WILLIAM NELSON
Born : 1849 in Arkholme
Father & Mother : John & Elizabeth Nelson.
Occupation : Woodcutter
Married : Mary Ellen Wrathall ( born around 1854), daughter of William Wrathall (Blacksmith) on the 20th April 1882. Witnessed by William Wrathall and Elizabeth Ann Nelson.
Children
Alice Nelson : Born 1885 in Burton in Lonsdale
John Nelson : Born 1888 in Burton in Lonsdale
William Nelson : Born 1890 in Ingleton
Death of first wife Mary Ellen Nelson (Buriel from Parish Register)
In 1900 William re-married
1901 Census
Living in Duke Street, Burton in Lonsdale
William (51) and Agnes (51) Nelson
John Thomas Brayshaw (20) Pottery labourer
Robert Brayshaw (18) Pottery Labourer
Mary Alice Brayshaw (6)
1911 Census
Living in Duke street, Burton in Lonsdale
William (61) and Agnes (61)
With Stepson and stepdaughter
Mary Alice Brayshaw (16) silk spinner
John Thomas (30) and wife Mary Ann (31) Brayshaw
John Thomas was described as a Platelayer and Mary Ann a Silk grasser.
Death of second wife Agnes Nelson (Burial 19/11/1914)
Burial of William at Burton in Lonsdale
