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Paternal Family Tree: Colley
Maternal Family Tree: Anne Hill Countess Mornington 1742-1831
On 6th February 1759 [his father] Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington (age 23) and [his mother] Anne Hill Countess Mornington (age 16) were married. She by marriage Baroness Mornington.
On 20th May 1763 William Wellesley aka Wellesley-Pole 3rd Earl Mornington was born to [his father] Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington (age 27) and [his mother] Anne Hill Countess Mornington (age 20). His great uncle William Pole of Ballyfin in Ireland (age 50) was his godfather.
On 31st January 1768 [his grandfather] Richard Colley aka Wesley 1st Baron Mornington (age 78) died. His son [his father] Garrett (age 32) succeeded 2nd Baron Mornington.
In 1781 William Pole of Ballyfin in Ireland (age 68) died. His mother's great-nephew William Wellesley aka Wellesley-Pole 3rd Earl Mornington (age 17) inherited his estates at which time he changed his name from Wellesley to Wellesly-Pole.
On 22nd May 1781 [his father] Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington (age 45) died at Kensington. He was buried at Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair. His son [his brother] Richard (age 20) succeeded 2nd Earl Mornington, 2nd Viscount Wellesley of Dangan Castle.
In 1784 William Wellesley aka Wellesley-Pole 3rd Earl Mornington (age 20) and Katherine Forbes Countess Mornington (age 22) were married. He the son of Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington and Anne Hill Countess Mornington (age 41).
On 22nd June 1788 [his son] William Pole Tylney Long Wellesley 4th Earl Mornington was born to William Wellesley aka Wellesley-Pole 3rd Earl Mornington (age 25) and [his wife] Katherine Forbes Countess Mornington (age 27). He married (1) 14th March 1812 his half sixth cousin Catherine "The Wiltshire Heiress" Tylney Long, daughter of James Long aka Tylney-Long 7th Baronet and Catherine Sydney Windsor, and had issue (2) 1828 Helena Paterson Bligh Countess Mornington.
In 1792 [his daughter] Emily Harriet Wellesley-Pole Baroness Raglan was born to William Wellesley aka Wellesley-Pole 3rd Earl Mornington (age 28) and [his wife] Katherine Forbes Countess Mornington (age 30). She married 6th August 1814 her fifth cousin Fitzroy James Henry Somerset 1st Baron Raglan, son of Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort and Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort, and had issue.
On 13th March 1793 [his daughter] Priscilla Anne Wellesley-Pole Countess of Westmoreland was born to William Wellesley aka Wellesley-Pole 3rd Earl Mornington (age 29) and [his wife] Katherine Forbes Countess Mornington (age 32). She married 26th June 1811 John Fane 11th Earl of Westmoreland, son of John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland and Sarah Anne Child Countess of Westmoreland, and had issue.
On 29th November 1794 [his brother] Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley (age 34) and [his sister-in-law] Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland Marchioness Wellesley (age 28) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She by marriage Countess Mornington. He the son of [his father] Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington and [his mother] Anne Hill Countess Mornington (age 52).
In 1799 [his brother] Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley (age 38) was created 1st Marquess Wellesley. [his sister-in-law] Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland Marchioness Wellesley (age 33) by marriage Marchioness Wellesley.
On 20th September 1803 [his brother] Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley (age 30) and [his sister-in-law] Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan (age 74) and Mary Churchill Countess Cadogan (age 45). He the son of [his father] Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington and [his mother] Anne Hill Countess Mornington (age 61).
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 10th April 1806 [his brother] Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Wellington (age 36) and [his sister-in-law] Catherine "Kitty" Pakenham Duchess Wellington (age 33) were married at Dublin [Map]. He the son of [his father] Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington and [his mother] Anne Hill Countess Mornington (age 63).
On 22nd July 1806 [his son-in-law] Charles Bagot (age 24) and [his daughter] Mary Charlotte Anne Wellesley-Pole were married. She the daughter of William Wellesley aka Wellesley-Pole 3rd Earl Mornington (age 43) and [his wife] Katherine Forbes Countess Mornington (age 45).
Between 27th July 1809 and 28th July 1809 the Battle of Talavera, part of the Peninsular War, was fought between an Anglo Spanish army commanded by [his brother] Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Wellington (age 40) against the French. The French army withdrew at night after several of its attacks had been repulsed. Following the battle Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Wellington was created 1st Viscount Wellington of Talavera.
Hugh Gough 1st Viscount Gough (age 29) commanded the 2nd Battalion of the 87th (Royal Irish Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot.
General Henry Fane (age 30) commanded the 3rd Prince of Wales Dragoon Guards, 4th Queen's Own Dragoons.
Charles Henry Farrington 2nd Baronet (age 14) fought.
In 1810 [his brother] Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley (age 49) was appointed 635th Knight of the Garter by King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 71).
In 1810 [his brother] Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley (age 36) and [his sister-in-law] Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey (age 28) were divorced by an Act of Parliament following her elopement with Henry Paget (age 41). Following the divorce, Wellesley was awarded £20,000 plus costs in damages against Paget.
On 29th November 1810 Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 42) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 35) were divorced by an act of Parliament as a result of his having had an affair with [his sister-in-law] Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey (age 29) whose husband [his brother] Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley (age 37) also sought a divorce.
On 26th June 1811 [his son-in-law] John Fane 11th Earl of Westmoreland (age 27) and [his daughter] Priscilla Anne Wellesley-Pole Countess of Westmoreland (age 18) were married. She the daughter of William Wellesley aka Wellesley-Pole 3rd Earl Mornington (age 48) and [his wife] Katherine Forbes Countess Mornington (age 50). He the son of John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland (age 52) and Sarah Anne Child Countess of Westmoreland.
On 14th March 1812 [his son] William Pole Tylney Long Wellesley 4th Earl Mornington (age 23) and [his daughter-in-law] Catherine "The Wiltshire Heiress" Tylney Long (age 23) were married. He the son of William Wellesley aka Wellesley-Pole 3rd Earl Mornington (age 48) and [his wife] Katherine Forbes Countess Mornington (age 51). They were half sixth cousins.
On 22nd July 1812 the Battle of Salamanca was fought at which an Anglo-Portuguese army under the [his brother] Earl of Wellington (age 43) defeated Marshal Auguste Marmont's French forces at Arapiles [Map].
Brother General Thomas Bradford (age 34) and Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Hollis Bradford (age 31) fought.
Major-General John Le Marchant (age 46) was killed in action. Wellington is reported as saying to Le Marchant that he must take the first favourable opportunity to engage the enemy's infantry, "You must then charge at all hazards" was his final instruction. Following up the attack of the 5th Infantry Division Le Marchant led the 3rd and 4th Dragoons and the 5th Dragoon Guards in what was probably the most destructive charge made by a single brigade of cavalry in the whole Napoleonic period. The left wing of the French army were on the point of being defeated by the 3rd and 5th divisions of Anglo-Portuguese infantry when Le Marchant's dragoons charged in and destroyed battalion after battalion. Many of the French infantrymen sought the protection of the British infantry to escape the sabres of the dragoons. Le Marchant, knowing he had achieved a magnificent success, was leading a squadron against the last of the formed French infantry when he was shot and his spine broken. See Fletcher's "Galloping at Everything: The British Cavalry in the Peninsula and at Waterloo 1808-15". Spellmount, Staplehurst. ISBN 1-86227-016-3. 1999, pp. 185–188.
In 1813 [his brother] Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Wellington (age 43) was appointed 640th Knight of the Garter by King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 50) during the Regency.
On 11th May 1814 [his brother] Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Wellington (age 45) was created 1st Duke Wellington. [his sister-in-law] Catherine "Kitty" Pakenham Duchess Wellington (age 41) by marriage Duchess Wellington.
On 6th August 1814 [his son-in-law] Fitzroy James Henry Somerset 1st Baron Raglan (age 25) and [his daughter] Emily Harriet Wellesley-Pole Baroness Raglan (age 22) were married. She the daughter of William Wellesley aka Wellesley-Pole 3rd Earl Mornington (age 51) and [his wife] Katherine Forbes Countess Mornington (age 53). He the son of Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort and Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 67). They were fifth cousins.
Around 1820. Thomas Lawrence (age 50). Portrait of William Wellesley aka Wellesley-Pole 3rd Earl Mornington (age 56).
Before 1821 [his brother] Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley (age 47) and [his sister-in-law] Georgiana Charlotte Augusta Cecil Baroness Cowley were married. She the daughter of James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury (age 72) and Mary Amelia Hill Marchioness Salisbury (age 70). He the son of [his father] Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington and [his mother] Anne Hill Countess Mornington (age 78). They were second cousin once removed.
The London Gazette 17724. 9th July 1821. Whitehall. .
The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignities of Viscount, Earl, and Marquess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Charles Earl of Ailesbury (age 48), Knight of the Most Ancient aud Most Noble Order of the Thistle, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, stiles, and titles of Viscount Savernake, of Savernake-Forest, in the county of Wilts, Earl Bruce, of Whorlton, in the county of York, and Marquess of Ailesbury, in the county of BucKingham
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of an Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Edward Viscount Falmouth (age 34), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Earl of Falmouth, in the county of Cornwall. [Anne Frances Bankes Countess Falmouth (age 31) by marriage Countess Falmouth.]
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of an Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to Richard William Penn Viscount Curzon (age 24), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Earl Howe. [Note. Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe (age 22) by marriage Countess Howe.]
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignities of Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to John Sommers Baron Sommers (age 61), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, stiles, and titles of Viscount Eastnor, of Eastnor Castle, in the county of Hereford, and Earl Sommers.
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignities of Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to John Baron Rous (age 71), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, stiles, and titles of Viscount Dunwich and Earl of Stradbroke, in the county of Suffolk.
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of Viscount of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to Richard Earl of Donoughmore (age 65), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Viscount Hutchinson, of Knocklofty, in the county of Tipperary; with remainder, in default of such issue male, to the heirs male of the body of Christian Baroness Donoughmore, deceased (mother of the said Richard Earl of Donoughmore), by John Hely Hutchinson, Esq. also deceased.
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting: the dignity ot a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to William Marquess of Lothian (age 57), Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotton, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Ker, of Kersheugh, in the county of Roxburgh.
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Henry Marquess Conyngham (age 54), Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Minster, of Minster-Abbey, in the county of Kent.
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to James Earl of Ormonde and Ossory (age 43), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotton, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Ormonde, of Llanthony, in the county of Monmouth; with remainder, in default of such issue male, to his brother the Honourable Charles Howard Butler Clarke (age 40), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten. [Note. Grace Louisa Staples Marchioness Ormonde by marriage Baroness Ormonde of Llanthony in Monmouthshire.]
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Francis Earl of Wemyss and March (age 49), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Wemyss, of Wemyss, in the county of Fife.
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Robert Earl of Roden (age 32), Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Clanbrassill, of Hyde-Hall, in the county of Hertford, and Dundalk, in the county of Louth.
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting, the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to George Earl of Kingston (age 50), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Kingston, of Mitchelstown, in the county of Cork.
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to Thomas Earl of Longford (age 47), Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile and title of Baron Silchester, of Silchester, in the county of Southampton.
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom ef Great Britain and Ireland, to James Murray (age 39), Esq. (commonly called Lord James Murray), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten by the name, stile, and title of Baron Glenlyon of Glenlyon, in the county of Perth. [Note. Emily Frances Percy Baroness Goldolphin Helston (age 33) by marriage Baroness Glenlyon of Glenlyon in Perthshire.]
The King has also been pleased to direct letters:patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting1 the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Right Honourable William Wellesley Pole (age 58), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Maryborough, of Maryborough, in the Queen's-County.
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Right Honourable John Foster (age 81), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotton, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Oriel, of Ferrard, in the county of Louth.
The King has also been pleased to direct letters;patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Right Honourtable Sir William Scott (age 75), Knt and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Stowell, of Stowell Park, in the county of Gloucester
The King has also been pleased to direct letters matent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Sir Thomas Henry Liddell (age 46), Bart, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Ravensworth, of Ravenswortb-Castle, in the county-palatine of Durham, and of Eslington, in the county of Northumberland. [Note. Maria Susannah Simpson Baroness Calthorpe (age 48) by marriage Baroness Ravensworth of Ravensworth Castle in County Durham.]
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity to a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Thomas Cholmondeley (age 53), Esq. of Vale-Royal, in the county-palatine of Chester, and to the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Delamere, of Vale-Royal, in the said county. [Note. Henrietta Elizabeth Williams-Wynn Baroness Delamere (age 50) by marriage Baroness Delamere of Vale Royal in Cheshire.]
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Cecil Weld Forester (age 54), Esq. of Willey-Park, in the county of Salop, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Forester, of Willey-Park, in the said county. [Note. Katherine Mary Manners Baroness Forester by marriage Baroness Forester of Willey Park in Shropshire.]
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baroness of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Charlotte Mary Gertrude Strutt (age 63) (commonly called Lady Charlotte Mary Gertrude Strutt), and the heirs male of her body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baroness Rayleigh, of Terling-place in the county of Essex.
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On 29th June 1822 Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 30) and Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 22) were married. She being the younger half-sister of his first wife Georgiana Frederica Fitzroy both of whom's mother was [his sister] Anne Wellesley (age 54) sister of [his brother] Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Wellington (age 53). An example of a man marrying two sisters, albeit in this case half-sisters. He the son of Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 55) and Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 51).
On 29th October 1825 [his brother] Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley (age 65) and [his sister-in-law] Marianne Caton Marchioness Wellesley (age 37) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Wellesley. The difference in their ages was 27 years. He the son of [his father] Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington and [his mother] Anne Hill Countess Mornington (age 83).
She one of the four Caton sisters, daughters of Richard Caton (age 62), a merchant from Baltimore, the three eldest, known as the "The Three American Graces", married European husbands. Only the fourth daughter Emily Caton (age 30) had children.
Marianne Caton Marchioness Wellesley married Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley,
Elizabeth Caton Baroness Stafford (age 35) married George William Stafford-Jerningham 8th Baron Stafford (age 54),
Louisa Catharine Caton Duchess Leeds (age 32) married firstly Felton Elwell Hervey-Bathurst 1st Baronet and secondly Francis Godolphin Osborne 7th Duke Leeds (age 27).
Emily Caton married Consul John MacTavish (age 38).
In 1828 [his son] William Pole Tylney Long Wellesley 4th Earl Mornington (age 39) and [his daughter-in-law] Helena Paterson Bligh Countess Mornington were married. He the son of William Wellesley aka Wellesley-Pole 3rd Earl Mornington (age 64) and [his wife] Katherine Forbes Countess Mornington (age 66).
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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.
In January 1828 [his brother] Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley (age 54) was created 1st Baron Cowley. [his sister-in-law] Georgiana Charlotte Augusta Cecil Baroness Cowley by marriage Baroness Cowley.
On 10th September 1831 [his mother] Anne Hill Countess Mornington (age 89) died at Henrietta Street Covent Garden. She was buried at Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair.
On 26th September 1842 [his brother] Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley (age 82) died at Kingston House Knightsbridge, Kensington. His brother William (age 79) succeeded 3rd Earl Mornington, 3rd Viscount Wellesley of Dangan Castle. [his wife] Katherine Forbes Countess Mornington (age 81) by marriage Countess Mornington.
On 2nd February 1845 [his daughter] Mary Charlotte Anne Wellesley-Pole died.
On 22nd February 1845 William Wellesley aka Wellesley-Pole 3rd Earl Mornington (age 81) died. His son William (age 56) succeeded 4th Earl Mornington, 4th Viscount Wellesley of Dangan Castle. [his daughter-in-law] Helena Paterson Bligh Countess Mornington by marriage Countess Mornington.
[his daughter] Mary Charlotte Anne Wellesley-Pole was born to William Wellesley aka Wellesley-Pole 3rd Earl Mornington and Katherine Forbes Countess Mornington. She married 22nd July 1806 Charles Bagot, son of William Bagot 1st Baron Bagot and Elizabeth St John Baroness Bagot, and had issue.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Colley
GrandFather: Richard Colley aka Wesley 1st Baron Mornington
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Ussher of Bridgefoot
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Ussher
Father: Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington
GrandMother: Elizabeth Sale
William Wellesley aka Wellesley-Pole 3rd Earl Mornington
Great x 4 Grandfather: Moyses Hill Marshall of Ulster
Great x 3 Grandfather: Arthur Hill
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Hill
Great x 1 Grandfather: Michael Hill
GrandFather: Arthur Hill aka Hill-Trevor 1st Viscount Dungannon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Trevor
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Trevor
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Trevor
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Trevor
Mother: Anne Hill Countess Mornington