25TH GENERATION

777. Lewis FORTESCUE ⁽⁷⁸⁴⁾ was christened on 7 Sep 1789 in Leighton Bromswold, Hunts. He was buried on 21 Feb 1869. From: Census Records - Leighton Bromswold, Hunts:

1841 Farmed at Solom (Salome) Lodge. Aged 53
1851, shown as farming at Salome Lodge, 500 acres. John, Hannah, Lucy,
Lewis, and Jane all employed at home and unmarried.
1861, Lewis (aged 62) farmed 745 acres at Salome Lodge. Gerrard (aged
27) and Jane (aged 22) unmarried, at home. Frederick (aged 11) shown
as scholar.

He was married to Ruth BATEMAN of Hamerton on 4 Oct 1819 in Hamerton, Hunts. Witnessed Thomas Bateman Franis Mackanass Ruth Knight Ruth BATEMAN of Hamerton was born in 1801. 1851 Census state that she was born in Hamerton - Huntingdon Records
(DE) She died after 1851. Lewis FORTESCUE and Ruth BATEMAN of Hamerton had the following children:

+861 i. Elizabeth FORTESCUE.
+862 ii. Thomas FORTESCUE of Woolley.
+863 iii. John FORTESCUE of Woolley.
+864 iv. Hannah FORTESCUE.
865 v. Lucy FORTESCUE⁽⁷⁸⁴⁾ was born in 1829. She was baptised on 2 Dec 1829 in Leighton Bromswold, Hunts. Church Register
866 vi. Lewis FORTESCUE⁽⁷⁸⁴⁾ was born in 1831 in Leighton Bromswold, Hunts. He was baptised on 21 Feb 1832 in Leighton Bromswold, Hunts. Church Register He died on 7 Oct 1910 in Irchester, Northants. From Gravestone in Wilby Church

'In loving memory of Lewis Fortescue third son of Lewis Fortescue of
Leighton Huntingdonshire who peacefully passed away October 7th 1910
aged 78'



He was buried on 10 Oct 1910 in Wilby Church, Northhants. In 1841 census for Leighton Bromswold he was living at Solemn Lodge (Salome) aged 10
+867 vii. Gerrard FORTESCUE.
+868 viii. Jane FORTESCUE.
+869 ix. Frederick FORTESCUE.