Kenelm Henry Ernest Cayley Bt JP (1896 - 1967)

Ancestors Descendants

Preceded by George Everard Arthur Cayley Bt. (1861-1917)

Baronet Cayley of Brompton 1917-1967

Succeeded by Sir Digby William David Cayley, 11th Baronet (born 1944)

Contents 1 Biography 2 Armorial Bearings 3 Succession Notes 4 Sources

Biography

Kenelm was the son of George Cayley and Mary Montagu-Stuart-Wortley. He was baptised at Brompton by Sawdon, Yorkshire on 25 October 1896.^[1] His birth was registered in the Scarborough district of Yorkshire in the 4th quarter of 1896.^[2]

The 1901 census lists Kenelm, age 4, at Brompton by Sawdon, Yorkshire, with his birthplace as Brompton.^[3]

The 1911 census lists Kenelm at Woodbridge, Suffolk, age 14, born Brompton by Sawdon, Yorkshire.^[4]

He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. During World War I he served in the 3rd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, and was taken prisoner-of-war in 1915.

On 17 September 1929 Kenelm married Frances Elizabeth Edwyna Brewis at Norton, Yorkshire.^[5]

The 1939 Register lists Kenelm and his wife at Seamer, Yorkshire, with his birth date as 24 September 1896.^[6]

According to Find-a-Grave.com, Kenelm and Frances had children as follows.

1. Angela Elizabeth Cayley Frank (1930–2000)

2. Susan Dorothy Marie Gabrielle Cayley Lawson-Tancred (1934–2017)

3. Belinda Jane Cayley Evans (1940–2014)

According to howold.co Kenelm and Frances had seven daughters. (maximum ages):

1. Angela Elizabeth (79) b. 22 Aug. 1930, d. 6 Nov. 2009, m. Sir Robert John Frank, 3rd Bt. Wed. 10 May 1950; 2 ch. Maria (70) Katharine (68)

2. Susan Dorothy Marie Gabrielle (83) b. 19 Mar. 19 1934, d. 14 May 2017; 2 ch. Frederica (65), Annabella (63)

3. Virginia Anne (86) b. 1 July 1936, living m. Sir Richard Storey, 2nd Bt. Sat., 30 Sep. 1961; 3 ch. Kenelm (59) Elisabeth (58) Melissa (54)

4. Belinda Jane (73) b. 6 Aug. 1940, d. 17 Apr. 2014. m. Mark Singleton Evans Sat. 15 Dec. 1962; 3 ch. Arthur (59) Amanda (56) Alexander (52).

5. Alison Rose (77) b. 3 Apr. 1945, living, m. Patrick Dermot Maloney Sat. 14 October 1972. 3 ch. Elizabeth (48) Katharine (46) Caroline (43)

6. April Mary (77) b. 3 Apr. 1945, living, m. Thomas Vernon Partridge Sat. 28 June 1969. 2 ch. William (50) Annabel (48)

7. Joanna Storm (75) b. 19 Feb. 1947, m. Sir Richard Cornwall-Legh, 6th Baron Grey of Codnor, Sat. 28 September 1974. 4 ch. Richard (46) Kenelm (44) George (40) Caroline (39)

N.B. Daughters, April and Mary, appear to be twins.

During the early part of World War II Kenelm was a Major in the Pioneer Corps, retiring due to ill-health.^[7] He lived in Brompton by Sawdon, Yorkshire, England and was for many years a member of the Council of the North Riding of Yorkshire. Kenelm became a Justice of the Peace (J.P.)

Kenelm died on 27 December 1967. He was buried at Brompton by Sawdon, Yorkshire with his birth date given as 24 September 1896 and his death date as 27 December 1967.^[8] His death was registered in Yorkshire in 1967.^[9] Twin stained glass windows in his memory were dedicated in the parish church of Brompton by Sawdon in 1971.^[10]

Armorial Bearings

The Cayley armorial bearings may be viewed either from Kenelm's Find-A-Grave page, from Tradebit.com or from static.wixstatic.com. The Find-a-Grave page displays the gravestone all charges except the tinctures. The Tradebit and static renderings are are in color.

The blazon is approximately, "Argent and sable, quartered, a bend gulles charged with three mullets of the first. Crest: A lion rampant, armed."

Succession Notes

1. Sir Digby William David Cayley, 11th Baronet (born 1944) succeeded Maj. Sir Kenelm Henry Ernest Cayley Bt, JP, his second cousin once removed (2C1R), the 11th and (as of 2007) present holder of the title. He is the great-grandson of Digby Cayley, second son of the 7th Baronet. The 12th Baronet, who will inherit the baronetcy is Thomas Theodore William Cayley b. 1997, eldest son of Sir Digby, the 11th Baronet by his second wife, Cathryn Mary Russell. (Source: Wikpedia)

2. Although Kenelm had no male children who would become heirs to his baronetcy, two of his daughters, Virginia and Joanna, married a baronet and a baron respectively, both of whom had male children who would be eligible to inherit the titles of their fathers. (Source: Howold.co)

Virginia m. Sir Richard Storey, 2nd Baronet b. 23 Jan. 1937, UK.

Joanna m. Sir Richard Cornwall-Legh, 6th Baron Grey of Codnor b. 14 May 1936, UK.

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:66B2-GBG2 : 23 February 2022), Kenelem Henry Ernest Cayley, 1896
2. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FQR-GK3 : 1 October 2014), Kenelm Henry E Cayley, 1896; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSSQ-X9K : 21 May 2019), Keneln Hy E Cayley in household of George E A Cayley, Brompton by Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Hutton Bushell subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7G5-1SS : 18 July 2019), Kenelm Henry Ernest Cayley in household of George Everard Arthur Cayley, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey
5. ↑ "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:66GP-1RH6 : 17 February 2022), Kenelm Henry Ernest Cayley, 1929
6. ↑ 1939 Register, FindMyPast
7. ↑ Who's Who
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #191679524
9. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVC2-TG5V : 1 November 2021), Kenelm H E Cayley, 1967
10. ↑ Vivian Bairstow. All Saints' Church, Brompton-by-Sawdon, privately printed, 2017, p. 83

• Burke's Peerage, "Official Roll of the Baronettage," Cayley of Brompton of England, Role number 161, created 26 Apr 1661, [1]
• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch [2] entered 8 October 2014, Kenelm H E Cayley and null, 1929; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1929, quarter 3, vol. 9D, p. 977, Malton, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
• "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016", database, FamilySearch [3] entered 23 February 2022, Kenelem Henry Ernest Cayley, baptised 25 Oct 1896, parents George Everard Arthur Cayley and Mary Susan M. S. W. Cayley.
• "Find-A-Grave Index," database, FamilySearch [4] entered 9 June 2021, Kenelm Henry Ernest Cayley, Burial, Brompton-by-Sawdon, Scarborough Borough, North Yorkshire, England, All Saints Churchyard; citing record ID 191679524, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• Find-A-Grave Index, Major Sir Kenelm Henry Ernest Cayley, b. 24 Sep 1896 in Brompton-by-Sawdon, Scarborough Borough, North Yorkshire, England; d. 27 Dec 1967 in Scarborough Borough, North Yorkshire, England. [5]
• Wikipedia Cayley Baronets [6]
• "We remember Kenelm Henry Ernest Cayley Tenth Baronet" Imperial War Museums Lives of the First World War, [7]
• Geni [8]
• Sir Kenelm Henry Ernest Cayley, Bt., Howold.co [9]
• Angela Elizabeth Cayley, Howold.co [10]
• Susan Dorothy Marie Gabrielle Cayley, Howold.co [11]
• Virginia Anne Cayley, Howold.co [12]
• Belinda Jane Cayley, Howold.co [13]
• April Mary Cayley, Howold.co [14]
• Alison Rose Cayley, Howold.co [15]
• Joanna Storm Cayley, Howold.co [16]
• Cayley Armorial Bearings, Tradebit.com [17]
• Cayley Armorial Bearings, static.wixstatic.com [18]