Hester Lewis[1]

Female 1742 - 1829  (87 years)


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  • Name Hester Lewis 
    Born 1742  Archangel, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 1829 
    Age 87 years 
    Person ID I338  Curtis Hayward
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2020 

    Father Lewis, Admiral 
    Family ID F139  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nicholas Fenwick,   b. 1729, Stockholm Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1797, Elsinore Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 1757  S't Anne's Church Soho London Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Charles Fenwick,   b. 1775, Elsinore Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1832, Helsingør, Lynge-Kronborg, Frederiksborg Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     2. Nicholas Lewis Fenwick,   b. 1779,   d. 1844, Hardwicke Court Gloucestershire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     3. William Fenwick
     4. Fairfax Fenwick,   d. 1831, Copenhagen Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Elizabeth Fenwick
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2020 
    Family ID F138  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Entertained the Duke of Brunswick incognito just before the battle of Waterloo where he was among the first to fall. She asked" Monsieur etes vous francais?" to which he replied "Non Madame je suis vrai Allmand"
    • Took an English leg of mutton to Queen Caroline Matilda wife of Christian VII King of Denmark and sister of George III as she was a prisoner in Kronberg Castle.
    • Died of burns sustained when her lace cap caught fire.

  • Sources 
    1. [S23] History of Fenwick family portraits by Hester Fenwick (Reliability: 0).


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