1761 - 1831
Legatee of her uncle John Richardson Herbert (q.v.) (who left her £4000), marrying first Dr Josiah Nisbet and then Horatio Nelson. She has an entry in the ODNB as 'wife of Horatio Nelson.'
Laughton, J. K., and Tom Pocock. 2004 "Nelson [née Woolward], Frances Herbert [Fanny], Viscountess Nelson (1761–1831), wife of Horatio Nelson." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 14 Jul. 2019. https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-19876.
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Absentee?
Transatlantic
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Maiden Name
Woolward
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Spouse
(1) Josiah Nisbet (2) Horatio Nelson
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Children
With (1) Josiah
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Oxford DNB Entry
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Niece → Uncle
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Exmouth, Devon, Devon & Cornwall, England
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28 Upper Harley Street, London, Middlesex, London, England
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1788 - 1876
Irish merchant, slave-owner and philanthropist.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Frances Herbert Nelson formerly Nisbet (née Woolward)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146662561 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
