1765 - 1815 (49 years)
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| Name |
Emma Lyon |
| Birth |
26 Apr 1765 |
Swan Cottage, Ness near Neston, Cheshire, England  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
15 Jan 1815 |
Calais, France |
| Burial |
21 Jan 1815 |
Calais, France |
- Emma was buried in Calais[3] on 21 January in public ground outside the town, with her friend Joshua Smith paying for the modest funeral at the Catholic church. Her grave was subsequently lost due to wartime destruction, but in 1994 a dedicated group unveiled the memorial which stands today in the Parc Richelieu in her honour
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| Person ID |
I190214 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
| Family 2 |
Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount (1st Duke of Bronté) Nelson, b. 29 Sep 1758, Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England d. 21 Oct 1805, off Cape Trafalgar, Spain (Age 47 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. Horatia Nelson, b. 29 Jan 1801, 23 Piccadilly, London, England d. 6 Mar 1881, Beaufort Villas, Woodridings, Pinner, England (Age 80 years) |
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| Family ID |
F78189 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
| Family 3 |
Rt Hon Sir William Douglas-Hamilton, b. 13 Dec 1730 d. 6 Apr 1803 (Age 72 years) |
| Marriage |
6 Sep 1791 |
St Marylebone Parish Church, London, England |
- They were married on 6 September 1791 at St Marylebone Parish Church, then a plain small building, having returned to England for the purpose and Sir William having gained the King's consent.[1] She was twenty-six and he was sixty. Although she was obliged to use her legal name of Amy Lyon on the marriage register, the wedding gave her the title Lady Hamilton which she would use for the rest of her life.
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| Family ID |
F78180 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
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| Notes |
- Dame Emma Hamilton (born Amy Lyon; 26 April 1765 – 15 January 1815), generally known as Lady Hamilton, was an English maid, model, dancer and actress. She began her career in London's demi-monde, becoming the mistress of a series of wealthy men, culminating in the naval hero Lord Nelson, and was the favourite model of the portrait artist George Romney.
She later went by the name of 'Mrs Emma Hart' during the time when she was mistree of Honourable Charles Francis Greville (1749– 1809), the second son of Francis Greville, 1st Earl of Warwick, and his wife, Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of Lord Archibald Hamilton.
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