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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 12th August 1808 [his father] Captain Anthony Abdy (age 28) and [his mother] Grace Rich (age 16) were married.
On 21st December 1810 Thomas Neville Abdy 1st Baronet was born to Captain Anthony Abdy (age 30) and Grace Rich (age 18). He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester. He was baptised at St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington on 14th December 1811.
After 1812 [his mother] Grace Rich (deceased) died.
In 1829 Thomas Neville Abdy 1st Baronet (age 18) matricuated St John's College, Cambridge University [Map]. He graduated in 1833 with a BA.
On 9th June 1838 [his father] Captain Anthony Abdy (age 58) died.
On 19th October 1841 Thomas Neville Abdy 1st Baronet (age 30) and Harriet Alston were married. They had at least two daughters and three sons each of which succeeded to the Baronetcy.
In 1842 [his son] Mary Harriet Abdy was born to Thomas Neville Abdy 1st Baronet (age 31) and [his wife] Harriet Alston.
On 18th June 1844 [his son] William Neville Abdy 2nd Baronet was born to Thomas Neville Abdy 1st Baronet (age 33) and [his wife] Harriet Alston.
On 6th July 1846 [his daughter] Grace Emma Abdy was born to Thomas Neville Abdy 1st Baronet (age 35) and [his wife] Harriet Alston.
In 1847 Thomas Neville Abdy 1st Baronet (age 36) was elected MP Lyme Regis which seat he held until 1852.
On 19th September 1848 [his son] Anthony Charles Abdy 3rd Baronet was born to Thomas Neville Abdy 1st Baronet (age 37) and [his wife] Harriet Alston.
The London Gazette 21053. Whitehall, December 22, 1849. Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed Sunder the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto Thomas Neville Abdy (age 39), of Albyns, in the county of Essex1, Esq. and to the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
The Queen has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baronet, of the.United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto James-Phillips Kay Shuttleworth (age 45), of Gawthorpe Hall, in the county palatine of Lancaster, Esq. and to the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
Note 1. He was a great-grandson of Charlotte Elizabeth Abdy, sister of Anthony Thomas Abdy 5th Baronet, the last of the Baronets Abdy of Felix Hall in Essex.
In 1853 [his son] Mary Harriet Abdy (age 11) died.
On 13th July 1853 [his son] Henry Abdy 4th Baronet was born to Thomas Neville Abdy 1st Baronet (age 42) and [his wife] Harriet Alston.
On 19th March 1872 [his son-in-law] Albert Leveson-Gower (age 28) and [his daughter] Grace Emma Abdy (age 25) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. He the son of George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland and Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland.
In 1875 Thomas Neville Abdy 1st Baronet (age 64) was appointed High Sheriff of Essex.
All About History Books
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 20th July 1877 Thomas Neville Abdy 1st Baronet (age 66) died. His son [his son] William (age 33) succeeded 2nd Baronet Abdy of Albyns in Essex.
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 14 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 16 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Rutherforth
GrandFather: Reverend Thomas Rutherforth aka Ady
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Abdy 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Abdy 2nd Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Abdy 4th Baronet
Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Elizabeth Abdy
Father: Captain Anthony Abdy
Thomas Neville Abdy 1st Baronet 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Rich 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Rich 2nd Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Rich 3rd Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Bruce 2nd Earl Elgin 1st Earl Ailesbury 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Bruce 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Diana Grey Countess Elgin and Ailesbury 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Rich 4th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Walter 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Walter 2nd Baronet
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Walter 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Tufton 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Admiral Thomas Rich 5th Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Mother: Grace Rich 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England