William Arthington Worsley Bt (1890 - 1973)

Born 5 Apr 1890 in Hovingham Hall, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Joyce Morgan (Brunner) Worsley — married 20 May 1924 in St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, London, England.

Descendants

Died 4 Dec 1973 at age 83 in Hovingham Hall, Yorkshire, England

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Biography

William Worsley Bt was born in Yorkshire, England.

Col Sir William Worsley was a member of the aristocracy in England.

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Captain William Worsley Bt served in the British Army in World War I
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Captain William Worsley Bt served in the British Army in World War II
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Birth

Worsley was born at Hovingham Hall, Yorkshire, England, the son of Sir William Henry Arthington Worsley of Hovingham, 3rd Baronet (born 12 January 1861) and Lady Worsley (Augusta Mary Chivers Bower) (died 1913). His paternal grandparents were Sir Arthington Worsley of Hovingham, 2nd Baronet (21 December 1830 – 3 June 1861) and Marianne Christina Isabella Hely-Hutchinson (5 May 1832 – 11 August 1893): his maternal grandparents were Edward Chivers Bower and Amelia Mary Bennett-Martin.

Military Service

Worsley served as a lieutenant and subsequently captain with the Green Howards (now part of the Yorkshire Regiment) in World War I. He was wounded and taken prisoner.

Worsley was Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire from 1951 to 1965.

In 1967, Worsley was awarded an honorary LLD by the University of Leeds. The degree was conferred on him by his daughter in her role as Chancellor of the university

Marriage

Worsley married Joyce Morgan Brunner (died 1979), daughter of Sir John Brunner, 2nd Baronet and his wife Lucy Marianne Vaughan Morgan, on 20 May 1924 at St. Margaret's, Westminster. They had four children:

1. Sir (William) Marcus John Worsley, 5th Baronet (born 6 April 1925, died 18 December 2012),
2. (George) Oliver Worsley (born 22 February 1927, died 30 November 2010),
3. John Arthington Worsley (born 15 July 1928)
4. Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley (born 22 February 1933), married Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, thereby becoming HRH the Duchess of Kent

Cricket

He captained Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1928 and 1929, his only seasons of first-class cricket. He had been unable to accept the captaincy in 1924 due to business commitments. Worsley followed Major Arthur Lupton as captain, but only accepted the position after the Yorkshire committee had initially offered Herbert Sutcliffe the captaincy. Sutcliffe refused the offer after controversy broke out over the decision. The county lost only twice whilst Worsley was captain. He was awarded his county cap in 1928. A right-handed batsman, he scored 722 runs at 15.69, with a highest score of 60 against Hampshire, and took 32 catches in the field. His great-uncle, George Cayley, played four games for the MCC and Cambridge University. He was President of Yorkshire CCC from 1960, until his death in 1973; and was President of the MCC in 1962.

Sources

• Wikipedia:William_Worsley
• The Peerage: William Worsley
• Find A Grave: Memorial #146896637