Born about in County Louth, Ireland
Ancestors 
Daughter of Chichester Fortescue
and Martha Angel (Hobson) Fortescue
Sister of
Thomas Fortescue BA, Mary Florinda Fortescue, Chichester Samuel (Fortescue) Parkinson-Fortescue and Harriet Angelina (Fortescue) Urquhart
Wife of
Edward Michael Hamilton
— married
2 Dec 1828 in Ardee, County Louth, Ireland
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 78
in Rathdown, Dublin County, Ireland
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Apr 2021
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Biography
Martha (Fortescue) Hamilton was born in Ireland.
Martha was born about 1810. She was the daughter of Chichester Fortescue and Martha Hobson.
Her mother died in 1824 and her father in 1826.
She married Reverend Edward Michael Hamilton on 2 December 1828 at Ardee, Co Louth, Ireland[1].
Marriage Notice - 11 December 1828 Westmeath Journal
- At Ardee on the 2nd instant, the Rev. Edward M Hamilton, of Brown Hall, County of Donegall, to Martha Anne, eldest daughter of the late Colonel Fortcscue, of Clyde Farm, County Louth.
They had at least four children:
- Edward William (b. 1830, d. 1855)
- Martha (Matty) Angelina (b. 1834, d. 1908)
- Chichester (b. 1835, d. 1879)
- Jennie (Jane) (b. 1844, d. 1935)
UK Census Event Date 1851: Living with her husband Edward and their two children Edward (aged 20) and Martha (aged 16) in Grand Parade, Saint Mary Magdalen, Sussex, England. Aged 40. Also in the household were two servants.
Her husband was Rector Of Dumcourath Ireland. He died in 1861.
She passed away in 1888 at the age of about 78[2].
Sources
- ↑ "Ireland, Diocesan and Prerogative Marriage License Bonds Indexes, 1623-1866." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 25 February 2021. Records extracted by FindMyPast. Images digitized by FamilySearch. National Archives of Ireland, Dublin. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WG7P-8RZM
- ↑ "Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 17 March 2020. Citing General Register Office. General Registry, Custom House, Dublin. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FT4P-YZ6
Census Records
- England and Wales Census, 1851." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 4 March 2021. From "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census." Database and images. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : n.d. Citing PRO HO 107. The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG8H-PQW
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