Biography of Violet Mary Nelson Duchess Westminster 1891-1983
In 1891 Violet Mary Nelson Duchess Westminster was born to William Nelson 1st Baronet (age 40).
On 22 Dec 1899 Hugh Lupus Grosvenor 1st Duke Westminster (age 74) died. His grandson [her future husband] Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 20) succeeded 2nd Duke Westminster, 4th Marquess Westminster, 5th Earl Grosvenor, 11th Baronet Grosvenor of Eaton in Cheshire. Monument in Grosvenor Chapel, St Mary's Church, Eccleston [Map] sculpted by Leon Joseph Chavalliaud (age 41).
On 16 Feb 1901 [her future husband] Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 21) and Constance Edwina "Shelagh" Cornwallis-West Duchess Westminster (age 25) were married. She by marriage Duchess Westminster.
On 20 Apr 1914 George Rowley and Violet Mary Nelson Duchess Westminster (age 23) were married.
Around 1915 [her son] Michael Richard Bernard Rowley was born to [her husband] George Rowley and Violet Mary Nelson Duchess Westminster (age 24).
Around May 1920 George Rowley and Violet Mary Nelson Duchess Westminster (age 29) were divorced.
On 26 Nov 1920 [her husband] Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 41) and Violet Nelson Duchess Westminster (age 29) were married. She by marriage Duchess Westminster.
On 26 Nov 1920 Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 41) and Violet Mary Nelson Duchess Westminster (age 29) were married.
In 1921 [her father] William Nelson 1st Baronet (age 70) died.
In 1926 Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 46) and Violet Mary Nelson Duchess Westminster (age 35) were divorced.
On 20 Feb 1930 [her former husband] Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 50) and Loelia Mary Ponsonby Duchess Westminster (age 28) were married. She by marriage Duchess Westminster. His third marriage; her first. Winston Churchill (age 55) was best man. They were married until 1947 when the marriage was dissolved. No issue. The difference in their ages was 22 years.
On 11 Feb 1939 [her son] Michael Richard Bernard Rowley (age 24) and [her daughter-in-law] Sibell Lygon (age 31) were married bigamously. She the daughter of William Lygon 7th Earl Beauchamp and Lettice Mary Elizabeth Grosvenor Countess Beauchamp.
On 07 Feb 1947 [her former husband] Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 67) and Anne Winifred Sullivan Marchioness Westminster (age 31) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Westminster. The difference in their ages was 36 years.
On 19 Sep 1952 [her son] Michael Richard Bernard Rowley (age 37) died.
On 19 Jul 1953 [her former husband] Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 74) died. His first cousin William Grosvenor 3rd Duke Westminster (age 58) succeeded 3rd Duke Westminster, 5th Marquess Westminster, 6th Earl Grosvenor, 12th Baronet Grosvenor of Eaton in Cheshire.
In 1983 Violet Mary Nelson Duchess Westminster (age 92) died.