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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Antrim => Topic started by: Gandalf001 on Sunday 30 November 08 17:46 GMT (UK)
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Hi all
I am trying to find more background on my g grandfather Robert Nelson b 1845/6 possibly in Belfast. His father was James Nelson, a painter.
On Robert's marriage certificate for 1865 he married Susannah Broughton in Liverpool. By this time he was a stonemason. I don't know when he left Ireland for Liverpool. But he subsequently left Liverpool for the US.
I know its a longshot but based on these few early facts of his life but can anyone help?
thanks
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The advice I gave for finding Margaret Nelson applies here as well. If he died in U.S. there might be details of parents on death certificate depending on when and where he died.
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Thanks for reply
He died at his sisters house in Indiana - I have lots of personal stuff from that time but it all seems to refer to his sister Margaret Ponti (nee Nelson) and her husband Gaetano Ponti. I doubt official birth cert would give his original home details
thanks anyway.
Pete
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Noty sure what information was included on Indiana death certificates when he died but there's a chance it will list things like names of both parents, birthplace and date. Death certificate may have been filed with state or county depending on the year of death,