Thomas Nelson, 2nd Earl Nelson
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Thomas Nelson, 2nd Earl Nelson, born Thomas Bolton (7 July 1786 -1 November 1835), was the 2nd Earl Nelson
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He was the son of Thomas Bolton and Susannah Nelson, daughter of the Rev. Edmund Nelson and was educated at Norwich High School and St Peter's College, Cambridge, graduating MA in 1814. He was the nephew of Admiral Horatio Nelson, hero of the Battle of Trafalgar
, etc. He married Frances Elizabeth Eyre, daughter of John Maurice Eyre of Landford, Wiltshire, on 21 February 1821. They had seven children:
He was High Sheriff of Wiltshire
in 1834.
He inherited the titles of Earl Nelson, Viscount Merton and Baron Nelson from his uncle William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson
, who died on 28 February 1835 without surviving male issue. Bolton changed his name to Nelson on inheriting the earldom.
Earl Nelson
Earl Nelson, of Trafalgar and of Merton in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 20 November 1805 for William Nelson, 2nd Baron Nelson, older brother of the famous Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson. The Nelson family had been settled in...
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He was the son of Thomas Bolton and Susannah Nelson, daughter of the Rev. Edmund Nelson and was educated at Norwich High School and St Peter's College, Cambridge, graduating MA in 1814. He was the nephew of Admiral Horatio Nelson, hero of the Battle of Trafalgar
Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar was a sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition of the Napoleonic Wars ....
, etc. He married Frances Elizabeth Eyre, daughter of John Maurice Eyre of Landford, Wiltshire, on 21 February 1821. They had seven children:
- Horatio Nelson, 3rd Earl NelsonHoratio Nelson, 3rd Earl NelsonHoratio Nelson, 3rd Earl Nelson was a British politician.He was the son of Thomas Bolton by his wife Frances Elizabeth Eyre. On 28 February 1835 his father inherited the title Earl Nelson from William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson and adopted the surname of 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
High Sheriff of Wiltshire
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Wiltshire.Until the 14th century the shrievalty was held ex officio by the castellans of Old Sarum.-To 1400:*1066: Edric*1067-1070: Philippe de Buckland*1085: Aiulphus the Sheriff*1070–1105: Edward of Salisbury...
in 1834.
He inherited the titles of Earl Nelson, Viscount Merton and Baron Nelson from his uncle William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson
William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson
William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson, 2nd Duke of Bronté was the elder brother of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson....
, who died on 28 February 1835 without surviving male issue. Bolton changed his name to Nelson on inheriting the earldom.