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Mary Wilson Parr

Female Abt 1828 - 1888  (60 years)


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  1. 1.  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.

    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.

    Mary married Evan Nelson on 8 Jun 1846 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk. Evan (son of Joseph Nelson and Alice Ashcroft) 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. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born in 1847 in Burscough.

    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. 10. Joseph (Culshaw) Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jun 1873 in Burscough.
    2. 11. John Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1875 in Burscough.
    3. 12. Evan Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1877 in Burscough; died in 1882 in Burscough; was buried on 3 Jan 1882 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.
    4. 13. Mary Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1879 in Burscough.
    5. 14. James Thomas Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1880 in Burscough.
    6. 15. Margaret Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1884 in Burscough.
    7. 16. Evan Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1889 in Burscough.

  2. 3.  Esther Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born in 1849 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Beerhouse keeper
    • Baptism: 22 Apr 1849, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    Esther married John Culshaw in 1874 in Str Andrew, Maghull. John was born in 1851 in Melling; died in 1889 in Aughton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Ellis Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born in 1851 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 18 May 1851, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  4. 5.  Stanley Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born in 1853 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 29 May 1853, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  5. 6.  Ellen Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born in 1858 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 11 Jul 1858, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  6. 7.  Mary Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born in 1861 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 17 Feb 1861, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    Notes:

    No baptism record found: in 1861 census age 3 months.


  7. 8.  Arthur Evan Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born about May 1867 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Farm labourer, greengrocer


  8. 9.  George Thomas Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born about Nov 1871 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Railway foreman



Generation: 3

  1. 10.  Joseph (Culshaw) Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Mary1) was born on 15 Jun 1873 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Agricultural labourer, railway ticket collector
    • Baptism: 30 Jul 1873, St Peter, Liverpool

    Notes:

    Born before parents married and baptised as Joseph Culshaw, parents John (boatman) and Margaret, abode "on board boat". Appears as Joseph Nelson in censuses.

    Joseph married Mary Alice Georgeson in 1901 in Christ Chirch, Southport. Mary was born in 1880 in Skelmersdale. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 11.  John Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Mary1) was born in 1875 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 30 Nov 1875, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  3. 12.  Evan Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Mary1) was born in 1877 in Burscough; died in 1882 in Burscough; was buried on 3 Jan 1882 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 11 Mar 1877, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  4. 13.  Mary Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Mary1) was born in 1879 in Burscough.

    Mary married Joshua Thomas Houghton on 10 Nov 1900 in St Nicholas, Liverpool. Joshua (son of James Houghton) was born in 1878 in Ormskirk. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 14.  James Thomas Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Mary1) was born in 1880 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 13 Feb 1881, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  6. 15.  Margaret Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Mary1) was born in 1884 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 27 Jul 1884, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  7. 16.  Evan Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Mary1) was born in 1889 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Print works machine minder
    • Baptism: 27 Oct 1889, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    Evan married Elizabeth Catherine Whalley on 26 Dec 1910 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk. Elizabeth was born in 1889 in Bickerstaffe. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]




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