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Family of LUKE NELSON and MARY SKELTON
| Husband: | LUKE NELSON (1788-1855) | |
| Wife: | MARY SKELTON (1789-1866) | |
| Marriage | 5 Jun 1841 | PARISH CHURCH WHITBY NR YORKSHIRE |
| Census (family) | 1841 | WHITBY, YORKSHIRE |
Additional Information
| Marriage | <i>Witness's were Ralph Greenbury and Rowland Arno Clark
Luke and Mary were both living in Baxtergate, Whitby.</i> |
| Census (family) | BAXTERGATE |
Husband: LUKE NELSON
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| LUKE NELSON | ||
| Name: | LUKE NELSON | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | WILLIAM NELSON (1743-1824) | |
| Mother: | ALICE BOWSER (chr.1733) | |
| Birth | 24 Feb 1788 | LOFTUS NR YORKSHIRE |
| Occupation (1) | 1801 (age 12-13) | APPRENTICE SEAMAN; LOFTUS, WHITBY, NR YORKSHIRE |
| Occupation (2) | 1 Jul 1839 (age 51) | CARPENTER; ON SON THOMAS'S MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE |
| Occupation (3) | Jul 1839 (age 51) | CARPENTER- SHIPS CARPENTER?; WHITBY,NORTH YORKSHIRE |
| Occupation (4) | 1841 (age 52-53) | MARINER; WHITBY,YORKSHIRE |
| Occupation (5) | 25 Aug 1843 (age 55) | MARINER; THE "THEMIS" SHIP |
| Occupation (6) | 1845 (age 57) | SEAMAN (MERCHANT SERVICE); LONDON, MIDDLESEX |
| Physical Description | 2 Jun 1845 (age 57) | DARK GREY HAIR, HAZEL EYES, FRESH COMPLEXTION AND WAS 5 FT 5 1/4 IN TALL; LONDON, MIDDLESEX |
| Census | 1851 (age 62-63) | ST ANN'S STAITHS, WHITBY, YORKSHIRE |
| Occupation (7) | 1851 (age 62-63) | SAILOR; WHITBY NORTH YORKSHIRE |
| Death | 24 May 1855 (age 67) | ST ANNE'S STAITH WHITBY, NR YORKSHIRE |
| Burial | 27 May 1855 | ST MARY'S CHURCH, WHITBY, YORKSHIRE |
Additional Information
| Occupation (3) | <i>Carpenter - as on Thomas and Hannah's Marriage certificate.</i> |
| Occupation (5) | Number found ledger BT 114/15 is 7712
Number found ledger BT 119 is 104/737, Luke Nelson 51 Whitby Number of Register Ticket is 7712 |
| Occupation (6) | Seaman Ticket Number 7.712
Could Write. |
| Physical Description | Seamans Ticket Number 7.712 |
| Census | OLD POST OFFICE YARD
<i>Lodging with sister ,Elizabeth Waters, aged 70, a shipwrights widow, born in Loftus, her daughter, Sarah, aged 37, a sailors widow, and it was Sarah who signed Luke's death certificate. |
| Death | Cause: of hemiplegia, chronic cystitus
<i>Sarah Waters with Luke at time of his death.</i> |
| Burial | <i>Member of the Anglican Church.</i> |
Wife: MARY SKELTON
| Name: | MARY SKELTON | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | WILLIAM SKELTON (b.1767, bur.1837) | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Birth | 1789 | GUISBOURGH, NORTH YORKSHIRE |
| Death | 28 Aug 1866 (age 76-77) | CLIFF STREET, WHITBY, YORKSHIRE |
| Occupation | LODGEHOUSE KEEPER | |
Additional Information
| Death | Cause: of epilepsy - 6 weeks exchaustion
EPILEPSEY 6 WEEKS EXHAUISTION |
Note on Husband: LUKE NELSON
Served 15 months in the Royal Navy.
Note on Wife: MARY SKELTON
BETSY LARKIN PRESENT AT DEATH, BETSY COULD,NT WRITE FOUND IN 1861 CENSUS AS A LODGEHOUSE KEEPER IN BAXTERGATE