Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Paternal Family Tree: Colley
In or before 19th July 1735 [his father] Richard Colley aka Wesley 1st Baron Mornington [aged 45] and [his mother] Elizabeth Sale were married.
On 19th July 1735 Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington was born to [his father] Richard Colley aka Wesley 1st Baron Mornington [aged 45] and [his mother] Elizabeth Sale in Dangan Castle, Summerhill, Trim, County Meath.
On 10th August 1735 Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington was baptised at St Andrew's Church, Dublin.
On 17th July 1738 [his mother] Elizabeth Sale died.
Around 1745 Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington [aged 9] was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.
On 9th July 1746 [his father] Richard Colley aka Wesley 1st Baron Mornington [aged 56] was created 1st Baron Mornington.
In 1757 Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington [aged 21] was elected MP Trim.
On 6th February 1759 Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington [aged 23] and Anne Hill Countess Mornington [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Baroness Mornington.
On 20th June 1760 [his son] Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley was born to Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington [aged 24] and [his wife] Anne Hill Countess Mornington [aged 17] at Dungan Castle, Dungan, County Meath. He married (1) 29th November 1794 Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland Marchioness Wellesley and had issue (2) 29th October 1825 Marianne Caton Marchioness Wellesley.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 2nd October 1760 Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington [aged 25] was created 1st Earl Mornington, 1st Viscount Wellesley of Dangan Castle by King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 22] in reward for his services to music and philanthropy. [his wife] Anne Hill Countess Mornington [aged 18] by marriage Countess Mornington.
On 20th May 1763 [his son] William Wellesley aka Wellesley-Pole 3rd Earl Mornington was born to Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington [aged 27] and [his wife] Anne Hill Countess Mornington [aged 20]. His great uncle William Pole of Ballyfin in Ireland [aged 50] was his godfather. He married 1784 Katherine Forbes Countess Mornington and had issue.
In 1764 Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington [aged 28] was appointed First Professor of Music at Trinity College, Dublin.
On 31st January 1768 [his father] Richard Colley aka Wesley 1st Baron Mornington [aged 78] died. His son Garrett [aged 32] succeeded 2nd Baron Mornington.
On 13th March 1768 [his daughter] Anne Wellesley was born to Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington [aged 32] and [his wife] Anne Hill Countess Mornington [aged 25]. She married (1) 7th January 1790 Henry Fitzroy, son of Charles Fitzroy 1st Baron Southampton and Anne Warren Baroness Southampton, and had issue (2) 2nd August 1799 Charles Culling Smith and had issue.
On 1st May 1769 [his son] Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Wellington was born to Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington [aged 33] and [his wife] Anne Hill Countess Mornington [aged 26] at Dublin [Map]. He married 10th April 1806 Catherine "Kitty" Pakenham Duchess Wellington, daughter of Edward Pakenham 2nd Baron Longford and Catherine Rowley Baroness Longford, and had issue.
On 7th December 1770 [his son] Reverend Gerald Valerian Wellesley was born to Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington [aged 35] and [his wife] Anne Hill Countess Mornington [aged 28] at Dungan Castle, Dungan, County Meath. He married 2nd June 1802 Emily Maud Cadogan, daughter of Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan and Mary Churchill Countess Cadogan, and had issue.
On 20th January 1773 [his son] Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley was born to Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington [aged 37] and [his wife] Anne Hill Countess Mornington [aged 30]. He married (1) 20th September 1803 Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey, daughter of Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan and Mary Churchill Countess Cadogan, and had issue (2) before 1821 his second cousin once removed Georgiana Charlotte Augusta Cecil Baroness Cowley, daughter of James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury and Mary Amelia Hill Marchioness Salisbury.
On 22nd May 1781 Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington [aged 45] died at Kensington. He was buried at Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair. His son Richard [aged 20] succeeded 2nd Earl Mornington, 2nd Viscount Wellesley of Dangan Castle.
On 10th September 1831 [his former wife] Anne Hill Countess Mornington [aged 89] died at Henrietta Street Covent Garden. She was buried at Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair.
GrandFather: Henry Colley
Father: Richard Colley aka Wesley 1st Baron Mornington
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Ussher of Bridgefoot
GrandMother: Mary Ussher
Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington
Mother: Elizabeth Sale