Died
at about age 89
in Malvern East, Victoria, Australia
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Biography
Peter was born at Dunolly in 1860, the son of Emilie (nee Brant or Brand) and Sven Nelson.
In 1883, Peter married Maud Battersby. The couple had 10 children:
Herbert Vincent Nelson b. 1884
Beatrice Emily Minnie Nelson b. 1886
Ernest Nelson b. 1888
Jane ("Jean") Nelson b. 1889
Gilbert Eldred Nelson b. 1891
Corrie ("Doris") Nelson b. 1893
Clarice Mearl ("Mearl") Nelson b. 1896
Maude Myra ("Myra") Nelson b. 1899
Melinda May ("Linda") Nelson b. 1901
Laurence Peter Neil ("Laurie") Nelson b. 1907
Their children were mainly born in St Arnaud until the birth of Clarice in Dunolly. The next two children were also registered in Dunollly, and the youngest, Laurence, was registered in Outrim.
Maud died in 1945. The couple were living at 35 Edinburgh St, Burnley at the time of her death.
Peter passed away in 1949 and is interred at Burwood Cemetery with his wife, Maud, and son, Gilbert. He had been residing in Richmond before his death.
Death Notice
NELSON.-On September 21, at his daughter's residence, 32 The Grange, East Malvern, Peter, the dearly loved husband of the late Maud and loved father of Beatrice, Ernest, Jean, Gilbert, Doris, Mearl, Myra, Linda, and Laurie, aged 89 years. Redeemed by the precious blood of Christ.[1]
Sources
↑Death Notice: Family Notices (1949, September 23). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 16. Retrieved November 26, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22780616
Birth: Victorian Department of Justice, "Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages", database, Births Deaths Marriages Victoria (http://www.bdm.vic.gov.au : accessed 26 November 2022), index entry for birth of Peter NELSSON (21639 / 1860); place: DUNO; Mother's name: Emilie Soph; Mother's family name at birth: BRANT; Father's Name: Sven
Marriage: Victorian Department of Justice, "Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages", database, Births Deaths Marriages Victoria (http://www.bdm.vic.gov.au : accessed 26 November 2022), index entry for marriage of Maude BATTERSBY and Peter NELSON (5276 / 1883);
Death: Victorian Department of Justice, "Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages", database, Births Deaths Marriages Victoria (http://www.bdm.vic.gov.au : accessed 26 November 2022), index entry for death of Peter NELSON (11014 / 1949); place MALVERN EAST; Mother's name: Emilie Soppie Frederuck; Mother's family name at birth: BRAND; Father's Name: NELSON Sven
Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212631914/peter-nelson: accessed 26 November 2022), memorial page for Peter Nelson (unknown–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 212631914, citing Burwood Cemetery, Burwood, Whitehorse City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980) .
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