Frances, Viscountess Nelson, 1758-1831. Was originally Miss Frances Woolward. Her Mother was sister to Mr. Herebert, President of the Council in Nevis, at the time when Nelson was stationed in the Leeward Islands. She married Dr.Josiah Nisbet, of Nevis, in 1779, and in 1780 was left a widow with one son, Josiah. She met Captian Horatio Nelson early in 1785, Married him on March 11, 1787, and outlived him by Twenty Six Years. She died May 6, 1831, and is buried in Littleham Churchyard, Exmouth. This portrait, painted about 1795, is reproduced by Kind Permission of Mrs.Eccles. Lady Nelson's great grandaughter, who owns the original miniture, and with the consent of Captain Mahan, in whose "Life Of Nelson" it was first published.

Frances, Viscountess Nelson, 1758-1831. Was originally Miss Frances Woolward. Her Mother was sister to Mr. Herebert, President of the Council in Nevis, at the time when Nelson was stationed in the Leeward Islands. She married Dr.Josiah Nisbet, of Nevis, in 1779, and in 1780 was left a widow with one son, Josiah. She met Captian Horatio Nelson early in 1785, Married him on March 11, 1787, and outlived him by Twenty Six Years. She died May 6, 1831, and is buried in Littleham Churchyard, Exmouth. This portrait, painted about 1795, is reproduced by Kind Permission of Mrs.Eccles. Lady Nelson's great grandaughter, who owns the original miniture, and with the consent of Captain Mahan, in whose "Life Of Nelson" it was first published.

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