Thomas Nelson, SV/PROG

1820 British Settler

Thomas Nelson 33, Clerk, together with his wife Mary Ann Craik 33, and their 2 children, were members of Thomas Willson's Party of 307 Settlers on the Belle Alliance.

Party originated from London.

Departed London - 12 February 1820. Arrived Table Bay, Cape Town - 2 May 1820. Final Port - Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth May 1820.

Area Allocated to the Party : Beaufort Vale on the Bush River.

Children :

• Mary Ann Nelson 10
  
• John Edward Nelson 5
  

(note: his eldest daughter, Louisa Rachel, did not emigrate with the family but remained behind in Kendal)

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Marriage : "England, Manchester, Parish Registers, 1603-1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6512-PX?cc=1788853&wc=... : 17 December 2015), Lancashire > Manchester, St Mary's Parsonage > Marriages, 1806-1821 > image 10 of 365; Archives Central Library, Manchester.

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Death Notice : https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQF-XS9X-L?mode=g&i=1...

Thomas Nelson returned to England after the death of his first wife, Mary Nelson née Craik and died in Hastings, England.

On the marriage register Mary Ann signed her name with the spelling CRAKE