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The signpost shows the directions of, "<I>Tealby</I>", "<I>Market Rasen</I>" & "<I>Walesby</I>" in Lincolnshire. There is a notice on a tree behind the signpost, which reads, "<I>All persons found trespassing in this plantation will be prosecuted, Bayons Manor, Nov. 1897.</I>" The <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bayons Manor"><U><B>Bayons Manor</B></U></A></FONT> Estate at Tealby is nearby; she was probably a member of the local Hunt there.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> ~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~</div> <bR> <div> These are the only clues yet, with a bit of careful thought and the help of ancestry.co.uk, a great deal more can be discovered in about two hours; the following is the result of such research - remember this only took about two hours with membership of <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="http://www.ancestry.co.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ancestry.co.uk/"><U><B>ancestry.co.uk</B></U></A></FONT>:</div> <bR> <div> <B>Lizzie Constance Nelson ('Connie', 'Conny')</B> was born about 2.9.1870 at Kettleby Thorpe, Lincs., the daughter of <B>John & Lucy Nelson</B>. (GRO birth ref: Sep. 1870. Nelson. Lizzie Constance. Caistor. 7a.615) She never married. She died in 1959 at Horncastle, Lincs., aged 88. (GRO death ref: Mar. 1959. Nelson. Lizzie C. Horncastle. 3b.337, aged 88) [These GRO references could be used to order the relevant certificates at £9.50 from the General Register Office at, <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/default.asp" TARGET="_top" TITLE="https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certi"><U><B>gro.gov.uk</B></U></A></FONT> You will be required to create an account with GRO before you can order certificates.]</div> <bR> <div> When this photo was taken, at some time after the 1897 notice was posted, she was probably living at Red House, Walesby, Lincs., where she was working as the 'housekeeper' in 1901 - see below.</div> <bR> <div> Her parents, <B>John Nelson</B> (born about John Nelson 1832/3 at Barnetby-le-Wold, Lincs.) and <B>Lucy Bostock </B>(GRO birth ref: Dec.1838. Bostock. Lucy. Glanford Brigg. 14.333), were married in 1860 in Glanford Brigg District, Lincolnshire. (GRO marriage ref: Dec. 1860. Nelson. John. Glanford Brigg. 7a.1255; married Lucy Bostock)</div> <bR> <div> They had the following children:</div> <div> i. <B>John Bostock Nelson</B>, born about 1863/4 at Wrawby, Lincs. (GRO birth ref: Sep. 1863. Nelson. John Bostock. Glanford Brigg. 7a.595)</div> <div> ii. <B>Annie Sophia Nelson</B>, born about 1866/7 at Wrawby, Lincs. (GRO birth ref: Sep. 1866. Nelson. Annie S. Glanford Brigg. 7a.580)</div> <div> iii. <B>Edith Lucy Nelson</B>, born about 1868/9 at Kettleby Thorpe, Lincs. (GRO birth ref: Dec. 1868. Nelson. Edith Lucy. Caistor. 7a.602)</div> <div> iv. <B>Lizzie Constance Nelson</B>, born about 2.9.1870 at Kettleby Thorpe, Lincs. (see above)</div> <div> v. <B>Kate Martha Nelson</B>, born about 1872/3 at Bigby, Lincs. (GRO birth ref: Jun. 1873. Nelson. Kate Martha. Caistor. 7a.627)</div> <div> vi. <B>Mary Nelson</B>, born about 1877/8 at Kettleby, Lincs. (GRO birth ref: Dec. 1877. Nelson. Mary. Caistor. 7a.704) [She appears to be the 'Mary Nelson' who married Robert William Wildsmith in 1908; in 1926 they were living at The Grange, Harmston, Lincs. He was the son of Winifred Drakes (b.1858, the daughter of John Drakes & Winifred Cade of Stainton Hall) and Robert Wildsmith (b.1850, who was the brother of Alice Martha Wildsmith, who married John Thomas Drakes of Ludford - my great grandparents).]</div> <bR> <div> In 1871, she was living at Bigby, Lincs.: John Nelson, head, married, male, aged 38, farmer of 730 acres, employing 18 men & 6 boys, born Barnetby, Lincs.; Lucy Nelson, wife, married, female, aged 32, born Roxby, Lincs.; Annie Sophia Nelson, daughter, female, aged 4, scholar, born Wrawby, Lincs.; Edith Lucy Nelson, daughter, female, aged 2, born Kettleby Thorpe, Lincs.; Lizzie Constance Nelson, daughter, female, aged 7 months, born Kettleby Thorpe, Lincs.; Eliza Schelton, governess, unmarried female, aged 20, teacher, born Alford, Northants.; Kate Schelton, visitor, unmarried, female, aged 17, teacher, born Alford, Northants.; Ellen Green, servant, unmarried, female, aged 21, dairymaid (in doors), born Twigmore, Lincs.; Harriett Hampston, servant, unmarried, female, aged 20, servant, housemaid, born Kirton, Lincs.; Elizabeth Stow, servant, unmarried, female, aged 17, servant, nursemaid, born Somerby, Lincs.; George Andrew, servant, unmarried, male, aged 14, servant, farm servant (in doors), born Wrawby, Lincs.</div> <bR> <div> In 1881, she and two of her sisters were living at the ‘west side of the road leading from the Church to Barton’, Wrawby, Lincs.: John Mundey, head, married, male, aged 56, retired farmer, born Poolthorne, Lincs.; Catharine Mundey, wife, married, female, aged 55, born Falkingham, Lincs.; Kate Mundey, daughter, unmarried, female, aged 21, teacher (school), born Warwby, Lincs.; Sarah Hobson Mundey, daughter, unmarried, female, aged 16, pupil teacher, born Wrawby, Lincs.; Herbert Mundey, son, unmarried, male, aged 14, engineer’s apprentice, born Warwby, Lincs.; Rachel Mundey, daughter, female, aged 12, scholar, born Warwby, Lincs.; Ruth Mundey, daughter, female, aged 10, scholar, born Warwby, Lincs.; Florence Freer, boarder, unmarried, female, aged 13, scholar, born Hull, Yorks.; Elizabeth Gibbons, boarder, female, aged 10, scholar, born Howsham, Lincs.; Sybil Jane Parker, boarder, female, aged 9, scholar, born Pepperdale, Lincs.; Edith Lucy Nelson, boarder, female, aged 12, scholar, born Kettleby Thorpe, Lincs.; Constance Nelson, boarder, female, aged 10, scholar, born Kettleby Thorpe, Lincs.; Kate Martha Nelson, boarder, female, aged 8, scholar, born Kettleby Thorpe, Lincs.; Ann Darley Neal, cousin, unmarried, female, aged 56, visitor, born Hull, Yorks.; Mary Denton, visitor, unmarried, female, aged 13, visitor, born South Willoughton, Lincs.; Elizabeth Denton, servant, unmarried, female, aged 18, domestic servant, born South Willoughton, Lincs.; Mary Marshall, servant, unmarried, female, aged 13, domestic servant, born Wrawby, Lincs.</div> <bR> <div> In 1881, her parents and family were living at Kettleby Thorpe, Bigby, Lincs.: John Nelson, head, married, male, aged 48, farmer of 1106 acres, employing 20 men & 10 boys, born Barnetby, Lincs.; Lucy Nelson, wife, married, female, aged 42, born Roxby, Lincs.; John B. Nelson, son, unmarried, male, aged 17, farmer’s son, born Wrawby, Lincs.; Mary Nelson, daughter, female, aged 3, born Kettleby, Lincs.; Elizabeth Elsom, servant, unmarried, female, aged 22, servant (cook), born Raventhorpe, Lincs.; Maria Walker, servant, unmarried, female, aged 18, servant (housemaid), born Barnetby, Lincs. William Robinson, servant, unmarried, male, aged 16, groom, born Brigg, Lincs.</div> <bR> <div> In 1891, she was living at Barnetby le Wold, Lincs.: John Nelson, head, married, male, aged 58, farmer, employer, born Barnetby-le-Wold, Lincs.; Lucy Nelson, wife, married, female, aged 52, born Roxby, Lincs.; Conny Nelson, daughter, single, female, aged 20, born Bigby, Lincs.; Kate Nelson, daughter, single, female, aged 18, born Bigby, Lincs.; Anne Neave, servant, single, female, aged 19, domestic servant (housemaid), employed, born Barnetby-le-Wold, Lincs.; Alice Andrews, servant, single, female, aged 18, domestic servant (cook), employed, born Elsham, Lincs.</div> <bR> <div> In 1901, she was living at Red House, Walesby, Lincs.: Sarah Martha Cartwright, head, widow, female, aged 43, farmer, employer, working at home, born Middle Rasen, Lincs.; Wilfred Elam Cartwright, son, single, male, aged 18, farmer, working at home, born Walesby, Lincs.; Constance Nelson, servant, single, female, aged 30, housekeeper (Domestic), worker, born Kettleby Thorpe, Lincs.; Minnie Chambers, servant, single, female, aged 21, housemaid (domestic), worker, born Dewsbury, Yorks.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> ~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~</div> <bR> <div> Given more time, some more Internet work, and a bit of imaginative thought, you could really expand something like this into a decent biography.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>