FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
JOHN NELDER AND
ANN EVANS


John Nelder was christened  23 January 1703 in Warmington, Warwickshire, the son of John and Ann Gascoign. He married Ann Evans 1 April 1730 in Bloxham. Ann was christened 8 May 1696 in Westcot Barton (a parish about seven miles south of Bloxham), the daughter of Philip and Elizabeth Evans.


John Nelder marriage

Marriage record for John Nelder and Ann Evans in Bloxham



John died and was buried 7 July 1781 in Bloxham.

John Nelder burial

Burial record for John Nelder in Bloxham


Ann died and was buried 8 February 1787 in Bloxham.


Anne Nelder burial

Burial record for Ann Nelder in Bloxham


John and Ann had the following children:


*1. Elizabeth, born about 1732 in Bloxham; married 1) Robert Cakebread 12 October 1775 in Bloxham; married John Wynniatt Wynniatt Ancestors 12 March 1785 in Bloxham; buried Wynniatt Ancestors 23 February 1795 in Bloxham.


2. Ann, christened 26 October 1735 in Bloxham.




SOURCES: Bloxham parish register, Westcot Barton parish register; www.ancestry.co.uk.



FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
JOHN NELDER AND
ANNE GASCOIGNE


John Nelder was christened 3 January 1668/9 in Bloxham, the son of Daniel and Ann Nelder. He worked as a labourer. John married Ann Gascoigne 11 January 1701 in Warmington. Anne was christened 6 October 1672 in Warmington, the daughter of Richard and Anne Gascoigne.


John Nelder marriage

Marriage record for John Nelder and Ann Gascoigne in Warmington:
"John Nelder was marry'd to Ann Gascoign ye daughter of Richard Gascoign January the 11th"


John died and was buried 30 January 1739/40 in Bloxham.


John and Ann had the following children:


*1. John, christened 23 January 1703 in Warmington; married Ann Evans 1 April 1730 in Bloxham; buried 7 July 1781 in Bloxham

John Nelder baptism 1703

Baptism register for John Nelder in Warmington: "John ye son of John Nelder (labourer) bap. Jan. ye 23"



SOURCE: Bloxham parish register; Warmington parish register, www.ancestry.co.uk.



FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
DANIEL AND ANN NELDER


Daniel Nelder was born in about 1640 of Bloxham. He married Ann.


Bloxham

Bloxham


Daniel died and was buried 3 April 1698 in Bloxham.


Daniel Nelder burial

Burial record for Daniel Nelder in Bloxham:
"Anno Dom: 1698. April 3d Daniel Nelder was buried"


Ann was buried 16 January 1701 in Bloxham.

Anne Nelder burial

Burial record for Anne Nelder in Bloxham:
"Jan. 26th Anne Nelder"


Daniel and Ann had the following children:


1. Mary, christened 7 July 1667 in Bloxham.


*2. John, christened 3 January 1668/9 in Bloxham; married Ann Gascoign 11 January 1701 in Warmington; buried 30 January 1739/40 in Bloxham.

John Nelder baptism

 Baptism record for John Nelder in Bloxham: "Jan: 3 John the son of Daniel Nelder."


3. Anne, christened 8 October 1671 in Bloxham; buried 19 May 1676 in Bloxham.


4. Edward, christened 18 March 1676/7 in Bloxham; married Mary Hopcraft 28 September 28 September 1700 in Bloxham; occupation - smith; children: Richard (1704), Edward (1706); buried 4 September 1707 in Bloxham.


5. Anne, christened 15 December 1678 in Bloxham.


6.  Mary, christened 26 December 1682 in Bloxham; married Joseph Mawle, servant, 7 October 1705 in Bloxham.



SOURCES: Bloxham parish register, www.ancestry.co.uk.


Earlier Nelders:

No christening record has been found for Daniel Nelder. The Bloxham parish registers begin in Bloxham in 1630, but the first time a Nelder is found in the Bloxham parish register is in 1667, when Mary Nelder was christened. No other Nelder families appear in Bloxham during the time that Daniel and Ann Nelder have their children christened. The name is unusual in Oxfordshire, as well as surrounding counties. The closest Nelder family having children in the time period was the family of John Nelder and Mary Philleps. They had children christened in the parish of Whilton, about 25 miles away from Bloxham. Whilton is a parish within a few miles from the market town of Daventry in Northamptonshire. John and Mary had children christened in Whilton between 1620 and 1639. They did not have a child named Daniel, but the christening may have been missed during the chaotic years of the English Civil War. It is possible that they were Daniel's family. No other Nelders are found in Oxfordshre, Northamptonshire, or Warwickshire in the 1600s. The family is occasionally called Needler.

John Nelder married Mary Philleps 23 November 1618 in Whilton. John and Mary had the following children:

1. Mary, christened 11 March 1620 in Whilton; married Henry Harding.
2. William, christened 30 November 1622 in Whilton.
3. Elizabeth, christened 28 November 1624 in Whilton.
4. Susanna, christened 26 April 1629 in Whilton.
5. Susana, christened 2 April 1632 in Whilton.
6. Temperance, christened September 1634 in Whilton.
7. John, christened 8 November 1636 in Whilton; married Charity.
8. Thomas, christened 7 July 1639 in Whilton.

John Nelder died and was buried 5 November 1644 in Whilton. Mary Nelder (Needler) died and was burie 7 September 1670 in Whilton.

SOURCE: Whilton parish register.


An earlier family of Neelders is found about six miles south of Whilton.

Thomas and Cicilie Neelder had these children christened in Farthingstone, Northamptonshire:

1. Richard, christened 13 March 1596 in Farthingstone.
2. Susan, christened 14 May 1598 in Farthingstone.
3. Temperance, christened 15 February 1600 in Farthington.
4. Ann, christened 12 December 1603 in Farthingtonstone.
5. Sibilla, christened 1 January 1605 in Farthingstone; buried 13 February 1619 in Farthingstone.
6. William, christened 11 June 1609 in Farthingstone.

Thomas died and was buried 23 May 1618 in Farthingstone. The Northamptonshire wills index has an entry for Thos Needler als Neelder, 1618, in Farthingtone.

Cicilie then married Henry Thornton 26 December 1618 in Farthingstone.

SOURCE: Farthingstone parish register.


"The history of the name Neelder dates back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from a member of the family who worked as a maker of needles. The surname Neelder is derived from the Old English word nædlere, which means needler. This is in turn derived from the Old English word nædl, which means needle. The surname Neelder was first found in county Shropshire, where this distinguished family held a family seat since ancient times. The name Neelder has undergone many spelling variations, including Needle, Needles, Needell, Needdele, Nadal, Nadle, Needler, Nedler, Nedlere, Neelder, Nelder, Neldere, Nadler, Nadlere, Nayldor, Neilder, Needlemaker and many more." (houseofnames.com)