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William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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Paternal Family Tree: Fitton
Maternal Family Tree: Catherine Anne Grosvenor 1477
On 19th January 1539 [his father] Edward Fitton (age 11) and [his mother] Anne Warburton (age 11) were married. They had nine sons and six daughters during their thrity-four year marriage.
Around 1548 Edward Fitton was born to [his father] Edward Fitton (age 20) and [his mother] Anne Warburton (age 20).
In 1553 [his father] Edward Fitton (age 25) was appointed Knight of the Shire Cheshire.
In 1st June 1569 [his father] Edward Fitton (age 42) was appointed the first Lord President of Connaught and Thomond arriving in Ireland in Jul 1569.
In or before 1572 Edward Fitton (age 23) and Alice Holcroft (age 31) were married.
In 1572 Edward Fitton (age 24) was elected MP Wigan.
On 3rd December 1572 [his son] Edward Fitton 1st Baronet was born to Edward Fitton (age 24) and [his wife] Alice Holcroft (age 32). He married before 1594 Anne Barratt and had issue.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 9th July 1573 [his mother] Anne Warburton (age 46) died at Dublin [Map]. She was buried at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin [Map].
On or before 6th October 1574 [his daughter] Anne Fitton was born to Edward Fitton (age 26) and [his wife] Alice Holcroft (age 34). She married 30th April 1587 John Newdigate.
On or before 24th June 1578 [his daughter] Mary Fitton was born to Edward Fitton (age 30) and [his wife] Alice Holcroft (age 38). She was baptised on 24th June 1578 at Church of St James, Gawsworth [Map]. She married (1) 1607 Captain William Polwhele (2) after 1610 John Lougher.
In 1579 Edward Fitton (age 31) was appointed Receiver General for Ireland.
On 3rd July 1579 [his father] Edward Fitton (age 52) died at Dublin [Map]. He was buried at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin [Map] on 21st September 1579.
In 1580 Edward Fitton (age 32) was knighted by William Pelham (age 52).
On 30th April 1587 [his son-in-law] John Newdigate (age 17) and [his daughter] Anne Fitton (age 12) were married at Stepney [Map].
On 30th April 1587 [his daughter] Anne Fitton (age 12) died at Stepney [Map].
On 3rd September 1587 Edward Fitton (age 39) passed his patent for 11,515 acres in the counties of Limerick, Tipperary, and Waterford; the speculation proved to be not so profitable as he had anticipated, and on 19th December 1588 he wrote to William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley (age 66) that he was £1,500 out of pocket through it, and begged that his rent might be remitted on account of his father's twenty years' service and his own.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
In 1588 Edward Fitton (age 40) was elected MP Boroughbridge.
Before 1594 [his son] Edward Fitton 1st Baronet (age 21) and [his daughter-in-law] Anne Barratt (age 22) were married.
Around 1595 [his daughter] Mary Fitton (age 16) was appointed Maid of Honour to Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 61). Her father Edward Fitton (age 47) recommended her to the care of the married William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 51) who developed a crush on her to the amusement of the court. In Jan 1599 she left court.
In 4th March 1606 Edward Fitton (age 58) died. On 5th February 1627 [his wife] Alice Holcroft (age 66) died. Monument at Church of St James, Gawsworth [Map]. The monument originally stood against the east wall, away from the north wall, with the kneeling figures of the children at each corner. Sir Edward's effigy is lost and there is no record when it was last in situ at Gawsworth. Note the remodelled head of the second son, Richard.
Alice Holcroft: In 1540 she was born to John Holcroft. In or before 1572 Edward Fitton and she were married.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 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 Godwinson: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 13 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Fitton
GrandFather: Edward Fitton
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Brereton
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Brereton 10th Lord Brereton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Andrew Brereton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Ellen Brereton
Father: Edward Fitton 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Bertram Harbottle
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Harbottle 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Lumley 1st Baron Lumley 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Lumley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Harrington Baroness Knightley 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Guiscard Harbottle 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Percy 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Neville Countess Northumberland 
Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Percy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Acton
GrandMother: Mary Harbottle 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Willoughby 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Willoughby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Freville
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Willoughby 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Griffith
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Willoughby 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Markham
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Markham
Edward Fitton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Warburton
GrandFather: Peter Warburton of Arley
Mother: Anne Warburton 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Winnington
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Winnington 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Emma Mainwaring 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Winnington 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Winnington 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
GrandMother: Elizabeth Winnington 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Grosvenor 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Grosvenor
Great x 2 Grandfather: Randall Grosvenor
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Anne Grosvenor