The third son of Henry Nevill, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny and his wife Mary Robinson, he was born on 25 December 1789 and baptised on 27 February 1790 at Isleworth, Middlesex. On 20 October 1807, he purchased a second lieutenant's commission in the 23rd Regiment of Foot.
The third son of Henry Nevill, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny and his wife Mary Robinson, was born on December 25, 1789, and baptized on February 27, 1790, at Isleworth, Middlesex. On October 20, 1807, he acquired a second lieutenant's commission in the 23rd Regiment of Foot.