Yorkshire Chess History

The Reverend Horatio Bolton (5) was the son of William Bolton (4), who was the brother of Thomas Bolton (6), who married Susannah Nelson (13) who was a sister of Horatio Nelson (15), who was the famous British naval commander killed at the Battle of Trafalgar and was reputedly Horatio Bolton’s godfather. Horatio Nelson bore the name of a sibling who pre-deceased him, as was not uncommon in those days.

b. 1696/97 at

Woolbridge, Suffolk

d. 10/01/1772

at Ipswich

married 11/05/1749

3) Samuel Bolton

9) Thomas Bolton (Rev.)

8) Edmund Nelson (Rev.)

9) Catherine Suckling

b. 15/09/1736 at

b. 19/03/1722

b. 09/03/1725

Coddenham, Suffolk

d. 26/04/1802

d. 26/12/1767

29/12/1821 at the

Glebe House, Nedging

4) William Bolton

6) Thomas Bolton

13) Sussanah Nelson

15) Horatio Nelson (2nd)

bap. 17/04/1753 at

of Wells, Norfolk

born 12/06/1755

born 29/09/1758

Coddenham, Suffolk

died 13/07/1813

at Burnham Thorpe,

became Viscount Nelson,

died 21/10/1805, on HMS

Victory, during the battle

other Nelson children:

of Trafalgar.

5) Horatio Bolton (Rev.)

7) Thomas Bolton

became 2nd Earl Nelson,

14) William Nelson

changing name to

born 1757,

Thomas Nelson

became 1st Earl Nelson,

died 1835

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16) Ann Nelson

born 1760, died 1783

10) Edmund Nelson

born 1750, died 1752

11) Horatio Nelson (1st)

born 1751, died 1751

12) Maurice Nelson

born 1753, died 1801

17) Suckling Nelson

born 1764, died 1799

18) Edmund Nelson

born 1764, died 1790

19) George Nelson

born 1765, died 1766

20) Catherine Nelson

born 1767, died 1842

Details of the Bolton family, and of the link, come mainly from Venn. Details of the Nelson family are widely published.

Created

25/04/2012

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Last Updated

25/04/2012