Lord Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)

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Lord Horatio Nelson (1^st Baron Nelson of the Nile and of Hilborough)

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth29.9.1758 - Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, Burnham Thorpe NAO
First Known Service24.4.1771NAO
FatherRev. Edmund Nelson (1722-1802)E-WIKI
MotherCatherine Suckling (1725-1767)E-WIKI
WifeFrances Herbert Nisbet (1761-1831) née Woollward - Married 11.3.1787 - Montpelier Estate, Nevis NAO
Uncle
BrotherEdmund (1750-1752)ref:950
BrotherRev. Maurice (1753-1801)ref:950
SisterSusannah [Bolton] (1755-1813)ref:950
BrotherWilliam, 1st Earl nelson (1757-1835)ref:950
SisterAnn [Clague] (1760-1783)ref:950
BrotherEdmund (1762-1789)ref:950
BrotherRev. Suckling (1764-1799)ref:950
BrotherGeorge (1765-1766)ref:950
SisterCatherine [Matcham] (1767-1842)ref:950
CousinNBD1849
Last Known Service20.2.1797NAO
Date of Death21.10.1805 - Aboard the VictoryNAO
Cause of DeathEnemy ActionNAO
Burial9.1.1806 - St Paul's Cathedral NAO

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
24.4.1771	21.5.1771	Raisonable (64) 1768-1815 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Midshipman	NAO
22.5.1771	18.7.1772	Triumph (74) 1764-1850 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain's Servant	NAO
7.5.1773	14.10.1773	Carcass (14) 1759-1784 British 14 Gun Unrated Bomb Vessel , Midshipman	NAO
15.10.1773		Triumph (74) 1764-1850 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain's Servant	NAO
28.10.1773	4.4.1774	Seahorse (24) 1748-1784 British 24 Gun 6th Rate Frigate , Midshipman	NAO
5.4.1774	30.10.1775	Seahorse (24) 1748-1784 British 24 Gun 6th Rate Frigate , Able Seaman	NAO
31.10.1775	14.3.1776	Seahorse (24) 1748-1784 British 24 Gun 6th Rate Frigate , Midshipman	NAO
15.3.1776	16.9.1776	Dolphin (24) 1751-1777 British 24 Gun 6th Rate Ship , Midshipman	NAO
1.10.1776	10.4.1777	Worcester (64) 1769-1816 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1788 Renamed "Worcester Hulk" , Acting Lieutenant	NAO
10.4.1777		Lieutenant	CSORN
10.4.1777	7.1777	Lowestoffe (28) 1761-1801 British 28 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Second Lieutenant ADM 6/21/276	NAO
2.7.1778	3.9.1778	Bristol (50) 1775-1810 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Third Lieutenant	NAO
4.9.1778	20.12.1778	Bristol (50) 1775-1810 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , First Lieutenant	NAO
8.12.1778		Commander	CSORN
8.12.1778	19.6.1779	Badger (14) 1777-1783 British 14 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander and Commanding Officer: On board from 1.1.1779 ADM 6/22/145 Issued by Sir Peter Parker (1^st Baronet of Bassingbourn)British Naval Sailor Service 1743-1799 , Jamaica Confirmed 27.6.1780	NAO
11.6.1779		Captain	CSORN
11.6.1779	22.3.1780	Hinchingbrooke (28) 1778-1783 British 28 Gun 6th Rate Frigate , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/145 Issued by Sir Peter Parker (1^st Baronet of Bassingbourn)British Naval Sailor Service 1743-1799 , Jamaica Confirmed 27.6.1780	BWAS-1714
18.5.1780	19.9.1780	Janus (44) 1778-1810 British 44 Gun 5th Rate Ship of the Line 1788 Renamed "Dromedary" , Captain and Commanding Officer	NAO
16.8.1780	25.11.1780	Lion (64) 1777-1837 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain and Commanding Officer	NAO
15.8.1781	3.7.1783	Albemarle (28) 1779-1784 British 28 Gun 6th Rate Frigate , Captain and Commanding Officer: On board from 23.8.1781 ADM 6/22/325	NAO
7.3.1783	8.3.1783	Attack on Turk's Island
20.3.1784	30.11.1787	Boreas (28) 1774-1802 British 28 Gun 6th Rate Frigate , Captain and Commanding Officer: On board from 24.3.1784 ADM 6/23/197	NAO
31.1.1793	10.6.1796	Agamemnon (64) 1781-1809 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/199	BWAS-1793
14.3.1795		Action off Genoa
13.7.1795		Battle of Hyeres
31.5.1796		Action of 1796-05-31
6.1796	8.1796	Captain (74) 1787-1813 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
8.1796		Diadem (64) 1782-1832 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , as Flag Officer, Commodore	BWAS-1714
15.12.1796	13.2.1797	Minerve (38) 1795-1803 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , as Flag Officer, Commodore	BWAS-1793
19.12.1796		Minerve vs Sabina
13.2.1797	15.2.1797	Captain (74) 1787-1813 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , as Flag Officer, Commodore	NA-ROA
14.2.1797		2nd Battle of Cape St Vincent
15.2.1797	20.2.1797	Irresistible (74) 1782-1806 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , as Flag Officer, Commodore	BWAS-1714
20.2.1797		Rear-Admiral of the Blue	CSORN
20.2.1797	3.1797	Irresistible (74) 1782-1806 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Blue	ODNB
5.1797	18.8.1797	Theseus (74) 1786-1814 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Blue	BWAS-1714
27.5.1797		Appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath	TKE1
24.7.1797		Commanded the English Squadron at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
12.1797	7.6.1799	Vanguard (74) 1787-1821 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Blue	NA-ROA
1.8.1798		Commanded the British Fleet at the Battle of the Nile
6.10.1798		Created 1^st Baron Nelson of the Nile and of Burnham Thorpe	BG
1799		Created 1^st Duke of Bronté in the Kingdom of Sicily	E-WIKI
14.2.1799		Rear-Admiral of the Red	CSORN
8.6.1799	24.6.1800	Foudroyant (80) 1798-1892 British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Red	NA-ROA
18.2.1800		Capture of the Généreux
31.3.1800		Capture of the Guillaume Tell
25.6.1800	13.7.1800	Alexander (74) 1795-1819 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Red	NAO
1.1.1801		Vice-Admiral of the Blue	CSORN
17.1.1801	1.2.1801	San Josef (114) 1797-1849 British 114 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line , as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Red	NAO
1.2.1801	29.3.1801	Saint George (98) 1785-1811 British 98 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue	BWAS-1714
27.3.1801	4.4.1801	Elephant (74) 1786-1830 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue	BWAS-1714
2.4.1801		Commanded the Main Battle Line at the Battle of Copenhagen
2.4.1801	19.6.1801	Saint George (98) 1785-1811 British 98 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue	NA-ROA
5.1801	7.1801	Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Baltic Sea	E-WIKI
19.5.1801		Appointed 1^st Viscount Nelson	BG
19.6.1801	1.7.1801	Kite (18) 1795-1805 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue	NA-ROA
14.7.1801	24.7.1801	Unite (32) 1796-1802 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue	NAO
4.8.1801		Created 1^st Baron Nelson of the Nile and of Hilborough	BG
4.8.1801	16.8.1801	Commanded the British Squadron at the Attacks on Boulogne
16.8.1801	29.8.1801	Medusa (32) 1801-1816 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue	NAO
29.8.1801	30.8.1801	Leyden (64) 1799-1815 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue	NAO
30.8.1801	22.10.1801	Medusa (32) 1801-1816 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue	NAO
5.1803	21.10.1805	Appointed Commander-in-Chief — The Mediterranean Sea	E-WIKI
8.5.1803	23.5.1803	Victory (100) 1765-2019 British 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue	W009
23.5.1803	30.7.1803	Amphion (32) 1798-1820 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue	BWAS-1793
30.7.1803	23.4.1804	Victory (100) 1765-2019 British 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue	W009
23.4.1804		Vice-Admiral of the White	CSORN
23.4.1804	21.10.1805	Victory (100) 1765-2019 British 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the White	NAO
21.10.1805		Commanded the The Weather Column at the Battle of Trafalgar
21.10.1805		Commander-in-Chief at the Battle of Trafalgar

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NAOVarious, Web Site

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:950 Family History

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

CSORNDavid Bonner-Smith, Robert L. DiNardo, David Syrett, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NA-ROA Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

TKE1George Dames Burtchaell, William Arthur Shaw, Digital Book

BGOfficial, Web Site

W009Unknown, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Kate Robinson on Tuesday 21st of May 2019 22:14

Nelson's sister Ann did not marry Clague. She died 1783 unmarried

Posted by Tony Willoughby on Thursday 13th of July 2017 10:02

many thanks

Posted by Cy on Thursday 13th of July 2017 10:01

Oops! Amazing how these things get into the data. Corrected it now.

Posted by Tony Willoughby on Thursday 13th of July 2017 09:52

You have his day of birth down as 28 September - I had always thought it to be 29 September

Posted by Tim Oakley on Friday 13th of July 2012 19:20

31 Jan 1793 Vessels to be fitted out for Channel fleet Captain and Fortitude at Plymouth and Raisonable64 cap James Cranstoun and Agamemnon64 cap Nelson at Chatham both newly appointed captains

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