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Around 1741 Elizabeth Moreton was born to [her father] Ralph Morton of Wolstanton.
On 26th May 1779 John Sparrow of Bishton Hall in Staffordshire (age 42) and Elizabeth Moreton (age 38) were married at St Margaret's Church Wolstanton, Staffordshire by Ralph Moreton clerk, in presence of Mary Moreton and R Moreton.
Around 1786 Charlotte Sparrow was born to [her husband] John Sparrow of Bishton Hall in Staffordshire (age 49) at Bishton Hall, Staffordshire [Map] and Elizabeth Moreton (age 45).
Around 1789 Hannah Maria Sparrow was born to [her husband] John Sparrow of Bishton Hall in Staffordshire (age 52) at Bishton Hall, Staffordshire [Map] and Elizabeth Moreton (age 48). She married 30th August 1804 George Chetwynd 2nd Baronet, son of George Chetwynd 1st Baronet, and had issue.
1815 to 1820. William Owen (age 46). Portrait of Elizabeth Moreton (age 74).
On 8th December 1821 [her husband] John Sparrow of Bishton Hall in Staffordshire (age 84) died.
On 8th October 1841 Elizabeth Moreton died at Bishton Hall, Staffordshire [Map].
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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St Michael and All Angels Church, Colwich [Map]. Unclear whether a grave or memorial. Those named include William Henry Chetwynd, his daughter Florence Chetwynd and son Arthur Chetwynd, John Sparrow of Bishton Hall in Staffordshire, Elizabeth Moreton aka Sparrow, Charlotte Sparrow, Hannah Maria Sparrow aka Chetwynd and William Henry Chetwynd.