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Name: WARD, Horatio Nelson Nelson-
Nee: son of Rev. Horatio Nelson Nelson-Ward - rector of Radstock & grandson of Lord Nelson
Birth Date: 31 July 1858 Radstock, Somerset
Death Date: 22 Jan 1923 Nairobi, carcinoma of tonsil
Last Date: 1923
Profession: Farmer (Farm no. 117, Oaklands Estate)
Area: Nairobi, 1922 Ruiru
Married: In Bradford 28 Feb 1887 Hannah Elizabeth Cain Owens b. 1864 Maidstone, d. 1945 Manchester
Children: Arthur (1889 Bradford-1962 Farnworth, Lancs.); Adeline (9 Apr 1890-2 July 1966 Manchester); May (1 May 1895-13 Feb 1973 Maidstone); Florence (1898 Bradford-1980 Queensland, Australia); Olive (24 Dec 1899 Bradford-21 Jan 1991 Blackpool); Edgar (10 Jan 1903 Bradford-9 Sep 1957 Manchester); Hilda (23 Jan 1909 Bradford-11 Apr 2002 Blackpool)
Book Reference: Barnes, Red 25, Hut, Red 22, Leader14, Web, Gazette
General Information:
Leader14 - H. Nelson Ward - Molo Web - The Rev. Horatio Nelson Ward served as rector to Radstock between 1855 until 1888, dying from complications of a chest infection. His middle name was in honour of his naval grandfather, Admiral Lord Nelson, whom he never met on account of his birth date occurring several years after the battle of Trafalgar. The kinship arose through the passionate liaison and infidelity of the admiral with Lady Hamilton, leading to the illegitimate birth of the rector's mother named Horatia, the latter never knowing the identity of her mother. Upon marriage to a clergyman, Horatio was her firstborn. However, the paternity of the rector's mother was fully accepted by the family, who amassed a number of important items once belonging to Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton.
Gazette - 29/10/1919 - Register of Voters - Kikuyu - Horatio Nelson Nelson Ward, Ruiru
Gazette - 21/2/1923 - Probate and Administration - Horatio Nelson Nelson Ward who died at Nairobi on 22 January 1923
Red 25 - H.N.N. Ward, Ruiru
Nairobi Forest Road cemetery - Horatio Nelson Ward, British, age 64, b. 31 July 1858, died 22 Jan 1923
Gazette 5 Mar 1919 (position of farm)
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