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 21st April 1844 Kate Terry was born to [her father] Benjamin Terry [aged 26].
On 20th February 1864 [her brother-in-law] George Frederick Watts [aged 46] and [her sister] Ellen Terry [aged 17] were married. The difference in their ages was 29 years.
In or after 1867 Arthur James Lewis [aged 43] and Kate Terry [aged 22] were married. The difference in their ages was 20 years.
In 1868 [her daughter] Kate Terry-Lewis was born to [her husband] Arthur James Lewis [aged 44] and Kate Terry [aged 23]. She married September 1893 Frank Henry Gielgud and had issue.
On 28th October 1872 [her daughter] Mabel Gwynedd Terry-Lewis was born to [her husband] Arthur James Lewis [aged 48] and Kate Terry [aged 28].
In September 1893 [her son-in-law] Frank Henry Gielgud [aged 33] and Kate Terry-Lewis [aged 25] were married. She the daughter of Arthur James Lewis [aged 69] and Kate Terry [aged 49].
In 1896 [her father] Benjamin Terry [aged 78] died.
In 1901 [her husband] Arthur James Lewis [aged 77] died.
On 6th January 1924 Kate Terry [aged 79] died.