Nelson baronets

There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Nelson, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

The Nelson Baronetcy, of Acton Park in Acton in the County of Denbigh, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 5 February 1912 for William Nelson, Chairman of Nelson Line Ltd, of Liverpool, and of the Nelson Steam Navigation Company.

The heir presumptive is the present holder's son Barnaby John Nelson (born 1982).

The Nelson Baronetcy, of Hilcote Hall in the County of Stafford, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 11 July 1955 for Sir George Nelson.

In 1960 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Nelson of Stafford.

Sir James Hope Nelson, 2nd Baronet (1883–1960) and his wife circa 1913