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With Stephen Nelson, i can't read where he was born, or what his Father, Thomas, occupation is, anyone with better eyesight than me let me know what it says please?

I can't find a Stephen Nelson with father, Thomas. Please give more details.

Ah, you forgot to tell us it was StephAn.

Father - Plaitlayer (probably platelayer)

Stephen - Wharren Peareg

He was born in Wharram Percy in Yorkshire 1859 living with his father Thomas W Nelson b.1824 from Easingwold in Yorkshire.

Very wierd as the occupation is a Plaitlayer...and as he lived in Darley Railway Station I will suspect it has something to do with the railways.

Lesley

Here you go - just confirms it

A "plate layer" ("platelayer" is also correct) is a person who works on the
track -- that is, the structure, including ballast, sleepers, baseplates,
spikes and rails -- that supports the train wheels. The term is a survivor
from the days before the first railways, when iron plates were laid on
wooden sleepers to keep cartwheels from sinking into soft ground, and to
allow horses to pull greater loads -- thus, "plateways" and "platelayer".
When rails took the place of plates, the "plateway" became a "railway", but
the term "platelayer" continued to be used until quite recently.

Probably -

WHARRAM PERCY, a parish in the wapentake of Buckrose; 8 miles SSE. of Malton. (www.genuki.org.uk)

Hello, My name is Simon Nelson from Sherriff Hutton, York, North Yorkshire. I have not been on genes reunited for long but my family have lived in this area for centuries and from my findings at present the name Nelson has hundreds of relatives and was a massive family, i have noticed you have interest in the same name here and wondered wether we may be able to help each other in any way with any info. Thanks Simon ;-)