Johnson / Bryans Families

Tracing the ancestry of Pamela Murdoch Bryans and Maurice Alan Johnson

Richard Nelson Burtsal

Male Abt 1770 - 1794  (~ 24 years)


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  • Name Richard Nelson Burtsal 
    Relationshipwith Marion Murdoch Johnson
    Gender Male 
    Born Abt 1770 
    Died 1794  [1
    • Lately died, in the 24th year of his age, of a fever, in the West Indies, Mr. Richard Nelson Burtsal, eldest son of Nelson Burtsal, Esq. of Bungay, in this county.
    Siblings 4 Siblings 
    Last Modified 17 Dec 2018 

    Father Nelson Burtsal
              b. Abt 1735
              d. 1808  (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Mother Susanna Sparll
              b. Between 1 Sep 1745 and 31 Dec 1745
              d. Abt Sep 1824  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Married 25 Feb 1770  St Mary, Bungay, Suffolk, England, Kingdom of Great Britain Find all individuals with events at this location  [2

  • Notes 
    • The only reference I've found to Richard Nelson is a death notice in the Ipswich Journal (23 Aug 1794) which says:
      Lately died, in the 24th year of his age, of a fever, in the West Indies. Mr. Richard Nelson Burtsal, eldest son of Nelson Burtsal, Esq. of Bungay, in ths county.


  • Sources 
    1. [S0101] Ipswich Journal, Various, Page 1, 23 Aug 1794.

    2. [S0083] FMP, FindMyPast, (www.findmypast.com), England Marriages 1538-1973 (Nelson Burtsall), 1769.