Catherine Suckling (1725-67)

On moving to Beccles on her fathers death Catherine Suckling met and married the former curate of Beccles, the Reverend Edmund Nelson. They moved to Hilborough, Norfolk where Horatio Nelson was born in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, on September 29, 1758. Map sources for Beccles at grid reference TM4290 Beccles is a market town in Suffolk within The Broads National Park. ... Reverend Edmund Nelson EDMUND Nelson, the father of Horatio Nelson and furure husband of Catherine Suckling was a country parson, born into a family of modest but gentrified farmers accustomed to slotting sons dislodged from the land or unsuited to its cultivation into the Church. ... Lord Nelson Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (September 29, 1758 – October 21, 1805) was a British admiral who won fame as a leading naval commander. ... Burnham Thorpe is a small village on the River Burn and near the coast of Norfolk in England. ...

Was also sister to Captain Maurice Suckling(1726-88) whom was responsible for early training of Horatio Nelson and also aunt to Lieutenant Maurice William Suckling (1761-1820). Captain Maurice Suckling (1726-88) was a British Navy officer, who was instrumental in the training of the future Admiral Horatio Nelson. ... Lord Nelson Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (September 29, 1758 – October 21, 1805) was a British admiral who won fame as a leading naval commander. ...