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Paternal Family Tree: Colley
On 8th August 1863 [his father] William Henry Wellesley 2nd Earl Cowley (age 28) and [his mother] Emily Gwendoline Williams Countess Cowley (age 24) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Henry Richard Charles Wellesley 1st Earl Cowley (age 59).
On 14th January 1866 Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley was born to William Henry Wellesley 2nd Earl Cowley (age 31) and Emily Gwendoline Williams Countess Cowley (age 26) at Wilton Place, Belgravia.
Around 1880 Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley (age 13) educated at Eton College [Map].
On 17th December 1889 Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley (age 23) and Violet Neville Countess Cowley (age 23) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She the daughter of William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny (age 63) and Caroline Vanden Bempte Johnston Marchioness Abergavenny. He the son of William Henry Wellesley 2nd Earl Cowley (age 55) and Emily Gwendoline Williams Countess Cowley (age 50).
On 25th December 1890 [his son] Christian Arthur Wellesley 4th Earl Cowley was born to Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley (age 24) and [his wife] Violet Neville Countess Cowley (age 24).
On 28th February 1895 [his father] William Henry Wellesley 2nd Earl Cowley (age 60) died at Shute Manor Draycott, Wiltshire. His son Henry (age 29) succeeded 3rd Earl Cowley, 3rd Viscount Dangan of Meath, 4th Baron Cowley. [his wife] Violet Neville Countess Cowley (age 28) by marriage Countess Cowley.
On 10th June 1895 Charles Edward Cradock-Hartopp 5th Baronet (age 37) and [his future wife] Millicent Wilson (age 22) were married. She by marriage Lady Cradock-Hartopp.
On 29th November 1899 Kenelm Charles Pepys 4th Earl of Cottenham (age 25) and [his sister-in-law] Rose Neville Countess Cottentham (age 32) were married. She by marriage Countess of Cottenham. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny (age 73) and Caroline Vanden Bempte Johnston Marchioness Abergavenny. He the son of William John Pepys 3rd Earl of Cottenham and Theodesia Selina Dallas Countess Cottenham (age 54).
On 14th December 1905 Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley (age 39) and Millicent Florence Eleanor Wilson Countess Cowley (age 33) were married at Colombo, Sri Lanka. She by marriage Countess Cowley. He the son of William Henry Wellesley 2nd Earl Cowley and Emily Gwendoline Williams Countess Cowley (age 66). They were third cousins.
On 8th August 1907 [his son] Henry Gerald Valerian Francis Wellesley was born to Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley (age 41) and [his wife] Millicent Florence Eleanor Wilson Countess Cowley (age 34).
On 28th March 1910 [his wife] Violet Neville Countess Cowley (age 43) died.
In 1913 Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley (age 46) and Millicent Florence Eleanor Wilson Countess Cowley (age 40) were divorced. She cited "his desertion and misconduct with Mrs. Geoffrey Charles Buxton". Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley had been named as a correspondent in the divorce suite of Geoffrey Charles Buxton against his wife.
On 19th January 1914 Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley (age 48) and Clare Florence Mary Stapleton Countess Cowley (age 35) were married. She by marriage Countess Cowley. He the son of William Henry Wellesley 2nd Earl Cowley and Emily Gwendoline Williams Countess Cowley (age 74).
On 15th January 1919 Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley (age 53) died at Chippenham, Wiltshire [Map]. His son [his son] Christian (age 28) succeeded 4th Earl Cowley, 4th Viscount Dangan of Meath, 5th Baron Cowley.
On 18th January 1919 Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley (deceased) was buried at Chippenham, Wiltshire [Map].
On 8th May 1949 [his former wife] Clare Florence Mary Stapleton Countess Cowley (age 70) died.
On 29th November 1952 [his former wife] Millicent Florence Eleanor Wilson Countess Cowley (age 79) died.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
[his daughter] Diana Mary Wellesley was born to Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley and Clare Florence Mary Stapleton Countess Cowley.
[his daughter] Cecilia Katherine Wellesley was born to Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley and Clare Florence Mary Stapleton Countess Cowley.
Kings Wessex: Great x 28 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 25 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 31 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 26 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 27 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 25 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 28 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 33 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: Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley
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: Henry Richard Charles Wellesley 1st Earl Cowley 19 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Cadogan
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Cadogan 2nd Baron Cadogan
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Waller
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hans Sloane 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sloane Baroness Cadogan
Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey 18 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Churchill 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Churchill 16 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Churchill Countess Cadogan 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Walpole 1st Earl Orford
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Walpole
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Skerritt
Father: William Henry Wellesley 2nd Earl Cowley 20 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley 21 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Peers Williams
Mother: Emily Gwendoline Williams Countess Cowley
Great x 1 Grandfather: Anthony Bacon of Elcott in Berksshire
GrandMother: Emily Bacon