Biography of Selina Frances Watson-Copley 1856-1923

Paternal Family Tree: Watson-Copley

On 12th May 1854 [her father] Charles Watson-Copley 3rd Baronet (age 26) and [her mother] Georgiana Tredcroft Lady Watson-Copley (age 27) were married at Genoa. She by marriage Lady Watson of Fulmer in Buckinghamshire.

On 26th April 1856 Selina Frances Watson-Copley was born to [her father] Charles Watson-Copley 3rd Baronet (age 28) and [her mother] Georgiana Tredcroft Lady Watson-Copley (age 29).

On 2nd February 1886 Brigadier-General Alington Bewicke-Copley (age 30) and Selina Frances Watson-Copley (age 29) were married.

On 6th April 1888 [her father] Charles Watson-Copley 3rd Baronet (age 60) died. His brother [her uncle] Wager (age 51) succeeded 4th Baronet Watson of Fulmer in Buckinghamshire.

On 17th September 1890 [her son] Captain Redvers Lionel Calverley Bewicke-Copley was born to [her husband] Brigadier-General Alington Bewicke-Copley (age 35) and Selina Frances Watson-Copley (age 34).

On 27th January 1892 [her mother] Georgiana Tredcroft Lady Watson-Copley (age 65) died.

On 23rd May 1893 [her son] Robert Godfrey Wolseley Bewicke-Copley 5th Baron Cromwell was born to [her husband] Brigadier-General Alington Bewicke-Copley (age 38) and Selina Frances Watson-Copley (age 37).

On 16th November 1909 [her son-in-law] Major Hubert Francis Fitzwilliam Brabazon Foljambe (age 37) and [her daughter] Gladys Bewicke-Copley were married.

1915. St Mary's Church, Sprotbrough [Map]. Chapel of St Thomas re-made in memory of [her father] Charles Watson-Copley 3rd Baronet and [her mother] Georgiana Tredcroft Lady Watson-Copley by Selina Frances Watson-Copley (age 58). Watson Arms. NO IMAGE.

Charles Watson-Copley 3rd Baronet: On 6th April 1828 he was born to Charles Wager Watson 2nd Baronet and Jemima Colleton Lady Watson. On 30th December 1852 Charles Wager Watson 2nd Baronet died. His son Charles succeeded 3rd Baronet Watson of Fulmer in Buckinghamshire. On 12th May 1854 Charles Watson-Copley 3rd Baronet and Georgiana Tredcroft Lady Watson-Copley were married at Genoa. She by marriage Lady Watson of Fulmer in Buckinghamshire. On 6th April 1888 Charles Watson-Copley 3rd Baronet died. His brother Wager succeeded 4th Baronet Watson of Fulmer in Buckinghamshire.

Georgiana Tredcroft Lady Watson-Copley: Around 1827 she was born. On 27th January 1892 she died.

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On 21st December 1916 [her son] Captain Redvers Lionel Calverley Bewicke-Copley (age 26) was killed in action. Whilst leading a party repairing trench wiring at Sailly, France, he was shot through the head by a sniper within 20 yards of the German line and killed outright on 21st December 1916. He was Buried at Combles.

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Hansard. Debated on 19th October 1920. Petition of Selina Frances Bewicke-Copley (age 64), wife of [her husband] Robert Calverley Alington Bewicke-Copley (age 65) (formerly Bewicke), of Sprotborough Hall, Doncaster, and Coulby Manor, Marton, both in the County of York, to His Majesty, praying His Majesty to determine in favour of the said Selina Frances Bewicke-Copley the abeyance now existing in the Barony of Cromwell, together with the rights, privileges, pre-eminences, immunities, and advantages, and the place and precedence due and belonging thereto, to hold the same to her and the heirs of her body lawfully begotten and to be begotten for ever; together with His Majesty's reference thereof to this House, and the report of the Attorney-General thereon thereunto annexed: Presented (by command); read, and referred to the Committee for Privileges to consider and report.

                    Hansard. Debated 9th March 1922. Report made from the Committee for Privileges—
                
                    That the Barony of Cromwell is an ancient Barony in fee.
                
                    That it is proved by the Writ of Summons 28th December, in the 49th year of King Edward III. and by other evidence adduced by the Petitioner that Ralph de Cromwell, Lord Cromwell was summoned to Parliament and sat in Parliament as a Peer of the Realm.
                
                    That the Barony of Cromwell fell into abeyance on the death without issue of Ralph, third Lord Cromwell about the year 1455 between his nieces and co-heirs Maud, widow of Robert, Lord Willoughby de Eresby and Joan, wife of Sir Humphrey Bourchier                

                    That after the death of Joan without issue 10th March, 1190, Maud succeeded in her own right as Baroness Cromwell and died without issue 30th August, 1497.
                
                    That the Barony of Cromwell then fell into abeyance between co-heirs, being the heirs respectively of the daughters of Ralph, first Lord Cromwell.
                
                    That William FitzWilliam of Sprotborough in the County of York was one of the aforesaid co-heirs being the sole heir of Maud, wife of Sir William FitzWilliam of Sprotborough and a daughter of Ralph first Lord Cromwell.
                
                    That James Duke of Abercorn, Dame Selina Frances Bewicke-Copley of Sprotborough (age 65) (the Petitioner), Charles John Peebles Chaplin, Mrs. Amabel Jemima Somers-Cocks, and the heir or heirs, if any, of Dame Elizabeth Savile, wife of Sir Henry Savile of Thornhill and Tankersley, are now the co-heirs of William FitzWilliam of Sprotborough, and are co-heirs of the Barony of Cromwell, now in abeyance.
                
                    That the Barony of Cromwell is now in abeyance between the co-heirs aforesaid and the other co-heirs, if any, of Ralph first Lord Cromwell, and is now at His Majesty's disposal.
                
                    Read; and agreed to; and resolved and adjudged accordingly; and Resolution and Judgment to be laid before His Majesty by the Lords with White Staves.
                
                    Ordered, That all deeds, documents and papers produced on behalf of the Claimant by her agents, be delivered to the said agents.