Thomas Hudson Nelson (12 February 1856, in Bishop Auckland, County Durham – 5 November 1916, in Redcar, North Yorkshire) was a British ornithologist.

Thomas Hudson Nelson was born on 12 February 1856 in Bishop Auckland, County Durham.

[1] In 1907, Nelson’s major work The Birds of Yorkshire: being a historical account of the avi-fauna of the county was published.

[1] Nelson had an extensive collection of birds and eggs that was bequested to the Dorman Museum in Middlesbrough in 1914.

The collection includes over 100 mounted bird specimens and guillemot eggs with unusual colors and marking.