Henry FORTESCUE

Abt 1410 - UNKNOWN

• Name	Henry FORTESCUE
  Born	Abt 1410  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	UNKNOWN
  Person ID	I824	David Falconer Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	John FORTESCUE           b. 1388, Shepham, Devon           d. Abt 1435  (Age 47 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Eleanor NORRIES           b. 1390, Devon, England           d. 1429, Wood, Devon  (Age 39 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	1409	Devon, England   [2]
  Family ID	F278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Henry was a Member of Parliament for Devon during the reign of Henry V, and became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas in Ireland during the reign of Henry VI in 1426. He was relieved of this post in 1427, being thought to be too sympathetic to the English settlers in Ireland

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] A History of the Family of Fortescue in all its Branches, Thomas Fortescue Lord Clermont, (Name: Name: 2nd ed.;;). [S40] "A Branch of the Fortescue Family Tree" by G. and E. Tithecott.