Sir Digby William David Cayley, 11th Baronet Cayley

Cayley Baronets

The Cayley Baronetcy, of Brompton in the County of York, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 26 April 1661 for William Cayley, who had earlier fought as a Royalist in the Civil War...

, of Brompton, Scarborough

Brompton, Scarborough

Brompton is a civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire containing the villages of Brompton-by-Sawdon and Sawdon.The village of Brompton-by-Sawdon is about west of Scarborough itself, close to the North York Moors and on the A170 road.According to the 2001 UK census, Brompton...

, Yorkshire

Yorkshire

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, England

England

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, was born on 3 June 1944.

He succeeded to the title of 11th Baronet Cayley on 27 December 1967. He is the son of Lt.-Cdr.

Lieutenant Commander

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 William Arthur Seton Cayley and Natalie Maud Grey.

Educated at Malvern College

Malvern College

Malvern College is a coeducational independent school located on a 250 acre campus near the town centre of Malvern, Worcestershire in England. Founded on 25 January 1865, until 1992, the College was a secondary school for boys aged 13 to 18...

, Worcestershire

Worcestershire

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, and Downing College, Cambridge University, he graduated in 1968 with a Diploma of Education

Diploma of Education

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.

He was assistant master at Portsmouth Grammar School in Hampshire

Hampshire

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 from 1968 to 1973 and at Stonyhurst College

Stonyhurst College

Stonyhurst College is a Roman Catholic independent school, adhering to the Jesuit tradition. It is located on the Stonyhurst Estate near the village of Hurst Green in the Ribble Valley area of Lancashire, England, and occupies a Grade I listed building...

 in Blackburn, Lancashire

Lancashire

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 from 1973 to 1981.

Between 1981 and 1989, he worked as an antique dealer before becoming assistant master at Marlborough College

Marlborough College

Marlborough College is a British co-educational independent school for day and boarding pupils, located in Marlborough, Wiltshire.Founded in 1843 for the education of the sons of Church of England clergy, the school now accepts both boys and girls of all beliefs. Currently there are just over 800...

, Wiltshire

Wiltshire

Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...

 in 1989. After taking a post at Abingdon School

Abingdon School

Abingdon School is a British day and boarding independent school for boys situated in Abingdon, Oxfordshire , previously known as Roysse's School. In 1998 a formal merger took place between Abingdon School and Josca's, a preparatory school four miles to the west at Frilford...

, Berkshire

Berkshire

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 in 1990, he returned to Marlborough College in 1994, as assistant master in classics, and stayed until 1997.

Cayley is a descendent of Sir George Cayley, 6th Baronet

George Cayley

Sir George Cayley, 6th Baronet was a prolific English engineer and one of the most important people in the history of aeronautics. Many consider him the first true scientific aerial investigator and the first person to understand the underlying principles and forces of flight...

, a pioneer of aerodynamics

Aerodynamics

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 and aeronautical engineering.

External links

• Sir Digby William David Cayley, 11th Bt. thepeerage.com.