Talk:John Anthony Fonblanque

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The man described here is most probably John Anthony Fonblanque.

JAF was father of John Samuel Martin Fonblanque 1787-1865, eldest brother of Albany Fonblanque 1793-1872.

JAF was son of Jean (and Eleanor Bagshaw) and grandson of Abel de Grenier, comte de Fonblanque, a Huguenot.

JAF's wife, Frances Caroline Fitzgerald 1760-1844, was a granddaughter of Colonel Samuel Martin 1693-1776 of Antigua hence the name of her eldest son.

references: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and Life and Labours of Albany Fonblanque edited by his nephew Edward Barrington de Fonblanque Richard Bentley and Son London 1874 (may be viewed in Google Books)

Eddaido (talk) 07:28, 2 July 2008 (UTC)


 * What User:Eddaido says appears to be the case. Both John Fonblanques have ODNB articles and it should be relatively easy to constuct a stub article for John Samuel Martin Fonblanque and move the content of this article to his father, whom ODNB calls John de Grenier Fonbancque.  Vernon White  . . . Talk 19:37, 2 July 2008 (UTC)