Peerage Record – 10710

     Major John Samuels was born in 1857 at Chorlton upon Medlock, Lancashire, England.² He married Harriet Lillian Tarver in 1884 at Chorlton, Lancashire, England.² He died in 1922 at Llanfairfechan, Caernarvonshire, Wales.²
     He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Garrison Artillery.¹ He lived at Edenfield, Llanfairfechan, Denbighshire, Wales^G.¹ Burkes Peerage states he was awarded the Victoria Cross (V.C.) However, this award is not mentioned in Arthur’s Symbol of Courage.¹

     Muriel Alice Wellesley was the daughter of Captain Edmond Ernest Charles Wellesley and Florence Sarah Louisa Platt.² She married Percival William Clifford Goodchild on 17 April 1906.¹

     Percival William Clifford Goodchild married Muriel Alice Wellesley, daughter of Captain Edmond Ernest Charles Wellesley and Florence Sarah Louisa Platt, on 17 April 1906.¹ He died on 5 February 1968.¹

     Herbert Arthur Wellesley was born on 15 August 1867.¹ He was the son of Colonel William Henry Charles Wellesley and Jane Malet Hayden.² He married Charlotte Elizabeth Palmer on 29 February 1892.¹ He died on 18 November 1905 at age 38, from drowning, in the wreck of the Hilda off St. Malo.¹

     Charlotte Elizabeth Palmer married Herbert Arthur Wellesley, son of Colonel William Henry Charles Wellesley and Jane Malet Hayden, on 29 February 1892.¹ She died on 18 November 1905, from drowning, in the wreck of the Hilda off St. Malo.¹

     Ronald Arthur Wellesley was born on 17 November 1894.¹ He was the son of Herbert Arthur Wellesley and Charlotte Elizabeth Palmer.² He died on 19 September 1914 at age 19.¹
     He gained the rank of Cadet in the Royal Navy.¹

     Eric George Wellesley was born on 1 May 1896.¹ He was the son of Herbert Arthur Wellesley and Charlotte Elizabeth Palmer.² He died on 21 December 1915 at age 19, from wounds received in action.^1,3
     He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the 8th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment.³ He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1915.¹

     Major Violet Evelyn Wellesley was born on 15 August 1897.¹ She was the daughter of Herbert Arthur Wellesley and Charlotte Elizabeth Palmer.² She died on 29 August 1971 at age 74 at Churchinford, Taunton, Somerset, England.^1,3
     She fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1918.¹ She fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1945.¹ She was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1946.¹ She gained the rank of Major in the Women’s Royal Auxiliary Corps (Territorial Army.)¹

     Lt.-Col. Cecil George Wellesley was born on 30 September 1869.¹ He was the son of Colonel William Henry Charles Wellesley and Jane Malet Hayden.² He married Winifred Mary Parker, daughter of Hon. Reginald Parker and Katharine May Ames, on 1 November 1906.¹ He died on 14 July 1932 at age 62.¹
     He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1902.¹ He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1918, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1919.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 3rd Battalion, East Yorks Regiment.¹

     Winifred Mary Parker was born on 19 November 1883.² She was the daughter of Hon. Reginald Parker and Katharine May Ames.^2,3 She married, firstly, Lt.-Col. Cecil George Wellesley, son of Colonel William Henry Charles Wellesley and Jane Malet Hayden, on 1 November 1906.¹ She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. Clifford Charles Horace Twiss, son of Godfrey Twiss, on 24 October 1933.³ She died on 26 February 1959 at age 75.³
     From 1 November 1906, her married name became Wellesley. From 24 October 1933, her married name became Twiss.