Glynne Earle Welby was born on 26 June 1806, the eldest son of Sir William Earle Welby, 2nd Baronet, of Denton, near Grantham, and his wife, Wilhelmina, daughter of William Spry, who was Governor of Barbados from 1767 to 1772.
[4] Glynne Welby was educated at Rugby School and Oriel College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1824.
[5] On 6 March 1828, Welby married Frances, the youngest daughter of Sir Montague Cholmeley, 1st Baronet.
[9] Three other sons and a daughter died unmarried: Captain Henry Glynne Earle (1830–1876), who served in the 48th Regiment;[7] Rev.
Philip James Earle (1842–1873), who was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford and served as Rector of Stroxton from 1863 until his death;[6][9] Hugh Richard Earle (1845–1862), who served in the Royal Navy and died aboard HMS James Watt;[9] and Cecily (d.