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 [his father] William Henry Wellesley 2nd Earl Cowley (age 31) and [his mother] 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 15th July 1884 [his grandfather] Henry Richard Charles Wellesley 1st Earl Cowley (age 80) died at 20 Albermarle Street. He was buried at Draycott, Wiltshire. His son [his father] William (age 49) succeeded 2nd Earl Cowley, 2nd Viscount Dangan of Meath, 3rd Baron Cowley. [his mother] Emily Gwendoline Williams Countess Cowley (age 45) by marriage Countess Cowley.
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.
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 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 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.
[his daughter] Cecilia Katherine Wellesley was born to Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley and Clare Florence Mary Stapleton Countess Cowley.
[his daughter] Diana Mary 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 of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 28 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
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