Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley 1866-1919

On 8th August 1863 [his father] William Henry Wellesley 2nd Earl Cowley [aged 28] and [his mother] Emily Gwendoline Williams Countess Cowley [aged 24] were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Henry Richard Charles Wellesley 1st Earl Cowley [aged 59].

On 14th January 1866 Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley was born to William Henry Wellesley 2nd Earl Cowley [aged 31] and Emily Gwendoline Williams Countess Cowley [aged 26] at Wilton Place, Belgravia.

Around 1880 Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley [aged 13] educated at Eton College [Map].

On 15th July 1884 [his grandfather] Henry Richard Charles Wellesley 1st Earl Cowley [aged 80] died at 20 Albermarle Street. He was buried at Draycott, Wiltshire. His son [his father] William [aged 49] succeeded 2nd Earl Cowley, 2nd Viscount Dangan of Meath, 3rd Baron Cowley. [his mother] Emily Gwendoline Williams Countess Cowley [aged 45] by marriage Countess Cowley.

On 17th December 1889 Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley [aged 23] and Violet Neville Countess Cowley [aged 23] were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She the daughter of William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny [aged 63] and Caroline Vanden Bempte Johnston Marchioness Abergavenny. He the son of William Henry Wellesley 2nd Earl Cowley [aged 55] and Emily Gwendoline Williams Countess Cowley [aged 50].

On 25th December 1890 [his son] Christian Arthur Wellesley 4th Earl Cowley was born to Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley [aged 24] and [his wife] Violet Neville Countess Cowley [aged 24].

On 28th February 1895 [his father] William Henry Wellesley 2nd Earl Cowley [aged 60] died at Shute Manor Draycott, Wiltshire. His son Henry [aged 29] succeeded 3rd Earl Cowley, 3rd Viscount Dangan of Meath, 4th Baron Cowley. [his wife] Violet Neville Countess Cowley [aged 28] by marriage Countess Cowley.

On 10th June 1895 Charles Edward Cradock-Hartopp 5th Baronet [aged 37] and [his future wife] Millicent Wilson [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Lady Cradock-Hartopp.

On 29th November 1899 Kenelm Charles Pepys 4th Earl of Cottenham [aged 25] and [his sister-in-law] Rose Neville Countess Cottentham [aged 32] were married. She by marriage Countess of Cottenham. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny [aged 73] and Caroline Vanden Bempte Johnston Marchioness Abergavenny. He the son of William John Pepys 3rd Earl of Cottenham and Theodesia Selina Dallas Countess Cottenham [aged 54].

On 14th December 1905 Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley [aged 39] and Millicent Florence Eleanor Wilson Countess Cowley [aged 33] were married at Colombo, Sri Lanka. She by marriage Countess Cowley. He the son of William Henry Wellesley 2nd Earl Cowley and Emily Gwendoline Williams Countess Cowley [aged 66]. They were third cousins.

On 8th August 1907 [his son] Henry Gerald Valerian Francis Wellesley was born to Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley [aged 41] and [his wife] Millicent Florence Eleanor Wilson Countess Cowley [aged 34].

On 28th March 1910 [his wife] Violet Neville Countess Cowley [aged 43] died.

In 1913 Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley [aged 46] and Millicent Florence Eleanor Wilson Countess Cowley [aged 40] were divorced. She cited "his desertion and misconduct with Mrs. Geoffrey Charles Buxton". Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley had been named as a correspondent in the divorce suite of Geoffrey Charles Buxton against his wife.

On 19th January 1914 Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley [aged 48] and Clare Florence Mary Stapleton Countess Cowley [aged 35] were married. She by marriage Countess Cowley. He the son of William Henry Wellesley 2nd Earl Cowley and Emily Gwendoline Williams Countess Cowley [aged 74].

On 15th January 1919 Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley [aged 53] died at Chippenham, Wiltshire [Map]. His son Christian [aged 28] succeeded 4th Earl Cowley, 4th Viscount Dangan of Meath, 5th Baron Cowley.

On 18th January 1919 Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley [deceased] was buried at Chippenham, Wiltshire [Map].

On 8th May 1949 [his former wife] Clare Florence Mary Stapleton Countess Cowley [aged 70] died.

On 29th November 1952 [his former wife] Millicent Florence Eleanor Wilson Countess Cowley [aged 79] died.

[his daughter] Cecilia Katherine Wellesley was born to Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley and Clare Florence Mary Stapleton Countess Cowley.

[his daughter] Diana Mary Wellesley was born to Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley and Clare Florence Mary Stapleton Countess Cowley.