Biography of Fletcher Norton 3rd Baron Grantley 1798-1875
Paternal Family Tree: Norton
In 1793 [his father] Fletcher Norton (age 48) and [his mother] Caroline Elizabeth Balmain were married.
On 14 Jul 1798 Fletcher Norton 3rd Baron Grantley was born to Fletcher Norton (age 53) and Caroline Elizabeth Balmain.
On 16 Jun 1815 Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 47) fought and Algernon Frederick Greville (age 16) fought.
James Hay (age 18) was killed.
Fletcher Norton 3rd Baron Grantley (age 16) fought.
General Mildmay Fane (age 20) and Thomas Elmsley Croft 7th Baronet (age 16) were wounded.
On 18 Jun 1815 the Battle of Waterloo was fought.
Beaumont Hotham 3rd Baron Hotham (age 20) was present.
Charles Augustus Fitzroy (age 19) was wounded.
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Edward Irby (age 31) fought.
Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 47) led the charge of the British heavy cavalry against Comte d'Erlon's column which checked and in part routed the French Army. He was hit by one of the last cannon shots of the day necessitating the amputation of this leg during the Battle of Quatre Bras.
Fletcher Norton 3rd Baron Grantley (age 16) fought and was wounded.
Charles Francis Rowley Lascelles fought.
Edward Kerrison 1st Baronet (age 38) commanded his Regiment.
George Orlando Gunning (age 18) was killed whilst serving as a Lieutenant in the 10th Hussars.
On 19 Jun 1815 Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Gordon (age 29) died having had his leg amputated the previous day.
In 1820 [his father] Fletcher Norton (age 75) died.
On 12 Nov 1822 [his uncle] William Norton 2nd Baron Grantley (age 80) died. His nephew Fletcher Norton 3rd Baron Grantley (age 24) succeeded 3rd Baron Grantley of Markenfield in Yorkshire.
On 26 Jul 1825 Fletcher Norton 3rd Baron Grantley (age 27) and Charlotte Earle Beechey Baroness Grantley were married. She by marriage Baroness Grantley of Markenfield in Yorkshire.
On 28 Aug 1875 Fletcher Norton 3rd Baron Grantley (age 77) died without issue. His nephew Thomas Brinsley Norton 4th Baron Grantley (age 43) succeeded 4th Baron Grantley of Markenfield in Yorkshire.
On 01 May 1878 [his former wife] Charlotte Earle Beechey Baroness Grantley died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Philip IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Norton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Welbury Norton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ann Hildyard
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Norton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Norton of Grantley in Yorkshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Fletcher Norton 1st Baron Grantley 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Father: Fletcher Norton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Chapple of Waybay House in Upwey in Dorset
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Chapple
GrandMother: Grace Chapple Baroness Grantley
Fletcher Norton 3rd Baron Grantley 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Mother: Caroline Elizabeth Balmain