Fortescue - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Staffordshire Fortescues

militantcyclist — 2011-12-04 16:40:42Z

Hi, I'm researching my mother's Fortescue line and have got back to John Fortescue Surgeon living in Rugeley & married to Sarah Hart 31 Oct 1776. Would appreciate any info that takes the family back further and ultimately links them to the family as in www.fortescue.org

Thanking you

Ross

Re: FORTESCUE - HEAD - BICKERSTAFFE - GRISDALE

ClassyGram — 2009-12-13 18:55:02Z

Hello, I don't know very much about the first family of my Ggrandfather, Isaac Heads...It seems he used the name Head (the family name) with Ann Fortescue; but it is written as Heads with the family he had with Elizabeth Ashbridge. The first record I found was the 1881 British Census where Isaac is listed as a widower and Robert is already 2 years old. Elizabeth Asbridge is listed as housekeeper (20 years younger than Isaac) There is a "vistor" listed in the household...Mary Hall age 56. Elizabeth's brother, Thomas, was married to Nancy Hall and they also lived in Durham. So they were probably related.
I have never be able to find a marriage record for Isaac & Elizabeth and suspect they never married, although when arriving in East Palestine, OH, in the USA, she was known as Elizabeth Heads and the census records have her listed as a widow. I don't believe my mother, d/o of Robert A. Heads, ever knew the story of the first family. I would love to have contact with you... my e-mail address is ClassyGram@@neo.rr.com

Re: FORTESCUE - HEAD - BICKERSTAFFE - GRISDALE

bdavies2112 — 2009-12-13 16:22:58Z

Hi these people are my relations, but you probably know more than I do. Issac head married ann fortescue and then left her for Elizabeth Ashbridge. I don't think they ever divorced, but Ann didn't die until 1901. do you know what the story behind it is? did they divorce?

Re: Adrian Fortescue

DavidSewall2 — 2009-06-27 19:12:00Z

The parents I have for Adrian are John (1466-1534) and Alice Boleyn (1470 - ). Assuming this is true, it would seem to indicate the latter birthdate for Adrian. If you would like more source info, let me know.

Adrian Fortescue

stephmac1974 — 2009-06-26 13:36:30Z

According to information obtained through others' research, it appears I am descended from Sir Adrian Fortescue (who was beheaded in 1539 and later beatified) though the year of birth from their records, 1494, is significantly different from that of historical fact, 1476. I hope to clear this up by gaining more information as to his parentage. Any assistance would be appreciated.

Fortescue/Escue/Askew/Eskewconnected?

Joyce6103 — 2009-05-18 23:25:14Z

Has anyone made any definite connection between these names in the 1700's? Ours is Escue in the USA, eastern seabord, TN, NC, MD---can't get them father back than 1765, as Askew at that point. Could they have been Fortescues??? Thanks for your help.

Joyce Escue Culver ariesjoy@aol.com

Re: JAMES FORTESCUE MARRIED ANNIE BOURNE

suewright40 — 2009-02-13 14:29:32Z

I am descended from Fortescue and have the following on my tree

James Fortescue brn 1764 - Married Ann? brn 1766 both from cambridgeshire had 5 boys and one girl
Any relation?

Sue

Re: fortescue

suewright40 — 2009-02-13 14:22:40Z

I descend from a fortescue and found this web site invaluable
http://www.fortescue.org

Sue

Re: Fortescue

suewright40 — 2009-02-13 14:20:28Z

Hi There

I have a Ferdinand Fortescue married to a Emily warhurst. I come from the Fortescue side, Ferdinand is a cousin about 3rd removed of mine

John Thomas Fortescue - Australia. Gerken/Mansfield families

suewright40 — 2009-01-23 15:18:50Z

John Tomas Forescue born 1832 emigrated from London to Austraia in Oct 1852. Sailed on the "Lady Fitzherbert" to Australia. prospected at Forest Creek
He married was married to Elizabeth Mary Gerken Elizabeth was a dutch immigrant from Amsterdam. They had a son Earnest E Fortescue in 1866 who went on to marry emily Mnasfield. They went on to have 4 sons and 4 daughters all born in Victoria australia. There the trail goes cold. Can any one help?

Re: Nuneaton/Nth Warwikshire Fortescues

gaynor50 — 2009-01-09 13:23:15Z

I was just checking my relationship to Alfred George Fortesque's wife:

Ada Jane Symons and Gaynor Frances Hawken are 2nd cousins 2 times removed. Their common ancestors are John Hawken and Sarah Bonney.

I would love to contact any of the Fortesque, Symons, Hawken or Bonney Families connected if they read this.

My common Ancestor John Hawken is my 3rd great grandfather

FORTESCUE - HEAD - BICKERSTAFFE - GRISDALE

ClassyGram — 2008-11-24 20:20:28Z

Looking to connect with anyone who knows about this English family. Ann Fortescue, b abt 1839, m.1861 to my Ggrandfather, Isaac Head, b. 1838 in Dalston, Cumberland. Their children were: Elizabeth Jane Alexandra Head, b. 1862, m. to Isaac Bickerstaffe in 1883 & William (John William F.),b. 1864, m. Mary Grisdale. Lancashire & Durham are areas of residence.

Obituary: George Knottesford Fortescue (1847–1912)

billingh — 2008-10-04 17:08:57Z

OBITUARY
MR. G. K. FORTESCUE
We regret to announce the death, which took place on Saturday, of Mr. George Knottesford Fortescue, Keeper of the Printed Books at the British Museum since 1899. He was in his 65th year, having been born in October, 1847, and would have retired under the age limit on Thursday next, after 42 years of service. For several years he had been ailing, and a year or so ago had a long leave of absence from official duties.

The fourth son of the Very Rev. E. B. K. Fortescue, Provost of the Episcopal Cathedral at Perth, Mr. Fortescue first adopted the Royal Navy as a career. In 1870, however, he secured an appointment as assistant librarian at the British Museum. He was made superintendent of the Reading Room in 1884, and soon became very popular among the frequenters of the room owing to his courtesy to readers and the cheerful alacrity with which he helped them in their researches. It was the inquiries of readers which suggested to him the compilation in non-official hours of his first subject index. This was not intended for publication, but the attention of the Trustees having been called to the utility of the work, they sanctioned the printing in 1886 of subject indexes which has made the name of Fortescue so widely and honourably known. The primary of the object of the index being to assist readers in the library of the British Museum, it was not considered necessary to reproduce such portions of the great printed catalogue (which is mainly an author catalogue) as were the nature of a class catalogue, such as the headings of Bibles and Liturgies, and for the same reason personal names were omitted as subject headings. Novels, poems, plays, and miscellaneous essays were also ignored. The index was at once found to be a great boon to readers; a second volume describing the additions of the years 1885-90 was published in 1891, and a third in 1897 for those of 1891-95. The number of entries in the third volume was about 37,760, while the total number of entries in three volumes covering the period between 1990 and 1895 was about 124,700. The three volumes were incorporated in one alphabet with the addition of the titles of books added during the years 1896-1900, aw well as the Slavonic, Hungarian, and Finnish books published between 1881 and 1900 which had not been included in the former indexes. The new edition was published as ''Subject Index of the Modern Works added to the British Museum in the years 1881-1900'' (1902-3, 3 vols., 8vo). The edition contained about 155,00 entries in one alphabet of subjects with many sub-headings. The British Museum shelfmarks are added to the titles. A first supplement appeared in 1906; it dealt with the additions received between 1901 and 1905. A second supplement, classifying the additions between 1906 and 1910, was published in 1911. Mr Fortescue hoped to bring out a third supplement in 1916, and to be able in 1921 to incorporate all three in one subject index for the period of 20 years from 1901 to 1920. In the index brought out in 1902-3 and the two supplements (1906-11) there are arranged in classified order a list of 262,651 references to books representing the recent literature of all countries of European civilization, including new editions of books originally published in earlier periods.

As the original projector and general editor of these indexes, the main burden of organization and arrangement fell on Mr. Fortescue's shoulders, but he had many helpers. Among those whom he thanked for assistance were Messrs. R. F. Sharpe, R. A. Streatfeild, F. D. Sladen, A. W. Pollard, W. A. Marsden. R. G. Proctor, and R. N. Bain. The great usefulness of these indexes is acknowledged, not only by readers at the British Museum, but by all who use books of bibliographical reference. In spite of certain weaknesses of method, student, bibliographers, and librarians are grateful for Mr. Fortescue's labours, and for the skill and industry shown in the preparation of the volumes, which form a lasting monument to the memory of the editor.

Mr. Fortescue joined the Library Association in 1897, and was elected president when that body met at Plymouth in 1901. On that occasion he devoted his inaugural address tot he subject of the completion of the general catalogue of printed books at the British Museum. In 1909 he became president of the Bibliographical Society, to which he had contributed papers on ''The Thomason Tracts at the British Museum'' in 1904, ''The Croker Collections of French Revolutionary Literature'' (1788-1815) in 1905, and ''A Comparison between the Pamphlet Literature of the English Civil War and that of the French Revolution'' in 1906, all showing much reading and an agreeable vein of quiet humour. He also published a ''List of the Contents of the Three Collection in the British Museum Relating to the French Revolution'' (1890). From the University of Aberdeen he received the degree of LL.D.

He was twice married; his first wife died in 1896. His second wife, who survives him, was the widow of Dr. H. W. Jones.

Mr. Fortescue had a high sense of his professional obligations as a librarian, and in a long and honourable career proved himself a useful public servant. he had a wide knowledge of books, and was always most ready to impart that knowledge. A man of sunny good nature and genial disposition, modest and unassuming in manner, he was universally beloved and respected.

Source: Obituaries, ''The Times'', Monday, Oct 28, 1912; Issue 40041; pg. 9; col D

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:George_Knottesford_Fort...
As part of the
WikiProject Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:WikiProject_DNB

Re: Fortescues in Australia

SylviaRowe66 — 2008-07-01 03:36:24Z

Hi, Sorry don't know your name as it wasn't on your message. I've info on these trees that I'm happy to share with you. Not got alot on the Fortescue's, but do on the George & Sarah Preece line down. Best to email me direct on syjoro@hotmail.com Look forward to sharing info with you..Bye for now Sylvia.

Re: Fortescues in Australia

SylviaRowe66 — 2008-07-01 03:35:12Z

Fortescue - county louth

watsonterence — 2008-05-22 11:14:22Z

Hi, we are looking for details of Margaret Fortescue that married Elias Keeley approx 1865.
Does anybody have any details of her, They lived in Couny Louth, Ireland

Re: Nuneaton/Nth Warwikshire Fortescues

jredman27 — 2007-08-09 08:13:09Z

Don
I was intouch with you about 5 years ago with regards to the Fortescue family, you together with Peter Lee and Tom Fortescue had tried to help with Fortescue line. I now know the reason why my family line could not be found. Some time between 1881 and 1891 my fathers family changed their names form Verner to Fortescue. They where a theatrical family and probably thought that Fortescue was better name for the stage.
Many thanks for your offer of help Janet Fortescue

Re: Nuneaton/Nth Warwikshire Fortescues

Boconnoc — 2007-08-08 09:41:36Z

If you send me an email I will send you some information on Nuneaton Fortescues in a PDF

Re: Nuneaton/Nth Warwikshire Fortescues

jredman27 — 2007-06-26 07:46:05Z

My family changed their names from Verner to Fortescue sometime
between 1881 and 1891. They were a family of actor/actresses

Re: Nuneaton/Nth Warwikshire Fortescues

anne_woodford — 2007-06-25 09:53:26Z

Thankyou for your reply. Have you traced your Fortescues bqck very far? I'm just interested! Thanks.

Re: Nuneaton/Nth Warwikshire Fortescues

jredman27 — 2007-06-25 07:08:31Z

Sorry

My Fortescue's came from Wales

Re: Nuneaton/Nth Warwikshire Fortescues

anne_woodford — 2007-06-24 21:21:34Z

Hi, Do your Fortescues have any links with the Fortescues of Oxford? My mother Grace was born there in 1916. She had two brothers, Arthur and Jack. Thanks, Anne

HAROLD FORTESCUE/JESSIE CAMERON

ruraldude — 2007-02-21 14:53:29Z

LOOKING FOR ANY INFO ON THIS FAMILY AS I HAVE JUST STARED EXPLORING THIS SIDE OF THE FAMILY.
HAROLD FORTESCUE CAME FROM ENGLAND AND WAS BORN APROX 1881AND JESSIE CAMERON CAME FROM SCOTLAND AND WAS BORN APROX 1887 IN SCOTLAND.
ANYONE CONNECTED TO THIS FAMILY I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM
spcowan@goinet.ca

Re: FAITHFULL FORTESCUE (b.1585 d.1666) and ANNE MOORE (d.1634)

suewright40 — 2007-01-31 12:02:56Z

Hi
I too have Fortescues in the family but not sure if you are of my branch. However I found this website that was invaluable to me

http://www.fortescue.org/

Hope it helps

Sue

Re: FAITHFULL FORTESCUE (b.1585 d.1666) and ANNE MOORE (d.1634)

sandrareading — 2006-12-27 02:26:08Z

Is this the Sir Faithful Fortescue Royalist soldier whose plaque is in Carisbrooke Church?

Regards, David Reading

Re: FAITHFULL FORTESCUE (b.1585 d.1666) and ANNE MOORE (d.1634)

2006-10-29 10:04:18Z

am emailing you
Brian Faithfull 29/10/06

Re: Nuneaton/North Warwickshire Fortescues

SJJGibbes — 2006-09-12 13:54:24Z

Dear Peter Lee,
Yes, my email address has changed and an illness in the family prevented me from chasing up my initial query about my Fortescue forebears. It would be great to hear from you and learn more from you data base. It's terrific to have made contact with a distant cousin. Regards, Elizabeth Fortescue.

FORTESCUES IN ONTARIO...

terryfortescue1 — 2006-03-27 02:20:07Z

Wondering is anyone has info on Fortescue's in Ontario.. thanks

JAMES FORTESCUE MARRIED ANNIE BOURNE

terryfortescue1 — 2006-03-23 19:32:00Z

curious if anyone has any info on these people.... thanks terry.

Emma

donalddowling19 — 2006-02-20 18:57:06Z

Looking for information on Emma Fortescue who is islisted on a May 21, 1881 Brooklyn N.Y. cert of birth as being mother to Hamilton Dowling. She is listed as being from England and 26yrs. of age. The father is listed as James Dowling, age 26, b Ireland, occupation - Hatter Search of records for that area/tme frame came up negative. Thanks for any help! Need further info to prove these three are in fact my father, grandfather and grandmother. TKS! again

Re: Fortescues of Devon

marilynbond1 — 2006-01-28 13:04:05Z

Hi, I am am a decendant of John Fortescue b 1804 Exeter. Kerry Twomey and I share a Gt Gt Grandmother, Emma Fortescue/Hoare. Emma was William Fortescue b. 1836, 3rd sister. I have done some research on his family and would love to share any information. contact marilynbond@hotmail.com

Re: Fortescues of Warwickshire

DolSol — 2005-07-04 19:20:51Z

Might these Fortescues have included Mary, who was among the deported English convicts sent to Virginia in 1645?

JOHN FORTESCUE (d.1520) and CHRISTIAN ARSCOTT of England

2005-05-18 10:59:49Z

I've done a four generation ancestry - with biographical notes - of the above couple as part of my family history project and I am willing to share it with anyone who has an interest or knowledge of this family and would be able to correct any mistakes I have made, and add any further information that I don't currently have.
Please email me at djcpmoore@hotmail.com quoting the following Family Tree file number : 5.2
and I will send on a copy asap.

Cheers,
D.J.

FAITHFULL FORTESCUE (b.1585 d.1666) and ANNE MOORE (d.1634)

2005-05-18 10:57:25Z

Herbert Edwin Fortescue

howardwalker_1 — 2005-05-12 09:26:44Z

I am looking for Herbert and any of his family details.
He married Katherine Lloyd, from Leicestershire, some time around 1880-1890.
He had daughters named Murial (Born April 1889) and Daisy Alice (Born July 1892).

Thanks
Howard Walker

Re: Fortescues in Australia

chooklip — 2005-04-23 06:55:29Z

Sorry I can't help you, Sandra.

I have got no further on my Fortescue research so have nothing more than Mary Ann b abt 1839.

Good luck with your research!

Re: FORTESCUE and Tiverton (Devon, England)

2005-04-22 06:53:15Z

I have Fortescue ancestors also who are from County Meath, Ireland, and find it hard to trace any info. Three sisters (father James, mother Jane (Sillery)) arrived in Australia in 1881 so it is nearly a century later than William Faithful. There is a Fortescue website which may help you, i.e.Fortescue.org. Give it a go. Patricia

Re: FORTESCUE and Tiverton (Devon, England)

Gwen_McInnes — 2005-04-16 08:05:02Z

I am looking for the parents of my ggggrandfather's parents and his place of birth. From what has been intimated is that he had an argument with his parents. He dropped his surname and used his second name as his surname, joined the New South Wales Corp as a private in 1791 and came to Australia on the 7th July 1791 on the Pitt. What has been suggested is that he could have been a Fortescue. His name was William Faithfull b. abt.1774
Hoping you can help or put me in touch with someone you may know.
Gwen McInnes

Fortescue

j_sandercockneeReeve — 2005-03-25 07:28:00Z

Seeking information on Ferdinand Fortescue NSW Australia
Connected with the Warhurst family

Re: Nuneaton/Nth Warwikshire Fortescues

2005-01-19 13:18:05Z

Hi Liz

It seems, you email-address doesn't work. i'd like to talk with you by mail. could you please write me an email? guthric@gmx.de
many thanx

Markus

Re: Fortescues of Devon

2004-11-20 19:43:41Z

I believe I may be descended from William. Do you have any information about his descendants?

FORTESCUE and Tiverton (Devon, England)

2004-10-13 10:07:39Z

In A HISTORY OF TIVERTON, (Devon, England), to be launched in early November, there is reference to

FORTESCUE family c1520
Countess FORTESCUE c1930
Earl FORTESCUE c1860

If you are interested in this book, there is an order form attached to this message.

Kind regards

Mike Sampson

Fortescue's of Castle Hill, Devon

2004-08-04 17:41:15Z

descendants of Mary Fortescue born at Castle Hill, Devon about 1790

Mary Alice Fortecue Nason

Elaine_Murchie — 2004-07-18 17:26:58Z

Looking for decendants of Mary Alice Fortescue Nason, nurse in San Francisco in 1906: Married ? Gibson; daughter Alice Gibson married Clarence Parr.

Re: Fortescues in Australia

burtfamily1 — 2004-06-24 05:43:21Z

Thank you for you reply

Re: Fortescues in Australia

burtfamily1 — 2004-06-22 08:16:38Z

I am looking for a stanley Albert Fortescue from New South Wales - Australia. His parents were William and Eliza (Geddes).His brothers were Reginald, Claude and Vicotr.

Charles Fortescue

2004-05-28 10:38:37Z

I am searching for Charles Fortescue, born 1851-1853 in
Scotland (Midlothian). He married Florence, born in Germany.
They had three children. Ernest,Charles,Thomas. In the
1901 Census for England, they were all together (with the exception of Ernest) living in Redditch Worcestershire. Their
occupations were given as actors/actress. Ernest was my grandfather who in 1899 had married Emma Wheway and
lived in Nuneaton.Can anyone help?

Re: Nuneaton/Nth Warwikshire Fortescues

2004-05-21 20:57:42Z

Hi Markus,

Gutpelet is my married name. I really don't know much about it. There are just a few "Gutpelets" here that I am aware of. I will try and find out more from my husband's Oma.

Regards,
Liz

Re: Nuneaton/Nth Warwikshire Fortescues

2004-05-05 18:45:45Z

Dear Liz,
as you see my name is also "Gutpelet". I'm a 18 year old German and very interessted in what this name could mean or where it has its origin...
It would be very nice if you wrote me a mail...
guthric@gmx.de

maybe we can find out more?!

yours,
Markus

Sir William Frotiscue....

jmowry_1 — 2004-03-24 02:34:33Z

I"m searching for a Sir William Fortiscue. He was suppose to have been knighted by Queen Victoria. He was the Royal Vetrinarian. Anyone able to help? His Daughter Eliza married a Richard Burns.

Thanks
Jim