# George Robert Nelson

George Robert Nelson (1845 – 21 JUL 1926); child of Robert Nelson and Elizabeth Debenham; born in Hawstead, Suffolk, England; died in Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia.

**Lifespan:** 1845 – 21 JUL 1926

## Parents
- [Robert Nelson](/p/robert-nelson-82889.md) (father)
- [Elizabeth Debenham](/p/elizabeth-debenham-82890.md) (mother)

## Timeline
- 1845 — **Born** at Hawstead, Suffolk, England — Born at Hawstead, Suffolk, England - christened at Chevington 21 November 1844 as a Debenham, before his parents' marriage, and baptised again at Hawstead as a Nelson on 8 June 1845
- 1851 — **Residence** at Hawstead, Suffolk, England — Living at Old Park Lane, Hawstead, Suffolk, England, with Elizabeth and their children George, Caroline and Catherine (1851 census of England) _(shared event)_
- 24 APR 1853 — **Immigrated** — Arrived at Sydney from Gravesend on the immigrant ship Java with Elizabeth and their English-born children George, Caroline and Catherine; a fourth child, John, died on the voyage _(shared event)_
- 21 JUL 1926 — **Died** at Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia — Died at Kempsey; farmer at Euroka on the Macleay, and the informant of his father's death in 1898

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