Biography of Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley 1760-1842
Paternal Family Tree: Colley
Maternal Family Tree: Anne Hill Countess Mornington 1742-1831
On 06 Feb 1759 [his father] Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington (age 23) and [his mother] Anne Hill Countess Mornington (age 16) were married. She by marriage Baroness Mornington.
On 20 Jun 1760 Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley was born to Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington (age 24) and Anne Hill Countess Mornington (age 17) at Dungan Castle, Dungan, County Meath.
On 02 Oct 1760 [his father] Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington (age 25) was created 1st Earl Mornington, 1st Viscount Wellesley of Dangan Castle by King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 22) in reward for his services to music and philanthropy. [his mother] Anne Hill Countess Mornington (age 18) by marriage Countess Mornington.
On 31 Jan 1768 [his grandfather] Richard Colley aka Wesley 1st Baron Mornington (age 78) died. His son [his father] Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington (age 32) succeeded 2nd Baron Mornington.
On 22 May 1781 [his father] Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington (age 45) died at Kensington. He was buried at Grosvenor Chapel. On 22 May 1781 His son Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley (age 20) succeeded 2nd Earl Mornington, 2nd Viscount Wellesley of Dangan Castle.
In 1787 [his illegitimate son] Richard Wellesley was born illegitimately to Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley (age 26) and [his future wife] Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland Marchioness Wellesley (age 21).
In 1788 [his illegitimate daughter] Anne Wellesley Lady Abdy was born illegitimately to Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley (age 27) and [his future wife] Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland Marchioness Wellesley (age 22).
On 25 Feb 1789 [his illegitimate daughter] Hyacinthe Mary Wellesley Baroness Hatherton was born illegitimately to Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley (age 28) and [his future wife] Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland Marchioness Wellesley (age 23).
In 1792 [his illegitimate son] Gerald Wellesley was born illegitimately to Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley (age 31) and [his future wife] Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland Marchioness Wellesley (age 26).
Before 29 Nov 1794 [his illegitimate son] Henry Wellesley was born illegitimately to Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley (age 34) and [his future wife] Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland Marchioness Wellesley (age 28).
On 29 Nov 1794 Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley (age 34) and Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland Marchioness Wellesley (age 28) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She by marriage Countess Mornington. He the son of Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington and Anne Hill Countess Mornington (age 52).
In 1799 Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley (age 38) was created 1st Marquess Wellesley. [his wife] Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland Marchioness Wellesley (age 33) by marriage Marchioness Wellesley.
On 03 Jul 1806 [his son-in-law] William Abdy 7th Baronet (age 27) and [his illegitimate daughter] Anne Wellesley Lady Abdy (age 18) were married at Hyde Park Corner; this is possibly Apsley House Hyde Park Corner. She by marriage Lady Abdy of Felix Hall in Kelveden in Essex. She the illegitmate daughter of Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley (age 46) and Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland Marchioness Wellesley (age 40).
In 1810 Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley (age 49) was appointed 635th Knight of the Garter by King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 71).
In Oct 1812 [his son-in-law] Edward John Walhouse aka Littleton 1st Baron Hatherton (age 21) and [his illegitimate daughter] Hyacinthe Mary Wellesley Baroness Hatherton (age 23) were married. She the illegitmate daughter of Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley (age 52) and Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland Marchioness Wellesley (age 46).
Between 1813 and 1830. Studio of Thomas Lawrence (age 43). Portrait of Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley (age 52).
On 15 Aug 1815 Consul John MacTavish (age 28) and [his future sister-in-law] Emily Caton (age 20) were married.
She one of the four Caton sisters, daughters of [his future father-in-law] Richard Caton (age 52), a merchant from Baltimore, the three eldest, known as the "The Three American Graces", married European husbands husbands. Only the fourth daughter Emily Caton (age 20) had children.
Marianne Caton Marchioness Wellesley (age 27) married Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley (age 55),
Elizabeth Caton Baroness Stafford (age 25) married George William Stafford-Jerningham 8th Baron Stafford (age 44),
Louisa Catharine Caton Duchess Leeds (age 22) married firstly Felton Elwell Hervey-Bathurst 1st Baronet (age 33) and secondly Francis Godolphin Osborne 7th Duke Leeds (age 17).
Emily Caton (age 20) married Consul John MacTavish (age 28).
On 16 Jul 1816 [his son-in-law] Charles Cavendish-Bentinck (age 35) and [his illegitimate daughter] Anne Wellesley Lady Abdy (age 28) were married. She the illegitmate daughter of Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley (age 56) and Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland Marchioness Wellesley (age 50). He the son of William Cavendish-Bentinck 3rd Duke Portland and Dorothy Cavendish 3rd Duchess Portland.
On 05 Nov 1816 [his wife] Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland Marchioness Wellesley (age 50) died at Teddesley Hall, Penkridge.
On 29 Oct 1825 Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley (age 65) and Marianne Caton Marchioness Wellesley (age 37) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Wellesley. The difference in their ages was 27 years. He the son of Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington and Anne Hill Countess Mornington (age 83).
She one of the four Caton sisters, daughters of Richard Caton (age 62), a merchant from Baltimore, the three eldest, known as the "The Three American Graces", married European husbands husbands. Only the fourth daughter Emily Caton (age 30) had children.
Marianne Caton Marchioness Wellesley (age 37) married Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley (age 65),
Elizabeth Caton Baroness Stafford (age 35) married George William Stafford-Jerningham 8th Baron Stafford (age 54),
Louisa Catharine Caton Duchess Leeds (age 32) married firstly Felton Elwell Hervey-Bathurst 1st Baronet and secondly Francis Godolphin Osborne 7th Duke Leeds (age 27).
Emily Caton (age 30) married Consul John MacTavish (age 38).
In 1831 [his illegitimate son] Richard Wellesley (age 44) died.
On 10 Sep 1831 [his mother] Anne Hill Countess Mornington (age 89) died at Henrietta Street Covent Garden. She was buried at Grosvenor Chapel.
In 1833 [his illegitimate son] Gerald Wellesley (age 41) died.
On 26 May 1836 George William Stafford-Jerningham 8th Baron Stafford (age 65) and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Caton Baroness Stafford (age 46) were married. She by marriage Baroness Stafford. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
She one of the four Caton sisters, daughters of [his father-in-law] Richard Caton (age 73), a merchant from Baltimore, the three eldest, known as the "The Three American Graces", married European husbands husbands. Only the fourth daughter Emily Caton (age 41) had children.
Marianne Caton Marchioness Wellesley (age 48) married Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley (age 75),
Elizabeth Caton Baroness Stafford (age 46) married George William Stafford-Jerningham 8th Baron Stafford (age 65),
Louisa Catharine Caton Duchess Leeds (age 43) married firstly Felton Elwell Hervey-Bathurst 1st Baronet and secondly Francis Godolphin Osborne 7th Duke Leeds (age 38).
Emily Caton (age 41) married Consul John MacTavish (age 49).
On 26 Sep 1842 Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley (age 82) died at Kingston House Knightsbridge. His brother [his brother] William Wellesley aka Wellesley-Pole 3rd Earl Mornington (age 79) succeeded 3rd Earl Mornington, 3rd Viscount Wellesley of Dangan Castle. Katherine Forbes Countess Mornington (age 81) by marriage Countess Mornington.
Adeline Horsey Recollections. My last recollection of Cassiobury was in 1849, when I stayed there after the announcement of my engagement to the Count Montemolin (age 25). The great Lord Brougham (age 65) was included in the house-party, and one day when he was walking in the gardens, talking about my approaching marriage, he suddenly dropped on one knee, and taking my hand, kissed it, saying as he did so, "Let me be the first to kiss your hand as future Queen of Spain".
This somewhat theatrical behaviour was exactly what Lord Brougham (age 65) delighted in. He was a very ugly man, and like most ugly people he was very vain. He was a wonderful speaker, and few cared to provoke his powers of sarcasm; Hazlitt describes him as "a man of inordinate ambition and little heart"; but he certainly possessed some heart, for he adored his daughter Eleanor, who died at Cannes when she was only nineteen. The poor girl was an invalid all her short life, and her father resided at Cannes solely on her account. He built the Villa Eleanor for her, and until Lord Brougham's death her bedroom was always known as "Eleanor's room", and kept exactly as it had been when she occupied it.
The Villa is now an hotel, and Cannes is very different to what it was when Lord Brougham settled there. He told me that the town had only one hotel and one street when he first saw it.
Eleanor Brougham's body was brought to England, and she was buried in the small graveyard which belongs to Lincoln's Inn Chapel. I do not think any other woman has ever been interred there. The Marquis of Wellesley wrote her epitaph, and I believe it is a very beautiful and touching one.
On 17 Dec 1853 [his former wife] Marianne Caton Marchioness Wellesley (age 65) died.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Colley
GrandFather: Richard Colley aka Wesley 1st Baron Mornington
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Ussher of Bridgefoot
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Ussher
Father: Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington
GrandMother: Elizabeth Sale
Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley
Great x 4 Grandfather: Moyses Hill Marshall of Ulster
Great x 3 Grandfather: Arthur Hill
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Hill
Great x 1 Grandfather: Michael Hill
GrandFather: Arthur Hill aka Hill-Trevor 1st Viscount Dungannon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Trevor
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Trevor
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Trevor
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Trevor
Mother: Anne Hill Countess Mornington