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Paternal Family Tree: Morden aka Harbord
Around 1696 William Morden aka Harbord 1st Baronet was born to [his father] John Morden and [his mother] Judith Cropley.
On 4th February 1713 William Morden aka Harbord 1st Baronet (age 17) was educated at Caius College, Cambridge University.
In 1726 [his father] John Morden died.
In 1727 William Morden aka Harbord 1st Baronet (age 31) was elected MP Bere Alston.
On 25th April 1732 William Morden aka Harbord 1st Baronet (age 36) and Elizabeth Britiffe Lady Harbord were married.
In 1734 William Morden aka Harbord 1st Baronet (age 38) was elected MP Dunwich.
On 26th January 1734 [his son] Harbord Morden aka Harbord 1st Baron Suffield was born to William Morden aka Harbord 1st Baronet (age 38) and [his wife] Elizabeth Britiffe Lady Harbord at Harbord Morden Thorpe, Suffolk. He married 1760 Mary Assheton Baroness Suffield, daughter of Ralph Assheton 3rd Baronet, and had issue.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In 1741 William Morden aka Harbord 1st Baronet (age 45) was elected MP Bere Alston.
In 1742 William Morden aka Harbord 1st Baronet (age 46) changed his surname from Morden to Hardbord in line with the conditions of the will of his [his mother] mother's brother [his uncle] Harbord Cropley aka Harbord (age 67) who had changed his name from Cropley to Harbord in 1710. By changing his name to Harbord William's son [his son] Harbord (age 7), who had been named after his great-uncle became Harbord Harbord,
On 26th March 1746 William Morden aka Harbord 1st Baronet (age 50) was created 1st Baronet Harbord of Suffield in Norfolk. [his wife] Elizabeth Britiffe Lady Harbord by marriage Lady Harbord of Suffield in Norfolk.
In 1760 [his son] Harbord Morden aka Harbord 1st Baron Suffield (age 25) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Assheton Baroness Suffield were married.
On 17th February 1770 William Morden aka Harbord 1st Baronet (age 74) died. His son Harbord (age 36) succeeded 2nd Baronet Harbord of Suffield in Norfolk. [his daughter-in-law] Mary Assheton Baroness Suffield by marriage Lady Harbord of Suffield in Norfolk.
[his father] John Morden and [his mother] Judith Cropley were married.
Father: John Morden
William Morden aka Harbord 1st Baronet
GrandFather: William Cropley
Mother: Judith Cropley