Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue 1783-1861

On 10th May 1782 [his father] Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Fortescue [aged 29] and [his mother] Hester Granville Countess Fortescue [aged 16] were married.

On 13th February 1783 Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue was born to Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Fortescue [aged 29] and Hester Granville Countess Fortescue [aged 17].

In 1785 [his grandfather] Matthew Fortescue 2nd Baron Fortescue [aged 66] died. His son [his father] Hugh Fortescue [aged 31] succeeded 3rd Baron Fortescue of Castle Hill.

In 1793 Peter King 6th Baron King [aged 57] died. In 1793 His son [his future brother-in-law] Peter [aged 16] succeeded 7th Baron King of Ockham in Surrey. [his sister] Hester Fortescue Baroness King by marriage Baroness Queen of Ockham in Surrey.

On 26th May 1804 [his brother-in-law] Peter King 7th Baron King [aged 27] and [his sister] Hester Fortescue Baroness King were married. She the daughter of [his father] Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Fortescue [aged 51] and [his mother] Hester Granville Countess Fortescue [aged 38].

On 4th July 1817 Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue [aged 34] and Susan Ryder [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of Dudley Ryder 1st Earl of Harrowby [aged 54] and Susanna Leveson-Gower Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire [aged 44]. He the son of Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Fortescue [aged 64] and Hester Granville Countess Fortescue [aged 51]. They were fourth cousins.

On 4th April 1818 [his son] Hugh Fortescue 3rd Earl Fortescue was born to Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue [aged 35] and [his wife] Susan Ryder [aged 21]. He married his fourth cousin Georgina Augusta Dawson-Damer Countess Fortescue and had issue.

On 14th July 1819 [his son] John Fortescue was born to Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue [aged 36] and [his wife] Susan Ryder [aged 23].

On 24th June 1820 [his brother-in-law] Newton Wallop aka Fellowes 4th Earl of Portsmouth [aged 47] and [his sister] Catherine Fortescue Countess Portsmouth [aged 33] were married. She the daughter of [his father] Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Fortescue [aged 67] and [his mother] Hester Granville Countess Fortescue [aged 54]. He the son of John Wallop 2nd Earl Portsmouth and Urania Fellowes. They were sixth cousins.

On 4th August 1820 [his son] Dudley Francis Fortescue was born to Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue [aged 37] and [his wife] Susan Ryder [aged 24]. He married 8th June 1852 his first cousin Camilla Eleanor Wallop, daughter of Newton Wallop aka Fellowes 4th Earl of Portsmouth and Catherine Fortescue Countess Portsmouth.

In 1823 [his brother-in-law] Dudley Ryder 2nd Earl of Harrowby [aged 24] and Frances Stuart Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire were married. She the daughter of John Stuart 1st Marquis of the Isle of Bute and Frances Coutts Marchioness Bute. He the son of [his father-in-law] Dudley Ryder 1st Earl of Harrowby [aged 60] and [his mother-in-law] Susanna Leveson-Gower Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire [aged 50]. They were third cousins.

Around 7th April 1825 Marcus Somerville 4th Baronet and [his future wife] Elizabeth Geale Countess Fortescue were married.

On 30th July 1827 [his wife] Susan Ryder [aged 31] died.

In 1830 [his brother-in-law] William Courtenay 11th Earl Devon [aged 22] and [his sister] Elizabeth Fortescue Countess Devon [aged 28] were married. She the daughter of [his father] Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Fortescue [aged 76] and [his mother] Hester Granville Countess Fortescue [aged 64]. He the son of William Courtenay 10th Earl Devon [aged 52] and Henrietta Leslie Pepys Countess Devon [aged 52]. They were sixth cousins.

In 1841 Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue [aged 57] and Elizabeth Geale Countess Fortescue were married. He the son of Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Fortescue [aged 87] and Hester Granville Countess Fortescue [aged 75].

On 16th June 1841 [his father] Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Fortescue [aged 88] died. His son Hugh [aged 58] succeeded 2nd Earl Fortescue, 2nd Viscount Ebrington of Ebrington in Gloucestershire, 4th Baron Fortescue of Castle Hill. [his wife] Elizabeth Geale Countess Fortescue by marriage Countess Fortescue.

On 13th November 1847 [his mother] Hester Granville Countess Fortescue [aged 81] died.

On 8th June 1852 Dudley Francis Fortescue [aged 31] and Camilla Eleanor Wallop were married. She the daughter of Newton Wallop aka Fellowes 4th Earl of Portsmouth [aged 79] and Catherine Fortescue Countess Portsmouth [aged 65]. He the son of Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue [aged 69] and Susan Ryder. They were first cousins.

On 14th July 1853 John Wallop 3rd Earl Portsmouth [aged 85] died. He was buried at St John's Church, Farleigh Wallop. His brother [his brother-in-law] Newton [aged 81] succeeded 4th Earl Portsmouth, 4th Viscount Lymington, 4th Baron Wallop of Farley Wallop Hampshire. He died six months later. [his sister] Catherine Fortescue Countess Portsmouth [aged 66] by marriage Countess Portsmouth.

On 20th May 1854 [his sister] Catherine Fortescue Countess Portsmouth [aged 67] died.

On 19th March 1859 William Courtenay 10th Earl Devon [aged 81] died. His son [his brother-in-law] William [aged 51] succeeded 11th Earl Devon. [his sister] Elizabeth Fortescue Countess Devon [aged 57] by marriage Countess Devon.

On 25th September 1859 [his son] John Fortescue [aged 40] died.

On 14th September 1861 Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue [aged 78] died. His son Hugh [aged 43] succeeded 3rd Earl Fortescue, 3rd Viscount Ebrington of Ebrington in Gloucestershire, 5th Baron Fortescue of Castle Hill.

In May 1896 [his former wife] Elizabeth Geale Countess Fortescue died.