General Henry Fane 1778-1840

On 12th January 1778 [his father] Henry Fane of Fulbeck [aged 38] and [his mother] Anne Buckley Batson [aged 20] were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Thomas Fane 8th Earl of Westmoreland and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Swymmer Countess Westmoreland.

On 26th November 1778 General Henry Fane was born to Henry Fane of Fulbeck [aged 39] and Anne Buckley Batson [aged 20].

In 1792 General Henry Fane [aged 13] joined the 6th Dragoon Guards as a Cornet.

In 1794 General Henry Fane [aged 15] was promoted to Captain-Lieutenancy of the 4th Dragoon Guards.

From 1801 General Henry Fane [aged 22] lived with Isabella Gorges who was married to Edward Cooke.

In 1802 General Henry Fane [aged 23] was elected MP Lyme Regis which seat he held until 1816.

In 1802 [his illegitimate son] Henry Fane was born illegitimately to General Henry Fane [aged 23] and Isabella Gorges.

On 4th June 1802 [his father] Henry Fane of Fulbeck [aged 63] died. He was buried at St Nicholas' Church, Fulbeck. General Henry Fane [aged 23] inherited Fulbeck Hall.

In 1804 [his illegitimate daughter] Isabella Fane was born illegitimately to General Henry Fane [aged 25] and Isabella Gorges.

In 1807 [his illegitimate son] Vere Fane was born illegitimately to General Henry Fane [aged 28] and Isabella Gorges.

In 1811 [his illegitimate son] Arthur Fane was born illegitimately to General Henry Fane [aged 32] and Isabella Gorges.

On 5th June 1815 General Henry Fane [aged 36] was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath.

On 8th January 1826 [his illegitimate son] Vere Fane [aged 19] drowned when the brig of war Algernine sank off Hydra in the Grecian Archipelago with the loss of all on board.

On 24th January 1826 General Henry Fane [aged 47] was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.

In 1829 General Henry Fane [aged 50] was elected MP Lyme Regis which seat he held until 1830.

In 1830 General Henry Fane [aged 51] was elected MP Hastings which seat he held until 1831.

In 1830 General Henry Fane [aged 51] was appointed Commander-in-Chief of India.

In or before 1835 [his illegitimate son] Arthur Fane [aged 23] and [his daughter-in-law] Lucy Bennett were married.

On 12th November 1835 [his grandson] Captain Henry John Fane was born to Henry Fane [aged 33] and Christine Isabelle Roche aka O'Shea at Calcutta, India. He was baptised 21st November 1835. The descent somewhat speculative based on the memorial at St Nicholas' Church, Fulbeck in which Major-General Vere Bonamy Fane is described as the son of Captain Henry John Fane of the Dorset Regiment. There is no explicit evidence that Captain Henry John Fane is one of the illegitimate sons of General Henry Fane [aged 56] and Isabella Gorges.

In 1836 [his illegitimate son] Henry Fane [aged 34] died. Major-General Walter Fane [aged 8] inherited Fulbeck Hall.

On 19th January 1838 [his mother] Anne Buckley Batson [aged 80] died at Fulbeck Hall. She was buried at St Nicholas' Church, Fulbeck.

On 25th March 1840 General Henry Fane [aged 61] died on board the East India ship Malabar on his passage home from Bombay, India. He was buried at sea later that day. [his illegitimate son] Henry Fane, being illegitmate, inherited a life interest in Fulbeck Hall only.

After 25th March 1840. Memorial to General Henry Fane [deceased] at St Nicholas' Church, Fulbeck.

On 22nd October 1840 the will of General Henry Fane was proved. His personalty sworn under £30,000. He had inherited the Dorset and Hampshire estates from his mother in 1838, but she had entailed them, in default of his legitimate male issue, on his next brother the Reverend Edward Fane [aged 56].

Before General Henry Fane and Christine Isabelle Roche aka O'Shea were married.