Researching Jason Nelson
Dig into the past of Jason 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 Jason means "healer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Jason Nelson on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Jason 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
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Nelson ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jason 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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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.
Investigate Parish Records for Jason Nelson at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Jason Nelson using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Jason Nelson records.
Study MyHeritage for Jason Nelson information.
Search the LDS Database for records about Jason 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 Genealogy 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 Jason Nelson.
Study MyTrees for information on the Nelson family and people looking to contact living Nelson relations.
Look at One Great Family for Nelson records submitted by people who are already researching the Nelson Family Tree.
Find Jason 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
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Jason Nelson. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jason Nelson
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Jason Nelson is a digital and hypermedia poet and artist. He is a lecturer on Cyberstudies, digital writing and creative practice at Griffith University in Queensland, Australia. He is best known for his artistic flash games/essays such as Game, Game, Game And Again Game and I made this. You play this. We are Enemies. He has worked on the Australia Council of the Arts Literature Board and the Board of the Electronic Literature Organization based at MIT.
Nelson's style of Web art mergers various genres and technologies, focusing on collages of poetry, image, sound, movement and interaction. He lives in Brisbane, Australia. He was a Fulbright Fellow at the University of Bergen from 2016-17.
Source: Jason Nelson, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJason Nelson (musician)
Bishop Jason Albert Nelson (born November 10, 1974) is an American urban contemporary gospel artist and musician. He started his music career, in 2005, with the release of, I Shall Live, by Jaelyn Son Records. His second album, Place of Worship, was released in 2008. The first album with a major label, Shifting the Atmosphere, with Verity Records, was released in 2012, and this charted on two Billboard charts The Billboard 200 and the Top Gospel Albums. His second album with a major label, Jesus Revealed, with RCA Inspiration, was released in 2015, which this charted on the two aforementioned charts.
Source: Jason Nelson (musician), 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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