Nelson family - Swaffham / connection with Horatio?

[ERT]

My family seems to trace back to a Nelson family at Swaffham in Norfolk & I wondered if there was some connection to Horatio Nelson of Trafalgar fame.  The furthest back I can get is to Richard Nelson (born 1703 Swaffham) who married Helena brown (born 1711).  Their child was William Nelson born 1740 Swaffham, who married Elizabeth Burgill born 1750.

From there the line goes down to William Burgill Nelson born 1772 and his son Robert Nelson born 1810.

I'm guessing that my family links into Nelson's father or grandfathers family somewhere.  Is there a wider family tree for the Nelsons so that i can see where?

[snowyw]

I cannot help, but will watch this thread with interest, because I have Nelsons in my tree.
The furthest back for sure is Edward Nelson, son of Robert.  He was baptised 13/12/1697 Helhoughton Norfolk.
I'll keep watch.

[teddybear1843]

Lots of Nelsons in the area around Dereham, Swaffham, etc and a lot are connected. If you contact me with more information, I will see what I can do for you.

Norfolk-Tours
 

[Olleyke]

Hi ERT,

Not sure if this is of any help, but here's a link that shows Horatio Nelsons family tree, sorry if you've already stumbled across it!

http://www.geni.com/people/Horatio-Nelson/6000000004149027562

OlleyKe

[trish1120]

Last info on Tree;
Edmond Nelson
Date: November 4, 1693
Place:Sporle, Fransham, Norfolk, England

Entry is on F/S same date but under Edmundus, Little Dunham to WMI/MARIA
(FreeREG has WM/MARIA)

[snels010706]

Hello. My name is Simon nelson, my family are based in York and the surrounding villages and have been for nearly 300 years. It is a huge family with lots of history. I am currently tracing my descendants through a professional company who have quoted " they have never traced a family so large" I am currently back to the year 1750 where the Nelson family was based in Ripon, Yorkshire. The Nelson name was first recorded in England in circa 1240 where it was logged in Wakefield, Yorkshire. The name Nelson apparently is a Viking name and means "Son of Nel" (apparently Nel was a Viking).

Although it sounds like your quite a way from Yorkshire it would be interesting maybe to share any information that we have with a view to establishing a link.

Look forward to hearing from you  Simon Nelson

My family seems to trace back to a Nelson family at Swaffham in Norfolk & I wondered if there was some connection to Horatio Nelson of Trafalgar fame.  The furthest back I can get is to Richard Nelson (born 1703 Swaffham) who married Helena brown (born 1711).  Their child was William Nelson born 1740 Swaffham, who married Elizabeth Burgill born 1750.

From there the line goes down to William Burgill Nelson born 1772 and his son Robert Nelson born 1810.

I'm guessing that my family links into Nelson's father or grandfathers family somewhere.  Is there a wider family tree for the Nelsons so that i can see where?

[teddybear1843]

HI Simon

If you find a connection with Norfolk, contact a local researcher, they are more likely to have been using the local records for longer than national firms. The quote you give fills me with concerns as every family has lots of history and, if you go into it, 99% of families are massive. Good luck with your research.

Norfolk-Tours

[snels010706]

Hello again,

I will keep searching and will of course let you know if a link is established with Norfolk. I appreciate that most families were extremely large back then, however the research company (who are a large company of 40 yrs) have told me that they haven't ever traced a family as large as this one, also the family seems to breed predominantly males generation after generation...............

Regards,

Simon Nelson

HI Simon

If you find a connection with Norfolk, contact a local researcher, they are more likely to have been using the local records for longer than national firms. The quote you give fills me with concerns as every family has lots of history and, if you go into it, 99% of families are massive. Good luck with your research.

Norfolk-Tours