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In 1766 Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners was born to [her father] Francis Gray and [her mother] Elizabeth Ruddock at Lehena.
On 12th January 1790 William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 23) and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 24) were married. He the son of John Manners (age 59) and Louisa Tollemache 7th Countess Dysart (age 44).
In 1791 [her daughter] Louisa Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 24) and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 25). She married in or before 1820 Joseph Burke 11th Baronet and had issue.
In 1792 [her daughter] Catherine Camilla Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 25) and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 26).
In 1793 Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 27) published Poems by Lady Manners.
In 1793 [her daughter] Emily Frances Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 26) and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 27).
On 12th January 1793 [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 26) was created 1st Baronet Tollemache of Hanby Hall in Lincolnshire.
1794. Thomas Lawrence (age 24). Portrait of Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 28).
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 18th November 1794 [her son] Lionel Tollemache 8th Earl Dysart was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 28) and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 28). He married 1819 Maria Elizabeth Toone Countess Dysart and had issue.
In 1796 [her son] Felix Thomas Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 29) and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 30).
In 1797 [her son] Arthur Caesar Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 30) and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 31).
In 1799 [her daughter] Caroline Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 32) and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 33).
In 1800 [her daughter] Catherine Octavia Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 33) and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 34).
On 15th August 1802 Aubrey Beauclerk 6th Duke St Albans (age 36) and [her sister-in-law] Louisa Grace Manners Duchess St Albans (age 25) were married. She by marriage Duchess St Albans. She the daughter of [her father-in-law] John Manners and [her mother-in-law] Louisa Tollemache 7th Countess Dysart (age 57). He the son of Aubrey Beauclerk 5th Duke St Albans and Catherine Ponsonby Duchess St Albans. They were half third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 19th September 1802 [her son] Hugh Francis Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 36) and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 36) at Petersham, Surrey.
On 16th April 1804 [her son] Frederick James Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 37) and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 38). He married (1) 26th August 1831 Sarah-Maria Bomford and had issue (2) 4th September 1847 Isabella Anne Forbes and had issue.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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In 1805 [her son] Algernon Gray Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 38) and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 39).
In 1807 [her daughter] Laura Maria Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 40) and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 41).
On 19th February 1816 [her sister-in-law] Louisa Grace Manners Duchess St Albans (age 39) died. The same day her son Aubrey Beauclerk 7th Duke St Albans died. His uncle William (age 49) succeeded 8th Duke St Albans, 8th Earl Burford, 8th Baron Heddington, 5th Baron Vere of Hanworth in Middlesex. Maria Janetta Nelthorpe Duchess St Albans by marriage Duchess St Albans. Both at the home of her sister [her sister-in-law] Laura Manners Countess Stair and her husband John Dalrymple 7th Earl of Stair (age 31) at Portman Square Marylebone.
In 1819 [her son] Lionel Tollemache 8th Earl Dysart (age 24) and [her daughter-in-law] Maria Elizabeth Toone Countess Dysart were married.
In or before 1820 [her son-in-law] Joseph Burke 11th Baronet (age 33) and [her daughter] Louisa Tollemache (age 28) were married.
On 9th March 1821 Wilbrahim Tollemache 6th Earl Dysart (age 81) died. His sister [her mother-in-law] Louisa (age 75) succeeded 7th Countess Dysart. Baronet Talmash of Helmingham in Suffolk extinct. Her grandson [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 54) assumed the name Tollemache.
In 1825 [her daughter] Caroline Tollemache (age 26) died.
On 18th April 1830 [her daughter] Louisa Tollemache (age 39) died.
On 26th August 1831 [her son] Frederick James Tollemache (age 27) and [her daughter-in-law] Sarah-Maria Bomford were married.
On 11th March 1833 [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 66) died. His son [her son] Lionel (age 38) succeeded 2nd Baronet Tollemache of Hanby Hall in Lincolnshire.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 5th October 1843 [her son] Felix Thomas Tollemache (age 47) died.
On 4th September 1847 [her son] Frederick James Tollemache (age 43) and [her daughter-in-law] Isabella Anne Forbes were married.
In 1848 [her son] Arthur Caesar Tollemache (age 51) died.
On 21st March 1852 Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 86) died.
Poems by Lady Manners. Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners. Second edition. London: John Bell, 1793. 126p.