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Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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Paternal Family Tree: Colley
On 24th October 1872 [his father] Arthur Charles Wellesley 4th Duke Wellington (age 23) and [his mother] Kathleen Emily Bulkeley Williams Duchess Wellington (age 24) were married.
On 29th July 1889 George Wellesley was born to [his father] Arthur Charles Wellesley 4th Duke Wellington (age 40) and [his mother] Kathleen Emily Bulkeley Williams Duchess Wellington (age 41).
On 8th June 1900 [his uncle] Henry Wellesley 3rd Duke Wellington (age 54) died at Stratfield Saye House [Map] without issue. His brother [his father] Arthur (age 51) succeeded 4th Duke Wellington, 8th Earl Mornington, 8th Viscount Wellesley of Dangan Castle, 4th Viscount Wellington of Talavera. [his mother] Kathleen Emily Bulkeley Williams Duchess Wellington (age 51) by marriage Duchess Wellington.
On 30th April 1901 [his brother] Richard Wellesley (age 21) and [his future wife] Louise FitzGerald (age 12) were married. They had two daughters. He the son of [his father] Arthur Charles Wellesley 4th Duke Wellington (age 52) and [his mother] Kathleen Emily Bulkeley Williams Duchess Wellington (age 52).
In 1902 [his father] Arthur Charles Wellesley 4th Duke Wellington (age 52) was appointed 824th Knight of the Garter by King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 60).
In 1909 [his brother] Arthur Charles Wellesley 5th Duke Wellington (age 32) and [his sister-in-law] Lillian Maud Glen Coats Duchess Wellington (age 24) were married. He the son of [his father] Arthur Charles Wellesley 4th Duke Wellington (age 59) and [his mother] Kathleen Emily Bulkeley Williams Duchess Wellington (age 60).
On 3rd February 1909 George Wellesley (age 19) was commissioned a second lieutenant (on probation) in the Grenadier Guards. He was confirmed in his rank on 1st February 1911.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 19th November 1910 George Wellesley (age 21) rescued 20 year old May Haviland from an attempted suicide when she threw herself into the Thames from Putney Bridge with two six pound weights attached to her neck.
On 15th September 1912 George Wellesley (age 23) was promoted to lieutenant.
On 30th April 1914 [his brother] Gerald Wellesley 7th Duke Wellington (age 28) and [his sister-in-law] Dorothy Violet Ashton Duchess Wellington (age 24) were married. The marriage necessary to produce an heir. He bi-sexual, she also. The marriage resulted in two children followed by separation although not divorce. She the daughter of Robert Ashton and Lucy Cecilia Dunn-Garnder Countess Scarborough. He the son of [his father] Arthur Charles Wellesley 4th Duke Wellington (age 65) and [his mother] Kathleen Emily Bulkeley Williams Duchess Wellington (age 65).
On 30th June 1914 George Wellesley (age 24) was appointed a flying officer in the Royal Flying Corps.
On 1st July 1916 George Wellesley (age 26) was appointed a squadron commander of the Central Flying School of the RFC on 1 July 1916, with the permanent rank of captain and the temporary rank of major. He was decorated with the Military Cross in 1916.
On 12th March 1917 George Wellesley (age 27) and Louise FitzGerald (age 28) were married in New York. She was the widow of his older brother Richard Wellesley who had been killed in 1914; Married to Two Siblings. He the son of Arthur Charles Wellesley 4th Duke Wellington (age 67) and Kathleen Emily Bulkeley Williams Duchess Wellington (age 68).
Louise FitzGerald: On 8th January 1889 she was born. On 30th April 1901 Richard Wellesley and she were married. They had two daughters. He the son of Arthur Charles Wellesley 4th Duke Wellington and Kathleen Emily Bulkeley Williams Duchess Wellington. On 21st February 1946 she died.
On 24th June 1927 [his mother] Kathleen Emily Bulkeley Williams Duchess Wellington (age 78) died at Apsley House, Hyde Park Corner.
On 18th June 1934 [his father] Arthur Charles Wellesley 4th Duke Wellington (age 85) died. His son [his brother] Arthur (age 58) succeeded 5th Duke Wellington, 9th Earl Mornington, 9th Viscount Wellesley of Dangan Castle, 5th Viscount Wellington of Talavera. [his sister-in-law] Lillian Maud Glen Coats Duchess Wellington (age 49) by marriage Duchess Wellington.
On 11th December 1941 [his brother] Arthur Charles Wellesley 5th Duke Wellington (age 65) died. His son [his nephew] Henry (age 29) succeeded 6th Duke Wellington, 10th Earl Mornington, 10th Viscount Wellesley of Dangan Castle, 6th Viscount Wellington of Talavera.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 16th September 1943 [his nephew] Henry Wellesley 6th Duke Wellington (age 31) was killed during an attempt to take Pimple Hill. He was buried where he lay. He was unmarried and without issue. His uncle [his brother] Gerald (age 58) succeeded 7th Duke Wellington, 11th Earl Mornington, 11th Viscount Wellesley of Dangan Castle, 7th Viscount Wellington of Talavera. [his sister-in-law] Dorothy Violet Ashton Duchess Wellington (age 54) by marriage Duchess Wellington.
On 21st February 1946 [his wife] Louise FitzGerald (age 57) died.
In 1951 [his brother] Gerald Wellesley 7th Duke Wellington (age 65) was appointed 907th Knight of the Garter by King George VI of the United Kingdom (age 55).
On 25th November 1955 George Wellesley (age 66) and Jean McGillivray were married. He the son of Arthur Charles Wellesley 4th Duke Wellington and Kathleen Emily Bulkeley Williams Duchess Wellington.
On 31st July 1967 George Wellesley (age 78) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 28 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 29 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Colley
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Colley aka Wesley 1st Baron Mornington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Ussher
Great x 2 Grandfather: Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sale
Great x 1 Grandfather: Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Wellington
Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael Hill
Great x 3 Grandfather: Arthur Hill aka Hill-Trevor 1st Viscount Dungannon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Trevor 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Hill Countess Mornington
GrandFather: Charles Wellesley
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Pakenham
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Pakenham 1st Baron Longford
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Pakenham 2nd Baron Longford
Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael Cuffe
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cuffe 1st Countess Longford
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine "Kitty" Pakenham Duchess Wellington
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hercules Langford Rowley Viscount Langford
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Rowley Baroness Longford
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Rowley 1st Viscountess Langford
Father: Arthur Charles Wellesley 4th Duke Wellington 13 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Medows
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Medows aka Pierrepont 1st Earl Manvers 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Pierrepont 
9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Pierrepont 10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Bayntun
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Manvers Pierrepont 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Mills of Richmond
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Mills Countess Manvers
GrandMother: Augusta Sophia Anne Pierrepoint 12 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Brownlow Cecil 8th Earl Exeter 
8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Cecil 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Cecil 1st Marquess Exeter 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Garnier
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sophia Cecil 11 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Hoggins
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sarah Hoggins Countess Exeter
George Wellesley 14 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Williams
Great x 3 Grandfather: Griffith Williams
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Williams 8th Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Williams 9th Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Rowlands
Great x 2 Grandmother: Emma Bridget Rowlands Viscountess Bulkeley
GrandFather: Robert Williams