1861 in Burscough.
    7. Arthur Evan Nelson was born about May 1867 in Burscough.
    8. George Thomas Nelson was born about Nov 1871 in Burscough.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Joseph Nelson was born in 1777 in Burscough (son of Nathaniel Fisher and Ann Nelson, son of Joseph Nelson and Ellen Conse).

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Labourer, boatman, farmer
    • Baptism: 30 Nov 1777, St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk

    Joseph married Alice Ashcroft on 1 Feb 1802 in St Thomas the Martyr, Upholland. Alice was born in 1780; died in 1834 in Chorley; was buried on 29 Aug 1834 in St Mary the Virgin, Rufford. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Alice Ashcroft was born in 1780; died in 1834 in Chorley; was buried on 29 Aug 1834 in St Mary the Virgin, Rufford.
    Children:
    1. Peter Nelson was born in 1802 in Burscough; died in 1802 in Burscough; was buried on 16 May 1802 in St Mary the Virgin, Rufford.
    2. Peter Nelson was born in 1803 in Tarlscough.
    3. John Nelson was born in 1805 in Tarlscough.
    4. Thomas Nelson was born in 1807 in Burscough.
    5. Ann Nelson was born on 20 Aug 1808 in Rufford.
    6. 2. Evan Nelson was born on 14 Aug 1810 in Rufford; died on 11 Jan 1887 in Back Moss Lane, Burscough; was buried on 13 Jan 1887 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.
    7. Peggy Nelson was born in 1813 in Burscough.
    8. Philip Nelson was born on 22 Mar 1815 in Burscough.
    9. Ellen Nelson was born on 22 Feb 1817 in Burscough.
    10. Joseph Nelson was born on 13 Mar 1819 in Burscough.
    11. James Nelson was born on 11 Apr 1821 in Burscough.
    12. Alice Nelson was born on 31 Jan 1824 in Burscough.

  3. 6.  John (Parr) Wilson was born in 1801 in Burscough (son of Richard Owen Jones and Margaret Wilson Parr, son of Alice Wilson); died in 1888 in Maghull; was buried on 5 Jan 1888 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Farmer, canal bank labourer
    • Baptism: 20 Dec 1801, St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk

    Notes:

    Marries as Wilson and in 1841 census, as Wilson, but Parr thereafter until burial as John Wilson.
    Children all baptised as Wilson: wife and daughters Alice and Margaret are with him in Back Moss Lane, Burscough in 1841, with daughter Mary nearby in Moss Lane.

    John married Margaret Higham on 16 Jun 1823 in St Michael and All Angels, Croston. Margaret (daughter of Thomas Higham and Betty) was born in 1803 in Mawdesley; died in 1892 in Maghull; was buried on 6 Feb 1892 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Margaret Higham was born in 1803 in Mawdesley (daughter of Thomas Higham and Betty); died in 1892 in Maghull; was buried on 6 Feb 1892 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 16 Jan 1803, St Mary the Virgin, Rufford

    Children:
    1. John Wilson Parr was born on 22 Oct 1864 in Maghull.
    2. 3. Mary Wilson Parr was born about 1828 in Burscough; died in 1888 in Burscough; was buried on 22 Sep 1888 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.
    3. Margaret Ellen Wilson was born in 1867 in Newburgh; died in 1867 in Lathom.
    4. Alice Wilson Parr was born in 1833 in Burscough.
    5. Elizabeth Wilson Parr was born in 1869 in Newburgh.
    6. Margaret Wilson Parr was born in 1836 in Burscough.
    7. John Wilson Parr was born in 1842 in Burscough.
    8. Margaret Wilson Parr was born in 1871 in Maghull.
    9. Thomas Wilson Parr was born on 19 Aug 1873 in Maghull.
    10. Alice Wilson was born on 13 Sep 1875 in Maghull.
    11. Mary Ellen Wilson Parr was born on 1 Mar 1878 in Maghull.
    12. Martha Ann Wilson Parr was born on 24 Oct 1880 in Maghull.
    13. William Wilson Parr was born on 25 Nov 1883 in Maghull.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Joseph Nelson was born in in Dalton.

    Joseph married Ellen Conse on 11 Aug 1771 in All Saints, Wigan. Ellen was born in in Parbold. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Ellen Conse was born in in Parbold.
    Children:
    1. 4. Joseph Nelson was born in 1777 in Burscough.
    2. Peter Nelson was born in 1802 in Burscough; died in 1802 in Burscough; was buried on 16 May 1802 in St Mary the Virgin, Rufford.
    3. Peter Nelson was born in 1803 in Tarlscough.
    4. John Nelson was born in 1805 in Tarlscough.
    5. Thomas Nelson was born in 1807 in Burscough.
    6. Ann Nelson was born on 20 Aug 1808 in Rufford.
    7. Evan Nelson was born on 14 Aug 1810 in Rufford; died on 11 Jan 1887 in Back Moss Lane, Burscough; was buried on 13 Jan 1887 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.
    8. Peggy Nelson was born in 1813 in Burscough.
    9. Philip Nelson was born on 22 Mar 1815 in Burscough.
    10. Ellen Nelson was born on 22 Feb 1817 in Burscough.
    11. Joseph Nelson was born on 13 Mar 1819 in Burscough.
    12. James Nelson was born on 11 Apr 1821 in Burscough.
    13. Alice Nelson was born on 31 Jan 1824 in Burscough.

  3. 13.  Alice Wilson
    Children:
    1. 6. John (Parr) Wilson was born in 1801 in Burscough; died in 1888 in Maghull; was buried on 5 Jan 1888 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.
    2. Mary Wilson Parr was born about 1828 in Burscough; died in 1888 in Burscough; was buried on 22 Sep 1888 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.
    3. Alice Wilson Parr was born in 1833 in Burscough.
    4. Margaret Wilson Parr was born in 1836 in Burscough.
    5. John Wilson Parr was born in 1842 in Burscough.

  4. 14.  Thomas Higham

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Labourer

    Thomas married Betty. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 15.  Betty

    Notes:

    Possibly Elizabeth Dutton, m 14.11.1796 Croston (Lancs OPC).

    Children:
    1. Thomas Higham was born in 1801 in Mawdesley.
    2. 7. Margaret Higham was born in 1803 in Mawdesley; died in 1892 in Maghull; was buried on 6 Feb 1892 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.



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