Researching Ella Nelson
Dig into the past of Ella Nelson using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 14506 people with the Nelson surname? In that year Nelson was ranked number 271 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Ella means "beautiful fairy woman" and is of English origin.
Records of Ella Nelson on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Ella Nelson in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ella Nelson and the Nelson Family Tree
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.
Study Parish Records for Ella Nelson at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Ella Nelson using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Ella Nelson records.
Check out MyHeritage for Ella Nelson information.
Search the LDS Database for records about Ella Nelson.
Research the Nelson surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Nelson Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 24232 people with the Nelson surname in the UK? Nelson is now ranked number 212 for popularity in the UK. |
Nelson Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Ella Nelson.
Study MyTrees for information on the Nelson family and people looking to contact living Nelson relations.
Check out One Great Family for Nelson records submitted by people who are already researching the Nelson Family Tree.
Find Ella Nelson from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Nelson Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Nelson surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 492196 people with the Nelson surname in the USA? Nelson is ranked number 35 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Nelson Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Ella Nelson. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Ella Nelson
Ella Nelson
Ella Nelson (born 10 May 1994) is an Australian former sprinter specialising in the 200 metres.
She competed in the 200m and 4 × 100 m relay at the 2014 Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow, Scotland, the 200m at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, China and the 2017 World Championships held in London. In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil she represented Australia in the 200 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics where she ran a personal best of 22.50 in the semi finals finishing third just missing the final by 100th of a second but to place 9th place in the event overall out of 72 competitors.
Nelson won the Women's Open Australian 200m championship in 2014, 2015 and 2016 and is the 6th fastest of all time ranked Australian over this distance.
In January 2021, she announced her retirement from professional sports.
Source: Ella Nelson, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Nelson
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