John Neilson

Brief Life History of John

When John Neilson was born about 1829, in Kirkfieldbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, James Neilson, was 27 and his mother, Elisabeth Coates, was 31. He married Agnes Wilson Crosbie on 3 April 1857, in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1871 and Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1881. He died on 26 May 1888, in Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 60.

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Family Time Line

John Neilson
about 1829–1888
Agnes Wilson Crosbie
1832–1899
Marriage: 3 April 1857
James Neilson
1858–
Helen Neilson
1860–1898
Margaret Neilson
1862–
Robert Neilson
1864–
John Neilson
1866–1904
William Neilson
1868–1868
Alexander Neilson
1869–
George Neilson
1871–1873

Sources (28)

  • John Nelson, "Scotland Census, 1871"
  • Legacy NFS Source: John Neilson - Church record: birth: 1829; Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • John Nelson, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"

World Events (7)

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

1832 · The Scottish Reform Act

The Scottish Reform Act was introduced by Parliament that introduced changes to the election laws in Scotland. The Act didn’t change the method of how the counties elected members but adopted a different solution for each pair of counties. Ultimately, it brought about boundary changes so that some burghs would have more say for the country than others.

1847 · The United Presbyterian Church of Scotland is established.

The United Presbyterian Church of Scotland was formed in 1847. For most of its existence the United Presbyterian Church was the third largest Presbyterian Church in Scotland and flourished in Scotland for 53 years. After being reunited with the Church of Scotland in 1929, it continues to bring relief to the local communities.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: variant of Nielson 1, or an Anglicized form of McNeil .

English: variant of Nelson .

Americanized form of Swedish Nilsson or Danish, Norwegian, and North German Nielsen (compare Neilsen ) or Nilsen . Compare also Nelson and Nielson .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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