Thomas (Bolton) Nelson (1786 - 1835)

Born 7 Jul 1786 in England [uncertain]

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Died 1 Nov 1835 at age 49 in Brickworth House, Wiltshire, England

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Biography

Thomas Bolton was a member of the aristocracy in England.

Thomas (Bolton) Nelson is Notable.

Born on the 7th of July 1786, Thomas Bolton was the son of Thomas Bolton and his wife, Susannah Nelson, sister of Admiral Horatio Nelson, hero of the Battle of Trafalgar. He was educated at Norwich High School and Peterhouse College, Cambridge, graduating MA in 1814. ^[1]

Thomas married Frances Elizabeth Eyre, daughter of John Maurice Eyre of Landford in Wiltshire, on 21 February 1821. ^{[2] [1]} They had seven children: Horatio Nelson, 3rd Earl Nelson (1823–1913) John Horatio Nelson (1825–1917) Frances Catherine Bolton (1827–1877) Susannah Bolton (1829–1900) Maurice Horatio Nelson (1832–1914) Edward Foyle Bolton (1833–1859) Henry Bolton (1835–1863)

He was High Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1834.

He inherited the titles of Earl Nelson, Viscount Merton and Baron Nelson from his uncle the Reverend William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson, who died on the 28th of February 1835 without surviving male issue. Bolton changed his name to Nelson on inheriting the earldom. ^[1]

He died at Brickworth House on the 1st of November 1835. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Venn, Cambridge Alumni: Nelson sometimes Bolton, Thomas
2. ↑ Wiltshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1916 (Landford, Wiltshire 21 February 1821 Thomas Bolton Esq of Trafalgar House married Frances E Eyre of Landford)

• Nelson: A Personal History; Christopher Hibbert ISBN 0-670-84342-3

• England and Wales Visitations [1]

• Wikipedia: Thomas Nelson 2nd Earl Nelson

• Trafalgar Park website