# John Nelson

John Nelson (1851 – 1853); child of Robert Nelson and Elizabeth Debenham; born in Hawstead, Suffolk, England.

**Lifespan:** 1851 – 1853

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

## Timeline
- 1851 — **Born** at Hawstead, Suffolk, England — Born at Hawstead, Suffolk, England; baptised there 6 July 1851
- 1853 — **Died** — Died at sea on the emigrant ship Java between Gravesend and Sydney, aged one year eight months, in an outbreak that killed many of the children on board
- 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)_

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