The Orys and Cook Family Tree » Herbert Fort (1848-1935)

Personal data Herbert Fort 

  • He was born on September 22, 1848 in Yeovil, Somerset. England.
    First name(s) Herbert
    Last name Fourt
    Birth year 1848
    Birth quarter 4
    Registration month -
    Mother's maiden name -
    District Yeovil
    County Somerset
    Country England
    Volume 10
    Page 505
    Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
  • Occupations:
    • in the year 1881 Labourer.
    • in the year 1891 Stone Quarryman.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1851: Chilthorne Domer, Yeovil, Somerset, England.
      1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Chilthorne Domer, Yeovil, Somerset, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Thomas Fort Head Married Male 35 1816 Ag Lab Somerset, England
      Elizabeth Fort Wife Married Female 34 1817 Lab Wife Somerset, England
      Phynas Fort Son - Male 7 1844 Scholar Somerset, England
      Agnes Fort Daughter - Female 3 1848 Scholar Somerset, England
      Hurburt Fort Son - Male 2 1849 - Somerset, England
      Fredrick Miles Lodger Unmarried Male 21 1830 Ag Lab Somerset, England
    • in the year 1861: Chilthorne Street, Chilthorne Dormer, Yeovil, Somerset.
      Name: Hearbet Fourt [FORT] [] [] [] Gender: Male Age: 13 Relation: Son Estimated Birth Year: 1848
      Where born: Chilthorne, Somerset, England Civil parish: Chilthorne Domer County/Island: Somerset Country: England
      Registration district: Yeovil Sub-registration district: Ilchester ED, institution, or vessel: 5 Neighbors: Household schedule number: 25 Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
      Thomas Fourt 45 Head
      Elizabeth Fourt 44 Wife
      Phyner Fourt 17 Son
      Hearbet Fourt 13 Son
      Louisa Fourt 9 Daughter
      Albert Fourt 7 Son
    • in the year 1871: Chilthorne Street, Chilthorne Dormer, Yeovil, Somerset.
      1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Chilthorne Street, Chilthorne Domer, Yeovil, Somerset, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Herbert Fourt Head - Male 22 1849 - Somerset, England
      Sarah Ann Fourt Wife - Female 21 1850 - Somerset, England
      - - Daughter - Female 0 1871 - Somerset, England
    • in the year 1881: Main Street, Hugglescote and Donington, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire.
      1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Main Street, Hugglescote and Donington, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
      Herbert Forte Head Married Male 32 1849 Somerset, England Labourer
      Sarah A Forte Wife Married Female 30 1851 Somerset, England Shirt Maker
      Letitia H Forte Daughter Single Female 10 1871 Somerset, England Scholar
      Julia C Forte Daughter Single Female 6 1875 Hugglescote, Leicestershire, England Scholar
      Agnes M Forte Daughter Single Female 4 1877 Hugglescote, Leicestershire, England Scholar
      Albert J Forte Son Single Male 2 1879 Hugglescote, Leicestershire, England -
      Minnie L Forte Daughter Single Female 0 1881 Hugglescote, Leicestershire, England
    • in the year 1891: Ashby Road, Hugglescote and Donington, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire.
      1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Ashby Road, Hugglescote and Donington, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
      Herbert Fort Head Married Male 42 1849 Somerset, England Stone Quarryman
      Sarah A Fort Wife Married Female 40 1851 Somerset, England Tailoress
      Letitia K Fort Daughter Single Female 20 1871 Somerset, England Dressmaker
      Albert J Fort Son - Male 12 1879 Hugglescote, Leicestershire, England Errand Boy
      Minnie N Fort Daughter - Female 10 1881 Leicestershire, England Scholar
      Charles T Fort Son - Male 8 1883 Leicestershire, England Scholar
      Frank H Fort Son - Male 5 1886 Leicestershire, England Scholar
      Horace E Fort Son - Male 2 1889 Leicestershire, England -
      Ethel A Fort Daughter - Female 0 1891 Leicestershire, England -
    • in the year 1901: Ashby Road, Hugglescote and Donington, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire.
      1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Ashby Road, Hugglescote, Hugglescote and Donington, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
      Herbert Fort Head Married Male 52 1849 Somerset, England Quarryman (Driller)
      Sarah A Fort Wife Married Female 50 1851 Thorne, Somerset, England -
      Albert J Fort Son Single Male 22 1879 Hugglescote, Leicestershire, England Colliery Roadman (Below Ground)
      Charles T Fort Son Single Male 18 1883 Hugglescote, Leicestershire, England Colliery Roadman (Below Ground)
      Frank H Fort Son Single Male 15 1886 Hugglescote, Leicestershire, England Coal Mine Stages
      Horace E Fort Son Single Male 12 1889 Hugglescote, Leicestershire, England -
      Ethel A Fort Daughter Single Female 10 1891 Hugglescote, Leicestershire, England -
      Ella M Fort Daughter - Female 8 1893 Hugglescote, Leicestershire, England
    • in the year 1911: Ashby Road, Hugglescote and Donington, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire.
      1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      11 Ashby Road Hugglescote Leicester, Hugglescote and Donington, Leicestershire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
      Herbert Fort Head Married Male 62 1849 Somerset Chil Thorne Cemetery Caretaker
      Sarah Ann Fort Wife Married Female 60 1851 Somerset Thorne -
      Frank Herbert Fort Son Single Male 24 1887 Leicester Hugglescote Miner Coal Hewer
      Horace Edwin Fort Son Single Male 21 1890 Leicester Hugglescote Jobbing Gardener
      William Harris Boarder Single Male 30 1881 Leicester Diseworth Quarryman Stone Labourer
  • He died on December 5, 1935 in Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, England, he was 87 years old.
    First name(s) Herbert Last name Fort Gender Male Birth day - Birth month - Birth year 1848 Age 87
    Death quarter 4 Death year 1935 District Ashby de la Zouch County Leicestershire Volume 7A
    Page 156
    Country England
    Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
  • Probate on March 25, 1936 naar London, England.
    Name: Herbert Fort
    Death Date: 5 Dec 1935
    Death Place: Leicestershire, England
    Probate Date: 25 Mar 1936
    Probate Registry: London, England
    Effects ¹424-4s-4d
  • This information was last updated on February 7, 2023.

Household of Herbert Fort

He is married to Sarah Ann Colley.

They got married on June 7, 1870 at St. Andrews Church, Thorne Coffin, Yeovil, Somerset, he was 21 years old.

First name(s) SARAH ANN Last name COLLEY Marriage quarter 2 Marriage year 1870 Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ SARAH ANN COLLEY married Herbert Fort District Yeovil District number - County Somerset
Country England Volume 5C Page 821 SEE PHOTO

Child(ren):

  1. Letitia Kate Fort  1871-1947
  2. Arthur Fort  1872-1886

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Herbert Fort

Herbert Fort
1848-1935

1870

Sarah Ann Colley
1851-1935

Letitia Kate Fort
1871-1947
Arthur Fort
1872-1886

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Birthday September 22, 1848

  • The temperature on September 22, 1848 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: betrokken. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • From November 21, 1848 till November 1, 1849 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Kempenaer - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. J.M. de Kempenaer (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
  • In the year 1848: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • January 3 » Joseph Jenkins Roberts is sworn in as the first president of Liberia.
    • February 2 » Mexican–American War: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed.
    • March 4 » Carlo Alberto di Savoia signs the Statuto Albertino that will later represent the first constitution of the Regno d'Italia.
    • March 10 » The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is ratified by the United States Senate, ending the Mexican–American War.
    • May 29 » Wisconsin is admitted as the 30th U.S. state.
    • August 18 » Camila O'Gorman and Ladislao Gutierrez are executed on the orders of Argentine dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas.

Day of marriage June 7, 1870

  • The temperature on June 7, 1870 was about 21.0 °C. The air pressure was 15 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 49%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 6 » The inauguration of the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria.
    • January 15 » A political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion" by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly).
    • August 6 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Wörth results in a decisive Prussian victory.
    • September 3 » Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Metz begins, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory on October 23.
    • September 18 » Old Faithful Geyser is observed and named by Henry D. Washburn.
    • October 7 » Franco-Prussian War: Léon Gambetta escapes the siege of Paris in a hot-air balloon.

Day of death December 5, 1935

  • The temperature on December 5, 1935 was between 0.6 °C and 4.6 °C and averaged 2.2 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1935: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.4 million citizens.
    • March 16 » Adolf Hitler orders Germany to rearm herself in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Conscription is reintroduced to form the Wehrmacht.
    • June 11 » Inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States at Alpine, New Jersey.
    • September 8 » US Senator from Louisiana Huey Long is fatally shot in the Louisiana State Capitol building.
    • November 9 » The Congress of Industrial Organizations is founded in Atlantic City, New Jersey, by eight trade unions belonging to the American Federation of Labor.
    • November 22 » The China Clipper inaugurates the first commercial transpacific air service, connecting Alameda, California with Manila.
    • November 24 » The Senegalese Socialist Party holds its second congress.


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Source: Wikipedia

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