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Record #14951
Name :
: John NELSON (1872 - 1944)
  aka : Jack Nelson


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 16 May 1872

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 1944
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, London

54 Cotton St, East India Road
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Prince Albert
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 6 Apr 1885
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Circassian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for John Nelson: Date: Apr-May-Jun 1872; District: Poplar; County: Greater London, London, Middlesex; Volume: 1c; Page: 70. Parents: John Nelson and Harriet Woodward, married 1871 in Poplar, London, Middlesex, England.

In 1885, J. Nelson, 14, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 153 Barnardo boys en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

A marriage was registered between Mary Ann Havelin and John Nelson on March 18, 1896, at St. Stephen Anglican Church, Quebec, Canada. Mary Ann was a cousin to the Dagg family.

John Nelson and Mary Ann Havelin had at least 2 children: Robert Leslie Nelson, born January 31, 1898, in Shawville, Quebec, Canada, died November 1964 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada; and John William Nelson, born March 5, 1899, in Shawville, Quebec, Canada, died November 15, 1976, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Mary Ann Havelin Nelson died about 1901 in Pontiac, Quebec, Canada.

A marriage was registered between Letitia Eli Dagg and John Nelson on May 14, 1902, at St. Paul Anglican Church, Quebec, Canada.

John Nelson and Letitia Eli Dagg had at least 6 children: Clara Nelson; Irene Ann Nelson, born 1906 in Saskatchewan, Canada, died 1967; Mary Ethel Nelson, born 1908 in Saskatchewan, Canada, died 1968; Henry Forler Nelson, born 1910 in Saskatchewan, Canada, died Jun 6, 1973; Thomas Clifford Roy Nelson, born 1912 in Saskatchewan, Canada, died 1986; and Ruby Maria Nelson, born 1914 in Saskatchewan, Canada, died 1963.

Letitia Eli Dagg Nelson died about 1918 in Saskatchewan, Canada.

A possible third marriage took place to Margaret Ann Young in Saskatchewan, Canada, about 1921. There was at least one children born: Clarence Nelson, born 1922, died 1924.

John Nelson died in November 1944 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada, at the age of 72. 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-07-08 18:53:51 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-07-08 19:28:39 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
14258 NELSON, Agnes1885ENG,     Oct 1898 : Parisian CAN Unknown  
11487 NELSON, Bernard1910ENG, LDN, London Jun 1923 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
11454 NELSON, Henry 1907ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1923 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
9457 NELSON, Hilda 1899ENG,     Mar 1914 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
4039 NELSON, James1903ENG,     Feb 1914 : Alsatian CAN Louisa Birt  
14950 NELSON, John1873ENG,     Jun 1884 : Polynesian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
14951 NELSON, John1872ENG, MDX, London Apr 1885 : Circassian CAN Barnardos  
9624 NELSON, Kate 1894ENG,     May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
6956 NELSON, Richard1899ENG,     Oct 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
5160 NELSON, Robert1914ENG, NBL, Newcastle Oct 1928 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association