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My apologies for the short reply in my last posting. I was cut off in full flow when about to attach an image of Marmaduke Nelson’s MI. It was probably too large (? limit of 500kB for attachments). The text of the MI is as follows (the East Yorkshire FHS has transcribed all the MIs for St Mary Beverley):
Here lieth the Body of Marmaduke
Nelson of Beverley Gen who was
Born ye 17 of September 1648
And died the 12 of April 1714
He had by Elizabeth his Wife
Daughter of William Long of Barto[n]
Esq these Children Willm Marmad[uke]
John Christopher Helen Charle
And Robert of Whom John Died
Infant: The rest surviving Him
Also the Body of Mrs ANN NELSON who de
parted this Life the 15th Day of May in the
Year of our Lord 1780 in the 60th Year
of her Age
So lots of useful genealogy.
Thanks to all who have responded to this line of enquiry.
Treetotal’s link was to a lease which mentions the ANN NELSON in Marmaduke Nelson’s MI and another Marmaduke Nelson (who was the grandson of the first Marmaduke, and sister of Ann). Also some Graburns, who intermarried with the Nelsons.
DORAN 54 & Sandymc’s Leeds connections are interesting which I will follow up, although all the indications are that Marmaduke’s father (?William) was in Beverley from at least 1650. There was a William with 3 baptisms at St Mary Beverley:
Mary 26 June 1650; Ellin 25 August 1652 & Martha 15 October 1654 (bur 18 August 1656) who could be the father of Marmaduke (b 17 September 1648). A Marmaduke Nelson (maltster) was mayor of Beverley in 1666 &1682 and appears in the Hearth Tax returns for Beverley in 1672. Mrs Ellen Nelson wf of Mr Wm Nelson was buried 26 February 1688/9 at St Mary. Plus the leases I mentioned in my previous posting. Lots of circumstantial evidence, but no marriage or burial of William or baptism of Marmaduke.
Looking again at William’s will (written 1711) he refers to “my Brother Stephens” (not Stephen), which probably means a brother-in-law, but I can’t place him.
Finally, a request for local knowledge. The baptism of Mary (1650) was to Willam Nelson of Pighill. The Hearth Tax for William was for Norwood, Hengate and Walkergate Ward. Are these places in/near St Mary’s parish?
Bob Barber
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