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Paternal Family Tree: Cadogan
Maternal Family Tree: Maria Skerritt 1702-1738
On 13th July 1836 [his father] Henry Cadogan 4th Earl Cadogan (age 24) and [his mother] Mary Sarah Wellesley Countess Cadogan (age 27) were married at Durham Cathedral [Map]. He the son of [his grandfather] George Cadogan 3rd Earl Cadogan (age 53). They were first cousins.
On 12th May 1840 George Cadogan 5th Earl Cadogan was born to [his father] Henry Cadogan 4th Earl Cadogan (age 28) and [his mother] Mary Sarah Wellesley Countess Cadogan (age 31). Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%.
On 15th September 1864 [his grandfather] George Cadogan 3rd Earl Cadogan (age 81) died. His son [his father] Henry (age 52) succeeded 4th Earl Cadogan, 4th Viscount Chelsea, 6th Baron Cadogan. [his mother] Mary Sarah Wellesley Countess Cadogan (age 55) by marriage Countess Cadogan.
On 16th January 1865 George Cadogan 5th Earl Cadogan (age 24) and Beatrix Jane Craven Countess Cadogan (age 20) were married. She the daughter of William Craven 2nd Earl Craven (age 55) and Emily Mary Grimston Countess Craven (age 48). He the son of Henry Cadogan 4th Earl Cadogan (age 52) and Mary Sarah Wellesley Countess Cadogan (age 56).
The Times. 25th January 1865. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE. The marriage of the Earl of Coventry (age 26) and [his sister-in-law] Lady Blanche Craven (age 22), third daughter of [his father-in-law] Earl Craven (age 55), was solemnized yesterday morning at St. George's Church, Hanover-square. The bridegroom and the friends of both families assembled at the church at 11 o'clock, and shortly afterwards were joined by the bride, accompanied by her [his mother-in-law] mother, the Countess Craven (age 48). The bride was received by her father at the church door, and, attended by eight bridesmaids, proceeded at once to the communion table, in front ot which a numerous company had assembled, including the Earl (age 65) and Countess of Clarendon (age 54) and Lady Emily Villiers (age 22), the Countess of Verulam (age 40) and Lady Harriet Grimston (age 20), Viscount (age 49) and Viscountess Folkestone (age 43) and Hon. Miss Bouverie, the Countess of Sefton (age 27) and Lady Cecilia Molyneux, Viscount Chelsea (age 24), and Lady Caroline Townley (age 27) and Miss Townley, [his brother-in-law] Viscount Uffington (age 23), Sir Henry (age 58) and Lady Sophia Des Voeux, Hon. Mr. and Mrs Coventry, Hon. Gerald (age 35) and Lady Maria Ponsonby (age 28), Mr. Oswald andl Miss Oswald, Dr. Quin, Mr. Cecil Boothby (age 51), Mr. James Oswald, Miss Talbot, Viscount (age 32) and [his sister-in-law] Viscountess Grey de Wilton (age 28), [his sister-in-law] Lady Evelyn Bruce (age 25), Hon. Mrs. Grimston and Miss Grimston, &c.
The Hon. and Rev. Edward Grimston (age 52), uncle of the bride, performed the religious rite. After the registration of the marriage the wedding party left the church, and procceded to the Earl and Countess Craven's mansion in Charles-street, Mayfair. At 2 o'clock the newly-wedded couple took their departure for Croome Court, the Earl of Coventry's seat, near Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire [Map], there to pass the honeymoon. At Croome Pirton and Severn Stoke, Worcestershire, the marriage was celebrated yesterday by the tenantry and neighbours of the Earl of Coventry. The tenantry of the Crome Pirton and Severn Stoke estates, to ths number of about 100, dined together in two parties yesterday at Severn Stoke and High-green. At Pirton and Severn Stoke garlands of evergreens and flags were hung out over the roads, and at night a bonfire was lighted at High-green. The rejoicings have extended over all his Lordship's large estates in the southern portion of Worcestershire. The inhabitants of Worcester [Map] celebrated the marriage by hoisting flags from tile windows and streamers across the streets. The bells from the various churches rang merry peals all day.
On 24th January 1865 George Coventry 9th Earl Coventry and Blanche Craven Countess Coventry were married. She by marriage Countess Coventry. She the daughter of William Craven 2nd Earl Craven and Emily Mary Grimston Countess Craven.
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In 1866 [his son] Albert Edward George Henry Cadogan was born to George Cadogan 5th Earl Cadogan (age 25) and [his wife] Beatrix Jane Craven Countess Cadogan (age 21).
On 25th August 1866 [his father-in-law] William Craven 2nd Earl Craven (age 57) died. His son [his brother-in-law] George (age 25) succeeded 3rd Earl Craven in Yorkshire, 3rd Viscount Uffington, 9th Baron Craven of Hamstead Marshall in Berkshire.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 2nd January 1867 [his brother-in-law] George Grimston Craven 3rd Earl Craven (age 25) and Evelyn Laura Barrington Countess Craven (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Craven in Yorkshire. He the son of [his father-in-law] William Craven 2nd Earl Craven and [his mother-in-law] Emily Mary Grimston Countess Craven (age 50). They were fifth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 13th June 1868 [his son] Henry Arthur Cadogan was born to George Cadogan 5th Earl Cadogan (age 28) and [his wife] Beatrix Jane Craven Countess Cadogan (age 23). He married 30th April 1892 Mildred Cecilia Sturt Lady Montagu, daughter of Henry Gerard Sturt 1st Baron Alington and Augusta Bingham Baroness Alington, and had issue.
On 28th May 1869 [his son] Gerald Oakley Cadogan 6th Earl Cadogan was born to George Cadogan 5th Earl Cadogan (age 29) and [his wife] Beatrix Jane Craven Countess Cadogan (age 24).
In 1871 [his daughter] Emily Julia Cadogan was born to George Cadogan 5th Earl Cadogan (age 30) and [his wife] Beatrix Jane Craven Countess Cadogan (age 26).
In 1872 [his son] Lewin Edward Cadogan was born to George Cadogan 5th Earl Cadogan (age 31) and [his wife] Beatrix Jane Craven Countess Cadogan (age 27).
On 11th February 1873 [his mother] Mary Sarah Wellesley Countess Cadogan (age 64) died.
On 8th June 1873 [his father] Henry Cadogan 4th Earl Cadogan (age 61) died at Woodrising, Norfolk. His son George (age 33) succeeded 5th Earl Cadogan, 5th Viscount Chelsea, 7th Baron Cadogan. [his wife] Beatrix Jane Craven Countess Cadogan (age 28) by marriage Countess Cadogan.
In 1874 [his daughter] Sophie Beatrix Mary Cadogan was born to George Cadogan 5th Earl Cadogan (age 33) and [his wife] Beatrix Jane Craven Countess Cadogan (age 29). She married 29th June 1896 Samuel Scott 6th Baronet, son of Edward Scott 5th Baronet, and had issue.
In 1878 [his son] Albert Edward George Henry Cadogan (age 12) died.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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In 1879 [his son] William George Sydney Cadogan was born to George Cadogan 5th Earl Cadogan (age 38) and [his wife] Beatrix Jane Craven Countess Cadogan (age 34).
In 1880 [his son] Edward Cecil George Cadogan was born to George Cadogan 5th Earl Cadogan (age 39) and [his wife] Beatrix Jane Craven Countess Cadogan (age 35).
On 7th March 1882 Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton (age 82) died. His son Arthur (age 49) succeeded 3rd Earl Wilton, 3rd Viscount Grey de Wilton. [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Charlotte Louisa Craven Countess Wilton (age 45) by marriage Countess Wilton.
On 7th December 1883 [his brother-in-law] George Grimston Craven 3rd Earl Craven (age 42) died. His son William (age 14) succeeded 4th Earl Craven in Yorkshire, 4th Viscount Uffington, 10th Baron Craven of Hamstead Marshall in Berkshire.
In 1884 [his son] Alexander George Montagu Cadogan was born to George Cadogan 5th Earl Cadogan (age 43) and [his wife] Beatrix Jane Craven Countess Cadogan (age 39).
On 14th September 1886 Arthur Vickris Pryor (age 40) and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Charlotte Louisa Craven Countess Wilton (age 50) were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] William Craven 2nd Earl Craven and [his mother-in-law] Emily Mary Grimston Countess Craven (age 70).
In 1891 George Cadogan 5th Earl Cadogan (age 50) was appointed 796th Knight of the Garter by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 71).
On 30th April 1892 [his son] Henry Arthur Cadogan (age 23) and [his daughter-in-law] Mildred Cecilia Sturt Lady Montagu (age 23) were married at The Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity with Saint Jude, Sloane Street. He the son of George Cadogan 5th Earl Cadogan (age 51) and [his wife] Beatrix Jane Craven Countess Cadogan (age 47).
On 29th June 1896 [his son-in-law] Samuel Scott 6th Baronet (age 22) and [his daughter] Sophie Beatrix Mary Cadogan (age 22) were married at Holy Trinity Church in Chelsea. She the daughter of George Cadogan 5th Earl Cadogan (age 56) and [his wife] Beatrix Jane Craven Countess Cadogan (age 51).
Around 1900. Solomon Joseph Solomon (age 39). George Cadogan 5th Earl Cadogan (age 59).
The London Gazette 27385. To be extra Aides-de-Camp to the Right Honourable G H., Earl Cadogan (age 61), K.G., Lieutenant-General and General Governor of Ireland. Dated 1st July, 1901:
Captain the Honourable A. W. de B. S. Foljambe (age 31), M.V.O., the Rifle Brigade (the Prince Consort's Own).
Captain J. C. Brinton, D.S.O., 2nd Life Guards.
Major C. Heseltine, 7th Battalion the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment).
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 9th February 1907 [his wife] Beatrix Jane Craven Countess Cadogan (age 62) died.
On 2nd July 1908 [his son] Henry Arthur Cadogan (age 40) died of cancer at Temple House, Theobalds Park.
In 1909 [his daughter] Emily Julia Cadogan (age 38) died.
In 1914 [his son] William George Sydney Cadogan (age 35) was killed in action.
On 6th March 1915 George Cadogan 5th Earl Cadogan (age 74) died. His son Gerald (age 45) succeeded 6th Earl Cadogan, 6th Viscount Chelsea, 8th Baron Cadogan.
Kings Wessex: Great x 27 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 24 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 30 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 25 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 26 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 34 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 28 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 32 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cadogan 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Cadogan
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Cadogan 2nd Baron Cadogan
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hardress Waller
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bridget Waller
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan 
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Sloane
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hans Sloane 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sloane Baroness Cadogan
GrandFather: George Cadogan 3rd Earl Cadogan 18 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: General Charles Churchill 
14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Churchill 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Churchill 16 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Churchill Countess Cadogan 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Colonel Robert Walpole 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Walpole 1st Earl Orford
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Walpole
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Skerritt
Father: Henry Cadogan 4th Earl Cadogan 19 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
George Cadogan 5th Earl Cadogan 20 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Colley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Colley aka Wesley 1st Baron Mornington
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ussher of Bridgefoot
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Ussher
Great x 1 Grandfather: Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sale
GrandFather: Reverend Gerald Valerian Wellesley
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hill
Great x 3 Grandfather: Michael Hill
Great x 2 Grandfather: Arthur Hill aka Hill-Trevor 1st Viscount Dungannon
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Trevor 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Trevor
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Hill Countess Mornington
Mother: Mary Sarah Wellesley Countess Cadogan 19 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cadogan
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Cadogan
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Cadogan 2nd Baron Cadogan
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hardress Waller
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bridget Waller
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Sloane
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hans Sloane 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sloane Baroness Cadogan
GrandMother: Emily Maud Cadogan 18 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: General Charles Churchill 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Churchill 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Churchill 16 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Churchill Countess Cadogan 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Colonel Robert Walpole
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Walpole 1st Earl Orford
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Walpole
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Skerritt