Records of Ashleigh Nelson on Ancestry

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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ashleigh Nelson and the Nelson Genealogy

Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Nelson Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Nelson family tree.

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Ashleigh Nelson (field hockey)

Ashleigh Jayne Nelson (born 5 March 1987 in Narrogin) is an Australian hockey player, a striker for the Australia women's national field hockey team.

Nelson made her international debut in 2007 against Japan and by the end of her career she had played 205 games for Australia, scoring 69 international goals and awarded Australian Highest Goal scorer twice. She has played in many international tournaments, including the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, where she secured a field goal from lying on the ground as well as a penalty flick. Australia defeated New Zealand for the gold medal in penalty flicks 4–2 after drawing with them 2–2 after 15 minutes of extra time. She also played in the World Cup in Argentina in 2010 and the Champion's Trophy in Sydney in 2009 where she scored her first goal against China. Nelson was sponsored by Grays and wore the number 8 for the Hockeyroos.

Nelson announced her retirement from international hockey on 14 July 2017. Nelson indicated her decision was due to the challenges of rehabilitation from a knee injury which ruled her out of contention for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

When not playing for Australia she wears the number 14 for the Smokefree WA Diamonds. She has been part of a very exciting period for the Diamonds, debuting in 2006 and winning 4 out of 5 AHL finals. She was voted best on ground in the 2010 final against Queensland and was the highest goal scorer in 2010 for both the AHL and Australian Hockeyroos. She was part of the 2012 Summer Olympic squad and the gold medal winning squad at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

After retiring from international hockey in 2017, Nelson moved into a media career including as a commentator for the Epicentre.tv coverage of the Australian Hockey League finals in 2017. She currently works as a Sports Reporter for Channel 10 news after completing a Diploma in Media at Edith Cowan University.

Nelson grew up in Wagin, in rural Western Australia, where she began playing hockey at the age of 5. She attended boarding school at Santa Maria College for her high school years and was honoured with the title of Head Girl of the college in 2004. She graduated from Curtin University 2010 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Therapy.

Source: Ashleigh Nelson (field hockey), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Ashleigh Nelson (sprinter)

Ashleigh Nelson OLY (born 20 February 1991) is an English sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres. Her older brother Alexander was also a sprinter at international level as they both were selected to represent Great Britain at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

She won a bronze medal in the 100 metres and a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2014 European Championships. In the 4 × 100 metres relay, she also won a bronze medal at the 2013 World Championships and a silver medal at the 2019 World Championships. Her personal bests are 11.19 secs (2014) in the 100 m and 22.85 secs (2019) in the 200 m.

Nelson was born in Stoke-on-Trent and is a cousin of footballer Curtis Nelson.

Source: Ashleigh Nelson (sprinter), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Other names that sound a bit like Nelson

Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.

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