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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.
Paternal Family Tree: Pyndar aka Lygon
Maternal Family Tree: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 1709-1786
In 1824 [his father] Henry Beauchamp Lygon 4th Earl Beauchamp (age 39) and [his mother] Susan Caroline Eliot (age 22) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] William Eliot 2nd Earl St Germans (age 56) and [his grandmother] Georgiana Augusta Leveson-Gower. He the son of [his grandfather] William Lygon 1st Earl Beauchamp and [his grandmother] Catherine Denn Countess Beauchamp.
On 10th November 1830 Frederick Lygon 6th Earl Beauchamp was born to Henry Beauchamp Lygon 4th Earl Beauchamp (age 46) and Susan Caroline Eliot (age 29).
On 15th January 1835 [his mother] Susan Caroline Eliot (age 33) died.
On 8th September 1863 [his father] Henry Beauchamp Lygon 4th Earl Beauchamp (age 79) died. On 8th September 1863 His son [his brother] Henry (age 34) succeeded 5th Earl Beauchamp, 5th Viscount Elmley of Worcestershire, 5th Baron Beauchamp Powick in Worcestershire.
On 4th March 1866 [his brother] Henry Lygon 5th Earl Beauchamp (age 37) died of tuberculosis. His brother Frederick (age 35) succeeded 6th Earl Beauchamp, 6th Viscount Elmley of Worcestershire, 6th Baron Beauchamp Powick in Worcestershire.
On 18th February 1868 Frederick Lygon 6th Earl Beauchamp (age 37) and Emily Annora Charlotte Pierrepont Countess Beauchamp (age 14) were married. She by marriage Countess Beauchamp. The difference in their ages was 22 years. She the daughter of Sydney William Herbert Pierrepont 3rd Earl Manvers (age 43). He the son of Henry Beauchamp Lygon 4th Earl Beauchamp and Susan Caroline Eliot. They were fourth cousin once removed.
On 18th February 1868 Frederick Lygon 6th Earl Beauchamp (age 37) and Mary Catherine Stanhope Countess Beauchamp (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Beauchamp. She the daughter of Philip Stanhope 5th Earl Stanhope (age 63) and Emily Harriet Countess Stanhope. He the son of Henry Beauchamp Lygon 4th Earl Beauchamp and Susan Caroline Eliot.
In 1869 [his brother-in-law] Arthur Philip Stanhope 6th Earl Stanhope (age 30) and Evelyn Henrietta Pennefather Countess Stanhope were married. He the son of [his father-in-law] Philip Stanhope 5th Earl Stanhope (age 63) and [his mother-in-law] Emily Harriet Countess Stanhope.
On 26th February 1869 [his daughter] Mary Lygon was born to Frederick Lygon 6th Earl Beauchamp (age 38) and [his wife] Mary Catherine Stanhope Countess Beauchamp (age 25).
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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 24th May 1870 [his daughter] Susan Lygon was born to Frederick Lygon 6th Earl Beauchamp (age 39) and [his wife] Mary Catherine Stanhope Countess Beauchamp (age 26).
On 20th February 1872 [his son] William Lygon 7th Earl Beauchamp was born to Frederick Lygon 6th Earl Beauchamp (age 41) and [his wife] Mary Catherine Stanhope Countess Beauchamp (age 28).
In 1873 [his son] Edward Hugh Lygon was born to Frederick Lygon 6th Earl Beauchamp (age 42) and [his wife] Mary Catherine Stanhope Countess Beauchamp (age 28).
The London Gazette 24071. Board of Green Cloth, March 2, 1874.
The Queen (age 54) has been pleased to appoint the Right Honourable Frederick, Earl Beauchamp (age 43), to be Lord Steward of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of the Right Honourable John George Brabazon, Earl of Bessborough (age 64), resigned.
The Queen has also been pleased to appoint the Honourable Henry George Percy (age 27) (commonly called Earl Percy) to be Treasurer of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of the Right Honourable William John, Lord Monson (age 45), resigned.
The Queen has also been pleased to appoint the Honourable Henry Richard Charles Somerset (age 24) (commonly called Lord Henry Somerset) to be Comptroller of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of the right Honourable Otho Augustus Fitzgerald (age 46) (commonly called Lord Otho Fitzgerald), resigned.
On 8th October 1874 [his daughter] Margaret Lygon Baroness Ampthill was born to Frederick Lygon 6th Earl Beauchamp (age 43) and [his wife] Mary Catherine Stanhope Countess Beauchamp (age 30).
On 24th December 1875 [his father-in-law] Philip Stanhope 5th Earl Stanhope (age 70) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Arthur (age 37) succeeded 6th Earl Stanhope. Evelyn Henrietta Pennefather Countess Stanhope by marriage Countess Stanhope.
On 30th June 1876 [his wife] Mary Catherine Stanhope Countess Beauchamp (age 32) died.
On 9th August 1879 [his son] Robert Lygon was born to Frederick Lygon 6th Earl Beauchamp (age 48) and [his wife] Emily Annora Charlotte Pierrepont Countess Beauchamp (age 26).
On 7th December 1880 [his daughter] Agnes Lygon was born to Frederick Lygon 6th Earl Beauchamp (age 50) and [his wife] Emily Annora Charlotte Pierrepont Countess Beauchamp (age 27).
On 5th July 1882 [his daughter] Maud Lygon was born to Frederick Lygon 6th Earl Beauchamp (age 51) and [his wife] Emily Annora Charlotte Pierrepont Countess Beauchamp (age 29).
On 10th April 1884 [his son] Henry Lygon was born to Frederick Lygon 6th Earl Beauchamp (age 53) and [his wife] Emily Annora Charlotte Pierrepont Countess Beauchamp (age 31).
All About History Books
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.
On 19th October 1889 [his son-in-law] Robert Gilmour 1st Baronet (age 32) and [his daughter] Susan Lygon (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Frederick Lygon 6th Earl Beauchamp (age 58) and [his former wife] Mary Catherine Stanhope Countess Beauchamp.
On 19th February 1891 Frederick Lygon 6th Earl Beauchamp (age 60) died. His son [his son] William (age 18) succeeded 7th Earl Beauchamp, 7th Viscount Elmley of Worcestershire, 7th Baron Beauchamp Powick in Worcestershire.
The Times. 20th February 1891. We regret to announce that EARL BEAUCHAMP (deceased), Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire, died suddenly yesterday at Madresfield Court, his Worcestershire seat. He was taken ill while at luncheon, after a journey to a neighbouring town, and died before medical aid could be obtained, the cause of death being heart disease. His death will be felt as a serious loss, both in the English Church and in the Conservative party. A strong and moderately "high" Churchman, he took a leading position in his own diocese and in the Church at large in the promotion and defence of Anglican interests and; though he did not come prominently before the public as a politician, he exercised for many years considerable influence in the councils of the Tory' leaders. Frederic Lygon was the second son of the [his father] fourth Earl Beauchamp by [his mother] Lady Susan Caroline Eliot, daughter of the [his grandfather] secoud earl of St. Germans. He was born in 1830, and was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. In 1852 he was elected a Fellow of All Souls, and the received tho degree of D.C.L. from his University in 1870. As the Hon. Frederick Lygon, he entered Parliament as member for Tewkesbury in 1857, for which place be sat till 1863, when be was elected for West Worcestershire. At his [his brother] elder brother's death, without issue, in 1866, he succeeded to the peerage as sixth Earl. Both as a member of the House of Commons and as a peer he hold posts in Conservative Governments. In 1859 he was for a short time a Lord of the Admiralty. During the whole of Mr. Disraeli's Ministry which lasted from 1874 to 1880 he was Lord Steward of the Queen's Household. On the return of the Conservatives to power in 1885 he ras Paymaster-General of the Forces for the few months that the Government lasted, and he returned the same post when the general election put an end to Mr. Gladstone's short-lived Administration in 1886. He did not, however, remain in the Goverornent for a year, as he resigned in June, 1887. Since 1876 he had been Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire. The deceased earl was twice married, 1st, in 1868, to [his former wife] Lady Mary Catharine, only daughter of the [his former father-in-law] sixth Earl Stanhope (she died in 1876), and, secondly, to [his former wife] Lady Emily Annora Charlotte (age 37), daughter of the [his former father-in-law] third Earl Mdanvers (age 66). He is succeeded by his eldest son, William, Viscount Elmley, who was born in 1872.
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On 11th May 1935 [his former wife] Emily Annora Charlotte Pierrepont Countess Beauchamp (age 82) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 2 Grandfather: Reginald Pyndar
Great x 1 Grandfather: Reginald Pyndar aka Lygon of Madresfield in Worcestershire 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Colonel William Lygon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Lygon 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Lygon 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: William Lygon 1st Earl Beauchamp 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hanmer
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Hanmer
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Hanmer
Great x 1 Grandmother: Susannah Hamner
Father: Henry Beauchamp Lygon 4th Earl Beauchamp 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Denn
GrandMother: Catherine Denn Countess Beauchamp
Frederick Lygon 6th Earl Beauchamp 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Eliot
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Eliot
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Eliot
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Craggs Eliot 1st Baron Eliot
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Craggs
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Craggs
Great x 2 Grandmother: Harriet Craggs
GrandFather: William Eliot 2nd Earl St Germans
Mother: Susan Caroline Eliot 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners 1st Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Evelyn
Great x 2 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Feilding 2nd Earl Desmond 3rd Earl Denbigh 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Carey Countess Desmond and Denbigh 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Georgiana Augusta Leveson-Gower 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 3rd Earl Galloway
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Stewart 5th Earl Galloway 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Douglas Countess Galloway 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Montgomerie Countess Galloway 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Cochrane
Great x 1 Grandmother: Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cochrane 2nd Earl Dundonald 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Cochrane 4th Earl Dundonald 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England