239 PEERS, BARONETS, BISHOPS, PRIVY COUNSELLORS [FORTESCUE Emma Georgiana, dau. of Sir Willoughby Wol- stan Dixie, 8th Bt. ; sue. his father 189-t ; ed. at Harrow and Camb. ; M.P. for Wenlock 1874-85 ; Mayor 1898, 1899 and 1909; D.L., CO., Salop. The 4th Baron was chancellor and canon resi- dentiary of York. An ancestor of tliis family held a grant from Henry VIII (still extant) con- ferring the privilege of wearing his hat in the royal presence {see also Kingsale). Residences — AVilley Park, Broseley, Shropshire ; Dothill Park, Wellington, Shropshire ; Rose Bank, Birchington, Isle of Thanet. Club — Carlton. Issue living — 1. Maj. the Hon. George Cecil Beaitmont Weld- FORESTEK, Heir, b. 9 Sept. 1867 ; m. 8 Feb. 1896, Chris- tine Isabel, dau. of late iJunoan H. C. R. Davidson, of TuUoch ; cd.at Harrow ; m:ij. Shropshire Yeo. 1914, late Roy. Horse Gds. ; rep. hkiiiIj. Shiupshire Terr. Force Assocn. ; contested Wellington civ. of Shropshire Dec. 1910. Residence — Barrow, Broseley, Shropshire. Club — White's. Issue- Cecil George Wilfrid Weld-Forester, b. 12 July, 1899. 2. Hon. Charles Cecil Orlando Weld-Forester, b. 27 Oct. 1869 ; ni. 1st, 23 Nov. 1898, Elspeth Lascellcs (who obtained a divorce Nov. 1911). (Residence — Petit Bdt House, Forest. Guernsey) dau. of the late Alexander McKenzie, Madras, L.C. ; ni. 2nd, 1 April, 1913, Marian Elizabeth, dau. of Walter Montiford Westropp-Dawson,of Charlesfort, co. Wexford. Issue by 1st m. — 1. Wolstan Beaumont Charles Weld-Forester, b. 27 Aug. 1899 ; Cadet R.N. 2. Raymond Cecil Weld-Forester, b. 11 Aug. 1900. 3. Maj. the Hon. Francis Henry Cecil W^dd-Forester, Shropshire L.I., b. 2 Feb. 1871 : m. 31 Oct. 1901, Alexina Josephine Arbuthnot (d. 12 May, 1914), dau. of late Frederick Wollaston, of Shenton Hall, Leics. Issue — Katherine Georgina Josephine. 4. Hon. Edgar Cecil Wolstan Weld-Forester. 5. Capt. the Hon. Eric Alfred Cecil Weld-Forester, Rifle Brig., b. 26 Feb. 1880. 1. Hon. Mary Isabella Sophia Louisa, ni. 31 Oct. 1905, Capt. James Whitaker (Clubs— Cavalry : Nav. and Mil,), J.P., late 20th Lancers. Residence — Wins- ley Hall, Shrewsbury. Orlando M'atkin Weld-Forester, 4th Baeon For- ester, M.A. Camb., Canon of York, b. 18 April, 1813 ; m. 1st, 14 July, 1840, Sophia Ehzabcth (d. 2 April, 1872), dau. of Richard Norman ; m. 2nd, 5 Oct. 1875, Emma Maria (d. 24 June, 1898), dau. of William Tollemache, and d. 22 June, 1894. Issue by 1st m. — 1. Cecil Theodore Weld-Forester, pres. Baron. Issue by 2nd m, — 2. Rev. the Hon. Orlando St. Maur Weld-Forester, M.A. Camb., b. 13 Oct. 1877 ; ni. 15 Jan. 1913, Dorothy Salome Wynne, dau. of late Rev. William Wynne Wilson ; temp, chaplain to the Forces 1914. Resi- dence — West China Diocesan Hostel, Szechuan, China. Club — Roy. Societies'. Issue — Weld-Forester, b. 21 Nov. 1913. FORMARTINE, Vise. See Aberdeen, Eabl FORREST, 5th Et. (U.K.). Great. 7 Aug. 1838. — Sib (William) Chaeles Foreest, s. of 3rd Bt. B. 5 Jan. 1857 ; m. 17 Aug. 1892, Edith, dau. of Rev. A. J. T. Morris, incumbent of St. Columba's, CriefT ; sue. his bro. 1899 ; late branch manager Imperial Bank of Canada. The 1st Bart, was Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh from 1838-43, and grand master mason 1838-40. Seat — Comiston House, Mid- lothian. Residence — Wytnesham, Farnham. Surrey. Issue — John William Forrest, Heir, b. 5 Dec. 1893 ; ed. at Marlborough and Camb. ; 2nd lieut. Infantry 1914. Sm William Forrest, 3rd Bt., b. 6 April, 1823 ; m. 26 Oct. 1852, Margaret Anne (d. 8 March, 1892), dau. of William Dalziel, and widow of Charles Delacour. Issue — 1. Sir James Forrest, 4th Bt., b. 2 Sept, 1853 ; m. 1897, Edith Florence (m. 2nd, 5 Oct, 1901, William Johnstone Gee) (Residence — Vyse Court, T.lshop's Stortford), dau. of late James Jarvis, of Ware, Herts, and d. 18 Sept. 1899. 2. Sir William Charles Forrest, pres. Bt. 3. John Arthur Forrest, W.S., b. 10 Jan. 1860. Resi- dence — 17, Randolph Crescent, Edinburgh. Club — University (Edin.). FORREST, Privy Counsellor.— Rt. Hon. Sir John Forrest, Ct.C.M.G. (see Knightage). FORRESTER, Baron. <S'ce Verulam, Eael of. FORSTER. 3rd Bt., of Lysways (U.K.). Croat. 17 .March, 1874. — Sir Francis Villiers FoRSTER, s. of 1st Bt. B. 9 May, 1850 ; sue. his brother 1914 ; M.A. Oxford, harr.-at-law ; m. 1 Aug. 187G, Hariiet Susan, da). of W. Seekham, of Kidlington, O.vfordshire, and widow of James Mason. The 1st Bt. represented AValsall in the House of Commons for thirty-nine years. Resi- dences — Lysways, Rugeley ; Hanch Hall, Lich- field; Longdon Grange, Rugeley. Sir Charles Forster, 1st Bt., M.A,, barrister-at-law, M.P., D.L. and J. P., b. 3 Aug. 1815 ; m. 27 Aug. 1840, Frances Catherine (d. 22 July, 1899), dau. of John Surtees. Issue — 1. Sir Ch.uiles Forster, 2rd Bt,, b. 1 June, 1841 ; m. 18 Nov. 1899, Mary, dau. of A. Villiers Palmer, and d. 3 July, 1914. 2. Francis Villiers Forster, pres. Bt. FORSTER, 1st Bt., of Sutton (U.K.). Great, 2 Feb. 1912. — Sir Ralph Collingwood Forster. B. at Chillingham, Northumberland, 18 Jan. 1850; m. 1st, 1875, Kate (d. 1877), dau. of Rev. C. C. McKechnie, of Darlington ; m. 2nd, 16 April, 1880, Ehzabeth (d. 29 July, 190(5), dau. of John Burnip, of Newcastle-on-Tyno ; ed. pri- vately ; J.P., Surrey, High Sheriff 1906 ; chairmn. of the Merchants Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., and permanent governg. dir. of Bessler, Waechter & Co., Ltd. Residence — The Grange, Sutton, Surrey. Clubs — Refoi-m ; City of London. Issue — 1. Hugh Murray Forster, b. at Newcastle-on- Tyne 8 Sept. 1883 ; ed. at Charterhouse ; is manag. dir. of Bessler, Waechter & Co., Ltd. 1. Eva. 2. Ruth. 3. Hilda. FORTESCUE, 4th EarL Great. 1 Sept. 1789 : Vise. Ebrington 1789 ; Baron Fortescue 5 July, 174G (G.B.); K.C.B. (civ.) 1911. — Hugh For- tescue, s. of 3rd Earl. B. 16 April, 1854; m. 15 July, 1886, Hon. Emily Ormsby-Gore (lady of the bedchamber to the Queen since 1913), dau. of William, 2nd Baron Harlech ; sue. his father 1905 : ed. at Harrow and Camb., M.A. 1879 ; Lord-Lieut, of Devon since 1904 ; M.P. for Tiverton 1881-5, for Devon (Tavistock div.) 1885-92; hon. col., late lieut. -col. North Devon Yeo. ; memb. Terr. Force Advisory Council, and Board of Agric. Advisory Council on Horse -Breeding ; pres. and chairman Devon Terr. Force Assocn. ; A.D.C. to the King, and to King Edwai'd 1903—10 ; chairman Devon C.C. ; J. P., C.A. , Devon; Lord Higli Steward of the borough of South Molt on, since 1908 ; patron of 4 livings. The 1 st Peer was summoned as Baron Clinton in 1721, in right of his maternal grandmother, one of the co-heirs of the Earl of Lincoln and Baron Clinton, and was creat. Baron Fortesctie and Earl Clinton, but the latter title expired at his death, while the Barony of Fortes- cue devolved rmder the limitations to liis half- brother. The 3rd Earl was summoned to parlia- ment vita piitris, and was a lord of the Treasury. Residences — Castle Hill, South Molton, Devon ; Exmoor, South Molton, Devon ; Wear Giftord, Bideford ; 36, Lowndes Street, S.W. Clubs — Travellers' ; Brooks's. Issue — 1. Hugh William Fortescue, Vise. Ebrington, Heih, b. 14 June, 1888 ; lieut. Scots Greys since 1910. 2. Hon. Denzil George Fortescue, b. 13 June, 1893. Hugh Fortescue, 3rd Earl Fortescue, D.L., J,P,, M.P., b. 4 April, 1818 ; m. 11 March, 1847, Georgiana Augusta Charlotte Caroline (d. 8 Dec. 1866), dau. of Right Hon. G. L. Dawson-Damer, and d. 10 Oct. 1905. Issue — 1. Hugh Fortescue, present Earl. 2. Hon. Sir John Seymour Fortescue, K.C.V.O., C.M.Q. {see Knightage).
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