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Biography of Charles Wellesley 1808-1858

Paternal Family Tree: Colley

On 10th April 1806 [his father] Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Wellington (age 36) and [his mother] Catherine "Kitty" Pakenham Duchess Wellington (age 33) were married at Dublin [Map]. He the son of [his grandfather] Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington and [his grandmother] Anne Hill Countess Mornington (age 63).

On 16th January 1808 Charles Wellesley was born to Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Wellington (age 38) and Catherine "Kitty" Pakenham Duchess Wellington (age 35).

Around 1818 Charles Wellesley (age 9) educated at Eton College [Map].

On 24th April 1831 [his mother] Catherine "Kitty" Pakenham Duchess Wellington (age 58) died.

In 1842 Charles Wellesley (age 33) was elected MP South Hampshire.

On 9th July 1844 Charles Wellesley (age 36) and Augusta Sophia Anne Pierrepoint were married. He the son of Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Wellington (age 75) and Catherine "Kitty" Pakenham Duchess Wellington.

On 5th April 1846 [his son] Henry Wellesley 3rd Duke Wellington was born to Charles Wellesley (age 38) and [his wife] Augusta Sophia Anne Pierrepoint at Apsley House, Hyde Park Corner.

On 15th March 1849 [his son] Arthur Charles Wellesley 4th Duke Wellington was born to Charles Wellesley (age 41) and [his wife] Augusta Sophia Anne Pierrepoint.

In 1852 Charles Wellesley (age 43) was elected MP Windsor.

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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.

On 14th September 1852 [his father] Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Wellington (age 83) died at Deal Castle [Map]. His son [his brother] Arthur (age 45) succeeded 2nd Duke Wellington, 2nd Viscount Wellington of Talavera. Elizabeth Hay Duchess Wellington (age 31) by marriage Duchess Wellington.

George Gammon Adams (age 31) took the death mask of the Duke of Wellington, the marble bust he executed from it being highly regarded by the Duke's heirs.

On 9th October 1858 Charles Wellesley (age 50) died.

Ancestors of Charles Wellesley 1808-1858

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Colley

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Colley aka Wesley 1st Baron Mornington

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Ussher of Bridgefoot

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Ussher

GrandFather: Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sale

Father: Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Wellington

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Hill

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hill

Great x 2 Grandfather: Michael Hill

Great x 1 Grandfather: Arthur Hill aka Hill-Trevor 1st Viscount Dungannon

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Trevor

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Trevor

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Trevor

GrandMother: Anne Hill Countess Mornington

Charles Wellesley

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Pakenham

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Pakenham

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Pakenham

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Pakenham 1st Baron Longford

GrandFather: Edward Pakenham 2nd Baron Longford

Great x 2 Grandfather: Michael Cuffe

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cuffe 1st Countess Longford

Mother: Catherine "Kitty" Pakenham Duchess Wellington

Great x 1 Grandfather: Hercules Langford Rowley 1st Earl Langford

GrandMother: Catherine Rowley Baroness Longford

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Rowley 1st Viscountess Langford