FORTESCUE
Earls of Clermont; Earls Fortescue
and,
some probably unrelated Baronetal lines
Preface:
Martin Fortescue, d.12 Nov 1472; m.10 Sep 1454 Elizabeth Deynsell
1a) John, ancestor of the lines in Part 1
2a) William, of Buckland Filleigh; ancestor of the line
in Part 2
Part 1a
Hugh Fortescue, of Filleigh, Wear Gifford, and Penwarne (bap
[by 1st m.]:
1a) Hugh (1696-2 May 1751), summoned to Parliament 1721
as 14th Lord Clinton, cr 1746 Earl Clinton and Baron Fortescue of
Castle Hill, the Barony only having a special remainder to his half-brother
Matthew
2a) Boscawen, d.1 Dec 1719
3a) Theophilus (1707-13 Mar 1746)
4a) Margaret, d.14 Mar 1760; in some works she is said to
have suc her brother as 15th Baroness Clinton; Cokayne says that the
Barony fell into abeyance in 1751 between her and her cousin Lady Orford, who
did suc to the Barony on Margaret’s death
5a) Bridget, d.Apr 1742
[by 2nd m.]:
6a) Matthew, 2nd Lord Fortescue of Castle Hill
(
1b) Hugh, cr 1789 Earl Fortescue
and Viscount Ebrington (
1c) Hugh, 2nd Earl
Fortescue (
1d) Hugh, 3rd Earl
Fortescue (London 4 April 1818-Castle Hill 10 Oct 1905); m.Carne,
1e) Susan Elizabeth (
2e) Mary Eleanor (
3e) Lucy Catherine (
4e) Georgiana
5e) Hugh, 4th Earl Fortescue
(
1f) Hugh William, 5th
Earl Fortescue (
1g) Diana Margaret (
2g) Hugh Peter, Viscount Ebrington (
3g) Margaret (
4g) Elizabeth Joan (
2f) Geoffrey Faithful (
3f) Denzil George, 6th
Earl Fortescue (
1g) Richard Archibald, 7th
Earl Fortescue (
1h) Charles Hugh Richard, 8th
Earl Fortescue, b.10 May 1951; m.12 Dec 1974 Julia Sowrey
1i) Alice Penelope, b.1978;
m.2008 Robert Samuel Iremonger Derry
2i) Kate Eleanor, b.1979; m.28
May 2011 Oliver Henry Bonas
3i) Lucy Beatrice, b.1983
2h) Celia Anne (1957-26 Jan
2022); m.1st 1988 (div 1998) David Alastair Adams; m.2nd
2002 Humfrey Hugo Sebastian Middleton
3h) Laura Margaret, b.1962; m.1
Jul 1995 Simon David Auldjo Jamieson (b.1959)
4h) Sarah Jane, b.1963; m.19
Dec 1995 Francis David Sherston Chapman
2g) Martin Denzil (
1h) John Andrew Francis, b.27
Mar 1955; m.1990 Phoebe Anne Cecilia Burridge
1i) Thomas Edmund Horatio,
b.1993
2i) Hugh Augustus Francis,
b.1995
3i) Ophelia Marion Louisa,
b.1999
2h) Katharine, b.1956; m.9 Sep
1995 Robert Whitaker
3h)
4h) Anthony William, b.1962;
m.1992 Emma Davinia Lambert à
1 son, 2 daus
3g) Bridgeta
Eleanor (
4g)
1h) Marissa Clare, b.20 Oct 1973;
m.(civ) Rheda-Wiedenbrück
2h) James Adrian, b.1978; m.9
Oct 2010 Olivia R Rodgers à 2 daus
3h) Alexandra Kate, b.1991
6e) Sir
7e) Lionel
Henry Dudley (
8e) Arthur Grenville (
1f) Grenville (15 Mar
1887-k.a.4 Sep 1915); m.27 Nov 1912 Adelaide Jephson
1g) Arthur Henry Grenville (
2g) Diana (
2f) Joyce Margaret (
9e) Sir John William (
10e) Charles Granville (
1f) Anne Mary (
2f) Lilah Rose (
11e) Eleanor Hester, d.11 Sep
1864
12e) Alice Sophia, d.12 Nov
1881
13e) Frances Blanche (1865-24
Oct 1950); m.18 Apr 1894 Archibald Hay Gordon-Duff (
14e) William George Damer (
2d) John William (
3d) Dudley Francis (
4d) Granville Henry (
2c) Hester (
3c) Catherine (30 Aug
1786-Eggesford 17 Apr 1854); m.24 Jun 1820 Newton Fellowes, 4th Earl
of Portsmouth (26 Jun 1772-9 Jan 1854); note: Collins does not mention
Catherine or Anne, but lists a son Matthew said to have been born the same day
as this Catherine, which is likely incorrect
4c) Anne (
5c) George Matthew, of Boconnoc
and Dropmore (
1d) Louisa Susan Anne (
2d) George Grenville (
3d) Harriet Eleanor (
4d) Hugh Granville (
5d) Mary (
6d) Elizabeth Frances (
7d) Cyril Dudley (
8d) John Bevill,
of Boconnoc and Dropmore (
1e) George Grenville (
2e) John Grenville (
1f) John Desmond Grenville (
2f) Rosemary Sylvia
(1920-200_); m.28 Oct 1944 Douglas Frederick Thomas White
3f) June Diana, b.1924; m.23
Aug 1952 (div 1983) Derek Alastair Bigham
6c) Mary (
7c) William (
8c) Rev. John (
1d) Hester Emily (
2d) Rev. Hugh John (
3d) Henry (
4d) Sophia Elizabeth (
5d) Eleanor (
8c) Eleanor (
9c)
10c)
2b) Matthew (
1c) Matthew (1786-14 Aug 1852);
m.12 Oct 1811 [
1d) Matthew Charles Maitland (
2d) James (
3d) Mary Turner Erskine (
4d) Thomas Dyke Acland (
5d) Harriet Boswell Erskine (
6d) Margaret Lucy (
7d) Hugh Ebrington
(
2c) Rev William (1788-13 Sep
1856); m 1st
1d) Archer, 1875
IRVINE-FORTESCUE of Kingcausie (
1e) William Archer
Irvine-Fortescue of Kingcausie and Swanbister (
1f) Archer Irvine-Fortescue, of
Kingcausie and Swanbister (
1g) James William
Irvine-Fortescue, of Kingcausie (
2g) David Alexander (18 May
1920-28 May 1930)
3g) 3.Agnes
2f) Rev. John Faithful (
1g) Edith Caroline (
2g) Francis John (
3g) Hugh William (
3f) William Grenville (26 May
1897-1980); m.1st
1g) Henry (
2g) Valerie Faith, b.28 May
1925
3g) Margaret Ann, b.1944; m.31
Mar 1979 Richard John Jacob (d.2006)
4g) William Archer, b.1945;
m.1979 Clare Ungerson
2e) Archer
3e) Isabella Barclay (
4e) Thomas Dyke Acland (
5e) Margaret Anne, d.15 Oct
1923; m.6 Jul 1892 Francis Newell Innes (
6e) Eliza Mary, d.26 Dec 1879
7e) Eleanor Balfour, d.29 Aug
1944
8e) Jessy Thomson, d.16 Apr
1936
9e) Harriet Susan Pringle, d.18
Nov 1896
3c) Henry (
1d) Francis (
1e) Henry (
2e) Francis Alexander (
1f) Katherine Mary Frederica Fortescue
(1886-31 Aug 1952); m.20 Nov 1923 Arthur George Bayley (
3e) Hugh Charles (
3b) John (
[4b) Collins and Debrett’s
1831 have here a dau. Lucy, b.20 Jul 1756, m. to Rev. Mr. Harrington; but Query
whether that is confused for Louisa Fortescue, dau of Viscount Clermont, also
m. to a Rev. Harrington]
5b) Sophia
7a) Lucy, d.19 Jan 1747; m.15 Jun 1742 George Lyttelton
[later, 1751, 6th Bt., and still later, 1756, Lord Lyttelton] (
Part 1b
John Fortescue, 1704 Fortescue-Aland,
was a close relative of the line in Part 1a, probably first cousin of Hugh
(1665-1719); he was born 7 Mar 1670 and d.19 Dec 1746, having been created a
few months earlier, on 15 Aug 1746 [just a month after his cousin had been cr
Baron Fortescue of Castle Hill], Baron Fortescue of Credan;
he m.1st ca 1700 Grace Pratt, sister of 1st Earl Camden;
m.2nd 29 Dec 1721 Elizabeth Dormer (5 Sep 1691-Apr 1748)
1a) John, d.9 Dec 1743, aged 31
2a) [ex 1] son, d.young
3a) [ex 2] Dormer, 2nd Lord Fortescue of Credan, d.9 Mar 1780
Part 2
Sir Thomas Fortescue, of Dromisken,
d.1710; m.1st NN; m.2nd Sidney Kingsmill,by whom he had:
1a)
1b) Thomas, of Dromisken, d.19 May 1725; m.30 Aug 1716 Anne Garstin
1c)
1d) Thomas, of Dromisken (1 May 1744-1779); m.1st Mar 1770 Hon.
Mary Pakenham (d.1775); m.2nd Mary Nicholson
[by 1st
m.]:
1e)
2e)
3e) Anna Maria; m.18 Jan 1802 W
P Ruxton
[by 2nd
m.]:
4e)
1f) Martha Anne; m.1828 Rev.
Edward M Hamilton (d.16 May 1861), gson of Earl of
Longford
2f) Thomas (9 Mar 1815-29 Jul
1887); he suc his cousin Sir H J Goodricke in 1833 to the Ravendale
Park estate of 2nd Viscount Clermont; he was cr 1852 Baron Clermont
of Dromisken [I], with remainder, failing his own
issue male, to his brother; cr 1866 Baron Clermont of Clermont Park [UK], with
no special remainder; he m.26 Sep 1840 Lady Louisa Grace Wandesforde Butler (18
Jul 1816-8 Nov 1896)
3f) Chichester Samuel, 1863
PARKINSON-FORTESCUE (18 Jan 1823-30 Jan 1898), cr 1874 Baron Carlingford of
Carlingford, suc his brother 1887 as 2nd Lord Clermont of Dromisken; he m.20 Jan 1863 Frances, née Braham (1821-5 Jul
1879), widow of three men: John J H Waldegrave, nat. son of 6th Earl
Waldegrave; then of his brother, 7th Earl Waldegrave, and finally of
George Vernon Harcourt
4f) Harriett (1824- ); m.5 Sep 1854 David Urquhart (d.17 May
1877)
5e) Harriet, d.21 Jan 1816 [per
Fortescue article in Burke’s, but
2d)
3d) Richard (7 May 1749-1774)
4d) Sir
1e) Richard (
2e)
3e)
4e)
5e) Frances Anne; m.1st
Rev. George Hamilton; m.2nd Rev. George H Reade
6e) Henrietta Catherine; m. H Evanson
5d) Gerald (
1e) Thomas, d.1872; m.19 Mar
1859 Louisa Margaret Eager
2e) Anne Elizabeth, d.13 Apr
1864; m.William Richard Hopkins Northey, of Oving
House
2c) John (
3c) Anne (
2b – 5b) four daus
2a) William, of Newragh,
d.1733; m.3 May 1681 Margaret Gernon
1b) Thomas, of Randalston [later called
1c) William Henry (5 Aug
1722-30 Sep 1806), cr 1770 Baron Clermont, of Clermont [I], cr 1776 Viscount
and Baron Clermont, of Clermont [I], with remainder (for these titles only),
failing his own issue male, to his brother James, cr 1777 Earl of Clermont [I];
he m.29 Feb 1752 Frances Cairnes Murray (d.3 Dec 1820), dau of Dowager Baroness
Blayney, and maternal gdau of Sir Alexander Cairnes, Bt.
1d) Louisa; m.21 Sep 1778 Rev.
___ Harrington
2c) James, of
1d) Thomas James, d.24 Jul 1795
2d) William Charles, 2nd
Viscount Clermont (
3d) Rev. George Robert
4d) Charles Alured, d.young
5d) Harriet Selina, d.young
6d) Frances Elizabeth, d.young
7d) Maria Catherine, d.5 Jan
1853; m.1st John Sloper; m.2nd
George Francis Barlow
8d)
9d) Selina, d.young
10d) Margaret Selina,d.young
11d) Emily Grace; m.25 Jul 1811
Charles Grantham, of Kelton Grange (
3c) Matthew (7 Nov 1726- )
6c) Margaret (
5c) John (
2b)
3b) Matthew
4b) Faithful, of Corderry, d.22 Mar 1740; m.Elizabeth Tipping
1c) Thomas (
2c) Faithful, d.1785
5b) Rev. John, of Whiterath; m.Elizabeth
1c) James, of Whiterath
6b) Alice; m.George Vaughan, of Buncranagah
7b) Mary; m.John Foster, of Dunleer
Part 3
Sir John Fortescue, of Salden, cr Baronet [S] 1636, with
remainder to heirs male whatsoever (bap 1592-Sep 1656); m.Frances
1a) Sir John, 2nd Bt. (bap
1b) Sir John, 3rd Bt.
(1644-1717)
2b)
3b)
2a) Sir Edward (bur
1b) Sir Francis, 4th
Bt. (ca 1662-9 Nov 1729); m.before 7 May 1713 Mary Huddleston (d.1743/5)
Part 4
Sir Edmund Fortescue, of Fallowpit,
cr Baronet 1664 (bap
1a) Sir Sandys, 2nd Bt. (bap
1b) Elizabeth, bur 28 Dec 1732;
m.by 1696 Sir Thomas Seyliard, 3rd Bt. (ca
1673-bur
Part 5
Sir Peter Fortescue, of Wood, cr Baronet 1666, bur
1a) [ex 1] John (ca 1648- fl 1666)
2a) [ex 1] Peter, bur
3a) [ex 2] Peter, d.an infant
4a) [ex 1]
5a) [ex 2] Bridget; m.her nephew, Fortescue Turberville