Thomas Nelson, b: 1580 - London, Nfk.

^{1628 English curtail King's powers}
^{1640 Portugal gains independence/Spain}
^{1642 Civil war England/Scotland/Ireland}
^{1660 Restoration of monarchy, Britain}
^{1665 Great plague of London}

^{1582 New Gregorian calendar introduced}
^{1588 English defeat the Spanish Armada}
^{1611 Authorized English Bible published}
^{1613 Romanov dynasty begins in Russia}
^{1618 Beginning of 30 Years War}

^{1534 Henry VIII controls English church}
^{1538 Cortes conquers Mexico}
^{1547 Ivan the Terrible rules Russia}
^{1558 Elizabeth I is England's queen}
^{1580 Drake completes voyage around world}


			^{Thomas Nelson}^{b.1530 Fairhurst, Lancs. d.}

		^{William Nelson}^{b.1558 London. d.}	^{Cecilia Maxey}^{b.1520 Fairhurst, Lancs. d.}

^{Elizabeth Nelson}^{b.1601 Wending, Nfk. d.}	^{Thomas Nelson}^{b.1580 London, Nfk. d.1608}

^Ann Nelson^{b.1603 Wending, Nfk. d.}		^{Judith Clayton Clinton}^{b.1562 London. d.}

^{Edmund Nelson}^{b.1610 Wending, Nfk. d.}

^{Michael Nelson}^{b.1614 St.Catherine's, London. d.}

^Ann Nelson^{b.1616 Whitechapel, London. d.}	^Elizabeth^{b.1580 London. Nfk. d.}