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Biography of Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan 1728-1807

Paternal Family Tree: Cadogan

On 26 Jul 1717 [his father] Charles Cadogan 2nd Baron Cadogan (age 32) and [his mother] Elizabeth Sloane Baroness Cadogan (age 22) were married at Church of St George the Martyr, Queen Square. The marriage transferred the 250-acre (1.0 km2) Sloane estate in suburban Chelsea to the Cadogan family, which has been the basis of the family wealth ever since.

On 29 Sep 1728 Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan was born to Charles Cadogan 2nd Baron Cadogan (age 43) and Elizabeth Sloane Baroness Cadogan (age 33).

On 30 May 1747 Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan (age 18) and Frances Bromley (age 19) were married.

On 29 Nov 1749 [his son] Charles Henry Sloane 2nd Earl Cadogan was born to Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan (age 21) and [his wife] Frances Bromley (age 21).

In 1768 [his wife] Frances Bromley (age 39) died.

On 20 May 1768 [his mother] Elizabeth Sloane Baroness Cadogan (age 73) died.

On 26 May 1773 [his daughter] Emily Maud Cadogan was born to Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan (age 44) and [his future wife] Mary Churchill Countess Cadogan (age 15).

On 24 Sep 1776 [his father] Charles Cadogan 2nd Baron Cadogan (age 91) died. His son Charles (age 47) succeeded 3rd Baron Cadogan.

On 10 May 1777 Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan (age 48) and Mary Churchill Countess Cadogan (age 19) were married. The difference in their ages was 29 years.

On 26 Feb 1780 [his son] Henry Cadogan was born to Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan (age 51) and [his wife] Mary Churchill Countess Cadogan (age 22).

On 11 Jul 1781 [his daughter] Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey was born to Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan (age 52) and [his wife] Mary Churchill Countess Cadogan (age 23).

On 05 May 1783 [his son] George Cadogan 3rd Earl Cadogan was born to Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan (age 54) and [his wife] Mary Churchill Countess Cadogan (age 25) in St James' Square.

In 1796 Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan (age 67) and Mary Churchill Countess Cadogan (age 37) were divorced for her "criminal conversation" with Rev. Mr. Cooper.s

Act of Union Peerages

The London Gazette 15317. Whitehall, December 9, 1800.

The King has been pleased to grant the Dignities of Viscount and Earl of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honorable Charles Sloane Lord Cadogan (age 72), and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Style, and Title of Viscount Chelsea, in the County of Middlesex, and Earl Cadogan. [[his former wife] Mary Churchill Countess Cadogan (age 42) by marriage Countess Cadogan.]

The King has also been pleased to grant the Dignities of Viscount and Earl of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honorable James Lord Malmesbury (age 54), Baron of Malmesbury, in the County of Wilts, Knight of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Style, and Title of Viscount Fitz-Harris, of Hurn Court, in the County of Southampton, and Earl of Malmesbury. [Harriet Maria Amyand Countess Malmesbury (age 39) by marriage Countess Malmesbury.]

On 02 Jun 1802 [his son-in-law] Reverend Gerald Valerian Wellesley (age 31) and [his daughter] Emily Maud Cadogan (age 29) were married. She the daughter of Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan (age 73) and [his former wife] Mary Churchill Countess Cadogan (age 44). He the son of Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington and Anne Hill Countess Mornington (age 59).

On 20 Sep 1803 [his son-in-law] Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley (age 30) and [his daughter] Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan (age 74) and [his former wife] Mary Churchill Countess Cadogan (age 45). He the son of Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington and Anne Hill Countess Mornington (age 61).

On 03 Apr 1807 Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan (age 78) died. His son [his son] Charles (age 57) succeeded 2nd Earl Cadogan, 2nd Viscount Chelsea, 4th Baron Cadogan. He was by then a lunatic.

The Times. 14 Feb 1873. DEATH OF Baroness Cadogan. We have to announce the death of the [his granddaughter] Countess Cadogan (deceased), which occurred on Tuesday at Cadogan House, Belgravia. The deceased, who had long been an invalid, was the third daughter of the late [his former son-in-law] Hon. and Rev. Gerald V. Wesley D.D., and [his daughter] Lady Emily, eldest daughter of the first Earl Cadogan. She was born in February, 1812 [NOTE. Sources state 16 Jan 1808], and married July 13, 1836, her cousin, the present [his grandson-in-law] Lord Cadogan (age 60), then Viscount Chelsea. She leaves issue four sons and a daughter.

Ancestors of Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan 1728-1807

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Cadogan

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Cadogan

GrandFather: Henry Cadogan

Father: Charles Cadogan 2nd Baron Cadogan

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Waller of Groombridge

Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Waller of Groombridge

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Waller

Great x 1 Grandfather: Hardress Waller

GrandMother: Bridget Waller

Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan

Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Sloane

GrandFather: Hans Sloane 1st Baronet

Mother: Elizabeth Sloane Baroness Cadogan