FORTH, Hugh (1610-76), of Clapham, Surr.

bap. 6 July 1610, 1st s. of Robert Forth, brazier, of Standish Gate, Wigan, Lancs. by Catherine, da. of William Gardiner of Wigan. m. (1) Sarah, da. of John Fowle, merchant, of London, 1da.; (2) 8 Sept. 1645, Sarah, da. of William Essington, merchant, of London, s.p.; (3) lic. 10 Oct. 1667, Amy, da. of Robert Gurdon of Assington, Suff., s.p. suc. fa. 1622.Wigan Par. Reg. (Lancs. Par. Reg. Soc. iv), 77, 244, 270; Lancs. RO, will of Robert Forth; Vis. London (Harl. Soc. xv), 259; (xcii), 66; Vis. Lancs. (Chetham Soc. lxxiv), 95; Soc. of Genealogists, Boyd’s London Units 10542; London Mar. Lic. ed. Foster, 502.