Royal Descents for the Huntington-Whiteley Baronets

Leslie Mahler

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Jun 18, 2022, 1:16:57 AM6/18/22

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The ancestry of the Huntington-Whiteley Baronets, as recorded by Burke, does not show any
obvious connection to established gentry families. See for example, the entries at The Peerage
website:
https://www.thepeerage.com/p50971.htm#i509702
and also the pedigree here:
https://www.genealogics.org/pedigree.php?personID=I00179932&tree=LEO

Information collected on Wikitree identifies the 1st Baronet's wife Florence Huntington as
the daughter of Emily Louisa King, whose mother was Bertha Welby:
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Huntington-Whitley-1

Many of the census returns and civil registration records cited there
are available on Ancestry.com, but not on Family Search.

Florence's parents William Balle Huntington & Emily Louisa King were married in 1869,
in Islington, London:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D2M-7QV

Florence's grandfather George Seymour King was married to Bertha Welby,
5 Sept. 1842 in Florence, Italy:
https://www.familysearch.org/search/ark:/61903/1:1:CXML-WTMM

George Seymour King and his family were recorded in the 1851 Census:
https://www.familysearch.org/search/ark:/61903/1:1:SGXX-DRW
Bertha's birthplace is wrongly transcribed as "Randley" - the correct place name is Rauceby.

She was baptized at Rauceby 10 Dec. 1822 as Bertha, daughter of Mary Hutchinson:
https://www.familysearch.org/search/ark:/61903/1:1:JWCJ-WSW

Bertha's mother was Mary Hutchinson, mistress of Adlard Welby.
Bertha was named as daughter Bertha King in the will of Adlard Welby, esquire, proved 15 May 1861:
https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/search-results

Adlard lived from 1776-1871. Details of his 19 children are given here, on page 105 of volume 1:
https://leicester.figshare.com/articles/thesis/An_edition_of_the_journals_of_Adlard_Welby/10137968/1

The ancestry of Adlard Welby is outlined here:
https://www.genealogics.org/pedigree.php?personID=I00240036&tree=LEO

With a fuller treatment in Lincolnshire Pedigrees, volume 4:
https://archive.org/details/lincolnshirepedi04madd/page/1505/mode/2up

Their ancestor here:
https://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00268932&tree=LEO
was actually John Williams married to Selina Worsley, as recorded here:
https://archive.org/details/lincolnshirepedi03madd/page/682/mode/2up

Selina was a daughter of this Richard Worsley & Mary Harington, who were
both descendants of Henry II:
https://www.genealogics.org/pedigree.php?personID=I00670944&tree=LEO

Richard's will only names one of his children, but he states that they were all by his wife Mary:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D943174

Selina was bapt. at Maxey, Northamptonshire, 2 Aug. 1588:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JSTQ-95K

and married there 29 Nov. 1607:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NK7J-2V4

JBrand

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Jun 18, 2022, 10:13:45 AM6/18/22

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Probably the most famous current member of this family is Rosie, a supermodel, who is the girlfriend of Jason Statham.

Interesting about the illegitimate connection to the Welby family...

Johnny Brananas

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Jun 20, 2022, 1:55:15 PM6/20/22

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Adlard Welby's mother was Elizabeth (Twyford) Welby, his father's second wife, not Elizabeth (Caesar) Welby, the first wife. At least according to ...

https://www.google.com/books/edition/God_s_Architect/gNs0hNxtL4QC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=elizabeth+cesar+welby&pg=PA23&printsec=frontcover

Johnny Brananas

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Jun 20, 2022, 2:54:28 PM6/20/22

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Adlard made a trip to Illinois and Pennsylvania sometime prior to 1821, so in addition to his 19 English children, one suspects there could be a few American by-blows.

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Welby_s_Visit_to_North_America/Aw70-9qf0HAC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=welby+rawsby&pg=PA143&printsec=frontcover

Johnny Brananas

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Jun 20, 2022, 3:08:38 PM6/20/22

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Adlard Welby's list of children includes a son Alfred, born Jan. 1820, "at Philadelphia U.S.Am[erica]."

Is the below a match?

Alfred Welby, 1820 - 1903
Alfred Welby was born on month day 1820, at birth place , Pennsylvania.
Alfred married Susan Welby on month day 1843, at age 23 at marriage place .
They had 9 children: Bertha Welby , Susan Lydia Welby and 7 other children .
...
Alfred passed away on month day 1903, at age 83 at death place .

The names Susan Lydia and Bertha are suggestive.

Johnny Brananas

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Jun 20, 2022, 3:13:33 PM6/20/22

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Clarification. Alfred was "at Philadelphia U.S.Am[erica]" when the list was written, though born in Rauceby.

Leslie Mahler

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Jun 20, 2022, 5:14:16 PM6/20/22

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Alfred Welby ended up in Australia. See page 105, part 1:
file:///C:/Users/HHSSO08VEWH/Downloads/BoettcherPhD.pdf

Leslie

Johnny Brananas

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Jun 21, 2022, 9:52:48 AM6/21/22

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Oh, okay, I didn't see that further note.

Leslie Mahler

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Jun 22, 2022, 2:00:24 AM6/22/22

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Bertha (Welby) King is recorded in the 1871 Census at Islington, Middlesex,
with her children, and also her son-in-law William B. Huntington:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB62-2DQ

Leslie