Sixth Generation  

29. Harriett Anne Louisa FITZGIBBON [47178] (Thomas Gibbon¹⁰, Gibbon⁶, John Thomas⁵, John², Thomas¹) was born Cir. 1805 in Limerick Co. Limerick Ireland, died on 23 Oct 1839 in Southend Hall Lewisham Kent England aged about 34, and was buried on 30 Oct 1839 in St Mary's Lewisham Kent England. Another name for Harriett was Harriett Elizabeth FITZGIBBON.

Harriett married Capt., Henry FORSTER [47162], son of John FORSTER [94474] and Elizabeth DRAKE [39099], in Oct 1824 in Rathkeale Co. Limerick Ireland. Henry was born on 21 Oct 1789 in Southend Hall Lewisham Kent England, was baptised on 20 Nov 1789 in Bromley Kent England, died on 24 Oct 1855 in Aix-la-Chapelle Allemagne France at age 66, and was buried on 3 Nov 1855 in St Mary's Lewisham Kent England.

General Notes: In a File of Information received from Marigold Potter in September 2010, she includes the following Lines:
Served in the Royal Artillery Commissioned aged 16 years & 9 months as a Cadet 13/6/1804
2nd Lieutenant 1/7/1806
1st Lieutenant 16/10/1807
Listed as: Lieutenant in F Battery A Brigade
2nd Lieutenant in A Battery A Brigade
Peninsular War
Siege of Copenhagen 1807 & Corunna Campaign
1st Lieutenant at Waterloo
During the Battle of Waterloo 'the bones of his left foot extensively fractured by a grape-shot, eight ounces in weight, which lodged in the foot and so injured the ankle-joint as to produce permanent lameness.' [Parliamentary Papers, Volume 40, page 7. 1836-1837]
Waterloo Medal: Royal Horse and Foot Artillery; Lt Colonel W.Smith's "F" Troop
2nd Captain 26/12/1824
Retired on pay as 2nd Captain 7/2/1832.
Served in the Royal Artillery with Captain David John Edwardes, who later married Henry's sister Caroline.
His Memorial in Saint John the Baptist Church in Lewisham reads:
In honoured memory of
Capt. Henry Forster Royal Horse Artillery
Son of John & Elizabeth Forster who
served in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo Born 21st
October 1789; Died 24th October 1855 and of his wife
Harriet daughter of
Thomas Fitzgibbon of Ballyseeda Limerick who
died 23rd October 1839.

Noted events in his life were:

• Military Service: Captain, Royal Artillery.

• Commissioned: a Cadet, 13 Jun 1804.

• Military Service: a 2nd Lieutenant, 1 Jul 1806.

• Military Service: a Lieutenant of Artillery in the Peninsula War, the Corunna Campaign and at the Seige of Copenhagen, 1807.

• Military Service: 1st Lieutenant, 16 Oct 1807.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 56 M    i. Major, John FORSTER [47179] was born on 1 Aug 1826 in Lewisham Kent England and died on 16 Sep 1886 in Exbury Hampshire England at age 60.

   57 M    ii. Henry FORSTER [47181] was born on 3 Jun 1829 in Sheffield Yorkshire England.

+ 58 F    iii. Eliza Mary Ann FORSTER [47180] was born on 6 Feb 1833 in Southend Hall Lewisham Kent England, was baptised on 14 May 1833 in St Mary's Lewisham Kent England, and died on 3 Oct 1902 in Sandgate Kent England at age 69.

32. Catherine Nesta FITZGIBBON [104014] (Thomas Gibbon¹⁰, Gibbon⁶, John Thomas⁵, John², Thomas¹) was born in Limerick Co. Limerick Ireland and died 29/2/1897. Another name for Catherine was Delia.

Catherine married Rev., Robert Bent KNOX [104015] on 5 Oct 1842. Robert was born on 25 Sep 1808 and died on 23 Oct 1893 at age 85.

Noted events in his life were:

• Service: the Protestant Archbishop, Co. Armagh Ireland.

Children from this marriage were:

   59 M    i. Charles Edmond KNOX [104016] was born on 28 Feb 1846 and died on 1 Nov 1938 in Putney Surrey England at age 92.

   60 M    ii. Thomas John KNOX [104017] was born in 1848.

   61 M    iii. Robert John Skeffington KNOX [104018] was born in 1851.

   62 F    iv. Edith Katherine Mary KNOX [104019] .

   63 F    v. Evelyn Katherine Isabel KNOX [104020] .

34. Anne Louisa FITZGIBBON [104022] (Thomas Gibbon¹⁰, Gibbon⁶, John Thomas⁵, John², Thomas¹) was born in Limerick Co. Limerick Ireland.

Anne married Humphrey Brooke FIRMAN [104023] on 21 Aug 1856 in Holywood Co Down Ireland.

Marriage Notes: In a Document received from Marigold [Roberts] Potter in June 2015, she included the following Comment:
This was a double wedding with her sister Isabella Maryanne Louisa.

The child from this marriage was:

   64 M    i. Humphrey Brooke FIRMAN [104024] was born in 1858.

Humphrey married Florence Adelaide CUMMING [104025], daughter of Sir, Arthur CUMMING [104026], in 1880.

54. Richard Hobart FITZGIBBON, 3rd Earl of Clare [103952] (John, 1st Earl of Clare²², John⁸, John Thomas⁵, John², Thomas¹) was born on 2 Oct 1793 and died in 1864 at age 71.

Noted events in his life were:

• Appointment: Lord Lieutenant, Co. Limerick Ireland.

• Appointment: Usher of the Court of Chancery.

Richard married Diana Crosbie MOORE [103988], daughter of Charles BRIDGES-WOODSTOCK [103989], on 9 Jan 1825 in St James' Westminster Middlesex England.

Children from this marriage were:

   65 F    i. Eleanor Sophie Diana FITZGIBBON [103990] .

   66 F    ii. Florence FITZGIBBON [103991] .

   67 F    iii. Louisa Isabella Georgina FITZGIBBON [103992] .

   68 M    iv. Viscount, John Charles Henry FITZGIBBON [103993] died on 25 Oct 1855 in Balaclava Crimea Russia.