William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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Paternal Family Tree: Legh
On 19th December 1828 William John Legh 1st Baron Newton was born to [his father] William Legh.
On 29th May 1856 William John Legh 1st Baron Newton (age 27) and Emily Jane Wodehouse (age 30) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square.
On 18th March 1857 [his son] Thomas Wodehouse Leigh 2nd Baron Newton was born to William John Legh 1st Baron Newton (age 28) and [his wife] Emily Jane Wodehouse (age 30). He married 1880 Evelyn Caroline Davenport Baroness Newton and had issue.
On 8th May 1857 [his uncle] Thomas Legh (age 64) died at Milford Lodge, Lymington. His nephew William John Legh 1st Baron Newton (age 28) inherited his estates including Lyme Hall, Cheshire [Map].
In 1859 William John Legh 1st Baron Newton (age 30) was elected MP Lancashire South which seat he held until 1865.
On 5th May 1866 William John Legh 1st Baron Newton (age 37) was commissioned as Lieutenant-Colonel to command the 4th Administrative Battalion, Cheshire Rifle Volunteer Corps.
In 1868 William John Legh 1st Baron Newton (age 39) was elected MP Cheshire East which seat he held until 1885.
1878. George Richmond (age 68). Portrait of William John Legh 1st Baron Newton (age 49).
In 1880 [his son] Thomas Wodehouse Leigh 2nd Baron Newton (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Evelyn Caroline Davenport Baroness Newton were married.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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The London Gazette 26328. Whitehall, September 22, 1892. THE Queen has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, dated the 27th August, 1892, to grant the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto William John Legh (age 63), of Lyme Park, in the County Palatine of Chester, Esq., and the heirs malo cf his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Newton, of Newton-in-Makerfield, in the County Palatine of Lancaster.
On 15th December 1898 William John Legh 1st Baron Newton (age 69) died. His son Thomas (age 41) succeeded 2nd Baron Newton of Newton-in-Makerfield in Lancashire. [his daughter-in-law] Evelyn Caroline Davenport Baroness Newton by marriage Baroness Newton of Newton-in-Makerfield in Lancashire.
On 20th April 1901 [his former wife] Emily Jane Wodehouse (age 74) died.
On 25th January 1973 William John Legh 1st Baron Newton was appointed Honorary Colonel of the 4th Administrative Battalion, Cheshire Rifle Volunteer Corps.
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 Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
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 29 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reverend Thomas Legh 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Legh 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Legh 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Chicheley of Wimpole 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Chicheley
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Russell 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Reverend Ashburnham Legh 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Fleetwood of Bank Hall 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Henrietta Maria Fleetwood
GrandFather: Colonel Thomas Peter Legh 11 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 Grandmother: Charlotte Elizabeth Egerton 10 x Great Grand Daughter 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
Father: William Legh 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
William John Legh 1st Baron Newton 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England