Biography of Henry Richard Graves 1818-1882

Paternal Family Tree: Graves

Maternal Family Tree: Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge 1742-1817

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In 1803 [his father] Thomas North Graves 2nd Baron Graves (age 27) and [his mother] Mary Paget Baroness Graves (age 19) were married. She by marriage Baroness Graves of Gravesend in Londonderry. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge (age 58) and [his grandmother] Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge (age 61).

In 1818 Henry Richard Graves was born to [his father] Thomas North Graves 2nd Baron Graves (age 42) and [his mother] Mary Paget Baroness Graves (age 34).

On 7th February 1830 [his father] Thomas North Graves 2nd Baron Graves (age 54) died. His son [his brother] William (age 25) succeeded 3rd Baron Graves of Gravesend in Londonderry.

On 29th April 1835 [his mother] Mary Paget Baroness Graves (age 52) died.

On 21st October 1843 Henry Richard Graves (age 25) and Henrietta Wellesley (age 27) were married.

Around 1850. Henry Richard Graves (age 32). Portrait of [his uncle] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 81).

1850. Henry Richard Graves (age 32). "The Pocket Venus" aks "Florence Cecilia Paget Marchioness Hastings (age 7) as a Girl".

Before 1859. Henry Richard Graves (age 40). Portrait of Mary Paget Countess Sandwich (age 46).

1860. Henry Richard Graves (age 42). Portrait of Charles Stewart Vane-Tempest-Steqart (age 7) Viscount Seaham, Later Viscount Castelreagh and 6th Marquess of Londonderry, as a Young Boy.

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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1868. Henry Richard Graves (age 50). Portrait of Julia Lucy Lane, Mrs Henry Arthur Hoare.

Julia Lucy Lane: Before 19th November 1865 Henry Arthur Hoare and she were married. In 1916 she died.

1869. Henry Richard Graves (age 51). Portrait of Colonel Robert Myddelton-Biddulph (age 63).

1870. Henry Richard Graves (age 52). Portrait of Geraldine Anson Marchioness of Bristol (age 36).

Geraldine Anson Marchioness of Bristol: In 1834 she was born to General George Anson and Isabella Elizabeth Annabella Weld-Forester. On 4th March 1862 Frederick William John Hervey 3rd Marquess of Bristol and she were married. He the son of Frederick Hervey 2nd Marquess of Bristol and Katherine Isabella Manners. They were second cousins. On 30th October 1864 Frederick Hervey 2nd Marquess of Bristol died at Ickworth House Ickworth, Bury St Edmunds. His son Frederick succeeded 3rd Marquess of Bristol, 3rd Earl Jermyn of Horningworth in Suffolk, 7th Earl Bristol, 8th Baron Hervey of Ickworth in Suffolk. She by marriage Marchioness of Bristol. On 25th January 1927 Geraldine Anson Marchioness of Bristol died.

Around 1870. Henry Richard Graves (age 52). Portrait of Francis Rice Trevor 5th Baron Dynevor (age 65).

Francis Rice Trevor 5th Baron Dynevor: On 10th May 1804 he was born to Edward Rice Trevor and Charlotte Lascelles. On 7th October 1869 George Rice Trevor 4th Baron Dynevor died at Malvern, Worcestershire. His first cousin Francis succeeded 5th Baron Dynevor of Dynevor in Camarthenshire. On 13th August 1878 Francis Rice Trevor 5th Baron Dynevor died. His son Arthur succeeded 6th Baron Dynevor of Dynevor in Camarthenshire.

On 20th March 1870 [his brother] William Thomas Graves 3rd Baron Graves (age 65) died.

1871. Henry Richard Graves (age 53). Portrait of Bishop Arthur Hervey (age 62).

Bishop Arthur Hervey: On 20th August 1808 he was born to Frederick William Hervey 1st Marquess of Bristol and Elizabeth Albana Upton. On 18th November 1869 he was appointed Bishop of Bath and Wells. On 9th June 1894 Bishop Arthur Hervey died.

1873. Henry Richard Graves (age 55). Portrait of Charlotte Marion Baird Countess of Enniskillen (age 21).

Charlotte Marion Baird Countess of Enniskillen: In 1852 she was born. On 12th July 1869 Lowry Cole 4th Earl Enniskillen and she were married. He the son of William Willoughby Cole 3rd Earl Enniskillen and Jane Casamaijor Countess Enniskillen. On 12th November 1886 William Willoughby Cole 3rd Earl Enniskillen died. His son Lowry succeeded 4th Earl Enniskillen, 3rd Baron Grinstead of Grinstead in Wiltshire. She by marriage Countess Enniskillen. On 30th January 1937 she died.

1877. Henry Richard Graves (age 59). Portrait of Florence Marianna Fane (age 23).

Florence Marianna Fane: In 1854 she was born to Reverend Frederic Fane and Elizabeth Cockburn. On 25th February 1947 Florence Marianna Fane died.

The History of William Marshal, Earl of Chepstow and Pembroke, Regent of England. Book 1 of 2, Lines 1-10152.

The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.

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In 1882 Henry Richard Graves (age 64) died.

On 31st July 1898 [his former wife] Henrietta Wellesley (age 82) died.