HAROLD NELSON

Born: June 1885, Tottenham, Middlesex

Father & Mother: Richard & Emma Louise Nelson

Siblings: George 1883,  Edmund 1887, Mary Ellenor 1889, Leonard 1892, Richard 1898

1891 Census

Living at the Golden Anchor Public house in Knaresborough, Yorks.

1901 Census

Age 15 with family at 4, Elmwood Street, Harrogate.

Occupation: Paper finisher

Marriage 

 Married on the 8th July 1908 to Mary Kenyon ( 1888 - 1914) at Harrogate.

Harold's father Richard is deceased (died 1897), the wedding was witnessed by his younger sister Mary Eleanor Nelson who was 19 at the time.

Children 

Clarence Nelson; Born in 1910 in Harrogate.

John (Jack); Born November 23rd, 1911

1911 Census.

Living at 23 Danefield Terrace, Harrogate, younger brother Leonard is staying with him.

Death: Mary Nelson (nee Kenyon) passed away in 1914.

Second Marriage

Marriage: Married in June 1922 to Annie Knox (nee Collins)

From John Nelson, London, Ontario, Canada

Harold emigrated to Canada in the early 20s with his second wife and stepdaughter Joan. His sons joined them through a work program that paid for their passage a few years later. Eventually, Joan married her stepbrother Jack. As I mentioned before, Joan is still alive and will turn 101 next month, July 28, 2017. ( Joan passed away on November 9, 2018, at the age of 102.

Deaths:

Annie passed away in 1951 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.

Harold passed away in 1966 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.