A tree on FS shows his parents as George Fortune 1750 - 1824 and Margaret Armite 1755-1843
Margaret Gray died 1849 as per the tree and John Fortune 5.4.1878
Maybe, but never believe anything you find in an online tree. Always check the original documents yourself.
John was quite an age then when Georgina was born.Thank you leads i will follow up
I think I'd be more interested in Margaret's age. She is listed in 1841 as aged 45, which (because ages were supposed to be rounded down to the nearest 5 years) could mean she was actually 49. If this is accurate she was born between 7 June 1791 and 6 June 1796.
In 1851 Georgina's age was given as 8, meaning that (assuming it is accurate) she was born between 31 March 1842 and 30 March 1843.
This means that on the date of Georgina's birth Margaret's age was a minimum of 45, and she could have been several years older. It's not impossible, but rather unusual in the 1840s, for a woman in her late 40s to have a child.
Is it possible that Georgina was in fact the illegitimate daughter of John and Margaret's eldest daughter Margaret, adopted and brought up by her grandparents?
