A Bargain Bride: The Duke of Chandos Buys a Wife
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| Credit: National Museums Liverpool |
Today I’m over at the Dashing Duchesses blogging about the true life story of Anne Welles, a chambermaid who became a duchess after being sold by her husband.
The story goes that Henry Bridges, 2nd Duke of Chandos, first saw Anne while dining with a friend at the Pelican Inn in Newbury, where she worked.
A stir in the inn yard drew the duke’s attention. When he learned a man was about to sell his wife, His Grace reportedly replied, “We will go and see the sale.”
Dash on over to the Dashing Duchesses to find out what happened next, CLICK HERE.
Good afternoon. I’m researching the family history. Along the wells side. Ann was a distant relative. You wouldn’t know her parents names by chance? Or sisters?
Don’t worry. Found what I was looking for.