in action during World War I, on 16 September 1914. Maria died in 1920. Her father Lord Augustus Hervey had been the second son of the 2nd Marquess of Bristol. When his older brother, the 3rd Marquess died in August 1907, he would have succeeded to the title had he not died in 1875. On 15 November the King decreed that the children of Lord Augustus would "enjoy the title, rank, place and precedence as the sons and daughters of a Marquess", which they would have held if their father had survived. Welby died at a nursing home in London on 19 March 1938, aged 72. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his second son, Oliver Charles Earle Welby (1902–1977). References External links 1865 births 1938 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1895–1900 UK MPs 1900–1906 Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Companions of the Order of the Bath People educated at Eton College Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Deputy Lieutenants of Lincolnshire Mayors of Grantham Members of Kesteven County Council