Biography of John Wrottesley 1st Baron Wrottesley 1771-1841

Paternal Family Tree: Wrottesley

On 29 Jun 1769 [his grandfather] Richard Wrottesley 7th Baronet (age 48) died. His son [his father] John Wrottesley 8th Baronet (age 24) succeeded 8th Baronet Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire.

On 04 Oct 1771 John Wrottesley 1st Baron Wrottesley was born to John Wrottesley 8th Baronet (age 26) and Frances Courtenay Lady Wrottesley.

On 23 Apr 1787 [his father] John Wrottesley 8th Baronet (age 42) died. His son John Wrottesley 1st Baron Wrottesley (age 15) succeeded 9th Baronet Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire.

In 1795 John Wrottesley 1st Baron Wrottesley (age 23) and Caroline Bennett Lady Wrottesley (age 22) were married. She by marriage Lady Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire. She the daughter of Charles Bennet 4th Earl Tankerville (age 51) and Emma Colebrooke Countess Tankerville (age 43).

On 05 Aug 1798 [his son] John Wrottesley 2nd Baron Wrottesley was born to John Wrottesley 1st Baron Wrottesley (age 26) and [his wife] Caroline Bennett Lady Wrottesley (age 25).

In 1799 John Wrottesley 1st Baron Wrottesley (age 27) was elected MP Lichfield which seat he held until 1806.

On 19 Jul 1804 William Beresford (age 23) and [his sister-in-law] Anna Bennett (age 29) were married. She the daughter of Charles Bennet 4th Earl Tankerville (age 60) and Emma Colebrooke Countess Tankerville (age 52).

On 14 Sep 1812 [his brother-in-law] John Astley Bennet (age 33) died.

In 1816 [his brother-in-law] Henry Grey Bennet (age 38) and Gertrude Frances Russell were married. He the son of Charles Bennet 4th Earl Tankerville (age 72) and Emma Colebrooke Countess Tankerville (age 64). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 07 Mar 1818 [his wife] Caroline Bennett Lady Wrottesley (age 45) died.

In 1823 John Wrottesley 1st Baron Wrottesley (age 51) was elected MP Staffordshire which seat he held until 1832.

In 1828 [his mother] Frances Courtenay Lady Wrottesley died.

On 26 Jul 1831 Charles Miles Lambert Monck 6th Baronet (age 52) and [his former sister-in-law] Mary Elizabeth Bennet (age 46) were married. She the daughter of Charles Bennet 4th Earl Tankerville and Emma Colebrooke Countess Tankerville (age 79).

In 1832 John Wrottesley 1st Baron Wrottesley (age 60) was elected MP Staffordshire South which seat he held until 1837

On 29 May 1836 [his former brother-in-law] Henry Grey Bennet (age 58) died.

In Sep 1836 [his former sister-in-law] Anna Bennett (age 61) died.

The London Gazette 19629. [Whitehall, June 23, 1838.] The Queen has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the said United "Kingdom to the following persons, and the heirs male of theii bodies lawfully begotten:

Anthony Adrian Earl of Kintore, by the name, stile and title of Baron Kintore.

Cornelius Viscount Lismore, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Lismore, of Shanbally-castle, in the county of Tipperary.

Warner William Baron Rossmore, by the name stile, and title of Baron Rossmore, of the county of Monaghan.

Robert Shapland Baron Carew, by the name, stile and title of Baron Carew, of Castlebore, in the county of Wexford.

The Honourable William Francis Spencer Ponsonby (age 50) by the name, stile, and title of Baron De Mauley of Canford, in ihe county of Dorset. [Barbara Ashley-Cooper Baroness Mauley by marriage Baroness de Mauley.]

Sir John Wrottesley (age 66), Bart, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Wrottesley, of Wrottesley, in the county of Stafford.

Charles Hanbury Tracy (age 59), Esq. by the name, stile and title of Baron Sudeley, of Toddington, in the county of Gloucester.

Paul Methuen (age 59), Esq. by the name, stile, amd title of Baron Methuen, of Corsham, in the county of Wilts.

On 16 Mar 1841 John Wrottesley 1st Baron Wrottesley (age 69) died. His son [his son] John Wrottesley 2nd Baron Wrottesley (age 42) succeeded 2nd Baron Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire, 10th Baronet Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire.

John Wrottesley 1st Baron Wrottesley 1771-1841 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 1694-1754

Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 1691-1727

Royal Ancestors of John Wrottesley 1st Baron Wrottesley 1771-1841

Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Ancestors of John Wrottesley 1st Baron Wrottesley 1771-1841

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Wrottesley 1st Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Wrottesley 2nd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Wrottesley 3rd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Wrottesley 4th Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Richard Wrottesley 7th Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Grey 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Grey 1st Earl Stamford 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Neville 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Grey 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Cecil Countess Stamford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drury Countess Exeter 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Grey Lady Wrottesley 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Ward 7th Baron Dudley 2nd Baron Ward 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Sutton 6th Baroness Dudley 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Ward 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Brereton 1st Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Brereton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Susan Booth Lady Brereton

Father: John Wrottesley 8th Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Gower 2nd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Leveson Baroness Gower

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Granville 1st Earl Bath

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Wyche

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Manners 1st Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Montagu Countess Rutland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

GrandMother: Mary Leveson-Gower Lady Wrottesley 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Pierrepont of Thoresby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harries aka Harris

Great x 2 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Evelyn of Wiltshire

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Evelyn

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Coxe

Great x 1 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Feilding 1st Earl Desmond

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Feilding 2nd Earl Desmond 3rd Earl Denbigh 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Stanhope Countess Desmond 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Carey 2nd Earl Monmouth 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Carey Countess Desmond and Denbigh 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Cranfield Countess Monmouth

John Wrottesley 1st Baron Wrottesley 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Courtenay 4th Earl Devon 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Courtenay 5th Earl Devon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Pole

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Courtenay 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Waller 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Waller Countess Devon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Reynell

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Courtenay 6th Earl Devon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Andreas Boevey

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Boevey

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Boevey

GrandFather: William Courtenay 7th Earl Devon 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Montagu Countess Lindsey 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Bertie 1st Earl of Abingdon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Wray 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bridget Wray Countess Lindsey 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Norreys 3rd Baroness Norreys Rycote 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Bertie Countess Devon 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Henry Lee 2nd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Lee 3rd Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne St John Countess Rochester 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Lee Countess Abingdon 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Mother: Frances Courtenay Lady Wrottesley 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 1st Earl Nottingham 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Bell 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 1st Earl Aylesford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Daniel Harvey

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harvey Baroness Finch

Great x 1 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 2nd Earl Aylesford 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Caleb Banks of Maidstone in Kent

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Banks 1st Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Dann

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Banks Countess Aylesford

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Dethick

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Dethick

Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Travers

GrandMother: Frances Finch Countess Devon 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Fisher 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Fisher

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tyringham

Great x 2 Grandfather: Clement Fisher 3rd Baronet

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Fisher Countess Aylesford