Henry FitzHerbert 3rd Bt (1783 - 1858)

Born 4 Aug 1783 in Mayfield, Staffordshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Agnes (Beresford) FitzHerbert — married 1805 in England

Descendants

Died 1 Jun 1858 at age 74 in Tissington, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Henry FitzHerbert 3rd Bt is Notable.

Henry was a Roman Catholic

The FitzHerbert Baronetcy Line of Tissington in Derbyshire, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain which was created on 22 January 1784 for William FitzHerbert, of Tissington Hall, Derbyshire.^[1]

The 2nd Bt was his brother, Anthony Perrin FitzHerbert but he died on the 2nd April, 1798 in Tissington, Derbyshire, England. Here is a typical case of having two sons, "an heir and a spare", and sadly, it fulfilled the saying as Henry, the younger brother, the "spare" became the "heir".

Slave owner

Heir of his uncle William Philip Perrin (an absentee) who had inherited Forrest, (Westmoreland), Vere (Vere); Blue Mountain (St Thomas-in-the-East) and Grange Hill (Portland) from his father in 1759. ^[2]

Obituary SIR HENRY FITZHERBERT, BART. June 1. At Tissington Hall, Derbyshire, aged 74, Sir Henry Fitzherbert, Bart.
Sir Henry, who was born on the 4th of August, 1783, was the descendant of a very ancient family, which was founded by one of the companions of William the Norman, whose name appears in the roll of Battle Abbey.
The Tissington property came into the family through the marriage of Nicholas FitzHerbert, of Upton, by Cicely, his wife, daughter of Robert Francis,Esq., of Foremark.
This Nicholas FitzHerbert was succeeded, in 1696, by his nephew William, a barrister of some eminence, and Recorder of Derby, where he mostly resided. He married Rachael, daughter and heiress of Thomas Bagshaw, Esq., of Bakewell, by whom he had, amongst others, a son and successor, William, M.P., who married Mary, eldest daughter of Littleton Poyntz Meynell, Esq., of Bradley, Derbyshire, by whom he had issue four sons and two daughters.
The fourth son, Alleyne FitzHerbert, was created a peer by the title of Lord St. Helen's, in 1791 ; but, dying unmarried in 1839, the title became extinct.
Selina,the eldest daughter, married, in 1784, Henry Gaily Knight, Esq., of Langold, who died on the 6th of April, 1808, in the 56th year of his age. His wife died on the 2nd of January, 1823, in the 71st year of her age, leaving an only son, the late Henry Gaily Knight, Esq., M.P., of Firbeck, &c.
On the demise of Mr. Alleyne Fitzherbert, he was succeeded by his son William FitzHerbert, also of Tissington Hall, who was created a baronet on the 10th of December, 1783. He married, on the 14th of October, 1777, Sarah, only daughter of William Perrin, Esq., of the Island of Jamaica, by whom (who died in 1795) he had two surviving sons, Sir William, who was Recorder of the borough of Derby, and died 30th July, 1791, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Sir Anthony Perrin, born 21st July, 1779, and died unmarried on the 2nd of April, 1798, when the title and estates devolved upon the present deceased as the third baronet, who married, on the 27th of December, 1805, Agnes, second daughter of the late Rev. William Beresford, by whom he had issue five sons and five daughters.
Selina, the eldest daughter, married, on the 12th of August, 1830, Francis Wright, Esq., of Lenton Hall, Nottinghamshire. At the death of Mr. Gaily Knight, on the 9th February, 1846, he bequeathed the estates at Kirton and Warsop to the late baronet, which came into his possession on the death of Mrs. Knight a few years afterwards.
Sir Henry is succeeded in the title and estates by the present Sir William Fitzherbert, who was born on the 3rd of June, 1808, and married, February 28th, 1836, Anne, second daughter of Sir Reynold Abell Alleyne, Bart., of the Island of Barbados, by whom he had issue.

CHILDREN:

Selina FitzHerbert-Wright b. 22 Nov 1806, d. 30 Dec 1888 m. Francis Wright
Sir William Fitzherbert, 4th Bt.+3 b. 2 Jun 1808, d. 12 Oct 1896
Lt.-Col. Richard Henry FitzHerbert+3 b. 29 Oct 1809, d. 2 Sep 1885
Agnes Louisa FitzHerbert4 b. 12 Sep 1812, d. 12 Sep 1817
Reverend Alleyne FitzHerbert+4 b. 9 May 1815, d. 15 Apr 1860
Harriett Maria FitzHerbert4 b. 31 Oct 1816
Anthony FitzHerbert+3 b. 10 May 1818, d. 11 May 1855
John Knight FitzHerbert+3 b. 27 Mar 1820, d. 29 Jul 1894
Judith FitzHerbert4 b. 2 Jun 1821
Frances Rafela FitzHerbert+3 b. 23 Nov 1823, d. 9 Jul 1849
Augusta Isabella FitzHerbert+1 b. 3 Sep 1828, d. 9 Sep 1910

• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility (twin)
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility Sir Baronet
• Fact: Christening Bloomsbury St George, Middlesex, England
• Fact: Belongs to the Lords of Somersall and Tissington ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ FitzHerbert Baronets: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FitzHerbert_baronets)
2. ↑ Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery
3. ↑ (http://wappenwiki.org/index.php/House_of_FitzHerbert)

See also

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 09 September 2017, 00:38), entry for Sir Henry Fitzherbert(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:MZN1-DWR); contributed by various users.
• http://www.thepeerage.com/p3594.htm#i35939

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Fitz-Herbert-120 created through the import of Fitzherbert.ged on Aug 23, 2011 by Tony X. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Tony and others.