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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Biography of George Samuel Jenkinson 11th Baronet 1817-1892

Paternal Family Tree: Jenkinson

On 8th April 1813 [his father] Bishop John Jenkinson (age 31) and [his mother] Frances Augusta Pechell were married. They had two sons and two daughters.

On 27th September 1817 George Samuel Jenkinson 11th Baronet was born to [his father] Bishop John Jenkinson (age 36) and [his mother] Frances Augusta Pechell.

On 23rd July 1825 [his father] Bishop John Jenkinson (age 43) was elected Bishop of St David's.

On 7th July 1840 [his father] Bishop John Jenkinson (age 58) died. He was buried at Worcester Cathedral [Map].

In 1845 George Samuel Jenkinson 11th Baronet (age 27) and Emily Sophia Lyster Lady Jenkinson were married. They had two sons and three daughters. He the son of Bishop John Jenkinson and Frances Augusta Pechell.

On 3rd May 1851 [his son] George Banks Jenkinson 12th Baronet was born to George Samuel Jenkinson 11th Baronet (age 33) and [his wife] Emily Sophia Lyster Lady Jenkinson. He married before 9th June 1881 Madeline Holme-Sumner Lady Jenkinson and had issue.

On 6th March 1855 [his uncle] Charles Jenkinson 10th Baronet (age 76) died without male issue. His nephew George (age 37) succeeded 11th Baronet Jenkinson of Walcot in Oxfordshire and of Hawkesbury in Gloucestershire. [his wife] Emily Sophia Lyster Lady Jenkinson by marriage Lady Jenkinson of Walcot in Oxfordshire and of Hawkesbury in Gloucestershire.

On 29th November 1860 [his mother] Frances Augusta Pechell died.

                    The London Gazette 22596. AT the Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, the 5th day of February, 1862.
                
                    PRESENT, The QUEEN's Most Excellent Majesty (age 42) in Council
                
                    SHERIFFS appointed by Her Majesty in Council for the year 1862
                
                    ENGLAND (excepting Cornwall and Lancashire).
                
                    Gloucestershire. Sir George Samuel Jenkinson (age 44), of Eastwood, near Berkeley, Bart.

Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses

Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.

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In 1868 George Samuel Jenkinson 11th Baronet (age 50) was elected MP Wiltshire North which seat he held until 1880.

Before 9th June 1881 [his son] George Banks Jenkinson 12th Baronet (age 30) and [his daughter-in-law] Madeline Holme-Sumner Lady Jenkinson (age 20) were married.

On 19th January 1892 George Samuel Jenkinson 11th Baronet (age 74) died. His son George (age 40) succeeded 12th Baronet Jenkinson of Walcot in Oxfordshire and of Hawkesbury in Gloucestershire. [his daughter-in-law] Madeline Holme-Sumner Lady Jenkinson (age 30) by marriage Lady Jenkinson of Walcot in Oxfordshire and of Hawkesbury in Gloucestershire.

In February 1892 [his former wife] Emily Sophia Lyster Lady Jenkinson died.