Biography of Henry Cyril "Toppy" Paget 5th Marquess Anglesey 1875-1905
Paternal Family Tree: Bayly aka Paget
On 02 Feb 1874 [his father] Henry Paget 4th Marquess Anglesey (age 38) and [his mother] Blanche Mary Boyd were married. He the son of Henry Paget 2nd Marquess Anglesey and Henrietta Bagot Marchioness Anglesey.
On 16 Jun 1875 Henry Cyril "Toppy" Paget 5th Marquess Anglesey was born to Henry Paget 4th Marquess Anglesey (age 39) and Blanche Mary Boyd in Paris [Map]. There were rumours his biological father was Benoît Constant Coquelin (age 34).
On 14 Aug 1877 [his mother] Blanche Mary Boyd died at Boulogne sur Mer [Map]. Her son Henry Cyril "Toppy" Paget 5th Marquess Anglesey (age 2) was fostered by her sister Edith Marion Boyd until he was eight years old. She, Edith, subsequently married Gustavce Coquelin, brother of Toppy's putative father Benoît Constant Coquelin (age 36).
On 30 Jan 1880 [his uncle] Henry Paget 3rd Marquess Anglesey (age 58) died without issue at Albert Mansions Victoria Street. His half brother [his father] Henry Paget 4th Marquess Anglesey (age 44) succeeded 4th Marquess Anglesey, 5th Earl Uxbridge, 7th Baronet Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey.
On 26 Jun 1880 [his father] Henry Paget 4th Marquess Anglesey (age 44) and Mary Livingston "Minna" King Marchioness Anglesey were married. She by marriage Marchioness Anglesey. He the son of Henry Paget 2nd Marquess Anglesey and Henrietta Bagot Marchioness Anglesey.
On 20 Jan 1898 Henry Cyril "Toppy" Paget 5th Marquess Anglesey (age 22) and Lilian Florence Chetwynd Marchionness of Anglsey (age 21) were married in a Catholic ceremony at The Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity with Saint Jude, Sloane Street. She the daughter of George Chetwynd 4th Baronet (age 48) and Florence Cecilia Paget Marchioness Hastings (age 55). He the son of Henry Paget 4th Marquess Anglesey (age 62) and Blanche Mary Boyd. They were first cousins.
On 13 Oct 1898 [his father] Henry Paget 4th Marquess Anglesey (age 62) died. He was buried at St Edwen's Church, Llanedwen [Map]. His son Henry Cyril "Toppy" Paget 5th Marquess Anglesey (age 23) succeeded 5th Marquess Anglesey, 6th Earl Uxbridge, 8th Baronet Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey. [his wife] Lilian Florence Chetwynd Marchionness of Anglsey (age 22) by marriage Marchioness Anglesey.
Henry Paget 4th Marquess Anglesey:
On 25 Dec 1835 he was born to Henry Paget 2nd Marquess Anglesey and Henrietta Bagot Marchioness Anglesey.
On 02 Feb 1874 Henry Paget 4th Marquess Anglesey and Blanche Mary Boyd were married. He the son of Henry Paget 2nd Marquess Anglesey and Henrietta Bagot Marchioness Anglesey.
On 30 Jan 1880 Henry Paget 3rd Marquess Anglesey died without issue at Albert Mansions Victoria Street. His half brother Henry Paget 4th Marquess Anglesey succeeded 4th Marquess Anglesey, 5th Earl Uxbridge, 7th Baronet Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey.
On 26 Jun 1880 Henry Paget 4th Marquess Anglesey and Mary Livingston "Minna" King Marchioness Anglesey were married. She by marriage Marchioness Anglesey. He the son of Henry Paget 2nd Marquess Anglesey and Henrietta Bagot Marchioness Anglesey.
Around 1899 Henry Cyril "Toppy" Paget 5th Marquess Anglesey (age 23) converted the Chapel at Plas Newydd, Anglesey into the Gaiety Theatre. Here he took the lead role, opulently costumed, in productions ranging from pantomime and comedy to performances
Around 1900. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Henry Cyril "Toppy" Paget 5th Marquess Anglesey (age 24).
Around 1900. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Henry Cyril "Toppy" Paget 5th Marquess Anglesey (age 24).
Around 1900. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Henry Cyril "Toppy" Paget 5th Marquess Anglesey (age 24).
1900. John Wickens (age 35). Portrait of Henry Cyril "Toppy" Paget 5th Marquess Anglesey (age 24).
After 1900. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Henry Cyril "Toppy" Paget 5th Marquess Anglesey (age 24).
On 07 Nov 1900 Lilian Florence Chetwynd Marchionness of Anglsey (age 24) obtained a decree nisi. The marriage of Henry Cyril "Toppy" Paget 5th Marquess Anglesey (age 25) and Lilian Florence Chetwynd Marchionness of Anglsey (age 24) was later annulled on the grounds of non-consummation.
On 14 Mar 1905 Henry Cyril "Toppy" Paget 5th Marquess Anglesey (age 29) died of tuberculosis at the Hotel Royale, Monte Carlo; his [his former wife] ex-wife (age 29) was present. He was buried at St Edwen's Church, Llanedwen [Map] in the same grave as his father. His first cousin Charles Henry Alexander Paget 6th Marquess Anglesey (age 19) succeeded 6th Marquess Anglesey, 7th Earl Uxbridge, 9th Baronet Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey.
Charles Henry Alexander Paget 6th Marquess Anglesey: On 14 Apr 1885 he was born to Alexander Victor Paget. On 03 Aug 1912 Charles Henry Alexander Paget 6th Marquess Anglesey and Victoria Marjorie Harriet Manners Marchioness Anglesey were married. She by marriage Marchioness Anglesey. She the daughter of Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland and Violet Lindsay Duchess Rutland.
On 11 Jun 1905 Henry Cyril "Toppy" Paget 5th Marquess Anglesey was decalred bankrupt with debts of arounbd £544,000. He incurred debts, within 6 years, to the extent of £544,000, though his estates were worth £110,000 p.a. His wardrobe and personal jewels, sold when he became insolvent, disclosed a preposterous accumulation, the latter realising £88,000. He seems only to have existed for the purpose of giving a melancholy and unneeded illustration of the truth that a man with the finest prospects, may, by the wildest folly and extravagance, as Sir Thomas Browne says, "foully miscarry in the advantage of humanity, play away an uniterable life, and have lived in vain." V.G.
On 11 Dec 1909 John Francis Grey Gilliat (age 27) and [his former wife] Lilian Florence Chetwynd Marchionness of Anglsey (age 33) were married. She the daughter of George Chetwynd 4th Baronet (age 60) and Florence Cecilia Paget Marchioness Hastings.
On 20 Feb 1962 [his former wife] Lilian Florence Chetwynd Marchionness of Anglsey (age 85) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 25 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 12 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 22 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Bayly 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Bayly 2nd Baronet Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Paget 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Paget Lady Plas Newydd Anglesey 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Very Reverend Arthur Champagné
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge
GrandFather: Henry Paget 2nd Marquess Anglesey 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Villiers 2nd Earl Jersey
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Villiers 3rd Earl Jersey 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater
6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Egerton Duchess Bedford 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Churchill Countess Bridgewater
15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Twysden Bishop Raphoe
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Twysden
Father: Henry Paget 4th Marquess Anglesey 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Bagot 4th Baronet 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Wagstaffe Bagot 5th Baronet 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Bagot 1st Baron Bagot 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Legge 1st Earl Dartmouth
Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara Legge Baroness Bagot 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Finch Countess Dartmouth
11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Bagot 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry St John 1st Viscount St John
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John St John 2nd Viscount St John 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Angelica Magdalena Pellissary Viscountess St John
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth St John Baroness Bagot 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Furnese 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Furnese
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Balam
GrandMother: Henrietta Bagot Marchioness Anglesey 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Colley aka Wesley 1st Baron Mornington
Great x 3 Grandfather: Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sale
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Wellesley aka Wellesley-Pole 3rd Earl Mornington
Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Hill aka Hill-Trevor 1st Viscount Dungannon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Hill Countess Mornington
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Charlotte Anne Wellesley-Pole 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Forbes 3rd Earl Granard
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Forbes
Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Forbes Countess Mornington 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Capell 3rd Earl Essex 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Capell 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Hyde Countess Essex
11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Henry Cyril "Toppy" Paget 5th Marquess Anglesey 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
GrandFather: John Christian Curwen Boyd
Mother: Blanche Mary Boyd