Peerage Record – 5466

     Major Hon. Lionel Henry Dudley Fortescue was born on 10 November 1857.¹ He was the son of Hugh Fortescue, 3rd Earl Fortescue and Georgiana Augusta Charlotte Caroline Dawson-Damer.¹ He married Emily Elizabeth Adam, daughter of Rt. Hon. William Patrick Adam and Emily Eliza Wylie, on 5 July 1895.¹ He died on 11 June 1900 at age 42, killed in action.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in the 17th Lancers.¹ He fought in the Boer War.¹

     Emily Elizabeth Adam was born on 18 October 1867.² She was the daughter of Rt. Hon. William Patrick Adam and Emily Eliza Wylie.^1,2 She married, firstly, Major Hon. Lionel Henry Dudley Fortescue, son of Hugh Fortescue, 3rd Earl Fortescue and Georgiana Augusta Charlotte Caroline Dawson-Damer, on 5 July 1895.¹ She married, secondly, Walter B. Ferrie on 3 September 1912.¹ She died on 3 February 1932 at age 64.¹
     From 5 July 1895, her married name became Fortescue. From 3 September 1912, her married name became Ferrie.

     Sabina Thérèse Fortescue was born in 1973.¹ She is the daughter of Mark Charles Fortescue and Virginia Rose Caccia-Birch.¹

     Walter B. Ferrie married Emily Elizabeth Adam, daughter of Rt. Hon. William Patrick Adam and Emily Eliza Wylie, on 3 September 1912.¹
     He lived at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada^G.¹

     Captain Hon. Arthur Grenville Fortescue was born on 24 December 1858.² He was the son of Hugh Fortescue, 3rd Earl Fortescue and Georgiana Augusta Charlotte Caroline Dawson-Damer.² He married Lilla Gertrude Ellen Fane, daughter of Reverend Frederic Fane and Elizabeth Cockburn, on 12 January 1886.² He died on 3 October 1895 at age 36.²

     Lilla Gertrude Ellen Fane was the daughter of Reverend Frederic Fane and Elizabeth Cockburn.^1,2 She married Captain Hon. Arthur Grenville Fortescue, son of Hugh Fortescue, 3rd Earl Fortescue and Georgiana Augusta Charlotte Caroline Dawson-Damer, on 12 January 1886.¹ She died on 30 October 1913.¹
     Her married name became Fortescue.

     Reverend Frederic Fane was born on 11 July 1825 at Moyles Court, Hampshire, England^G.^2,3 He was the son of Reverend Edward Fane and Maria Hodges.² He was baptised on 6 August 1825 at Fulbeck, Lincolnshire, England^G.³ He married, firstly, Elizabeth Cockburn, daughter of James Peel Cockburn and Ellen Peel, on 19 August 1851.² He married, secondly, Fanny Eliza Magniac, daughter of Hollingworth Magniac and Helen Sampson, on 28 October 1864 at Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, England^G.³ He died on 22 February 1902 at age 76.²
     He lived at Moyles Court, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Major Hon. Sir John William Fortescue was born on 28 December 1859.¹ He was the son of Hugh Fortescue, 3rd Earl Fortescue and Georgiana Augusta Charlotte Caroline Dawson-Damer.¹ He married Winifred Beech, daughter of Reverend Howard Beech, on 30 April 1914.¹ He died on 22 October 1933 at age 73, without issue.¹
     He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was the Librarian between 1905 and 1926 at Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was Ford Lecturer in 1911 at Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He was Lees-Knowles Lecturer in 1913 at Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal North Devon Yeomanry Cavalry.¹ He was Creighton Lecturer in 1915 at London University, London, England^G.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Historical Society (F.R.H.S.)¹ He was historian of the British Army.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (Litt.D.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1925.¹ He was Romanes Lecturer in 1929 at Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.)¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹

     Winifred Beech was the daughter of Reverend Howard Beech.¹ She married Major Hon. Sir John William Fortescue, son of Hugh Fortescue, 3rd Earl Fortescue and Georgiana Augusta Charlotte Caroline Dawson-Damer, on 30 April 1914.¹ She died on 9 April 1951.¹
     Her married name became Fortescue.

     Reverend Howard Beech graduated with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He was the Rector at Burton-with-Coates, Sussex, England^G.¹ He was the Rector at Barlavington, Sussex, England^G.¹