Peerage Record – 8237

     Eleanor Margaret Tennant was the daughter of Henry Tennant.¹ She married Richard Bethell, 1st Baron Westbury, son of Richard Bethell and Jane Baverstock, on 25 January 1873.¹ She died on 19 December 1894.
     After her marriage, Eleanor Margaret Tennant was styled as Baroness Westbury on 25 January 1873. From 25 January 1873, her married name became Bethell.

     Henry Tennant lived at Cadoxton, Glamorgan, Wales^G.¹

     Sheila Mary Howard Rocke is the daughter of Walter Howard Rocke.¹ She married, firstly, Edward George Hervey, son of Douglas George Hervey and Ida Constance Clowes, on 31 July 1956.¹ She married, secondly, Sir Hugo Giles Edmund Sebright, 14th Bt., son of Lt.-Col. Sir Giles Edward Sebright, 13th Bt. and Margery Hilda Fremantle, on 7 January 1965.¹
     Her married name became Hervey. From 7 January 1965, her married name became Sebright.

     Christian Arthur Wellesley, 4th Earl Cowley was born on 25 December 1890.² He was the son of Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley, 3rd Earl Cowley and Lady Violet Nevill.¹ He married, firstly, Mae Pickard on 23 February 1914.³ He and Mae Pickard were divorced in 1933.³ He married, secondly, Mary Elsie May in 1933.³ He died on 29 August 1962 at age 71.³
     He was styled as Viscount Dangan between 1895 and 1919.³ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 5th Lancers.² He succeeded as the 5th Baron Cowley of Wellesley, co. Somerset [U.K., 1828] on 15 January 1919.³ He succeeded as the 4th Viscount Dangan, co. Meath [U.K., 1857] on 15 January 1919.³ He succeeded as the 4th Earl Cowley [U.K., 1857] on 15 January 1919.⁴

     Mae Pickard married Christian Arthur Wellesley, 4th Earl Cowley, son of Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley, 3rd Earl Cowley and Lady Violet Nevill, on 23 February 1914.¹ She and Christian Arthur Wellesley, 4th Earl Cowley were divorced in 1933.¹ She died on 3 June 1946.¹
     She was a showgirl, playing in The Girl.¹ She lived at Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.^G.² Her married name became Wellesley. After her marriage, Mae Pickard was styled as Countess Cowley on 15 January 1919.

     Doris Caroline Sabia Kennedy is the daughter of Edward Robert Kennedy and Beryl Doris Lumsdaine.² She married Hon. Henry Gerald Valerian Francis Wellesley, son of Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley, 3rd Earl Cowley and Hon. Millicent Florence Eleanor Wilson, on 17 June 1929.¹ She and Hon. Henry Gerald Valerian Francis Wellesley were divorced in 1953.¹
     Her married name became Wellesley.

     Nancy Joan Hilliam is the daughter of Bentley Collingwood Hilliam.¹ She married, secondly, Hon. Henry Gerald Valerian Francis Wellesley, son of Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley, 3rd Earl Cowley and Hon. Millicent Florence Eleanor Wilson, on 11 January 1954.¹ She married, secondly, Harvey Burton Ross, son of Sir James Paterson Ross, 1st Bt. and Marjorie Burton Townsend, on 20 October 1962.²
     Her married name became Wellesley. Her marriage to Hon. Henry Gerald Valerian Francis Wellesley was annulled in 1955.¹ From 20 October 1962, her married name became Ross.²

     Michael Wellesley, Viscount Dagan was born on 24 May 1915.¹ He was the son of Christian Arthur Wellesley, 4th Earl Cowley and Mae Pickard.¹ He died on 13 February 1922 at age 6.¹
     He was styled as Viscount Dangan between 1919 and 1922.¹

     Denis Arthur Wellesley, 5th Earl Cowley was born on 25 December 1921.¹ He was the son of Christian Arthur Wellesley, 4th Earl Cowley and Mae Pickard.¹ He married, firstly, Elizabeth Anne Papillon, daughter of Pelham Rawstorn Papillon and Constance Lauretta Roseby, on 16 November 1944.¹ He and Elizabeth Anne Papillon were divorced in 1950.¹ He married, secondly, Annette Nancy Doughty O’Hara, daughter of Major James J. O’Hara, on 11 July 1950.¹ He married, thirdly, Janet Elizabeth Mary Aiyar, daughter of Ramiah Dorasawamy Aiyar and Glenys Mary Pugh, on 15 February 1961.¹ He died on 23 March 1968 at age 46.¹
     He fought in the Second World War, with the Royal Air Force.² He was awarded the British Empire Medal (B.E.M.)² He succeeded as the 5th Earl Cowley [U.K., 1857] on 29 August 1962.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baron Cowley of Wellesley, co. Somerset [U.K., 1828] on 29 August 1962.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Viscount Dangan, co. Meath [U.K., 1857] on 29 August 1962.¹

     Edward Robert Kennedy was born in 1860.¹ He was the son of Robert Kennedy and Alice Elizabeth Gray.² He married Beryl Doris Lumsdaine, daughter of Reverend Edwin Sandys Lumsdaine, in 1905.¹ He died on 22 January 1925.¹
     He lived at Bishops Court, Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland^G.² He lived at Baronrath, Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland.¹