Peerage Record – 1506

     Lady Sheila Marie Annesley was born on 18 August 1961.¹ She is the daughter of Michael Robert Annesley, 12th Earl Annesley and Audrey Mary Goodwright.¹

     Caryl Arthur Annesley, 12th Viscount of Valentia was born on 3 July 1883.² He was the son of Arthur Annesley, 11th Viscount of Valentia and Laura Sarah Webb.¹ He died on 6 October 1949 at age 66.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Oxfordshire.² He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.² He was commissioned in 1903, in the service of the Oxfordshire Light Infantry.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1905.² He was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of Madras between 1907 and 1912.² He was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of Bengal between 1912 and 1913.² He gained the rank of Captain in 1913 in the 1st Royal Dragoons.² He was Aide-de-Camp to HRH Prince Arthur of Connaught between 1920 and 1921.² He gained the rank of Major in 1923.² He was appointed Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1924.² He succeeded as the 12th Baronet Annesley, of Mountnorris, co. Armagh [I., 1620] on 20 January 1927.² He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Annesley, of Bletchington, co. Oxford [U.K., 1917] on 20 January 1927.¹ He succeeded as the 12th Baron Mountnorris, of Mountnorris, co. Armagh [I., 1629] on 20 January 1927.² He succeeded as the 12th Viscount of Valentia, co. Kerry [I., 1622] on 20 January 1927.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Oxfordshire.² He was High Steward of Banbury between 1932 and 1947.²
     On his death, the Barony Annesley of Bletchington became extinct.¹

     Sir Tonman Mosley, 3rd Bt. was born on 9 July 1813.² He was the son of Sir Oswald Mosley, 2nd Bt. and Sophia Annie Every.^3,4 He was baptised on 11 July 1813 at St. Mary, Rolleston, Staffordshire, England.⁵ He married Catherine Wood, daughter of Reverend John Wood, on 4 February 1847.² He died on 28 April 1890 at age 76.²
     He gained the rank of officer in the Inniskilling Dragoons.² He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Mosley [G.B, 1781] on 24 May 1871.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)²

     Tonman Mosley, 1st and last Baron Anslow was born on 16 January 1850 at East Lodge, Anslow, Burton-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England^G.^1,2 He was the son of Sir Tonman Mosley, 3rd Bt. and Catherine Wood.^1,2 He was baptised at Rolleston-on-Dove, Staffordshire, England^G.² He married Lady Hilda Rose Montgomerie, daughter of Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton and Lady Adela Caroline Harriett Capel, on 22 February 1881 at St. Peter’s Church, Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, England^G.^1,2 He died on 20 August 1933 at age 83, without surviving male issue.¹ He was buried on 24 August 1933 at Woking, Surrey, England^G, cremated.²
     He was educated between 1862 and 1868 at Repton School, Repton, Derbyshire, England^G.² He was educated between 1868 and 1871 at Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.^1,2 He graduated in 1872 with a Repton and Corpus Christi College Oxford Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)³ ) He graduated from Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1872 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1874 entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.¹ In 1885 he unsuccessfully contested the Lichfield Division of Staffordshire, as a Conservative.² He held the office of Chairman of Quarter Sessions, co. Derby between 1897 and 1902.¹ He held the office of Chairman of Buckinghamshire County Council between 1904 and 1921.¹ He was Chairman of North Staffordshire Railway Company between 1904 and 1923.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1911.¹ In 1914 he unsucessfully contested the Southern Division of Buckinghamshire, as a Liberal.² He was created 1st Baron Anslow, of Iver, co. Buckingham [U.K.] on 28 June 1916.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Buckinghamshire.² He was appointed Knight of Grace, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.G.St.J.)² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Staffordshire.³

     Lady Hilda Rose Montgomerie was the daughter of Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton and Lady Adela Caroline Harriett Capel.^1,2 She married Tonman Mosley, 1st and last Baron Anslow, son of Sir Tonman Mosley, 3rd Bt. and Catherine Wood, on 22 February 1881 at St. Peter’s Church, Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, England^G.^1,2 She died on 18 June 1928 at Bangors, Iver, Buckinghamshire, England^G.^1,2
     From 22 February 1881, her married name became Mosley.¹ After her marriage, Lady Hilda Rose Montgomerie was styled as Baroness Anslow on 28 June 1916.

     Nicola Elspeth Carlyon was born in 1954 at St. Austell, Cornwall, England.² She is the daughter of Thomas Alfred Spry Carlyon and Elspeth Dorina Temple-Gore-Langton.¹
     She lived in 2003 at 10 Long Row, Sheffield, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England.¹

     Catherine Wood was the daughter of Reverend John Wood.¹ She married Sir Tonman Mosley, 3rd Bt., son of Sir Oswald Mosley, 2nd Bt. and Sophia Annie Every, on 4 February 1847.² She died on 22 April 1891.¹
     From 4 February 1847, her married name became Mosley.

     Reverend John Wood lived at Swanwick, Derbyshire, England^G.¹

     Sorley ‘Buie’ MacDonnel was the son of Alexander ‘Cathanach’ Macdonald and Katherine MacDonnell.^2,1 He married Mary O’Neill, daughter of Con ‘Baccach’ O’Neill, 1st Earl of Tyrone and unknown daughter O’Byrne.² He died in 1589.³ He was buried at Bonamargy, Ireland.³
     He was also known as Somerled Macdonald.⁴ He gained the title of Lord of the Route, co. Antrim.³ On his eldest brother’s death, he seized the family’s Irish estates and after fighting the native Irish and the English, he submitted to Queen Elizabeth I.² He was naturalized as a free denizen of Ireland on 14 April 1573.²

     Mary O’Neill was the daughter of Con ‘Baccach’ O’Neill, 1st Earl of Tyrone and unknown daughter O’Byrne.^1,2 She married Sorley ‘Buie’ MacDonnel, son of Alexander ‘Cathanach’ Macdonald and Katherine MacDonnell.³ She died in 1590.⁴
     Her married name became McDonnell.