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John Astley 1724-1787 is in Painters.
On 24th June 1724 John Astley was born at Wem, Shropshire.
Letters of Horace Walpole. 27th July 1752. Your painter Astley (age 28) is arrived: I have missed seeing him by being constantly at Strawberry Hill, but I intend to serve him to the utmost of my power, as you will easily believe, since he has your recommendation.
Before 1758 William Dukinfield-Daniel 3rd Baronet (age 32) and [his future wife] Penelope Vernon (age 35) were married.
On 7th December 1759 John Astley (age 35) and Penelope Vernon (age 37) were married at St Mary's Church, Rostherne, Tatton [Map]. She died three years later at which time he became the owner of the Dukinfield and Daniel estates, including Gorse Hall. When his step-daughter Henrietta Dukinfield-Daniel died in 1771 he received further wealth.
On 31st January 1762 [his wife] Penelope Vernon (age 40) died.
In 1777 John Astley (age 52) and Mary Wagstaffe (age 16) were married. The difference in their ages was 36 years.
Before 1787. John Astley (age 62). Portrait of George Byng 4th Viscount Torrington (age 46).
George Byng 4th Viscount Torrington: On 11th October 1740 he was born to George Byng 3rd Viscount Torrington. On 7th April 1750 George Byng 3rd Viscount Torrington died. His son George succeeded 4th Viscount Torrington. Lucy Boyle Viscountess Torrington by marriage Viscountess Torrington. On 20th July 1765 George Byng 4th Viscount Torrington and Lucy Boyle Viscountess Torrington were married. She the daughter of John Boyle 5th Earl Cork. On 14th December 1812 George Byng 4th Viscount Torrington died. His brother John succeeded 5th Viscount Torrington. He enjoyed the Viscountcy for only twenty-four days dying on 08 Jan 1813. Further, the seat of the Viscountcy Southill Park, Bedfordshire had been sold to pay off debts. Bridget Forrest Viscountess Byng by marriage Viscountess Torrington.
On 14th November 1787 John Astley (age 63) died at Dukinfield Lodge, Cheshire [Map]. He was buried at Dukinfield Old Chapel, Cheshire [Map].
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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 18th February 1832 [his former wife] Mary Wagstaffe (age 71) died.