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Frances Heneage Courtenay, nee Finch Lady 1720–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Feb 1720

Birth Location: Aylesford, Kent, England

Death Date: 19 Dec 1761

Death Location: Powderham, Teignbridge District, Devon, England

Father: Heneage Guernsey

Mother: Mary (Finch)

Spouse(s): Sir Devon

Children(s): Ann Courtenay, Charlotte Rosslyn, Lucy Courtenay, Frances Courtenay, Mary Courtenay, Robert Courtenay, Viscount William, William (Earl)-Sir, Elizabeth Courtenay

In 1720, Frances Heneage Courtenay, nee Finch Lady entered the world in Aylesford, Kent, England, born to Heneage Finch Rt Hon 2Nd Earl Of Aylesford Lord Guernsey And Mary Fisher Finch. Frances Heneage Courtenay, nee Finch Lady married Sir William 1St Viscount Of Powderham Castle Courtenay 7Th Earl Of Devon, and had children including Ann Courtenay, Charlotte Courtenay Hon Countess Of Rosslyn, Elizabeth Anne Courtenay, Frances Wrottesley Nee Courtenay, Lucy Courtenay, Mary Courtenay, Robert Courtenay, Viscount Courtenay William, William Bart 2Nd Viscount Courtenay Of Powderham Castle Courtenay Earl Sir. Frances Heneage Courtenay, nee Finch Lady passed away in 1761 in Powderham, Teignbridge District, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1720, Frances Heneage Courtenay, nee Finch Lady entered the world in Aylesford, Kent, England, born to Heneage Finch Rt Hon 2Nd Earl Of Aylesford Lord Guernsey And Mary Fisher Finch.
  • Frances Heneage Courtenay, nee Finch Lady married Sir William 1St Viscount Of Powderham Castle Courtenay 7Th Earl Of Devon, and had children including Ann Courtenay, Charlotte Courtenay Hon Countess Of Rosslyn, Elizabeth Anne Courtenay, Frances Wrottesley Nee Courtenay, Lucy Courtenay, Mary Courtenay, Robert Courtenay, Viscount Courtenay William, William Bart 2Nd Viscount Courtenay Of Powderham Castle Courtenay Earl Sir.
  • Frances Heneage Courtenay, nee Finch Lady passed away in 1761 in Powderham, Teignbridge District, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Heneage Guernsey
1683–1757
Birth Location: Aylesford, Kent, England
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Mary (Finch)
1695–1740
Birth Location: Packington, Warwickshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Devon
1709–1762
Birth Location: Powderham, Devon, England
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Children(s)

Ann Courtenay
1753–
Birth Location: Powderham, Devon, England
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Charlotte Rosslyn
1751–1826
Birth Location: Powderham, Devon, England
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Lucy Courtenay
1748–1786
Birth Location: Powderham, Devon, England
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Frances Courtenay
1746–1828
Birth Location: Powderham, Devon, England
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Mary Courtenay
1745–1784
Birth Location: Powderham, Devon, England
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Robert Courtenay
1750–1829
Birth Location: Dorset, United Kingdom
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Viscount William
1742–1788
Birth Location: Powderham, Devon, England
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William (Earl)-Sir
1742–1788
Birth Location: Powderham, Devon, England
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Elizabeth Courtenay
1744–1744
Birth Location: Powderham Castle, Powderham, Devonshire county, England
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Frances Lady's Ancestors

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Frances Lady
1720–1761
Birth Place: Aylesford, Kent, England
Parents
Heneage Finch Rt Hon. 2nd Earl of Aylesford, Lord Guernsey
1683–1757
Aylesford, Kent, England
Mary (Fisher) (Finch)
1695–1740
Packington, Warwickshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Frances Lady's Descendants

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Frances (Heneage Courtenay, nee Finch) Lady (04 Feb 1720–19 Dec 1761) m. Sir (William (1st Viscount of Powderham Castle) Courtenay 7th Earl of) Devon (11 Feb 1709–16 May 1762)
  1. 1. Ann Courtenay 1753–
  2. 2. Charlotte (Courtenay - Hon. Countess of) Rosslyn 1751–1826
  3. 3. Lucy Courtenay 1748–1786
  4. 4. Frances (Wrottesley, nee) Courtenay 1746–1828
  5. 5. Mary Courtenay 1745–1784
  6. 6. Robert Courtenay 1750–1829 m. Anne (Courtenay, nee) Ford 1755–
    1. 1. Catherine Courtenay 1775–
    2. 2. Lawrence Courtenay 1774–
  7. 7. Viscount (Courtenay) William 1742–1788
  8. 8. William (Bart 2nd Viscount Courtenay of Powderham Castle Courtenay) (Earl)-Sir 1742–1788 m. Lady (Frances Clack, Viscountess Courtenay of Powderham) Castle 1740–1782
    1. 1. Charlotte Courtenay 1764–1844
    2. 2. Isabella Courtenay 1765–1783
    3. 3. Hon. (Elizabeth Somerset, nee) Courtenay 1766–1815 m. Charles (Henry Somerset - Gen) Lord 1766–1835
      1. 1. Lt (Gen Sir Henry Plantagenet Somerset of Roehmapton) Lodge 1794–1862 m. Frances (Sarah Heathcote) Lady 1800–1886
        1. 1. Augusta (Rose Blanche) Somerset 1837–1893
        2. 2. Mary (Matilda) Somerset 1842–1913
        3. 3. Louisa (Leonora) Somerset 1824–1913
        4. 4. Colonel (Charles Henry) Somerset 1819–1863
        5. 5. Henry (George Edward) Somerset 1829–1920
        6. 6. Fitzroy (Maclean Henry) Somerset 1839–1907
        7. 7. Maria (Caroline Leeke, nee) Somerset 1835–1902 m. Henry (Edward Leeke*) Esq 1829–1885
        8. 8. Elizabeth (Frances Harriet) Somerset 1818–1869
        9. 9. Augusta Somerset 1833–1903
        10. 10. Leonora (Louisa Johnstone, nee) Somerset –1913
        11. 11. Henry (Plantagenet) Somerset 1826–1826
        12. 12. Plantagenet (Henry) Somerset 1831–1833
        13. 13. Caroline Somerset 1821–1841
      2. 2. Elizabeth Somerset 1790–1872
      3. 3. Charlotte (Augusta Cornewall, nee) Somerset 1799–1864 m. Herbert Cornewall 1794–1863
        1. 1. Herbert (Somerset Hamilton) Cornewall 1825–1902
        2. 2. Frederick (Talbot) Cornewall 1828–1893
        3. 3. Charlotte (Henrietta) Cornewall 1833–1909
        4. 4. Cecil Cornewall –1870
      4. 4. Villiers (Henry Plantagenet Somerset) -Rev 1802–1855
      5. 5. Charles (Henry) Somerset 1800–1835
      6. 6. Dukeof Reanfort 1824–1899 m. Duchess Beaufort 1825–1906
        1. 1. Blanche (Elizabeth Adelaide) Somerset 1856–1897
        2. 2. Henry (Edward Brudenell Somerset) Lord 1853–1897
        3. 3. Henry (Adelbert Wellington FitzRoy Somerset (Marquis of)) Worcester 1847–1924 m. Louise (Emily) Harford 1864–1945
        4. 4. Henry (Fitzroy Francis Somerset) Lord 1855–1881
        5. 5. Henry (Adelbert William Fitzroy) Somerset 1848–1924
        6. 6. Caroline Somerset 1843–
        7. 7. Mary Somerset 1845–1922
        8. 8. Raglan Somerset 1856–
        9. 9. Georgina (Hester Cornelia) Somerset 1848–
        10. 10. Margins (of Worcester Somerset Marquis of) Beaufort 1848–
        11. 11. Henry (Richard Charles) Somerset 1849–1932
        12. 12. Henry (Arthur George) Somerset 1851–1926
        13. 13. Henry (Edward Brudenell) Somerset 1853–1897
        14. 14. Blanche (Elizabeth Adelaide) Somerset 1856–1897
        15. 15. Henry (Fitzroy Francis) Somerset 1855–1881
        16. 16. Mary Somerset 1845–1879
        17. 17. Caroline Somerset 1843–
        18. 18. Lady (Blanche) Somerset 1857–1897
        19. 19. Henry (Richard Charles Somerset) Lord 1849–1932
        20. 20. Blanche Somerset 1847–
        21. 21. Georgiana (H C) Somerset 1849–
        22. 22. Caroline (E A) Somerset 1843–
      7. 7. Augusta (Anne) Somerset 1826–1881
      8. 8. Mary (Georgiana Glover, nee) Somerset 1793–1856 m. Stirling (Freeman) Glover 1796–1866
        1. 1. Sterling (Freeman) Glover* 1857–1923
      9. 9. Charlotte (Augusta) Somerset 1799–1864
      10. 10. Villiers (Henry Plantagenet Somerset) -Rev 1803–1855
      11. 11. Isabella (Frances Anne) Somerset 1808–1831
      12. 12. Sir (Henry Somerset) -Col 1794–1862
      13. 13. Henry (Charles Fitzroy Somerset (Marq of) Worcester) 1824–1899
      14. 14. Charles (Henry) Somerset 1800–1835
      15. 15. Elizabeth Somerset 1790–1827
    4. 4. William ("Kitty" Courtenay 3rd Viscount Courtenay of Powderham, 5th Baronet Courtenay, 9th Earl of) Devon 1768–1835
    5. 5. Harriet (Thynne, nee) Courtenay 1771–1836 m. Sir (George Thynne, 2nd Baron Carteret of) Hawnes 1770–1838
    6. 6. Eleanor (Courtenay) Hon 1772–1789
    7. 7. Anne Courtenay 1773–1835
    8. 8. Caroline (Eustachia) Courtenay 1775–1851
    9. 9. Amelia (Courtenay) Lady 1777–1789
    10. 10. Matilda (Jane Locke, nee) Courtenay 1778–1848 m. John (Locke (Lt) Gen) 1774–1837
      1. 1. Mathilde (Harriet(Henrietta) Elizabeth) Locke 1802–1877
      2. 2. Lucy (Matilda Frances Ann) Locke 1801–1877
      3. 3. Charles (George John Courtenay) Locke 1804–1848
      4. 4. John Locke 1806–1888
    11. 11. Sophia Courtenay 1782–1845
    12. 12. Mary Courtenay 1765–
    13. 13. Louisa (Augusta Somerset, nee Courtenay) Hon. 1781–1823 m. Robert (Edward Henry) Somerset 1776–1842
      1. 1. Matilda (Elizabeth) Somerset 1815–1905
      2. 2. Edward (Arthur) Somerset 1817–1886
      3. 3. Louisa (Isabella) Somerset 1808–1888
      4. 4. Georgiana (Emily) Somerset 1819–1910
      5. 5. Frances (Caroline) Somerset 1809–1890 m. Theophilus Clive 1808–1875
        1. 1. Henry (Somerset) Clive 1841–1914
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Sarah Courtney) Harris 1817–1885
      7. 7. Joanna Harris 1822–
      8. 8. Louisa (Maria) Harris 1824–
      9. 9. William Harris 1819–
      10. 10. Augustus (Charles Stapleton) Somerset 1821–1854
      11. 11. Blanche Somerset 1811–1879
      12. 12. Robert (Henry) Somerset 1806–1807
    14. 14. Caroline (Eustatia) Courtenay 1775–1851
    15. 15. Anne Courtenay 1773–1835
    16. 16. Amelia Courtenay 1777–1789
    17. 17. Eleanor Courtenay 1772–1789
    18. 18. Devon William 1768–1835
    19. 19. Louisa (Augusta Somerset, nee) Courtenay 1780–1825
    20. 20. Harriet(Henrietta) (Thynne, nee) Courtenay 1771–1836
    21. 21. Mathilda Courtenay 1778–1848
    22. 22. Elizabeth (Somerset nee) Courtenay 1773–1815
    23. 23. Lucy (Vaughan, nee Courtenay) Hon. 1775–1822 m. John (Shafto) Vaughan 1769–1831
      1. 1. Ernest (Augustus) Vaughan 1801–1873 m. Elizabeth (Augusta Harriett) Mitchell 1810–1883 m. Mary (L Vaughan, nee Palk Countess-- Lady) Lisburne 1799–1851 m. Eliza Vaughan 1821–
        1. 1. Ernest (Augustus Malet Vaughan 5th Earl of) Lisburne 1836–1888
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Malet Jones*, nee) Vaughan 1840–1921 m. John (Inglis Jones , of Derry) Ormond 1829–1879
        3. 3. Edward (Courtenay) Vaughan 1841–1876
        4. 4. Gertrude (Dorothy Harriet Adelaide) Vaughan 1855–1869
        5. 5. Wilmot (Shafto) Vaughan 1839–1853
      2. 2. George (Lawrence) Vaughan 1802–1879
      3. 3. John (Shafto) Vaughan 1803–
      4. 4. William (Malet) Vaughan 1807–1867
      5. 5. Lucy (Harriet) Vaughan 1809–1867
      6. 6. George (Lawrence) Vaughan 1802–1879
      7. 7. John (Shafto) Vaughan 1803– m. Elizabeth (E Vaughan, nee) Edwards 1809–
        1. 1. Julia (Elizabeth) Vaughan 1828–1867
        2. 2. Lucy Vaughan 1834–
        3. 3. Emily (J) Vaughan 1841–
      8. 8. William (Malet) Vaughan 1807–1867
      9. 9. Lucy (Harriet) Vaughan 1809–1867
      10. 10. John (Shafto) Vaughan 1803–
      11. 11. Lucy (Harriet) Vaughan 1809–1867
      12. 12. William (Malet) Vaughan 1807–1867
      13. 13. John (Wilmot Courtenay) Vaughan 1799–1818
      14. 14. George (Lawrence) Vaughan 1802–1879 m. Mary (Josephine Roche) OShea 1806–1895
        1. 1. George (Augustus) Vaughan 1833–1914
        2. 2. Ernest (Courtenay) Vaughan 1832–1875
        3. 3. Marie (Celeste) Vaughan 1844–1916
        4. 4. Minnie Vaughan 1846–
        5. 5. xx Vaughan 1835–
        6. 6. Christine (Harriet) Vaughan 1841–
        7. 7. August (Homer) Vaughan* 1836–
      15. 15. Julia (Elizabeth Thomas, nee) Vaughan 1805– m. William (Gwynne Stedman) Thomas 1802–
    24. 24. Sophia Courtenay 1782–1845
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Anne) Courtenay 1744–1744

Frances Lady's Timeline

2 Records

1720
04 Feb 1720
Birth of Frances Heneage Courtenay, nee Finch Lady in Aylesford, Kent, England
Aylesford, Kent, England
1761
19 Dec 1761
Age 41
Death of Frances Heneage Courtenay, nee Finch Lady in Bath, Somerset, England
Bath, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Feb 1720
    Event Place: Aylesford, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1761
    Event Place: Bath, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Powderham, Teignbridge District, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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