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Biography of Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton 1672-1729

Paternal Family Tree: Willoughby

In 1667 [his father] Francis Willoughby (age 31) and [his mother] Emma Barnard (age 21) were married.

On 9th April 1672 Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton was born to Francis Willoughby (age 36) and Emma Barnard (age 26).

On 3rd July 1672 [his father] Francis Willoughby (age 36) died.

On 8th August 1676 [his step-father] Josiah Child (age 45) and [his mother] Emma Barnard (age 30) were married.

Around 1686 Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 13) educated at Jesus College, Cambridge University.

Around 1686 Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 13) educated at St Catharine's College, Cambridge University.

In 1688 [his brother] Francis Willoughby 1st Baronet (age 20) died unmarried. His brother Thomas (age 15) succeeded 2nd Baronet Willoughby of Wollaton.

On 9th April 1691 Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 19) and Elizabeth Rothwell Baroness Willoughby and Middleton were married. She by marriage Baroness Willoughby Broke.

On 4th October 1692 [his son] Francis Willoughby 2nd Baron Middleton was born to Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 20) and [his wife] Elizabeth Rothwell Baroness Willoughby and Middleton.

In 1693 Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 20) was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.

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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 June 1694 [his son] Thomas Willoughby was born to Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 22) and [his wife] Elizabeth Rothwell Baroness Willoughby and Middleton.

In 1695 Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 22) was appointed High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire.

In 1698 Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 25) was elected MP Nottinghamshire.

In 1699 Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 26) was appointed High Sheriff of Lincolnshire.

In 1699 Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 26) was elected MP Lincolnshire.

Harley's Dozen

On 1st January 1712 Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland (age 46), on behalf of Robert Harley 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (age 50), created a number of new Baronies to balance power in Parliament, known as Harley's Dozen, ...

Allen Bathurst 1st Earl Bathurst (age 27) was created 1st Baron Bathurst.

Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury (age 29) by writ of acceleration 3rd Baron Bruce of Skelton in Yorkshire.

James Compton 5th Earl of Northampton (age 24) by writ of acceleration 6th Baron Compton of Compton in Warwickshire.

Thomas Foley 1st Baron Foley (age 38) was created 1st Baron Foley.

George Granville 1st Baron Lansdowne (age 45) was created 1st Baron Lansdowne of Bideford in Devon. Mary Villiers Baroness Lansdowne by marriage Baroness Lansdowne of Bideford in Devon.

George Henry Hay 8th Earl Kinnoull (age 22) was created 1st Baron Hay of Pedwardine in Herefordshire.

Thomas Mansel 1st Baron Mansel (age 44) was created 1st Baron Mansel of Margam. Martha Millington Baroness Mansel by marriage Baroness Mansel of Margam.

Samuel Masham 1st Baron Masham (age 33) was created 1st Baron Masham of Otes in Essex. Abigail Hill Baroness Masham (age 42) by marriage Baroness Masham of Otes in Essex.

Henry Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge (age 48) was created 1st Baron Burton.

Thomas Trevor 1st Baron Trevor Bromham (age 53) was created 1st Baron Trevor Bromham.

Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 39) was created 1st Baron Middleton. [his wife] Elizabeth Rothwell Baroness Willoughby and Middleton by marriage Baroness Trevor Bromham, Baroness Middleton.

Thomas Windsor 1st Viscount Windsor (age 42) was created 1st Baron Mountjoy.

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In 1723 [his son] Francis Willoughby 2nd Baron Middleton (age 30) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Edwards Baroness Middleton were married.

On 16th October 1725 [his mother] Emma Barnard (age 79) died.

In 1729 Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 56) died. His son [his son] Francis (age 36) succeeded 2nd Baron Middleton, 3rd Baronet Willoughby of Wollaton. [his daughter-in-law] Mary Edwards Baroness Middleton by marriage Baroness Middleton.

Before February 1736 [his former wife] Elizabeth Rothwell Baroness Willoughby and Middleton died.

Royal Ancestors of Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton 1672-1729

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton 1672-1729

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Willoughby 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Willoughby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Willoughby 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Perceval Willoughby 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Harte

Great x 3 Grandfather: Percival Hart

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Peche

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Hart 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Braye 1st Baron Braye

Great x 3 Grandmother: Fridewide Braye 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Halwell Baroness Bray 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

GrandFather: Francis Willoughby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Willoughby 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Willoughby 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Filiol

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Willoughby 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Grey 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset

Great x 1 Grandmother: Bridget Willoughby 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Lyttelton

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lyttelton of Frankley 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Talbot 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Lyttelton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Pakington of Hampton Lovett

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bridget Packington

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Dacres

Father: Francis Willoughby 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Cassandra Ridgway

Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Henry Barnard

Mother: Emma Barnard