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Family of WILLIAM NELSON MBE and AGNES COOK SHARP

Husband: WILLIAM NELSON MBE (1921-2008)
Wife: AGNES COOK SHARP (1926-1996)
Children: RODERICK NELSON (1953-1977)
JANE VIVIENNE NELSON ( - )
Marriage 18 Nov 1949 PARK CHURCH

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Marriage HELENSBURGH, DUMBARTONSHIRE
Witness 's were Beatrice (Bunny ) T Borland and Donald A MacNeil
Mum's address was
5 Lennox Drive
Helensbrough
and Dad's was
H.M.S Howe
Devonport
Plymonth

Husband: WILLIAM NELSON MBE

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Name: WILLIAM NELSON MBE
Sex: Male
Father: WILLIAM NELSON (1881-1973)
Mother: HANNAH, AGNES PARSONS (1887-1965)
Birth 27 Sep 1921 WHITBY,NORTH YORKSHIRE
Baptism 2 Oct 1921 (age 0) ST HILDA, S, WHITBY, YORKSHIRE
Education (1) frm 1926 to 1931 (age 4-10) ST HILDA'S SCHOOL; WHITBY,NORTH YORKSHIRE
Education (2) frm 1931 to 1937 (age 9-16) THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL; WHITBY,NORTH YORKSHIRE
Occupation (1) frm 20 Sep 1937 to May 1939 (age 15) APPRENTICE SEAMAN TO WEIRS; S.S..LINDENBANK 1st ship
Occupation (2) frm 29 May 1939 to 8 Aug 1939 (age 17) APPRENTICE SEAMAN TO WEIRS; m.v. "FOYLEBANK " 2nd Ship
Occupation (3) frm 10 Nov 1939 to 2 Apr 1940 (age 18) APPRENTICE SEAMAN TO WEIRS; M.T. " INVERSUIR "
Occupation (4) frm 12 Apr 1940 to 20 Nov 1940 (age 18) APPRENTICE SEAMAN TO WEIRS; m.v. "LARCHBANK "
Occupation (5) 20 Oct 1940 (age 19) ABLE SEAMAN; Indenture completed
Occupation (6) frm 7 Jun 1941 to 6 Jun 1942 (age 19) THIRD MATE; "OLIVEBANK"
Occupation (7) frm 22 Jul 1942 to 25 Aug 1942 (age 20) THIRD OFFICER; m.v. TREVILLEY
Title 27 Apr 1943 (age 21) MBE; ENGLAND
Education (3) frm 24 May 1943 to 11 Jun 1943 (age 21) PRESIDENT addl. for R.N.C. FOR TRAINING; GREENWICH
Occupation (8) frm 24 May 1943 to 21 Jan 1955 (age 21-33) ROYAL NAVY; MALTA.
Education (4) frm 12 Jun 1943 to 11 Aug 1943 (age 21) PEMBROKE addl. for courses
Education (5) frm 12 Aug 1943 to 29 Aug 1943 (age 21) CANADA addl. for Corvette Class on coming
Education (6) 11 Jul 1955 (age 33) CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY OF A FOREIGN GOING STEAMSHIP; NAUTICAL COLLAGE
Occupation (9) 29 Jul 1955 (age 33) MASTER; GLASGOW, LANARK, SCOTLAND
Occupation (10) frm 19 Sep 1956 to 6 Jun 1957 (age 34-35) CHIEF OFFICER,; R.F.A EARNER / R.F.A. SAUCY
Occupation (11) frm Sep 1957 to Oct 1966 (age 44) MASTER; R.F.A.MOORSMAN.
Occupation (12) frm 11 Oct 1966 to 16 May 1969 (age 45-47) CHIEF OFFICER, SECOND OFFICER; CLAN LINE
Occupation (13) frm 7 Oct 1969 to 28 Apr 1977 (age 48-55) MASTER; KUWAIT SHIPPING LINE
Occupation (14) 6 Jul 1977 (age 55) MARINE ADVISER; DUBAI, U.A.E
Death 23 Nov 2008 (age 87) EDINBURGH

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Occupation (1) sailed from Huskinson Dock Liverpool
Captain was Marmaduke Jackson,
A Master Mariner R.E. Vasey of 21 Falcon Terrace, Whitby, was witness to Signature of Surety

Lindenbank (1) 1930 1939 stranded on Arena Island, Sulu Sea, refloated but sank. 5,057
Occupation (2) Captain was Capt H J Smith.
Occupation (3) Captain was Capt Dickenson .
Occupation (4) Captain was Capt Stephens
1943 torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I.27
Occupation (5) Andrew Weirs,21 Bury Street, London
Dad's Indenture was completed on the 20th November 1940, and had sufficent sea service to undertake the examination for a tempory Second mate's Cerificate of Competance.
Occupation (6) 1954 sold to Moller Line UK, London renamed Blyth Navigator.
Occupation (7) HULL
Title was awarded his MBE for taking command of the life boat when the Trevilley was torpedoed by U68- Kapt Karl- Friedrich - Mertan,12/9/1942 they made it through and were picked up off the Gold Coast after spending two weeks at sea, Dad spent his 21st birthday recovering in a mission.
Education (3) PROBP. TEMPY. SUB. LIEUT
Education (4) PRIBY. TEMPY. SUB. LIEUT.
Education (5) PROBY. TEMPY. SUB. LIEUT.
Education (6) GLASGOW, LANARK, SCOTLAND
Passed Examination.
Occupation (9) Master Certificate of Competency of a Foreign Going Steamship.
Occupation (11) GREENOCK
B.F.P.O.Ship
Occupation (13) LIVERPOOL

Wife: AGNES COOK SHARP

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Name: AGNES COOK SHARP
Sex: Female
Nickname: NANCY
Father: JAMES HUNTER SHARP (1881-1944)
Mother: ANNIE CURRIE MCKENZIE (1894-1980)
Birth 27 Nov 1926 WESTMOUNT LANGBANK, SCOTLAND
Education (1) 1937 (age 11) ST BRIDES; HELENSBURGH
Education (2) 1943 (age 17) COOKERY; WEST OF SCOTLAND COLLEGE OF DOMESTIC SCIENCE
Occupation 1969 (age 42) RECEPTIONIST; GRAND HOTEL
Death 22 Aug 1996 (age 69) EDINBURGH ROYAL INFIRMARY
Cremation 28 Aug 1996 (age 69) LYNN CREMATORIUM, RUTHERGLEN

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Birth 09hrs.30mins registered 16-12-1926
Education (2) GLASGOW, LANARK
Occupation CHARING CROSS,GLASGOW

Child 1: RODERICK NELSON

Name: RODERICK NELSON
Sex: Male
Spouse: LIVING KENNEDY ( - )
Birth 27 Sep 1953 VALETTA, MALTA
Death 28 Dec 1977 (age 24) GARTNAVEL HOSPITAL
Burial 4 Jan 1978 BURNSIDE CEMETERY
Baptism ST JOSEPH, S CHURCH HELENSBURGH
Education ST JOSEPH,S COLLEGE,DUMFRIES
Occupation THEATRE TECHNICIAN,WARD ORDERLY
Religion ROMAN CATHOLIC

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Death Cause: LYMPHATIC CANCER

Child 2: JANE VIVIENNE NELSON

Name: JANE VIVIENNE NELSON
Sex: Female