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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.
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On 28th April 1794 [his father] Robert Grosvenor 1st Marquess Westminster (age 27) and [his mother] Eleanor Egerton Marchioness Westminster (age 23) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Thomas Egerton 1st Earl Wilton (age 44) and [his grandmother] Eleanor Assheton Viscountess Wilton (age 41). He the son of [his grandfather] Richard Grosvenor 1st Earl Grosvenor (age 62).
On 30th December 1799 Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton was born to Robert Grosvenor 1st Marquess Westminster (age 32) and Eleanor Egerton Marchioness Westminster (age 29).
On 23rd September 1814 [his grandfather] Thomas Egerton 1st Earl Wilton (age 65) died. His grandson Thomas (age 14) succeeded 2nd Earl Wilton, 2nd Viscount Grey de Wilton. Baron Grey Wilton extinct. His fourth cousin John (age 48) succeeded 8th Baronet Egerton and Oulton.
On 29th November 1821 Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton (age 21) and Mary Smith-Stanley Countess Wilton (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Wilton. She the daughter of Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby (age 68) and Elizabeth Farren Countess Derby (age 62). He the son of Robert Grosvenor 1st Marquess Westminster (age 54) and Eleanor Egerton Marchioness Westminster (age 51).
In 1823 [his daughter] Eleanor Egerton was born to Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton (age 23) and [his wife] Mary Smith-Stanley Countess Wilton (age 22).
In 1824 [his daughter] Eleanor Egerton (age 1) died.
In 1825 [his son] Thomas Egerton was born to Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton (age 25) and [his wife] Mary Smith-Stanley Countess Wilton (age 24).
In 1827 [his daughter] Mary Egerton was born to Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton (age 27) and [his wife] Mary Smith-Stanley Countess Wilton (age 26).
In 1830 [his son] Thomas Egerton (age 5) died.
In 1830 [his daughter] Margaret Egerton was born to Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton (age 30) and [his wife] Mary Smith-Stanley Countess Wilton (age 29).
On the 15th September 1830 the Liverpool-Manchester Railway was opened by the Duke of Wellington. Several trains travelled between Liverpool and Manchester. The line had a number of stations: Liverpool Crown Street, Roby, Parkside, Eccles and Manchester Liverpool Road.
A collision took place at Parr. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, who was travelling in the lead train on the northern track, hauled by Phoenix: "One of our engine wheels, how I know not, contrived to bolt from the course—in plain words, it escaped from the rail, and ploughed along upon the clay, with no other inconvenience than an increase of friction, which damped our speed, and with the additional application of the break, soon brought us to an anchor. The engine, however, behind us, not being aware of our mishap, came pelting on at a smart pace, without receiving its signal for checking motion in time. Accordingly, those on the look-out hastily called on their fellow-passengers to be on their guard, and prepare for a jolt, which took place with a crash upon our rear, sufficiently loud and forcible to give an idea of what would happen, if by any strange chance it had charged us with the unrestrained impetuosity of its powers."
At Parr the Duke of Wellington's train stopped for water. Despite a request from the railway engineers for passengers to remain on the trains, around fifty men disembarked from the Duke's train to stretch their legs. The group consisted of many of the most influential figures of the day, including the Marquess of Stafford (age 72), Charles Arbuthnot (age 63), Prince Esterházy, and the Earl of Wilton (age 30).
At Parkside William Huskisson (age 60) went to shake the hand of the Duke of Wellington. As they exchanged greetings, some of the crowd saw Rocket, hauling the third of the seven trains on the northern track, approaching in the distance. They shouted "An engine is approaching, take care gentlemen" to those people—including Huskisson—standing on the tracks. Huskisson tried to clamber into the carriage, but those inside failed to reach him to pull him in. Holmes, still pressed against the carriage, shouted "For God's sake, Mr Huskisson, be firm", but Huskisson grabbed the door of the carriage. With Holmes still pressed against the side of the carriage, the door, with Huskisson hanging on to it, swung out directly into the path of Rocket. Rocket collided with the door and Huskisson fell onto the track in front of the locomotive. In the words of Harriet Arbuthnot (age 37), who was in the Duke's carriage, "[Huskisson] was caught by it, thrown down & the engine passed over his leg & thigh, crushing it in a most frightful way. It is impossible to give an idea of the scene that followed, of the horror of everyone present or of the piercing shrieks of his unfortunate wife, who was in the car. He said scarcely more than, 'It's all over with me. Bring me my wife and let me die.'"
1831 colour engraving of Parkside station:
Charles Arbuthnot: On 14th March 1767 he was born. On 28th February 1799 he and Marcia Clapcote Lisle were married at Cholmondeley House. On 31st January 1814 he and Harriet Fane were married at St Nicholas' Church, Fulbeck. The difference in their ages was 26 years. On 18th August 1850 he died at Apsley House, Hyde Park Corner.
Harriet Fane: On 10th September 1793 she was born to Henry Fane of Fulbeck and Anne Buckley Batson. In August 1834 Harriet Fane died.
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In 1831 [his son] Arthur Egerton died.
In 1831 [his daughter] Margaret Egerton (age 1) died.
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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.
In 1831 [his son] Arthur Egerton was born to Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton (age 31) and [his wife] Mary Smith-Stanley Countess Wilton (age 30).
On 5th July 1832 [his daughter] Elizabeth Egerton Baroness Ros of Helmsley was born to Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton (age 32) and [his wife] Mary Smith-Stanley Countess Wilton (age 31).
In 1833 [his son] Arthur Egerton 3rd Earl Wilton was born to Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton (age 33) and [his wife] Mary Smith-Stanley Countess Wilton (age 32).
On 21st October 1834 [his father-in-law] Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby (age 81) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Edward (age 59) succeeded 13th Earl Derby, 7th Baronet Stanley of Bickerstaffe. Charlotte Margaret Hornby Countess Derby by marriage Countess Derby.
In 1835 [his daughter] Katherine Grey Egerton was born to Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton (age 35) and [his wife] Mary Smith-Stanley Countess Wilton (age 34).
In 1837 [his daughter] Emily Egerton was born to Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton (age 37) and [his wife] Mary Smith-Stanley Countess Wilton (age 36).
In 1838 [his daughter] Mary Egerton (age 11) died.
In 1839 [his daughter] Emily Egerton (age 2) died.
In 1839 [his brother-in-law] Edward Smith-Stanley 13th Earl of Derby (age 63) was appointed 683rd Knight of the Garter by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 19).
On 20th January 1839 [his son] Seymour Egerton 4th Earl Wilton was born to Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton (age 39) and [his wife] Mary Smith-Stanley Countess Wilton (age 38).
In 1842 [his daughter] Alice Magdalene Grey Egerton was born to Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton (age 42) and [his wife] Mary Smith-Stanley Countess Wilton (age 41).
Adeline Horsey Recollections. I remember an amusing incident that happened when I was staying with Lord (age 44) and [his wife] Lady Wilton (age 43) at Egerton Lodge Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. Lord Wilton was a very handsome, fascinating man, and his numerous love affairs had gained for him the title of the "The Wicked Earl", in fact, many of the country people never called him anything else.
One Sunday Lady Wilton and I went to church unaccompanied by Lord Wilton, who, whatever his failings might be, was usually most strict in his religious observances. Melton Church was then a very old-fashioned edifice, with high pews; and the clerk, who sat directly underneath the vicar's seat, was considered quite an important factor in the services.
I saw the clerk look at us as we entered the church, and he evidently noticed Lord Wilton's absence, but I was not prepared for what followed. The vicar duly commenced, "When the wicked ", but he was stopped by the clerk, who turned to him, and looking across at Lord Wilton's vacant seat said in a loud voice, "Please, sir, his Lordship's not come yet!".
On 17th February 1845 [his father] Robert Grosvenor 1st Marquess Westminster (age 77) died at Eaton Hall, Cheshire [Map]. He was buried at Grosvenor Vault, St Mary's Church, Eccleston. His son [his brother] Richard (age 50) succeeded 2nd Marquess Westminster, 3rd Earl Grosvenor, 9th Baronet Grosvenor of Eaton in Cheshire. Elizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower Marchioness Westminster (age 48) by marriage Marchioness Westminster.
On 29th November 1846 [his mother] Eleanor Egerton Marchioness Westminster (age 76) died.
On 30th June 1851 [his brother-in-law] Edward Smith-Stanley 13th Earl of Derby (age 76) died. His son Edward (age 52) succeeded 14th Earl Derby, 8th Baronet Stanley of Bickerstaffe.
On 12th October 1853 [his son-in-law] Dudley Fitzgerald De Ros 23rd Baron Ros Helmsley (age 26) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Egerton Baroness Ros of Helmsley (age 21) were married at Heaton, Lancashire. She the daughter of Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton (age 53) and [his wife] Mary Smith-Stanley Countess Wilton (age 52).
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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 11th August 1858 [his son] Arthur Egerton 3rd Earl Wilton (age 25) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Charlotte Louisa Craven Countess Wilton (age 22) were married. There was no issue from the marriage. She the daughter of William Craven 2nd Earl Craven (age 48) and Emily Mary Grimston Countess Craven (age 42). He the son of Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton (age 58) and [his wife] Mary Smith-Stanley Countess Wilton (age 57).
In December 1858 [his wife] Mary Smith-Stanley Countess Wilton (age 57) died.
On 22nd July 1861 [his son-in-law] Henry John Roberts (age 34) and [his daughter] Katherine Grey Egerton (age 26) were married. She the daughter of Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton (age 61) and [his former wife] Mary Smith-Stanley Countess Wilton. He the son of Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester and Anne Amelia Keppel Countess Leicester.
On 9th August 1862 [his son] Seymour Egerton 4th Earl Wilton (age 23) and [his daughter-in-law] Laura Caroline Russell Countess Wilton (age 20) were married. He the son of Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton (age 62) and [his former wife] Mary Smith-Stanley Countess Wilton.
On 12th September 1863 Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton (age 63) and Susan Isabel Elton Smith Countess Wilton (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Wilton. The difference in their ages was 42 years. He the son of Robert Grosvenor 1st Marquess Westminster and Eleanor Egerton Marchioness Westminster.
On 7th March 1882 Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton (age 82) died. His son [his son] Arthur (age 49) succeeded 3rd Earl Wilton, 3rd Viscount Grey de Wilton. [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Charlotte Louisa Craven Countess Wilton (age 45) by marriage Countess Wilton.
On 23rd January 1916 [his former wife] Susan Isabel Elton Smith Countess Wilton (age 74) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 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 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 22 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Grosvenor 2nd Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Grosvenor 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Grosvenor 3rd Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Grosvenor 6th Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: Richard Grosvenor 1st Earl Grosvenor 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Warre
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Warre Lady Grosvenor
Father: Robert Grosvenor 1st Marquess Westminster 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Egerton 2nd Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Egerton 3rd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Holland Egerton 4th Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Egerton 6th Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cave 1st Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Cave 2nd Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Penelope Wenman Lady Cave 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Cave 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bromley
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Bromley Lady Cave
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ursula Leigh
GrandFather: Thomas Egerton 1st Earl Wilton 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Mother: Eleanor Egerton Marchioness Westminster 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Assheton 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Assheton
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ralph Assheton 3rd Baronet
GrandMother: Eleanor Assheton Viscountess Wilton