"the first Baronet of Hovingham Hall. William's great-great-granddaughter Katharine, Duchess of Kent, is the Patron of Downing College . Thomas's great-nephew Frank Worsley was a celebrated explorer. Sir George Cayley, aviator and engineer, was his uncle on his mother's side, and Arthur Cayley, mathematician, was a cousin of his mother. Thomas Worsley Thomas Worsley (15 July 1797 – 16 February 1885) was an English academic and priest. He was the third Master of Downing College, Cambridge from 1836 until 1885. Worsley was born in Stonegrave, Yorkshire, the fifth of eight sons of Rev. George Worsley and Anne Cayley (daughter of"
"Duke and Duchess of Fife were divorced. On account of this, the Duchess lost the style of ""Her Grace"" and became known as ""Caroline, Duchess of Fife"". On 7 November 1980, she remarried, at the age of 46, to General Sir Richard Worsley at London, England. She thereafter became ""The Honourable Lady Worsley"". She has no children from this marriage. Caroline Worsley, Lady Worsley Caroline Cecily Worsley, Lady Worsley (née Dewar; born 12 February 1934), is a Scottish aristocrat. She is the former wife of the 3rd Duke of Fife and the widow of General Sir Richard Worsley. Lady Worsley"
"help with her pronunciation, but to no avail. In her teens, Worsley represented Berkshire at cross country running and, as a pastime, is still a keen participant in the sport. Lucy Worsley Lucy Worsley, OBE (born 18 December 1973) is an English historian, author, curator, and television presenter. Worsley is Joint Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces but is best known as a presenter of BBC Television series on historical topics, including ""Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency"" (2011), ""Harlots, Housewives and Heroines: A 17th Century History for Girls"" (2012), ""The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made"
"of Ypres, born in 1852). Katherine's father died before she was born, and her mother was confined to an asylum by 1867; she was raised by relatives. She married Colonel George Harley; he was killed in the Second Boer War. In 1910 Harley joined the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS), and became the honorary treasurer of the Midland Region. She was made president of the Shropshire branch of the NUWSS in 1913. She was also a member of the Church League for Women's Suffrage. In 1913 she proposed, and organised, the Great Pilgrimage. The pilgrimage was a march"
"Lucy Worsley Lucy Worsley, OBE (born 18 December 1973) is an English historian, author, curator, and television presenter. Worsley is Joint Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces but is best known as a presenter of BBC Television series on historical topics, including ""Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency"" (2011), ""Harlots, Housewives and Heroines: A 17th Century History for Girls"" (2012), ""The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain"" (2014),"" A Very British Romance ""(2015), ""Lucy Worsley: Mozart’s London Odyssey"" (2016), and ""Six Wives with Lucy Worsley"" (2016). Worsley was born in Reading, Berkshire. Her father, Peter Worsley"
"Caroline Worsley, Lady Worsley Caroline Cecily Worsley, Lady Worsley (née Dewar; born 12 February 1934), is a Scottish aristocrat. She is the former wife of the 3rd Duke of Fife and the widow of General Sir Richard Worsley. Lady Worsley was born ""Miss"" Caroline Dewar at Bardowie Castle at Milngavie, a suburb in Glasgow, Scotland, to ""The Honourable"" Henry Evelyn Alexander Dewar, a younger son of the 1st Baron Forteviot. Her mother was the former Cynthia Monica Starkie. She later had a younger brother, John James Evelyn. Her father's half-brother was John Dewar, 2nd Baron Forteviot. He was 49 and"
"Anne Worsley Anne Worsley (1588 – 1644) was an English nun. She was the founding prioress of the English Carmelite convent in Antwerp. Worsley's parents were John and Eleanor Worsley who had lived on the Isle of Wight but the were persecuted because they were Roman Catholics and they went into exile. Anne decided on a religious life at the age of fifteen when she was living abroad. She decided to be a nun and opted for the Carmelites. She was the founding prioress of the English Carmelite convent in Antwerp where her first novice was younger sister Theresa. She"
"Catherine Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington Catherine Sarah Dorothea Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (née Pakenham; 14 January 1773 – 24 April 1831) was the wife of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. She was commonly known before her marriage as Kitty Pakenham. The daughter of Edward Pakenham, 2nd Baron Longford, and the former Catherine Rowley, she was born Catherine Pakenham on 14 January 1773 in Dublin, Ireland. She became ""The Honourable Catherine Pakenham"" when her father succeeded as the 2nd Baron Longford in 1776. She had met Wellesley in Ireland when they were both young, and Wellesley, after numerous visits to"
"staff and visiting companies say they are visited by the ghost of Mrs. Leslie Carter when trouble arises backstage. Mrs. Leslie Carter Caroline Louise Dudley (June 10, 1857 – November 13, 1937) was an American silent film and stage actress who found fame on Broadway through collaborations with impresario David Belasco. She was a strikingly beautiful and vivacious performer, known as ""The American Sarah Bernhardt"", who continued to act under her married name, Mrs. Leslie Carter, even after her sensational divorce. Caroline Dudley was born in Lexington, Kentucky. The exact date is not known but research points to the year"
"Lesley-Anne Down Lesley-Anne Down (born 17 March 1954) is an English actress, former model, and singer. She achieved fame as Georgina Worsley in the ITV drama series ""Upstairs, Downstairs"" (1973–75). She received further recognition for her performances in the films ""The Pink Panther Strikes Again"" (1976), ""A Little Night Music"" (1977), ""The First Great Train Robbery"" (1979), ""Hanover Street"" (1979), ""Rough Cut"" (1980), ""Sphinx"" (1981), and ""Nomads"" (1986). She is also known as Madeline Fabray in the miniseries ""North and South"" (1985–86), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1986. In 1990, Down played the role"
"Frances Garnet Wolseley, 2nd Viscountess Wolseley Frances Garnet Wolseley, 2nd Viscountess Wolseley (15 September 1872 – 24 December 1936) was an influential English gardening author and instructor, whose Glynde College for Lady Gardeners at Glynde, East Sussex, had the patronage of such famous gardening names as Gertrude Jekyll, Ellen Willmott, and William Robinson. Frances Wolseley was born in Pimlico, London, as the only child of Sir Garnet Joseph Wolseley (1833–1913), later Baron Wolseley of Cairo and Viscount Wolseley, commander-in-chief of the British army, and his wife, Louisa Erskine (1843–1920). She was educated privately. She was also presented at court, but"
"Katherine Kingsley Katherine Kingsley (born 24 December 1981) is an English actress. Born and raised in Cambridge and schooled at Parkside Community College and Long Road Sixth Form College, Kingsley moved to London to study with the English National Opera's ""The Knack"", before studying acting at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Kingsley is a three time Olivier Award Nominee. She has performed in iconic venues such as the Donmar Warehouse and the Menier Chocolate Factory, as well as the Chichester Theatre and many other West End venues. She has received critical praise for her turn as Marlene Dietrich in"
"Peter Worsley Peter Maurice Worsley (6 May 1924 – 15 March 2013) was a noted British sociologist and social anthropologist. He was a major figure in both anthropology and sociology, and is noted for introducing the term ""third world"" into English. He not only made theoretical and ethnographic contributions, but also was regarded as a key founding member of the New Left. Born in Birkenhead, Worsley started reading English at Emmanuel College, Cambridge but his studies were interrupted by World War II. He served in the British Army as an officer in Africa and India. During this time he developed"
"was a Justice of the Peace for the County of London. A blue plaque has been erected to honour her memory by Crawley Arts Council and EDF Energy. It is located in a road named after her: Haslett Avenue East, in Three Bridges, Crawley, West Sussex. Caroline Haslett Primary School in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, is also named after her. She retired to live at the home of her sister (and biographer) Rosalind Messenger at Bungay, in Suffolk, where she died from a coronary thrombosis on 4 January 1957. Reportedly, her dying wish was that she be cremated by electricity. Caroline"
"Yarborough. In 1914, Lady Worsley's husband was killed on active service in Belgium during World War I after only three years of marriage. She purchased the land where Lord Worsley's body was buried in the town of Zandvoorde, and after Worsley's body was re-interred, the land became the site of the Household Cavalry Memorial. The couple did not have any children and Lady Worsley did not remarry. In 1945, she was appointed an OBE for her service to the war effort with the WVS and became an Extra Woman of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth in 1947. In 1953, she"
"had visited Antwerp with her mentor Anne of Saint Bartholomew and other sources attribute the leadership of the Antwerp convent to her until she died in 1626. Worsley died in 1644. Anne Worsley Anne Worsley (1588 – 1644) was an English nun. She was the founding prioress of the English Carmelite convent in Antwerp. Worsley's parents were John and Eleanor Worsley who had lived on the Isle of Wight but the were persecuted because they were Roman Catholics and they went into exile. Anne decided on a religious life at the age of fifteen when she was living abroad. She"
"Mrs. Leslie Carter Caroline Louise Dudley (June 10, 1857 – November 13, 1937) was an American silent film and stage actress who found fame on Broadway through collaborations with impresario David Belasco. She was a strikingly beautiful and vivacious performer, known as ""The American Sarah Bernhardt"", who continued to act under her married name, Mrs. Leslie Carter, even after her sensational divorce. Caroline Dudley was born in Lexington, Kentucky. The exact date is not known but research points to the year 1857. Her father was Orson Dudley, a wholesale dry goods merchant of means, who gave to his daughter every"
"Dorothy Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington Dorothy Violet Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (30 July 1889 – 11 July 1956), styled Lady Gerald Wellesley between 1914 and 1943, was an English socialite, author, poet, and literary editor. She was born Dorothy Violet Ashton at White Waltham. She was the daughter of Col. Robert Ashton of Croughton, Cheshire (himself a second cousin of the 1st Baron Ashton of Hyde), descended from wealthy cotton manufacturers, and his wife (Lucy) Cecilia Dunn-Gardner (later Countess of Scarbrough), and stepdaughter of the 10th Earl of Scarbrough. As Dorothy Wellesley, the name she took after her marriage to"
"acting career: ""Partly that was because of all the lecherous men, studio executives, producers, and directors. There was so much running away and hiding under tables. Anyway, I started when I was 10 and I’ve been doing it for 50 years."" Lesley-Anne Down Lesley-Anne Down (born 17 March 1954) is an English actress, former model, and singer. She achieved fame as Georgina Worsley in the ITV drama series ""Upstairs, Downstairs"" (1973–75). She received further recognition for her performances in the films ""The Pink Panther Strikes Again"" (1976), ""A Little Night Music"" (1977), ""The First Great Train Robbery"" (1979), ""Hanover Street"""
"Horsley kept quiet about her deaf ear during the Miss England trials, but, after not hearing her number as she was called to the finals, she decided it was to time to be open about it. Horsley is now actively supportive of people with deafness. She has 10 GCSEs, an A-Level in Art, two AS Levels in Geography and Sociology, a diploma in Anatomy and Physiology, and a Red Cross Therapeutic care course qualification. Before she won the title of Miss England, Horsley's aim had been to pursue a career as a media make-up artist and she was due to"
"Marcus Worsley Sir William Marcus John Worsley, 5th Baronet, DL, JP (6 April 1925 – 18 December 2012) was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as a Member of Parliament in four parliaments between 1959 and 1974, and served as High Sheriff and Lord Lieutenant for North Yorkshire. Worsley was born in the family home of Hovingham Hall, near Malton, North Yorkshire, the eldest son of Colonel Sir William Worsley, 4th Baronet and Joyce Morgan Brunner. He was the eldest brother of Katharine, Duchess of Kent. He was educated at Eton. After conscripted service in the Green Howards, which"
"Katherine Harley (suffragist) Katherine Harley (3 May 1855 – 7 March 1917) was a suffragist. In 1913 she proposed and organised the Great Pilgrimage on behalf of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies. During the First World War she helped to found and organise the Women's Emergency Corps. Katherine Harley was born in Kent on 3 May 1855, the daughter of the daughter of Margaret French, """" Eccles, and her husband John French, a Royal Navy commander from Ireland. Katherine's siblings included an elder sister, Charlotte (later Charlotte Despard, born in 1844) and John (later John French, 1st Earl"
"told him to drink his tea before it got ""stone cold,"" and suggested he use the nickname. She was also instrumental in the creation of the ""Austin 3:16"" catchphrase. On 4 May 2016, Clarke released her autobiography, ""Through The Shattered Glass"" through Amazon. Lady Blossom Jeanie Clarke (born April 4, 1959) is a retired English professional wrestling manager and author. She is best known for her appearances with the American professional wrestling promotions the United States Wrestling Association and World Championship Wrestling from 1990 to 1991 under the respective ring names Jeanie Adams and Lady Blossom as the valet for"
"a British Army general. Lady Caroline, better known to history under her married name of Lady Caroline Lamb, was the wife of the future Prime Minister Lord Melbourne and lover of the poet Lord Byron. This lady was also a key figure in a film – played by Sarah Miles – in 1972. The father of the two siblings, Frederick's great-grandfather, was the 3rd Earl of Bessborough. The man wounded at Waterloo is not to be confused with another Ponsonby depicted on film, his kinsman General Sir William Ponsonby, whose death – possibly due to not risking his best horse"
"small children, and it is possible George Weston came to Australia to advise and help his sister in law, Elizabeth around this time. As at 7 August 2002, A substantially intact core of a colonial farm estate with its original 1830s bungalow, outbuildings, plantings, layout and entry within a remnant rural landscape setting which is now rare in the Fairfield LGA and on the Cumberland Plain. Horsley is integral to the history of Fairfield and the history of New South Wales, from its initial granting to Colonel Johnston as reward for his role in suppressing the Castle Hill rebellion. It"
"hours 26 minutes. Jenkins was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours for her services to music and for charitable services. Katherine Jenkins Katherine Maria Jenkins (born 29 June 1980) is a Welsh mezzo-soprano singer and songwriter. She is a classical-crossover singer who performs across a spectrum of operatic arias, popular songs, musical theatre and hymns. After winning singing competitions in her youth, Jenkins studied at the Royal Academy of Music, modelled and taught voice. She came to wide public attention in 2003 when she sang at Westminster Cathedral in honour"
"Honour (VMH). Rosemary Verey Rosemary Verey, OBE, VMH (21 December 1918 in Chatham, Kent – 31 May 2001 in Cheltenham) was an internationally known English garden designer, lecturer and prolific garden writer who designed the famous garden at Barnsley House, near Cirencester. She was born Rosemary Isabel Baird Sandilands and educated at Eversley School, Folkestone, and University College London. In 1939 she married David Verey, whose family owned Barnsley House. Verey's most famous garden design was that of her own house, Barnsley House, near Cirencester in Gloucestershire. In 1970 she opened the garden for one day to the public for"
"Katherine Wellesley-Pole, Countess of Mornington Katherine Wellesley-Pole, Countess of Mornington (c.1760 – 23 October 1851), formerly Katherine Elizabeth Forbes, was the wife of William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington. Katherine was the daughter and co-heir of Admiral Hon. John Forbes and his wife, the former Lady Mary Capell, daughter of William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex. Her sister, Maria, became Countess of Clarendon. On 17 May 1784, in London, she married Wellesley-Pole, then known as William Wesley-Pole. The earl and countess had one son and three daughters: In 1789, Wesley-Pole changed the spelling of his surname to Wellesley-Pole, in keeping"
"fully completed; it passed in trust to Sir Thomas Worsley, 6th Baronet, the son of his cousin James. A monument was erected in his memory on Stenbury Down, overlooking his house. Sir Robert Worsley, 4th Baronet Sir Robert Worsley 4th Baronet (c. 1669–1747) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1715 to 1722. Worsley was the eldest son of Sir Robert Worsley, 3rd Baronet, MP of Appuldurcombe and his wife Mary Herbert, daughter of Hon. James Herbert of Kingsey, Buckinghamshire. In 1676, aged seven, he succeeded to the baronetcy and the manor of Appuldurcombe on"
"T. C. Worsley Thomas Cuthbert Worsley (1907–1977), who wrote as T. C. Worsley, was a British teacher, writer, editor, and theatre and television critic. He is best remembered for his autobiographical ""Flannelled Fool: A Slice of a Life in the Thirties"". Cuthbert Worsley was born on 10 December 1907 in Durham, the son of a rising Anglican clergyman. He was the third of four sons, with one sister. His father, F. W. Worsley—a Doctor of Divinity, a holder of the Military Cross, a former holder of the English long jump record and obsessive sportsman, and eventually Dean of Llandaff Cathedral—was"
"Support) and made numerous appearances as a witness to Parliamentary Select Committees. HMS ""Sutherland"" was launched by Lady Christina Walmsley, at that time the wife of Sir Robert, in 1996. This launch made naval history since Lady Walmsley broke with tradition and used a bottle of Macallan Whisky; up until this time Royal Navy ships had always been launched with a bottle of champagne. Robert Walmsley Vice Admiral Sir Robert Walmsley KCB, FREng, FRSA, FIET (born 1 February 1941) was Chief of Defence Procurement at the UK Ministry of Defence from 1996 to 2003, and is a retired Vice-Admiral in"
"her widower proposed to her half-sister Lady Serena James (widow of his former brother-in-law the Hon. Robert James), but she refused him. Dorothy Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington Dorothy Violet Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (30 July 1889 – 11 July 1956), styled Lady Gerald Wellesley between 1914 and 1943, was an English socialite, author, poet, and literary editor. She was born Dorothy Violet Ashton at White Waltham. She was the daughter of Col. Robert Ashton of Croughton, Cheshire (himself a second cousin of the 1st Baron Ashton of Hyde), descended from wealthy cotton manufacturers, and his wife (Lucy) Cecilia Dunn-Gardner (later"
"with the practice of other family members. In 1821, he became Baron Maryborough, and his wife became Lady Maryborough. In 1842, when he inherited the earldom of Mornington from his older brother, Richard Wellesley, Katherine became Countess of Mornington. Following the earl's death in 1845, the earldom passed to their eldest son. The countess died at her London home in Grosvenor Square, and was buried with her husband and other members of the family at Grosvenor Chapel. A watercolour portrait of the countess, by William Wood, was given by her to her daughter in 1844. Katherine Wellesley-Pole, Countess of Mornington"