Hester Lewis^[1]

1742 - 1829  (87 years)

• Name	Hester Lewis
  Born	1742	Archangel, Russia
  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 ,   d. 1797, Elsinore Denmark  (Age 68 years)
  Married	1757	S't Anne's Church Soho London
  Children	+ 1. Charles Fenwick,   b. 1775, Elsinore Denmark ,   d. 19 Mar 1832, Helsingør, Lynge-Kronborg, Frederiksborg  (Age 57 years) + 2. Nicholas Lewis Fenwick,   b. 1779,   d. 1844, Hardwicke Court Gloucestershire  (Age 65 years) + 3. William Fenwick   4. Fairfax Fenwick,   d. 1831, Copenhagen + 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

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