Sir William Bolton

(1756-1830)

LBT ID: WiBolto1830	B/BAP: 1756 DIED: 1830-12-16
SOURCES: Gentleman's Magazine (March 1831) 271
He entered the navy in 1793 and was promoted to commander in 1803; his uncle Thomas Bolton married Lord Nelson's eldest sister.
REFERENCES TO Sir William Bolton: Redding, Cyrus, 1785-1870, Fifty Years’ Recollections, Literary and Personal, with Observations on Men and Things. 3 vols (London: Charles J. Skeet, 1858) Chapter VII. Found 1: ¶ 47