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Garret Colley Wesley (Wellesley), 1st Earl of Mornington, Viscount Wellesley 1735–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jul 1735

Birth Location: Dangan Castle, County of Meath, Ireland

Death Date: 22 May 1781

Death Location: Mayfair, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Richard Meath

Mother: Elizabeth Sale

Spouse(s): Lady Mornington

Children(s): Richard of, Anne (Wellesley), Henry GCB, Rev (Wellesley),, Arthur Waterloo, William Maryborough.

In 1735, Garret Colley Wesley (Wellesley), 1st Earl of Mornington, Viscount Wellesley entered the world in Dangan Castle, County of Meath, Ireland, born to Richard Wesley Wellesley 1St Baron Mornington Irish House Of Commons High Sheriff Of Meath And Elizabeth Sale. Garret Colley Wesley (Wellesley), 1st Earl of Mornington, Viscount Wellesley married Lady Anne Hill Trevor Countess Of Mornington, and had children including Anne Wesley Wellesley, Arthur The Iron Duke Wesley Wellesley 1St Duke Of Wellington Kg Field Marshall Gcb Gch Pc Frs Battle Of Waterloo, Henry Wesley Wellesley 1St Baron Cowley Gcb, Rev Gerald Valerian Wesley Wellesley, Richard Colley Wellesley 1St Marquess Wellesly 2Nd Earl Of Mornington British Foreign Secretary Governor General Of India House Of Commons Lord Of, William Wesley Wellesley Pole 3Rd Earl Of Mornington 1St Baron Maryborough. Garret Colley Wesley (Wellesley), 1st Earl of Mornington, Viscount Wellesley passed away in 1781 in Mayfair, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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  • In 1735, Garret Colley Wesley (Wellesley), 1st Earl of Mornington, Viscount Wellesley entered the world in Dangan Castle, County of Meath, Ireland, born to Richard Wesley Wellesley 1St Baron Mornington Irish House Of Commons High Sheriff Of Meath And Elizabeth Sale.
  • Garret Colley Wesley (Wellesley), 1st Earl of Mornington, Viscount Wellesley married Lady Anne Hill Trevor Countess Of Mornington, and had children including Anne Wesley Wellesley, Arthur The Iron Duke Wesley Wellesley 1St Duke Of Wellington Kg Field Marshall Gcb Gch Pc Frs Battle Of Waterloo, Henry Wesley Wellesley 1St Baron Cowley Gcb, Rev Gerald Valerian Wesley Wellesley, Richard Colley Wellesley 1St Marquess Wellesly 2Nd Earl Of Mornington British Foreign Secretary Governor General Of India House Of Commons Lord Of, William Wesley Wellesley Pole 3Rd Earl Of Mornington 1St Baron Maryborough.
  • Garret Colley Wesley (Wellesley), 1st Earl of Mornington, Viscount Wellesley passed away in 1781 in Mayfair, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Garret Wellesley's Ancestors

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Garret Wellesley
1735–1781
Birth Place: Dangan Castle, County of Meath, Ireland
Parents
Richard Wesley (Wellesley), 1st Baron Mornington, Irish House of Commons, High Sheriff of Meath
1690–1758
Dangan Castle, County Meath, Ireland
Elizabeth Sale
1698–1738
St Andrew, Dublin, , Ireland
Grandparents
Henry Colley
1648–1705
Carbury Castle, Kildare, Ireland
Mary Ussher
1649–1705
Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Garret Wellesley's Descendants

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Garret (Colley Wesley (Wellesley), 1st Earl of Mornington, Viscount) Wellesley (19 Jul 1735–22 May 1781) m. Lady (Anne Hill-Trevor, Countess of) Mornington (23 June 1742–10 Sep 1831)
  1. 1. Richard (Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesly, 2nd Earl of Mornington, British Foreign Secretary, Governor General of India, House of Commons, Lord) of 1760–1842 m. Lady (Hyacinthe Gabrielle) Roland 1760–1816
    1. 1. Lady (Anne) Wellesley 1788–1875 m. LtCol (Lord William Charles Augustus Cavendish Bentinck, Treasurer of the Household, 4th Duke of Portland, Marque of) Titchfield 1780–1826 m. Sir (Lord William Abdy,) Baronet 1779–1868
      1. 1. Rev (Charles William Cavendish Bentinck, Church of) England 1817–1865
        1. 1. Cecilia (Nina Cavendish Bentinck, Countess of Strathmore &) Kinghorne 1862–1938 m. The (Right Honorable Lord Claude George Bowes Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, K.G., Eton College, House of Lords as an Earl, Knight of the) Thistle 1854–1944
      2. 2. Lt (Gen Arthur Charles Cavendish) Bentinck 1819–1877
      3. 3. Emily (Cavendish) Bentinck 1820–1850
    2. 2. Richard Wellesley 1787–1831
    3. 3. Hyacinthe (Mary) Wellesley 1789–1849 m. Edward (John) Littleton 1791–1863
      1. 1. Edward (Richard) Littleton 1815–1888
    4. 4. Henry Wellesley 1794–1866
    5. 5. Gerald Wellesley 1790–1864
  2. 2. Anne (Wesley) (Wellesley) 1768–1844
  3. 3. Henry (Wesley (Wellesley), 1st Baron Cowley,) GCB 1773–1847
  4. 4. Rev (Gerald Valerian Wesley) (Wellesley), 1770–1848
  5. 5. Arthur ('The Iron Duke' Wesley ( Wellesley), 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, Field Marshall, GCB GCH PC FRS, Battle of) Waterloo 1769–1852 m. Catharina (Sara Dorothea Pakenham, Duchess of) Wellington 1772–1831
    1. 1. Lt (Gen Arthur Richard Wellesley, 2nd Duke of) Wellington 1807–1884 m. Elizabeth Hay 1820–1904
      1. 1. Gerald (Frederick Henry) Wellesley 1828–1856
      2. 2. Hyacinthe (Harriette) Wellesley 1835–1897
    2. 2. Major-General (Lord Charles) Wellesley 1808–1858 m. Augusta (Sophia Anne) Pierrepont 1820–1893
      1. 1. Col (Arthur Charles Wellesley, 4th Duke of) Wellington 1849–1934 m. Kathleen (E.B. Williams , Duchess of) Wellington 1849–1927
        1. 1. Ellen Wellesley 1887–1952
        2. 2. Evelyn (Kathleen) Wellesley 1874–1922
        3. 3. Arthur (C.) Wellesley 1876–1941
        4. 4. Richard Wellesley 1880–1914
        5. 5. Gerald Wellesley 1885–1972
      2. 2. Georgina Wellesley 1853–1880
      3. 3. Henry (Wellesley, 3rd Duke of) Wellington 1846–1900 m. Evelyn (Katrine Gwenfra) Peers-Williams 1856–1939
      4. 4. Lady (Victoria Alexandria) Wellesley 1847–1933
      5. 5. Arthur Wellesley 1845–1846
      6. 6. Mary (Angela) Wellesley 1850–1936
  6. 6. William (Wesley ( Wellesley-Pole) 3rd Earl of Mornington, 1st Baron) Maryborough. 1763–1845 m. Catherine (Elizabeth Wellesley) Pole 1760–1851
    1. 1. William (Pole Tylney Long) Wellesley 1788–1857

Garret Wellesley's Timeline

2 Records

1735
19 Jul 1735
Birth of Garret Colley Wesley (Wellesley), 1st Earl of Mornington, Viscount Wellesley in Dangan Castle, County of Meath, Ireland
Dangan Castle, County of Meath, Ireland
1781
22 May 1781
Age 46
Death of Garret Colley Wesley (Wellesley), 1st Earl of Mornington, Viscount Wellesley in Westminster, London, England
Westminster, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1735
    Event Place: Dangan Castle, County of Meath, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 3252476
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1781
    Event Place: Westminster, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 3252476
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mayfair, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

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