Peerage Record – 5767

     Hon. John Marie Joseph Horatio Nelson was born on 21 July 1908.¹ He was the son of Edward Agar Horatio Nelson, 5th Earl Nelson of Trafalgar and of Merton and Geraldine Cave.¹ He married Kathleen Mary Burr, daughter of William Burr, in 1941.¹ He died in 1970 at Poole, Dorset, England.^1,2
     He was educated at Ampleforth College, Ampleforth, Yorkshire, England.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Artillery.¹

     Kathleen Mary Burr is the daughter of William Burr.¹ She married Hon. John Marie Joseph Horatio Nelson, son of Edward Agar Horatio Nelson, 5th Earl Nelson of Trafalgar and of Merton and Geraldine Cave, in 1941.¹
     Her married name became Nelson. She lived in 2003 at 306 Chartleigh House, Beach Road, Sea Point, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa.¹

     William Burr died before 1963.
     He lived at Torquay, Devon, England^G.¹

     Peter John Horatio Nelson, 9th Earl Nelson of Trafalgar and of Merton was born on 9 October 1941.¹ He was the son of Hon. John Marie Joseph Horatio Nelson and Kathleen Mary Burr.² He married, firstly, Maureen Diana Quin, daughter of Edward Patrick Quinn, in 1969.¹ He and Maureen Diana Quin were divorced in 1992.¹ He married, secondly, Tracy Margaret Cowie, daughter of Raymond James Cowie, on 26 September 1992.¹ He died on 28 March 2009 at age 67.³
     He was educated at National Institute of Agriculture, Lincolnshire, England.¹ He was educated at St. Joseph’s College, Ipswich, Suffolk, England^G.¹ He was a police detective sergeant.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Earl Nelson of Trafalgar and of Merton [U.K., 1805] on 21 September 1981.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Viscount Merton of Trafalgar and of Merton, co. Surrey [U.K., 1805] on 21 September 1981.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Baron Nelson of the Nile and of Hilborough, co. Norfolk [U.K., 1801] on 21 September 1981.¹

     Francis Edward Horatio Nelson was born in 1947.¹ He is the son of Hon. John Marie Joseph Horatio Nelson and Kathleen Mary Burr.¹ He married unknown wife (?) in 1973.¹

     Jane Priscilla Nelson was born in 1944.¹ She is the daughter of Hon. John Marie Joseph Horatio Nelson and Kathleen Mary Burr.¹ She married Roy Hannant in 1968.¹
     From 1968, her married name became Hannant. She lived in 2003 at 17 Fairways, Mouille Point, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa.¹

     Lady Edith Mary Josephine Nelson was born on 10 August 1897.¹ She is the daughter of Edward Agar Horatio Nelson, 5th Earl Nelson of Trafalgar and of Merton and Geraldine Cave.¹ She married Captain Henry Charles Coulston, son of Henry Joseph Coulston, on 6 September 1921.¹ She died on 28 July 1978 at age 80.¹
     Her married name became Coulston.

     Captain Henry Charles Coulston was born on 30 March 1891.¹ He was the son of Henry Joseph Coulston.² He married Lady Edith Mary Josephine Nelson, daughter of Edward Agar Horatio Nelson, 5th Earl Nelson of Trafalgar and of Merton and Geraldine Cave, on 6 September 1921.² He died on 14 June 1940 at age 49 at France^G, while on active service.²
     He fought in the Second World War.² He gained the rank of Captain in the 1st Battalion, KORR (Lancaster.)² He gained the rank of Captain in the Warwickshire Yeomanry.²

     Henry Joseph Coulston held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He lived at Bolton-le-Sands, Carnforth, Lancashire, England^G.¹

     John Alban Horatio Nelson Coulston was born on 9 August 1927.¹ He is the son of Captain Henry Charles Coulston and Lady Edith Mary Josephine Nelson.¹ He married, firstly, Shellagh Alston Gartlan, daughter of Herbert V. Gartlan, in 1956.¹ He and Shellagh Alston Gartlan were divorced in 1966.¹ He married, secondly, Patricia Rose Neville, daughter of Guy Neville, in 1966.¹
     He was with the Merchant Navy between 1944 and 1950.¹ He lived in 2003 at 3 Blake Hill Crescent, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, England.¹