John Henry Rushworth Jellicoe GCB OM (1859 - 1935)

Born 5 Dec 1859 in Southampton, Hampshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Florence Gwendoline (Cayzer) Jellicoe — married 1 Jul 1902 (to 20 Nov 1935) in Holy Trinity, Chelsea, London, England

Descendants

Died 20 Nov 1935 at age 75 in 39 Egerton Gardens, Chelsea, London, England

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Biography

John Jellicoe GCB OM is Notable.

John Rushworth Jellicoe was born at Southampton in Hampshire, England late in 1859. ^[1] Son of John Henry Jellicoe and his wife, Lucy Keele, he was baptised at All Saints Church on the 5th of February 1650. ^[2]

Lord Jellicoe served in the Egyptian War (1882).

In 1902 he married Florence Gwendoline Cayzer and together they had one son and five daughters.

In the first World War he commanded the Grand Fleet (1914-16) and, after the Battle of Jutland (1916), became First Lord, Chief of Naval Staff, and Viscount.

He was appointed Governor-General of New Zealand in 1920, an office which he served most capably.

Preceded by
1st Governor-General
Arthur Foljambe

2nd Governor-General of New Zealand
Sep 27 1920 – Dec 12 1924

Succeeded by
3rd Governor-General
Charles Fergusson

He was a great sportsman and patron of nearly every yacht club in New Zealand.

Lord Jellicoe wrote three books based on naval experiences:

The Grand Fleet (1914-16);

Crisis in the Great War;

Submarine Peril.

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 (Registered Southampton 1859 4th qu Vol 2c Page 38 John ? Rushworth Jellicoe  ? denotes something which might be Henry and which might, or might not, have been crossed out
2. ↑ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 FHL Film Number 1596324 (All Saints, Southampton, Hampshire, England 5 Feb 1860 John Rushworth Jellicoe son of John Henry Jellicoe and Lucy Henrietta Jellicoe) Viewed at Ancestry. Text only

• "England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/263F-6JV : accessed 16 Nov 2014), John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1902; from Marriage, Chelsea, London, England, , “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” findmypast.

• Census of England 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1911
• An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand Vol.2 by A.H. McLintock, (1966).
• The Peerage.
• The Peerage Biography.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #6206

See also:

• John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe (1859-1935), Admiral . . photo . . 19 portraits npg uk
• Wikipedia biography Wikipedia:John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe
• "Ultimate Battleships." Drain the Oceans. (Season 1 Episode 9). National Geographic Channel. 23 July 2018. (starting at 00:02:54 - Grandson Nick Jellicoe uses modern technology to explore the wreckages at the bottom of the sea of the Jutland battlefield).
• Wikidata: Item Q335028