Weatherly was born and brought up in
Portishead, Somerset,
England, the eldest son in the large family of Frederick Weatherly (1820–1910), a medical doctor, and his wife, Julia Maria,
née Ford (1823–98). His birth was registered in the
Bedminster district of
Bristol in the fourth quarter of 1848, and the 1851 census shows the family living at 5 Wood Hill, Portishead. He was educated at
Hereford Cathedral School from 1859 to 1867, and he won a scholarship to
Brasenose College, Oxford, in 1867. Among his tutors was
Walter Pater, who taught him about Italian art. Woodgate had made his point, and the race was later changed to one for
coxless fours. Weatherly graduated with a degree in Classics in 1871, and in 1872 he married Anna Maria Hardwick (generally called "Minnie") of
Axbridge in Somerset (d. 1920), with whom he had a son and two daughters. Weatherly and his wife later lived apart, Weatherly remained active both as an author and as a barrister until the end of his life.
The Times wrote of his dual career, "His fertility was extraordinary, and though it is easy to be contemptuous of his drawing-room lyrics, sentimental, humorous and patriotic, which are said to number about 3,000 altogether, it is certain that no practising barrister has ever before provided so much innocent pleasure." He was buried at
Smallcombe Cemetery. A plaque unveiled by
Dame Clara Butt commemorates him at 10 Edward St in Bath. == Works ==