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Biography of Garnet Wolseley 1st Viscount Wolseley 1833-1913

Paternal Family Tree: Wolseley

In 1825 [his father] Major Garnet Wolseley (age 37) and [his mother] Frances Anne Smith (age 24) were married.

On 04 Jun 1833 Garnet Wolseley 1st Viscount Wolseley was born to Major Garnet Wolseley (age 45) and Frances Anne Smith (age 32).

In 1840 [his father] Major Garnet Wolseley (age 52) died.

On 04 Jun 1867 Garnet Wolseley 1st Viscount Wolseley (age 34) and Louisa Erskine Holmes Viscountess Wolseley (age 24) were married.

On 15 Sep 1872 [his daughter] Frances Garnet Wolseley 2nd Viscountess Wolseley was born to Garnet Wolseley 1st Viscount Wolseley (age 39) and [his wife] Louisa Erskine Holmes Viscountess Wolseley (age 29).

1880. Paul-Albert Besnard (age 30). Portrait of Garnet Wolseley 1st Viscount Wolseley (age 46).

The London Gazette 25170. Whitehall, November 20, 1882. THE Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto General Sir Garnet Joseph Wolseley (age 49), G.C.B., G.C.M.G., Adjutant General of Her Majesty's Forces, and late General Commanding-in-Chief the Expeditionary Force in Egypt, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Wolseley of Cairo, and of Wolseley, in the county of Stafford. [[his wife] Louisa Erskine Holmes Viscountess Wolseley (age 39) by marriage Baroness Wolseley of Cairo and Wolseley in Staffordshire.]

On 11 Oct 1883 [his mother] Frances Anne Smith (age 82) died.

The London Gazette 25514. Whitehall, September 25, 1885. THE Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Viscount of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto Garnet Joseph (age 52), Baron Wolseley, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., General and General Officer Commanding in Chief the Forces in Egypt, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Viscount Wolseley, of Wolseley, in the county of Stafford, and in default of such issue male the dignity of a Viscountess to [his daughter] Frances Garnet Wolseley (age 13), Spinster, only daughter of the said Garnet Joseph, Baron Wolseley, and after her decease, the dignity of a Viscount to the heirs male of her body lawfully begotten. [See Viscountcies of England Created with a Special Remainder, [his wife] Louisa Erskine Holmes Viscountess Wolseley (age 42) by marriage Viscountess Wolseley of Wolseley in Staffordshire.]

On 25 Mar 1913 Garnet Wolseley 1st Viscount Wolseley (age 79) died. His daughter [his daughter] Frances Garnet Wolseley 2nd Viscountess Wolseley (age 40) succeeded 2nd Viscountess Wolseley of Wolseley in Staffordshire. Baron Wolseley of Cairo and Wolseley in Staffordshire extinct.

On 20 Apr 1920 [his former wife] Louisa Erskine Holmes Viscountess Wolseley (age 77) died.

Royal Ancestors of Garnet Wolseley 1st Viscount Wolseley 1833-1913

Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of Philip IV King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Garnet Wolseley 1st Viscount Wolseley 1833-1913

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Wolsley 1st Baronet

GrandFather: Reverend William Wolseley 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Daniel Molyneux

Great x 3 Grandfather: Samuel Molyneux of Castle Dillon

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Molyneux 1st Baronet

Great x 1 Grandmother: Alicia Molyneux Lady Wolseley 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Howard 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Howard 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Howard 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Father: Major Garnet Wolseley 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Garnet Wolseley 1st Viscount Wolseley 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Mother: Frances Anne Smith