Places in Yorkshire associated with Chris' ancestors
Chapel le Dale
Weathercote, Chapel le Dale, Ingleton Fell
John and Elizabeth Nelson lived here in the 1790s
In the baptism record for John's children, the home is given as Chapel House, Weathercote.
Cottages called Chapel Houses, marked on early maps close to the chapel, still exist and offer bed and breakfast accommodation.
Burton in Lonsdale
Burton in Lonsdale
Rose Cottage, Low Street
John and Elizabeth Nelson moved here from Arkholme before 1871. They are found on the 1871, 1881 and 1891 census returns.
John died in 1892. Elizabeth, lived on at Rose Cottage, dying sometime between 1901 and 1911
Their daughter, Elizabeth Ann, widow of John Kirkbride, continued to live in the cottage until her death in 1933.
