Fountain North (abt. 1749 - bef. 1810)

Born about 14 Mar 1749 in Rougham, Norfolk, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Arabella (Strutt) North — married [date unknown] (to 11 Dec 1773) in Westminster, Middlesex, England

Descendants

Died before 29 Sep 1810 before about age 61 in Ore, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

According to Marianne North, Fountain's great granddaughter, his father, Roger North:^[1]

had a vile temper and flogged his son Fountain to such a degree that the boy ran away to sea and stayed there till his father's death left him Squire of Rougham-a place he hated from old associations- so he never went near it again and ordered the house to be blown up with gunpowder

He joined the navy and was a Lieutenant on 10 January 1771. ^[2]

Two years after his father's death, Fountain married Arabella Strutt of Hampstead, a minor, on 11 December 1773 in St Martin-In-The-Fields, London, Westminster. The marriage was witnessed by his mother, Jane North. ^[3] The Leeds Intelligencer reports:^[4]

Fountain North, Esq; of Rougham in Norfolk, a near relation of Lord North's, to Miss Arabella Strutt, of Hampstead, with a fortune of 30,000l.

Their children included:

1. Ann North (bap. 15 September 1774 at St Georges Hanover Square)^[5]
2. Francis Frederic North (born 2 July bap. 28 July 1770)^[6]

He lived in 'The Grove' in Hampstead 1775-1811, which became known as The Admiral's House after he added a quarterdeck and cannons on the roof.

Fountain North of Hampstead Heath died in 1810 and was buried on 29 September 1810 in Ore, Sussex.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ North North, Marianne, Symonds, J. Catherine North. Recollections of a Happy Life: Being the Autobiography of Marianne North edited by her sister, Mrs. John Addington Symonds. United Kingdom: University Press of Virginia, 1993. Volume 1, Page 2. (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=yale.39002030860077&view=1up&seq=2 : accessed 9 April 2022).
2. ↑ Royal Navy Commission: "Smith, David Bonner, The Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy, 1660-1815 1954, Vol 2"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7268 #686 (accessed 19 August 2022)
3. ↑ Marriage: "Westminster, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935"
   City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: STM/PR/6/11
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61867 #1210627 (accessed 11 April 2022)
   Fountain North marriage to Arabella Strutt on 11 Dec 1773 in St Martin-In-The-Fields, London, Westminster, England.
4. ↑ The British Newspaper Archive (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ : accessed 11 April 2022) citing Leeds Intelligencer, Tuesday 21 December 1773, page 3, column 2.
5. ↑ Child Baptism: "Westminster, London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1558-1812"
   City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: STG/PR/2/4
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61865 #150688652 (accessed 11 April 2022)
   Fountaine North's child Ann North baptism on 15 Sep 1774 in St George, Hanover Square, London, Westminster, England.
6. ↑ Child Baptism: "London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812"
   London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P81/JN1/063
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1624 #153357179 (accessed 11 April 2022)
   Fountain North Esquire's child Francis Frederic North baptism on 23 Jul 1778 in St John At Hampstead, Camden, Middlesex, England.
7. ↑ Burial: "East Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812"
   East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference: PAR 435/1/1/4
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 62049 #1418584 (accessed 19 August 2022)
   Fountain North burial (died in 1810) on 29 Sep 1810 in Ore, Sussex, England.

See Also:

• Proved Will of The Reverend Montague North Doctor in Divinity, of Sternfield, Suffolk