'Nelson1'
Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Nelson of Bronte, Nelson of Curds Hall, Nelson of Dunham Parva, Nelson of Fairhurst, Nelson of Wendling
| Descended from Richard Nelston of Mawdesley (a 1377) was ... | |||||||||||||||
| Richard Nelson of Mawdesley, Lancashire (a 1508) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Thomas Nelson of Fairhurst | ||||||||||||||
| m. Cecilia Maxey (dau of Ralph Maxey) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Richard Nelson of Fairhurst | ||||||||||||||
| It appears that there were Nelsons at Fairhurst Hall, Mawdesley, in the 18th century. We hope to find a connection to them in due course. | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Thomas Nelson of Fairhurst | ||||||||||||||
| C. | William Nelson of London (4th son) the first mentioned by Carthew | ||||||||||||||
| m. Judith Clinton | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Thomas Nelson of London & Norfolk (b 1580 (c1596?), bur 28.07.1654, 3rd son?) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Edmund Nelson of Wendling, Norfolk (b 1625, a 1689) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Joanna | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Edmund Nelson of Wendling & Scarning (bpt 29.11.1629, bur 01.11.1711) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary | |||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | issue - Joann (bpt 29.06.1636), Anna (bpt 28.05.1637) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Alice | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | William Nelson of Scarning then Dunham Parva (bpt 24.03.1654, d 27.01.1713) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Shene (d 02.01.1731, dau of Thomas Shene of Dunham Parva) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Thomas Nelson of Sporle (b 16.07.1683, d 22.04.1762) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Dorothy Pretyman (b 1679-80, d 31.-**.1711) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (01.02.1714) Barbara Overman of Burnham Deepdale (b 1689-90, d 12.05.1725) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Bartholomew Nelson (3rd son?) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Dorothy (widow of Rev. Forster of Congham) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m1. _ Pearce | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Rev. William Lucas of Burgh | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Edmund Nelson (b 01.05.1725, d 16.06.1795, Rector of Conyham) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Forster Rose of Hillington | |||||||||||||||
| (a)+ | issue - James (rector of Conyham), Charles (Post Captain RN) | ||||||||||||||
| (iii)+ | other issue - Thomas, William | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | William Nelson of Dunham Parva & Curds Hall, Fransham (b 18.02.1688, d 29.01.1733) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Lothbury of Suffolk | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | William Nelson of Curds Hall (d c1782, rector of Hillington & Hilgay) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Newton (a 1789, m2. Rev. Benjamin Young) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Mary Nelson | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Drozier | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Susan Nelson | ||||||||||||||
| m1. _ Benezet (Major) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. _ Wilson (Captain) | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Ellen Nelson | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Jacksoin (Captain) | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Edmund Nelson (b 1693, d 23.10.1747, vicar of Sporle, rector of Hilborough) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1717) Mary Bland (b 1697-8, d 04.07.1789, dau of John Bland of Cambridge) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Edmund Nelson (b 1722, d 26.04.1802, vicar of Sporle, rector of Hilborough & Burnham Thorpe) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (11.05.1749) Catherine Suckling (d 26.12.1767, dau of Rev. Maurice Suckling by Mary Turner) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Maurice Nelson (b 24.05.1753, dvpsp 24.04.1801, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.01.1787) Syphia Smith (dau of Theodore Smith) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson, 2nd Duke of Bronte (b 20.04.1757, d 28.02.1835, prebendary of Canterbury) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (09.11.1786) Sarah Yonge (d 13.04.1828, dau of Rev. Henry Yonge of Great Torrington) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Horatio Nelson, 'Viscount Merton' or 'Viscount Trafalgar' (b 26.11.1768, dvp unm 17.01.1808) | ||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Charlotte Mary Nelson, Duchess of Bronte (b 20.09.1787, d 29.01.1784) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.07.1810) Samuel Hood, 2nd Lord Bridport (b 07.12.1788, d 06.01.1868) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (26.03.1829, sp) Hilare Barlow (d 22.12.1857, dau of Admiral Sir Robert Barlow by Elizabeth, dau of William Garrett of Worting) | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, Duke of Bronte in Sicily (b 29.09.1758, d Trafalgar 21.10.1805, Admiral) §G |
||||||||||||||
| m. (22.03.1783) Frances Herbert Woolward (b 1758, d 06.05.1831, dau of William Woolward of Isle of Nevis, relict of Josiah Nisbet of Isle of Nevis) ## see here ## | |||||||||||||||
| p. Emma (originally Amy) Lyon, later Hart, 'Lady Hamilton' (bpt 26.04.1765, d 16.01.1815, dau of Henry Lyons, wife of Sir William Hamilton) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Horatia Nelson (b 31.01.1801, d 1881) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rev. Philip Ward | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | daughter (b/d 1803) | ||||||||||||||
| (d) | Susannah Nelson (d 16.07.1813) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.08.1780) Thomas Bolton of Cranwich then Wells (d 17.10.1834) | |||||||||||||||
| Their eldest son succeeded his uncle William as 2nd Earl Nelson and assumed the name Nelson. | |||||||||||||||
| (e) | Catherine Nelson (d 28.03.1842) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.02.1787) George Matcham of Ashfold Lodge, Slaugham (d 03.02.1833) | |||||||||||||||
| (f)+ | other issue (d unm) - Edmund (b 05.04.1750, d 08.1752), Horatio (b 28.07.1751, d 15.11.1751), Edmund (b 04.06.1762, d 11.12.1790), Suckling (b 05.01.1764, d 1799), George (b 13.12.1765, d 21.03.1766), Anne (d 15.04.1783) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Alice Nelson (b 1728-9, d 24.07.1823) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Rolfe (rector of Hilborough) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Thomasine Nelson | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Goulty of Norwich | |||||||||||||||
| (iv)+ | other issue (d unm) - John, Mary (b c1720, d 1800) | ||||||||||||||
| (5)+ | other issue - John (bpt 02.02.1656), Bridget (bpt 24.02.1653) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Elizabeth Nelson (b 1601) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Green | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Anne Nelson | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Williams | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Benjamin Nelson of Scarning mentioned by Carthew but not by BP1934 | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Ester Nelson (b c1609, bur 1637) | ||||||||||||||
| iii.+ | other issue - Michael, William mentioned by BP1934 but not by Carthew | ||||||||||||||
| D.+ | other issue - Edmund of Lancaster, Cecilie | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BP1934 ('Nelson') with a little input/support from 'The Hundred of Launditch and Deanery of Brisley' (G.A. Carthew, 1877, Part 3, p351 & p356)
Back to top of page