George
Nelson
Matcham
Born in Barton Hall, Barton Bendish, Norfolk, England
Ancestors 
Son of George Matcham
and Catherine (Nelson) Matcham
Brother of
Susan (Matcham) Montgomery Moore, Catherine Ann (Matcham) Bendyshe, Edward Nelson Matcham, Elizabeth Matcham, Francis Griffith Matcham, Harriet (Matcham) Blanckley, Horatia Matcham, Horatio Nelson Matcham, William Alexander Matcham, Charles Horatio Nelson Matcham and Nelson Matcham
Husband of
Harriet Susan (Eyre) Matcham
— married
20 Feb 1817 in Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England
Descendants 
Father of
Horatio Nelson Eyre Matcham, Catherine Eyre (Matcham) Williams, George Simon Eyre Matcham and William (Matcham) Eyre-Matcham
Died
at age 88
in Newhouse, Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Jun 2015
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Biography
George Matcham was a member of the aristocracy in England.
George Nelson son of George Matcham and his wife, Catherine Nelson was born at Barton Hall, Norwich on 7 January 1789 [1] and was baptised at St Stephen on 2nd December. [2] He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge. George was in Portsmouth on 14 September 1805 to bid farewell to his famous uncle, Admiral Nelson, who sailed to deal with a combined Franco Spanish fleet. [3] In January 1806 he was included with his uncles and cousins in the procession of heralds and admirals that accompanied the body of Nelson in to St Paul's for his state funeral. [4]
He married Harriet Eyre at All Saints, Whiteparish on 20 February 1817. [5]
George died at Newhouse on 18 January 1877. [6] [7]
Sources
- ↑ Dictionary of National Biography: Anita McConnell, ‘Matcham, George (1753–1833)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 27 Oct 2016. This is a subscription site but access is free to readers of British libraries whose library subscribes.
- ↑ Baptismal record, St Stephen, Norwich (2 December 1789 George Matcham son of George Matcham and Catherine Nelson) Viewed at Ancestry. Text only
- ↑ Venn. Cambridge Alumni: George Matcham
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:14 January 1806 Issue:15881 Page:59
- ↑ Marriage record Whiteparish (20 February 1817 George Matcham of Slaugham, Sussex married Harriet Eyre of Newhouse, Whiteparish) Viewed at Ancestry. Text only
- ↑ National Probate Calendar (14 March 1877 George Matcham died 18 January 1877 at Newhouse. Estate valued under £8000. Proved by William Eyre Matcham of Newhouse the son and sole executor)
- ↑ England and Wales death index (Registered Alderbury 1877 1st qu George Matcham 88)
- Nelson: A Personal History; Christopher Hibbert ISBN 0-670-84342-3
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
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