Brief Life History of Garret
When Garret Wellesley 1st Earl of Mornington was born on 19 July 1735, in Diocese of Dublin, Leinster, Ireland, his father, Richard Wesley 1st Baron Mornington, was 45 and his mother, Elizabeth Sale Baroness of Mornington, was 37. He married Anne Hill-Trevor on 6 February 1759, in Dangan Castle, County Meath, Ireland. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. In 1764, at the age of 29, his occupation is listed as 1st professor of music, trinity college in Dublin, Ireland. He died on 22 May 1781, in Kensington, Middlesex, England, at the age of 45, and was buried in Mayfair, London, England, United Kingdom.
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Sources (23)
- Garret Wellesley in entry for Arthur Richard Wellesley, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Marriage and Children of Garret Wesley and Ann Hill Trevor
- Earl Of Mornington in entry for Arthur Wellesley, Duke Of Wellington or Iron Duke, "British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries"
Spouse and Children
1735–1781 Male
1742–1831 Female
Children (8)
1760–1842 Male
1763–1845 Male
1765–1845 Female
1768–1844 Female
1769–1852 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1690–1758 Male
1698–1738 Female
Siblings (3)
1720–1752 Female
1726–1768 Female
1735–1781 Male
World Events (4)
1752 · Gregorian Calendar is Adopted
Age 17
1754 · Seven Years' War
Age 19
1770 · Boston Tea Party
Age 35
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Wellesley Farm near Wells (Somerset). The placename probably derives from the genitive case of Old English wella ‘spring, stream’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. It was later interpreted as ‘woodland belonging to (the town of) Wells’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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