Family of John NELSON and Letitia KELLS
| Husband: | John NELSON (1847?- ) | |
| Wife: | Letitia KELLS (aft1855-1942) | |
| Children: | William Edward NELSON (c. 1877-1880) | |
| Elizabeth NELSON (1879-1956) | ||
| Joseph NELSON (1881-1941) | ||
| Letitia NELSON (1884-1972) | ||
| Isabella NELSON (1886-1889) | ||
| John NELSON (1888- ) | ||
| William Edward NELSON (1891- ) | ||
| James NELSON (1897-1973) | ||
| NELSON (bef1911-bef1911) | ||
| NELSON (bef1911- ) | ||
| Marriage | 27 Jul 1874 | Monaghan, Monaghan, Ireland1,2 |
| Monaghan Parish Church | ||
Husband: John NELSON
| Name: | John NELSON3,4,5 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | Edward NELSON ( - ) | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Birth | 1847 (cal) | Monaghan, Ireland6 |
| Occupation | Coal Miner1,3,4,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14 | |
| Occupation | 27 Jul 1874 (age 26-27) | Farmer |
| Residence | 27 Jul 1874 (age 26-27) | Aughnacloy, Monaghan, Ireland2 |
| Census | 3 Apr 1881 (age 32) | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland15 |
| Cambusnethan Street | ||
| Occupation | 3 Apr 1881 (age 33-34) | Coal Miner; Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland15 |
| Census | 5 Apr 1891 (age 44) | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland16 |
| 46 Woodhall Place | ||
| Occupation | 5 Apr 1891 (age 43-44) | Coal Miner; Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland16 |
| Employer/Employed/Neither Employer nor Employed: Employed | ||
| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age 53) | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland6 |
| 4 Woodhall Place | ||
| Occupation | 31 Mar 1901 (age 53-54) | Coal Miner; Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland6 |
| Employer, Worker, or Own account: Worker | ||
| Occupation | 29 Dec 1911 (age 63-64) | Gardener17 |
Wife: Letitia KELLS
| Name: | Letitia KELLS3,4,5,10,13 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | William KELLS ( -bef1942) | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Birth | btw 13 Feb 1855 and 12 Feb 1856 | Monaghan, Ireland7 |
| Residence | 27 Jul 1874 (age 18-19) | Monaghan, Monaghan, Ireland2 |
| Census | 3 Apr 1881 (age 26) | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland15 |
| Cambusnethan Street | ||
| Census | 5 Apr 1891 (age 37) | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland16 |
| 46 Woodhall Place | ||
| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age 48) | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland6 |
| 4 Woodhall Place | ||
| Census | 2 Apr 1911 (age 55) | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland18 |
| 35 1/2 Anderson Street | ||
| Death | 12 Feb 1942 (age 86) | Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland7 |
| Cause: Arteriosclerosis, 2 yrs; Senile Heart 6 months; Acute Bronchitis 6 days Address: 441 Cambusnethan Street Time of death 0415. Informant Elizabeth Darling, Daughter |
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Child 1: William Edward NELSON
| Name: | William Edward NELSON19 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | c. 187719 | |
| Death | 6 Aug 1880 (age 3) | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland19 |
| Cause: Scarlet Fever Address: Currie's Land |
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Child 2: Elizabeth NELSON
| Name: | Elizabeth NELSON | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse: | James DARLING (1875?-bef1956) | |
| Birth | 18 Sep 1879 | Kilmore, Monaghan, Ireland20 |
| Census | 3 Apr 1881 (age 1) | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland15 |
| Cambusnethan Street | ||
| Census | 5 Apr 1891 (age 11) | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland16 |
| 46 Woodhall Place | ||
| Occupation | 5 Apr 1891 (age 11) | Scholar; Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland16 |
| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age 21) | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland21 |
| White Bank Ho | ||
| Occupation | 31 Mar 1901 (age 21) | Domestic Servant; Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland21 |
| Occupation | 12 Sep 1902 (age 22) | Domestic Servant10 |
| Census | 2 Apr 1911 (age 32) | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland22 |
| 9 McAlpine Street | ||
| Residence | 14 Feb 1942 (age 62) | Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland7 |
| 9 McAlpine Street | ||
| Residence | 19 Jun 1956 (age 76) | Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland13 |
| 2 Cheviot Crescent | ||
| Death | 19 Jun 1956 (age 76) | Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland13 |
| Hospital | ||
Child 3: Joseph NELSON
Spouse: Isabella BIRRELL, c. 1943, age 57
| Name: | Joseph NELSON23,24,25,26 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Isabella BIRRELL (1886-1950) | |
| Birth | 17 Oct 1881 | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland4 |
| Time of birth 2000. Informant John Nelson, father. | ||
| Census | 5 Apr 1891 (age 9) | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland16 |
| 46 Woodhall Place | ||
| Occupation | 5 Apr 1891 (age 9) | Scholar; Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland16 |
| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age 19) | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland6 |
| 4 Woodhall Place | ||
| Occupation | 31 Mar 1901 (age 19) | Coal Miner; Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland6 |
| Employer, Worker, or Own account: Worker | ||
| Residence | 7 Oct 1904 (age 22) | Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland3 |
| 9 McAlpine Street | ||
| Occupation | 3 Mar 1905 (age 23) | Coal Miner27 |
| Occupation | 21 May 1906 (age 24) | Coal Miner24 |
| Occupation | 13 Dec 1908 (age 27) | Coalminer25 |
| Residence | 13 Dec 1908 (age 27) | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland25 |
| 4 Moss Road | ||
| Occupation | 23 Mar 1911 (age 29) | Coal Miner28 |
| Residence | 23 Mar 1911 (age 29) | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland28 |
| 4 Moss Road | ||
| Census | 2 Apr 1911 (age 30) | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland29 |
| 4 Moss Road | ||
| Occupation | 2 Apr 1911 (age 30) | Coal Miner (Hewer); Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland29 |
| Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker | ||
| Residence | 1915 (age 33-34) | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland30 |
| 4 Moss Road Valuation roll shows that the property had a yearly rent of five pounds. |
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| Occupation | 11 Nov 1923 (age 42) | Coalminer31 |
| Occupation | 25 Apr 1930 (age 48) | Coalminer (Stripper)5,23,25 |
| Occupation | 17 Jul 1931 (age 49) | Coalminer (Stripper)26 |
| Death | 16 Jun 1941 (age 60) | Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland5 |
| Cause: Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema 1 year 6 month Cardiac Debility 4 month Syncope Address: 38 Main Street Time of death 0455. Informant John Nelson, son. |
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Child 4: Letitia NELSON
| Name: | Letitia NELSON | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse: | David RITCHIE (c. 1887-bef1919) | |
| Birth | 7 Jan 1884 | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland11 |
| Currie's Land Time of birth 1700. Informant John Nelson, father. |
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| Census | 5 Apr 1891 (age 7) | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland16 |
| 46 Woodhall Place | ||
| Occupation | 5 Apr 1891 (age 7) | Scholar; Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland16 |
| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age 17) | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland32 |
| 325 Kirk Road | ||
| Occupation | 31 Mar 1901 (age 17) | General Serv (Domestic); Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland32 |
| Employer, Worker, or Own account: Worker | ||
| Census | 2 Apr 1911 (age 27) | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland33 |
| 23 Midmar Gardens, Morningside | ||
| Occupation | 2 Apr 1911 (age 27) | General Domestic; Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland33 |
| Occupation | 11 Jun 1915 (age 31) | Domestic Servant9 |
| Residence | 11 Jun 1915 (age 31) | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland9 |
| 25 Midmar Gardens (?) | ||
| Death | 6 Nov 1972 (age 88) | Hartwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland34,35 |
| Hartwood Hospital Time of Death 1830 |
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| Burial | 9 Nov 1972 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland36 |
| Shotts Cemetery | ||
Child 5: Isabella NELSON
| Name: | Isabella NELSON14 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 6 Mar 1886 | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland14 |
| Currie's Land T |
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| Death | 24 May 1889 (age 3) | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland37 |
| Cause: Pneumonia Address: Woodhall Place |
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Child 6: John NELSON
| Name: | John NELSON | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Catherine Hynd REID (1890?- ) | |
| Birth | 25 Mar 1888 | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland12,17 |
| Woodhall Place Time of birth 2200 |
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| Census | 5 Apr 1891 (age 3) | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland16 |
| 46 Woodhall Place | ||
| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age 13) | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland6 |
| 4 Woodhall Place | ||
| Occupation | 31 Mar 1901 (age 13) | Coal Miner; Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland6 |
| Employer, Worker, or Own account: Worker | ||
| Census | 2 Apr 1911 (age 23) | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland18 |
| 35 1/2 Anderson Street | ||
| Occupation | 2 Apr 1911 (age 23) | Coal Miner Hewer; Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland18 |
| Industry or Service with which worker is connected: Mine Onwners Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker | ||
| Occupation | 29 Dec 1911 (age 23) | Coalminer (bachelor)17 |
| Residence | 29 Dec 1911 (age 23) | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland17 |
| 35 1/2 Anderson Street | ||
Child 7: William Edward NELSON
| Name: | William Edward NELSON8 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 29 Jan 1891 | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland8 |
| Woodhall Place Time of birth 2230. Informant John Nelson, father. |
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| Census | 5 Apr 1891 (age 2 mns) | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland16 |
| 46 Woodhall Place | ||
| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age 10) | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland6 |
| 4 Woodhall Place | ||
| Occupation | 31 Mar 1901 (age 10) | Scholar; Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland6 |
Child 8: James NELSON
| Name: | James NELSON38 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | [unnamed person] ( -1970) | |
| Birth | 16 Apr 1897 | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland1 |
| 4 Woodhall Place Birth was originally registered as Robert Nelson. Name altered 9th June 1897 to James. Time of birth 1905. |
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| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age 3) | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland6 |
| 4 Woodhall Place | ||
| Census | 2 Apr 1911 (age 13) | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland18 |
| 35 1/2 Anderson Street | ||
| Occupation | 2 Apr 1911 (age 13) | School; Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland18 |
| Residence | Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland39 | |
| 46 Allands Avenue | ||
| Occupation | Production Worker for India Tyres / Dunlop39 | |
| Death | Sep 1973 (age 76)40 | |
Child 9: NELSON
| Name: | NELSON | |
| Sex: | Unknown | |
| Birth | bef 2 Apr 1911 | |
| Death | bef 2 Apr 1911 (age 0) | |
Child 10: NELSON
| Name: | NELSON | |
| Sex: | Unknown | |
| Birth | bef 2 Apr 1911 | |
Note on Husband: John NELSON
Efforts to find details of John's death have been unsuccessful.
Letitia's entry on the 1911 census shows her as the head of household, yet married (not widowed), and that her marriage to John has been of duration 36 years, which fits with John still being alive.
Marriage certificate of John Nelson and Catherine Hynd Reid (29 Dec 1911) do not show John as being deceased, indeed they give his occupation as Gardener (a change from the previously cited 'Coalminer').
Marriage certificate of Letitia Nelson and David Ritchie (11 Jun 1915) does not show John as being deceased.
Letitia Kells' death certificate of 12 Feb 1942 describes her as being the widow of John Nelson, so he predeceased his wife, but when?7,9,41,42
Note on Wife: Letitia KELLS
From 1911 census entry, we know Letitia had 10 children, of whom 6 were still living.
Sources
| 1 | ScotlandsPeople, "Scotland Statutory Birth Record - James NELSON" (628/00 0287). |
| 2 | "Marriage Certificate, John NELSON and Letitia KELLS 1874". |
| 3 | ScotlandsPeople, "Scotland Statutory Marriage Record - Joseph NELSON and Isabella BIRRELL" (1904 Clackmannan 466/00 0013). |
| 4 | ScotlandsPeople, "Scotland Statutory Birth Record - Joseph NELSON 1881" (1881 Cambusnethan 628/00 0692). |
| 5 | ScotlandsPeople, "Scotland Statutory Death Record - Joseph NELSON" (1941 Cambusnethan 628/00 0164). |
| 6 | ScotlandsPeople, "1901 Scotland Census [database on-line]" (RG13 Cambusnethan ED11 Page 34). |
| 7 | ScotlandsPeople, "Scotland Statutory Death Record - Letitia Nelson" (1942 Cambusnethan 628/00 0037). |
| 8 | ScotlandsPeople, "Scotland Statutory Birth Record - William Edward NELSON" (1891 Cambusnethan 628/00 0078). |
| 9 | ScotlandsPeople, "Scotland Statutory Marriage Record - David RITCHIE and Letitia NELSON" (1915 Cambusnethan 628/00 0067). |
| 10 | ScotlandsPeople, "Scotland Statutory Marriage Record - James DARLING and Elizabeth NELSON" (1902 Cambusnethan 628/00 0143). |
| 11 | ScotlandsPeople, "Scotland Statutory Birth Record - Letitia NELSON" (1884 Cambusnethan 628/00 0037). |
| 12 | ScotlandsPeople, "Scotland Statutory Birth Record - John NELSON 1888" (1888 Cambusnethan 628/00 0190). |
| 13 | ScotlandsPeople, "Scotland Statutory Death Record - Elizabeth Darling 1956" (1956 Dalziel 639/00 0238). |
| 14 | "Scotland Statutory Birth Record - Isabella NELSON 1886" (1886 Cambusnethan 628/00 0136). Cit. Date: 10 March 1886. |
| 15 | ScotlandsPeople, "1881 Scotland Census [database on-line]" (RG11 Cambusnethan ED 11 Page 9). |
| 16 | ScotlandsPeople, "1891 Scotland Census [database on-line]" (Census 1891 628/00 011/00 010). |
| 17 | ScotlandsPeople, "Scotland Statutory Marriage Record - John Nelson and Catherine Hynd Reid" (1911 Cambusnethan 628/00 0179). 1911 Cambusnethan 628/00 0179. Cit. Date: 30 December 1911. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
| 18 | ScotlandsPeople, "1911 Scotland Census [images online]" (Census 1911 628/00 012/00 003). Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
| 19 | "Scotland Statutory Death Record - William Edward NELSON 1880" (1880 Cambusnethan 62/00 0250). Cit. Date: 7 August 1880. Assessment: Primary evidence. |
| 20 | FamilySearch, "Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881 [index online]" (Index entries derived from digital copies of originals housed in various repositories throughout Ireland.). Entry for Elizabeth Nelson citing FHL source film 256040. Cit. Date: 18 September 1879. Assessment: Secondary evidence. Text From Source: name: Elizabeth Nelson gender: Female baptism/christening date: baptism/christening place: birth date: 18 Sep 1879 birthplace: Kilmore, Monaghan, Monaghan, Ireland death date: name note: race: father's name: John Nelson father's birthplace: father's age: mother's name: Letetia Kells mother's birthplace: mother's age: indexing project (batch) number: I07849-1 system origin: Ireland-EASy source film number: 256040 reference number: v3 p239 rn412 Accessed 24 July 2011 |
| 21 | Ancestry.com, "1901 Scotland Census [database on-line]" (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1901 Scotland Census. Reels 1-446. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Parish: Cambusnethan; ED: 3; Page: 20; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1901_253; Year: 1901. Accessed 03 July 2011.). |
| 22 | ScotlandsPeople, "1911 Scotland Census [images online]" (Census 1911 628/00 015/00 023). Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
| 23 | ScotlandsPeople, "Scotland Statutory Marriage Record - Joseph NELSON and Margaret Holmes JOHNSTON" (628/00 0070). |
| 24 | ScotlandsPeople, "Scotland Statutory Birth Record - Joseph NELSON" (1906 Cambusnethan 628/00 0446). |
| 25 | ScotlandsPeople, "Scotland Statutory Birth Record - Letitia Kells NELSON" (1908 Cambusnethan 628/00 1053). |
| 26 | ScotlandsPeople, "Scotland Statutory Marriage Record - Henry MILLAR and Letitia Kells NELSON" (1931 Cambusnethan 628/00 0124). |
| 27 | ScotlandsPeople, "Scotland Statutory Birth Record - Charlotte Allan Nelson - 1905" (1905 Clackmannan 466/00 0015). |
| 28 | "Scotland Statutory Birth Record - James Nelson 1911" (1911 Cambusnethan 628/00 0236). Cit. Date: 24 March 1911. Assessment: Primary evidence. |
| 29 | ScotlandsPeople, "1911 Scotland Census [images online]" (Census 1911 628/00 011/00 020). |
| 30 | "Valuation Rolls - Joseph Nelson - 1915" (VR107/307/231). |
| 31 | ScotlandsPeople, "Scotland Statutory Birth Record - Isabella Birrell Nelson 1923" (1923 Cambusnethan 628/00 0710). |
| 32 | ScotlandsPeople, "1901 Scotland Census [database on-line]" (RG13 Cambusnethan ED 12 Page 3). |
| 33 | ScotlandsPeople, "1911 Scotland Census [images online]" (Census 1911 685/06 029/00 021). |
| 34 | Ian Brown, "Email from Ian Brown to Ian Nelson, 28 Oct 2014". Cit. Date: 28 October 2014. Assessment: Secondary evidence. Text From Source: Letitia Ritchie died in Hartwood Hospital at 18.30 on 6th November 1972, the funeral took place on Thursday 9th November and she was interred in Shotts cemetery |
| 35 | ScotlandsPeople, "Scotland Statutory Death Record - Letitia Ritchie - 1972" (1972 Shotts 569/000244). |
| 36 | Ian Brown, "Email from Ian Brown to Ian Nelson, 28 Oct 2014". Cit. Date: 28 October 2014. Assessment: Secondary evidence. Text From Source: Letitia Ritchie died in Hartwood Hospital at 18.30 on 6th November 1972, the funeral took place on Thursday 9th November and she was interred in Shotts cemetery. |
| 37 | "Scotland Statutory Death Record - Isabella NELSON 1889" (1889 Cambusnethan 628/00 0147). Cit. Date: 25 May 1889. Assessment: Primary evidence. |
| 38 | Ian Brown, "Email from Ian Brown to Ian Nelson, 28 Oct 2014". Text From Source: I've used the name Jimmy but I recall he signed Christmas cards as Jimmie. |
| 39 | Ibid. Cit. Date: 28 October 2014. Assessment: Secondary evidence. Text From Source: I grew up in an adjacent flat to where he lived at 46 Allands Avenue, Inchinnan, in a house rented from India Tyres/Dunlop where he was a production worker. |
| 40 | Ibid. Cit. Date: 28 October 2014. Assessment: Secondary evidence. Text From Source: Jimmy's own health was in decline at this time and he died the following September. |
| 41 | ScotlandsPeople, "1911 Scotland Census [images online]" (Census 1911 628/00 012/00 003). |
| 42 | ScotlandsPeople, "Scotland Statutory Marriage Record - John Nelson and Catherine Hynd Reid" (1911 Cambusnethan 628/00 0179). |