William "Bill" Nelson

1834 - 1914  (80 years)

• Name	William "Bill" Nelson
  Born	1834	, Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69829202
  Residence	1842	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	1852	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Free Church
  Occupation	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Cooper
  Occupation	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Free Church
  Residence	1862	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Residence	1871	Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-234663
  Died	9 Jul 1914	Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Maplewood Cemetery, West Grey Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I234663	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Paul Nelson,   b. CA 1800, of, Scotland ,   d. CA 1845, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 45 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Currie,   b. 1812, , Dumfrieshire, Scotland ,   d. 7 Aug 1895, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F232972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	?,   b. Abt 1835,   d. Bef 1861  (Age ~ 25 years)
  Children	1. Paul Nelson,   b. 1855, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jul 1929, Auburn, King, Washington, United States  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F44262	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Thomson,   b. 1 Jul 1839, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jul 1905, Dauphin, Manitoba  (Age 66 years)
  Married	13 Jan 1862	, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F44336	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div. 3 Page 13. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 6 Page 47. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 2 Page 15. [S50] Vit - ON, Brant - Marriage Register 1858-1869. Name: William Nelson Sex: Male Age: 25 Birth Year (Estimated): 1837 Birthplace: Scotland Res: N. Dumfries Father's Name: Powell Nelson Mother's Name: Eliz Currie Spouse's Name: Mary Thompson Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 23 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1839 Res: North Dumfries Spouse's Birthplace: Scotland Spouse's Father's Name: Esther Sudden [improperly written, Robert Thompson the father is in the witness column] Spouse's Mother's Name: Janet Graham [improperly written, Esther Sudden was written the father's column] Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 13 Jan 1862 Event Place: Brant, Ontario, Canada [S3252] Census - Canada - 1842 - Upper Canada [Ontario]. Name: Paul Nelson Occupation: Farmer Event Type: Census Event Date: 1842 Event Place: St. Davids, Toronto (City), , Ontario, Canada [actually North Dumfries Sub-District: St. Davids Reference: MG 31 C1 Microfilm Number: 2443955

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1834 - , Scotland Residence - 1842 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Free Church - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Cooper - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Free Church - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1862 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 13 Jan 1862 - , Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1871 - Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 9 Jul 1914 - Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth