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John George Nelson does anyone have him?

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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 13 Jan 2021 13:46

The brother James

James Nelson
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Birth Date: abt 1895
Death Date: 26 Apr 1917
Cemetery: Mercantile Marine Mem. Part VI
Burial Country: England
Regiment: Mercantile Marines
Ship Name: Caithness
Region or Memorial: Memorial Register
Father: Stephen Nelson
Mother: Caroline Nelson
Other Records: Search for 'James Nelson' in other WWI collections

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 13 Jan 2021 13:40

John George Nelson
Age in 1911: 19
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Civil Parish: All Saints
Search Photos: Search for 'All Saints' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England
Street Address: 9 Sanitary Place Shieldfield Newcastle
Marital status: Single
Occupation: Labourer (sayyard)
Registration District: Newcastle upon Tyne
Registration District Number: 558
Sub-registration District: All Saints
ED, institution, or vessel: 01
Piece: 30640
Household Members:
Name Age
Stephen Nelson 52
Caroline Nelson 46
S W Nelson 20
John George Nelson 19
Joseph Nelson 18
James Nelson 17
Stephen Nelson 15
G B R Nelson 11
E Archer Nelson 9

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 13 Jan 2021 13:11

OFFICIAL record from CWGC site

PRIVATE
J NELSON
Service Number: 5807
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Northumberland Fusiliers

Depot Bn

Date of Death
Died 13 April 1915

Age 33 years old****************************************

Buried or commemorated at
TORQUAY CEMETERY AND EXTENSION

M. 5. 9448.

Son of WALTER and ANNIE, of City Road, Newcastle upon Tyne

ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 13 Jan 2021 12:57

Maddie, the first one is mine however the 2nd one I'm not sure of yet.

Maddie

Maddie Report 13 Jan 2021 12:49

View Record

Name
John George Nelson
Gender
Male
Baptism Date
27 Sep 1891
Baptism Place
Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Father
Stephen Nelson
Mother
Caroline
FHL Film Number
1469103
Reference ID
item 4 p 29
Household Members

a tree on ancestry suggets this is hin

Name: John Nelson
Birth Place: Newcastle-on-tyne
Death Date: 13 Apr 1915
Death Place: France and Flanders
Enlistment Place: Alnwick, Northumberland
Rank: Private
Regiment: Northumberland Fusiliers
Battalion: Depot Battalion
Regimental Number: 5807
Type of Casualty: Died
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre
Other Records: Search for 'John Nelson' in other WWI collections
War Diaries (France, Belgium, Germany): Search for 'Northumberland Fusiliers' in the WWI War Diaries (France, Belgium, Germany) collection
War Diaries (Gallipoli): Search for 'Northumberland Fusiliers' in the WWI War Diaries (Gallipoli) collection



ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 13 Jan 2021 12:26

Born 1891 died 1892 Alnwick allegedly, I say allegedly because he appears on the 1911 census alive and well but I haven't found anything on him after that.