John Alexander Fladgate
John Alexander Fladgate (1 January 1809 – 12 December 1901), was a port wine merchant. Fladgate was the son of Francis Fladgate (1773–1821), an Essex Street solicitor, friend of
Family
He married Margaret Collett Dalgleish on 29 August 1837 at St. Giles-in-the-Field, London and had 10 children, all of whom were born in Oporto, Portugal.[3] He married four of his daughters to port wine shippers.
- Francis Pedro Gauntlett Fladgate (25 March 1839 – 9 September 1888). Employed by Taylor, Fladgate & Yeatman. Married Laura Louisa McMaster in 1864. Had issue.
- Margaret Ellen Fladgate (1840 – 5 April 1923), christened on 29 December 1840. Married firstly António d'Almeida Campos on 23 April 1864 and had issue. Married secondly Thomas William Murray-Allan and had issue.
- Catherine Mary Fladgate (1842 – 27 July 1903), christened on 22 May 1842. Married Joseph James Forrester, son of Joseph James Forrester, Baron Forrester, on 6 November 1862. Had issue.
- Harriette Forbes Fladgate (1845), christened on 22 March 1845.
- Marian Grimston Fladgate (1847 – 30 March 1932), christened on 2 March 1847. Married Albert Charles Frederick Morgan, of Morgan Brothers & Co., on 18 October 1881. Had issue.
- Helen Florence Fladgate (1849 – 14 December 1925), christened on 19 June 1849. Married Pedro Gonçalves Guimaraens, of Fonseca Guimaraens, on 18 December 1867. Had issue.
- Janet Young Fladgate (1852), christened on 7 April 1852. Married Charles Wright, resident Director of Croft & Co. Had issue.
- Elizabeth Edith Jebb Fladgate (1854 – 10 September 1855), christened on 19 July 1852.
- Reginald Hugh Fladgate (1856 – 14 April 1863), christened on 27 July 1856.
- Henry Claude Fladgate (1858), christened on 5 November 1858.
Portugal and port wine
He first sailed for Oporto in 1836 but was unable to land because of bad weather. He returned to England, married and returned to Oporto the following year by way of
Today, the only direct kinship with Fladgate at Taylor, Fladgate, & Yeatman is David Fonseca Guimaraens, Winemaker and Technical Director, the son of Bruce Duncan Guimaraens and Fladgate's great-great-great nephew.[citation needed]
Honours
He was created Baron da Roêda of Portugal on 9 October 1872 by King
Death
His wife Margaret died aged 83 on 1 March 1901 and Fladgate followed her soon afterwards, dying age 92, on 12 December 1901, at their residence at 106 Elgin Crescent in Kensington.[6]
Footnote
In the
References
- ^ "Francis Fladgate senior".
- ^ Genealogical Society of Utah and available at http://www.familysearch.com
- ^ Church of England Records for the British Factory Chaplaincy, Porto 1716-1865
- ^ unpublished memoir by Mrs. Catherine Clark in possession of Charles Gordon Clark
- ^ "Barons of Roeda | Geneall.net".
- ^ 1901 British Census