lˈɔːɹd fˈoʊkstoʊn wʌz bˈɔːɹn dʒˈeɪkəb dˈɛs bˈuːvɚɹi ænd bˈæptaɪzd ˌɔn fˈoːɹtiːn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ ɪn sənt kˈæθɑːɹɹˌiːn kɹˈiː, lˈʌndən, ðə sˈʌn ʌv sˌɜː wˈɪljəm dˈɛs bˈuːvɚɹi, fˈɜːst bˈæɹənˌɛt ænd hɪz sˈɛkənd wˈaɪf ˈæn ˈɜːɹi dˈɔːɾɚ ænd ˈɛɹɛs ʌv dˈeɪvɪd ˈɜːɹi ʌv lˈʌndən.
Lord Folkestone was born Jacob des Bouverie and baptised on 14 October 1694 in St Katharine Cree, London, the son of Sir William des Bouverie, 1st Baronet and his second wife Anne Urry (daughter and heiress of David Urry of London).