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Biography of Bishop William Talbot 1658-1730

Paternal Family Tree: Talbot

Before 1658 [his father] William Talbot (age 40) and [his mother] Mary Doughty were married.

In 1658 Bishop William Talbot was born to William Talbot (age 41) and Mary Doughty at Stourton Castle, Staffordshire.

Before 1685 Bishop William Talbot (age 26) and Mary Stoughton were married.

In 1685 [his son] Charles Talbot 1st Baron Talbot was born to Bishop William Talbot (age 27) and [his wife] Mary Stoughton.

On 27th March 1686 [his father] William Talbot (age 69) died at Kinver, Staffordshire.

Around 1693 [his son] Archdeacon Edward Talbot was born to Bishop William Talbot (age 35) and [his wife] Mary Stoughton.

Around 1699 [his son] Sharington Talbot was born to Bishop William Talbot (age 41) and [his wife] Mary Stoughton.

In 1699 Bishop William Talbot (age 41) was appointed Bishop of Oxford.

Around June 1708 [his son] Charles Talbot 1st Baron Talbot (age 23) and [his daughter-in-law] Cecil Mathew Baroness Talbot were married. He the son of Bishop William Talbot (age 50) and [his wife] Mary Stoughton.

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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

In 1715 Bishop William Talbot (age 57) was appointed Chancellor of the Order of the Garter.

On 23rd April 1715 Bishop William Talbot (age 57) was appointed Bishop of Salisbury.

In 1718 Bishop William Talbot (age 60) was appointed Dean Chapel Royal.

On 26th October 1718 Bishop Joseph Butler (age 26) was ordained a Deacon by William Talbot (age 60), Bishop of Salisbury, in his Bishop's Palace, Salisbury

On 21st December 1718 Bishop Joseph Butler (age 26) was ordained a Priest by William Talbot (age 60), Bishop of Salisbury, at St James' Church, Piccadilly.

In 1720 [his son] Archdeacon Edward Talbot (age 27) died.

In 1722 Bishop William Talbot (age 64) was appointed Bishop of Durham.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 10th October 1730 Bishop William Talbot (age 72) died at Hanover Square.

After 10th October 1730 Bishop William Talbot (deceased) was buried at St James' Church, Piccadilly.

Royal Ancestors of Bishop William Talbot 1658-1730

Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Bishop William Talbot 1658-1730

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Talbot 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gilbert Talbot 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Butler Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Talbot of Albrighton 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cotton

Great x 3 Grandmother: Etheldreda Audrey Cotton

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Abbott

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Talbot 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Wrottesley

Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Wrottesley

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wrottesley

GrandFather: Sharington Talbot 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Sharington of Lacock in Wiltshire

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Pyrton of Little Bentley in Essex

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Pyrton

Great x 1 Grandmother: Olive Sharington

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Paggett of Lacock Abbey

Father: William Talbot 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

GrandMother: Mary Washbourne

Bishop William Talbot 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Mother: Mary Doughty