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Gerald Wellesley

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Gerald Wellesley

Birth
Inchicore, County Dublin, Ireland
Death
4 Jan 1972 (aged 86)
Burial
Stratfield Saye, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England Add to Map
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Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington, KG, DL, FRIBA, styled Lord Gerald Wellesley between 1900 and 1943, was the third son of Lord Arthur Wellesley (later 4th Duke of Wellington) and his wife, Kathleen Emily Bulkeley Williams. He inherited the dukedom in 1943 upon the death of his nephew in battle during World War II.

He was married on April 30, 1914 to Dorothy Violet Ashton, the daughter of Robert Ashton of Croughton, Cheshire, and his wife, Lucy Cecilia Dunn-Gardner.
Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington, KG, DL, FRIBA, styled Lord Gerald Wellesley between 1900 and 1943, was the third son of Lord Arthur Wellesley (later 4th Duke of Wellington) and his wife, Kathleen Emily Bulkeley Williams. He inherited the dukedom in 1943 upon the death of his nephew in battle during World War II.

He was married on April 30, 1914 to Dorothy Violet Ashton, the daughter of Robert Ashton of Croughton, Cheshire, and his wife, Lucy Cecilia Dunn-Gardner.


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  • Created by: CMWJR
  • Added: Apr 30, 2020
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209621444/gerald-wellesley: accessed ), memorial page for Gerald Wellesley (21 Aug 1885–4 Jan 1972), Find a Grave Memorial ID 209621444, citing Stratfield Saye House, Stratfield Saye, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England; Maintained by CMWJR (contributor 50059520).