leg it imate ▁daughter ▁of ▁an ▁English ▁naval ▁officer , ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁England ▁and ▁ended ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁Gen lis ▁household . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution , ▁the ▁Gen lis ▁family ▁fled ▁to ▁England . ▁By ▁then ▁an ▁attract ive ▁young ▁woman , ▁Pam ela ▁became ▁engaged ▁to ▁Richard ▁Sher idan , ▁but ▁the ▁eng agement ▁was ▁quickly ▁ended . ▁She ▁instead ▁married ▁Lord ▁Edward ▁Fitz G er ald ▁at ▁Tour na i ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁December ▁ 1 7 9 2 . ▁They ▁settled ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁K ild are ▁and ▁had ▁three ▁children : ▁Edward ▁Fox ▁( 1 7 9 4 – 1 8 6 3 ); ▁Pam ela , ▁afterwards ▁wife ▁of ▁General ▁Sir ▁Guy ▁Campbell ; ▁Lucy ▁Louis a , ▁who ▁married ▁Captain ▁Lyon , ▁R N . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁country ▁se eth ed ▁with ▁re bell ion , ▁Fitz G er ald ▁was ▁h unted ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁forced ▁into ▁hiding . ▁He ▁was ▁bet rayed ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁date ▁set ▁for ▁the ▁planned ▁rising ▁he ▁was ▁to ▁lead ▁and ▁was ▁wounded ▁resist ing ▁arrest ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁May ▁ 1 7 9 8 . ▁Although ▁his ▁w ound ▁was ▁to ▁the ▁shoulder ▁and ▁relatively ▁minor ▁it ▁was ▁left ▁un tre ated ▁and ▁he ▁died ▁of ▁his ▁w ounds ▁on ▁ 5 ▁June . ▁As ▁a ▁tra itor ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁crown , ▁his ▁est ates ▁were ▁conf isc ated , ▁and ▁Pam ela ▁was ▁comp elled ▁to ▁leave