Peerage Record – 10718

     Reverend Hon. Robert Liddell was born on 24 September 1808.² He was the son of Thomas Henry Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth and Maria Susannah Simpson.^3,4 He married Emily Ann Charlotte Wellesley, daughter of Rev. Hon. Gerald Valerian Wellesley and Lady Emily Maud Cadogan, on 26 January 1836.¹ He died on 29 June 1888 at age 79.²
     He was the Vicar between 1851 and 1881 at St. Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge, London, England^G.⁵

     Thomas Henry Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth was born on 8 February 1775 at Newton Hall, County Durham, England^G.⁴ He was the son of Sir Henry George Liddell, 5th Bt. and Elizabeth Steele.⁵ He married Maria Susannah Simpson, daughter of John Simpson and Lady Anne Lyon, on 26 March 1796 at Upper Harley Street, London, England^G.⁴ He died on 8 March 1855 at age 80.⁶
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.⁷ He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Liddell [E., 1642] on 26 November 1791.⁵ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1795 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)⁷ He held the office of Sheriff of Northumberland in 1804.⁷ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Northumberland between 1806 and 1807.⁷ He was created 1st Baron Ravensworth, of Ravensworth Castle, co. Durham [U.K.] on 17 July 1821.⁵

     Georgiana Henrietta Louisa Wellesley was the daughter of Rev. Hon. Gerald Valerian Wellesley and Lady Emily Maud Cadogan.² She married Reverend George Darby St. Quintin, son of William Thomas St. Quintin and Arabella Bridget Calcraft, on 21 April 1827.¹ She died on 1 March 1879.¹

     Reverend George Darby St. Quintin was born on 18 March 1803.² He was the son of William Thomas St. Quintin and Arabella Bridget Calcraft.² He married Georgiana Henrietta Louisa Wellesley, daughter of Rev. Hon. Gerald Valerian Wellesley and Lady Emily Maud Cadogan, on 21 April 1827.¹ He died on 22 December 1872 at age 69.¹
     He lived at St. Leonards, Sussex, England^G.¹

     Mary Sarah Wellesley was born on 16 January 1808.² She was the daughter of Rev. Hon. Gerald Valerian Wellesley and Lady Emily Maud Cadogan.³ She was baptised on 1 August 1809 at Hampton Court, London, England^G.² She married Henry Charles Cadogan, 4th Earl Cadogan, son of Admiral George Cadogan, 3rd Earl Cadogan and Honoria Louisa Blake, on 12 July 1836 at Durham Cathedral, Durham, County Durham, England^G.² She died on 11 February 1873 at age 65.¹ She was buried at Chelsea, London, England^G.²
     From 12 July 1836, her married name became Cadogan. After her marriage, Mary Sarah Wellesley was styled as Countess Cadogan on 15 September 1864.

     Henry Charles Cadogan, 4th Earl Cadogan was born on 15 February 1812 at South Audley Street, Mayfair, London, England^G.² He was the son of Admiral George Cadogan, 3rd Earl Cadogan and Honoria Louisa Blake.³ He was baptised on 8 October 1813 at Palermo, Sicily, Italy^G.² He married Mary Sarah Wellesley, daughter of Rev. Hon. Gerald Valerian Wellesley and Lady Emily Maud Cadogan, on 12 July 1836 at Durham Cathedral, Durham, County Durham, England^G.² He died on 8 June 1873 at age 61 at Woodrising, Norfolk, England^G.² His will was proven (by probate) on 22 July 1873, at under £80,000.² He was buried at Chelsea, London, England^G.²
     He was educated between 1824 and 1828 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.⁴ He matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 9 July 1829.² He graduated from Oriel College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1832 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He was Attaché at St. Petersburg between 1834 and 1835.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Reading between 1841 and 1847.⁵ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Dover between 1852 and 1857.⁵ He gained the rank of Captain in the Yeoman Guard.⁵ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Royal Westminster Middlesex Militia.⁵ He was Secretary of the Embassy at Paris between 1858 and 1859.² He succeeded as the 4th Viscount Chelsea, co. Middlesex [G.B., 1800] on 15 September 1864.⁵ He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Cadogan [G.B., 1800] on 15 September 1864.⁵ He succeeded as the 6th Baron Cadogan of Oakley, co. Buckingham [G.B., 1718] on 15 September 1864.⁵ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Oakley of Caversham, co. Oxford [U.K., 1831] on 15 September 1864.⁵ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 10 July 1866.²

     Cecil Elizabeth Jane Wellesley was the daughter of Rev. Hon. Gerald Valerian Wellesley and Lady Emily Maud Cadogan.² She married Colonel Hon. George Augustus Frederick Liddell, son of Thomas Henry Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth and Maria Susannah Simpson, on 11 May 1842.¹ She died on 12 July 1883.¹
     From 11 May 1842, her married name became Liddell.

     Colonel Hon. George Augustus Frederick Liddell was born on 28 July 1812.² He was the son of Thomas Henry Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth and Maria Susannah Simpson.^3,4 He married Cecil Elizabeth Jane Wellesley, daughter of Rev. Hon. Gerald Valerian Wellesley and Lady Emily Maud Cadogan, on 11 May 1842.¹ He died on 14 December 1888 at age 76.²
     He was Groom-in-Waiting to HM Queen Victoria.² He was Deputy Ranger of Windsor Great Park.² He gained the rank of Colonel in the Scots Guards.²

     Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley of Wesley was born on 20 January 1773.¹ He was the son of Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington and Hon. Anne Hill.³ He married, firstly, Lady Charlotte Cadogan, daughter of Charles Sloane Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan and Mary Churchill, on 20 September 1803 at Santon Downham, Suffolk, England^G.⁴ He and Lady Charlotte Cadogan were divorced in 1810 by Act of Parliament, where he obtained £24,000 damages for criminal conversion.⁴ He married, secondly, Lady Georgiana Charlotte Augusta Cecil, daughter of James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury and Lady Emily Mary Hill, on 27 February 1816 at Hatfield House, Hertfordshire, England^G.⁴ He died on 27 April 1847 at age 74 at British Embassy, Paris, France^G, from a cold.⁴ He was buried on 10 May 1847 at Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley Street, Mayfair, London, England^G.⁴ His will was proven (by probate) in April 1848.⁴
     He was given the name of Henry Wesley at birth.¹ In 1789 his name was legally changed to Henry Wellesley. He gained the rank of officer in 1791 in the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards.³ He held the office of Secretary of Legation to Stockholm in 1792.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Trim [Ireland] in 1795.³ He was Secretary to Lord Malmesbury’s Embassy to Lille in July 1797.³ He was Private Secretary to the Governor-General of India between 1798 and 1805, his brother, 2nd Lord Morinington.³ He held the office of Envoy to Lucknow in 1801, concluding a treaty where the Nawab of Oude ceded certain districts to the East India Company, worth millions of pounds annually.³ He held the office of Lieutenant-General of the Nawab of Oude’s ceded districts from 1801 to 1802.³ He held the office of Lord of the Treasury from May 1804 to August 1804.³ He held the office of a Secretary of the Treasury between 1807 and 1809.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Eye between 1807 and 1809.³ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 21 December 1809.³ He held the office of Envoy to Spain between 3 January 1810 and 1 October 1811.³ He held the office of Ambassador to Spain between 1 October 1811 and 3 March 1822.³ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) on 10 March 1812.³ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) after 2 January 1815.³ He held the office of Ambassador to Austria between 3 February 1823 and 27 August 1831.³ He was created 1st Baron Cowley of Wellesley, co. Somerset [U.K.] on 21 January 1828.³ He held the office of Ambassador to France between 13 March 1835 and April 1836.³ He held the office of Ambassador to France between December 1841 and July 1846.⁴

     Lady Anne Wellesley was the daughter of Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington and Hon. Anne Hill.² She married, firstly, Hon. Henry FitzRoy, son of Lt.-Gen. Charles FitzRoy, 1st Baron Southampton and Anne Warren, on 7 January 1790.¹ She married, secondly, Charles Culling Smith, son of Charles Smith and Zabier Charlotte Law, on 2 August 1799.¹ She died on 16 December 1844.¹
     From 7 January 1790, her married name became Fitzroy. From 2 August 1799, her married name became Smith.