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Events on the 5th April
. On Monday the nones [5th April 1092] of April, Osmund, bishop of Salisbury, assisted by Walkelin, bishop of Winchester, and John, bishop of Bath, consecrated the church which he had built in the castle of Sarum. Remi, who by license from William the Elder had transferred the seat of his bishopric from Dorchester [Map] to Lincoln, was desirous of consecrating the church which he had built at Lincoln, worthy indeed to be the cathedral of a bishop's see1, because he felt that the day of his death was at hand; but Thomas, archbishop of York, opposed him, asserting that the church was built within his diocese. However, king William the younger, for a sum of money paid to him by Remi, summoned nearly all the bishops of England to assemble together on the twentieth of the ides [the 9th] of May, and dedicate the church; but two days before the time fixed, by the mysterious providence of God, bishop Remi himself departed from the world, and in consequence the consecration of the church was deferred. After this the king went into Northumbria, and restored the city which is called in the British tongue Cairleii, and in Latin Lugubalia (Carlisle [Map]), and built a castle there; for this city, like some others in that quarter, had been laid in ruins by the heathen Danes two hundred years before, and had been uninhabited up to this time.
Note 1. Cf. Henry of Huntingdon, pp. 219, 220, Antiq. Lib.
On 5th April 1205 Isabella Anjou Queen Jerusalem (age 33) died.
On 5th April 1356 Jean V de Harcourt (age 31) was executed.
On 28th March 1424 King James I of Scotland (age 29) signed his release agreement, in which he promised to pay a ransom of 60,000 marks, at Durham, County Durham [Map]. He and his wife Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland (age 20), married for seven weeks, travelled to Melrose Abbey [Map] arriving on 5th April 1424
Diary of Edward VI. 5th April 1550. The bishop of Chichestre3, befor a vehement affirmer of transubstantiation, did preach against (it) at Whestmuster in the preching place.
Removing to Grenwich from Whestmuster.
Note 3. George Day (age 49), already noticed in p. 37 of the present volume.
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 5th April 1580 Augusta Oldenburg was born to Frederick II King Denmark (age 45) and Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark (age 22).
On 5th April 1601 Archbishop William Laud (age 27) was ordained priest.
Diary of Anne Clifford. 5th April 1617. The 5th my Lord (age 28) went up to my closet and said how little money I had left contrary to all they had told him. Sometimes I had fair words from him and sometimes foul, but I took all patiently, and did strive to give him as much content and assurance of my love as I could possibly, yet I told him that I would never part with Westmoreland upon any condition whatever. Upon the 6th after supper because my Lord was sullen and not willing to go into the nursery I made Mary bring the Child to him into my chamber, which was the 1st time she stirred abroad since she was sick.
Diary of Anne Clifford. 5th April 1619. The 5th Lord Hume (age 53) died in Channel Row, who married Mrs Mary Dudley (age 33), my old companion, and left her as well as he could possibly.
John Evelyn's Diary. 5th April 1652. My brother George (age 34) brought to Sayes Court [Map] Cromwell's (age 52) Act of Oblivion to all that would submit to the Government.
John Evelyn's Diary. 5th April 1659. Came the Earl of Northampton (age 36) and the famous painter, Mr. Wright (age 41), to visit me.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 5th April 1664. Thence back, and there spoke to several Lords, and so did his solicitor (one that W. Joyce hath promised £5 to if he be released). Lord Peterborough (age 42) presented a petition to the House from W. Joyce: and a great dispute, we hear, there was in the House for and against it. At last it was carried that he should be bayled till the House meets again after Easter, he giving bond for his appearance. This was not so good as we hoped, but as good as we could well expect.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 5th April 1664. Up very betimes, and walked to my cozen Anthony Joyce's, and thence with him to his brother Will, in Tuttle Street, where I find him pretty cheery over (what) he was yesterday (like a coxcomb), his wife being come to him, and having had his boy with him last night. Here I staid an hour or two and wrote over a fresh petition, that which was drawn by their solicitor not pleasing me, and thence to the Painted Chamber [Map], and by and by away by coach to my Lord Peterborough's (age 42), and there delivered the petition into his hand, which he promised most readily to deliver to the House today.
John Evelyn's Diary. 5th April 1665. Was a day of public humiliation and for success of this terrible war, begun doubtless at secret instigation of the French to weaken the States and Protestant interest. Prodigious preparations on both sides.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 5th April 1666. After dinner home, where I find my wife hath on a sudden, upon notice of a coach going away to-morrow, taken a resolution of going in it to Brampton, we having lately thought it fit for her to go to satisfy herself and me in the nature of the fellow that is there proposed to my sister. So she to fit herself for her journey and I to the office all the afternoon till late, and so home and late putting notes to "It is decreed, nor shall thy fate, &c". and then to bed. The plague is, to our great grief, encreased nine this week, though decreased a few in the total. And this encrease runs through many parishes, which makes us much fear the next year.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 5th April 1667. So to the 'Change [Map], and there met with Mr. James Houblon, but no hopes, as he sees, of peace whatever we pretend, but we shall be abused by the King of France (age 28). Then home to the office, and busy late, and then to Sir W. Batten's (age 66), where Mr. Young was talking about the building of the City again; and he told me that those few churches that are to be new built are plainly not chosen with regard to the convenience of the City; they stand a great many in a cluster about Cornhill [Map]; but that all of them are either in the gift of the Lord Archbishop, or Bishop of London, or Chancellor (age 58), or gift of the City. Thus all things, even to the building of churches, are done in this world! And then he says, which I wonder at, that I should not in all this time see, that Moorefields [Map] have houses two stories high in them, and paved streets, the City having let leases for seven years, which he do conclude will be very much to the hindering the building of the City; but it was considered that the streets cannot be passable in London till a whole street be built; and several that had got ground of the City for charity, to build sheds on, had got the trick presently to sell that for £60, which did not cost them £20 to put up; and so the City, being very poor in stock, thought it as good to do it themselves, and therefore let leases for seven years of the ground in Moorefields [Map]; and a good deal of this money, thus advanced, hath been employed for the enabling them to find some money for Commissioner Taylor, and Sir W. Batten, towards the charge of "The Loyall London", or else, it is feared, it had never been paid. And Taylor having a bill to pay wherein Alderman Hooker (age 55) was concerned it was his invention to find out this way of raising money, or else this had not been thought on.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 5th April 1669. Up, and by coach, it being very cold, to White Hall, expecting a meeting of Tangier, but it did not. But, however, did wait there all the morning, and, among other things, I spent a little time with Creed walking in the garden, and talking about our Office, and Child's coming in to be a Commissioner; and, being his friend, I did think he might do me a kindness to learn of him what the Duke of Buckingham (age 41) and the faction do design touching me, and to instil good words concerning me, which he says, and I believe he will: and it is but necessary; for I have not a mind indeed at this time to be put out of my Office, if I can make any shift that is honourable to keep it; but I will not do it by deserting the Duke of York (age 35).
John Evelyn's Diary. 7th April 1695. Lord Halifax (deceased) died suddenly at London, the day his daughter (age 18) was married to the Earl of Nottingham's (age 61) son (age 22) at Burleigh. Lord H. was a very rich man, very witty, and in his younger days somewhat positive.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 5th April 1697 Charles XI King Sweden (age 41) died.
On 5th April 1713 Richard Welby (age 55) died. Monument at St Andrew's Church, Denton [Map]. Sculpted by Thomas Green of Camberwell (age 54). The fully wigged standing life sized figure of the deceased stands in an arched surround flanked by fluted Pilasters with acanthus scrolls and broken segmental pediment contaning a cherub and putti leaning down from heaven holding a metal coronet, surmounted by an achievement. Beneath is he inscription panel and to either side putti holding memento mori, and mourning, one with tears.
The inscription reads:
M.S.
Here are deposited the Remains of
Richard Welby of Denton Esqr
Lord of the Mannours of Welby Streglethorp Saperton and
Swinsted and High Sheriff of the County of Lincoln 1705
A Gentleman of an ancient & Virtuous Family, a good Christian
a Loyal Subject, a true lover of the Church
a sincere Respector of its Clergy and
a daily Frequentor of its Worship
In His private Character, Modest, Humble and Courteous
of great Probity and universal Charity
The Poor lost in him a liberal and silent Benefactor
his Tenants, a forbearing Landlord;
his Servants, a kind and prudent master;
his Relations, an invaluable Friend;
his Children, a most indulgent Father and
his Mournfull Wife ye Best of Husbands.
He marry'd Mary Daughter & Sole Heiress of John Towers of
the Isle of Ely Esqr, by whom he had Issue;
Mary Interred here, Selina, William and John twins, Eleanor & Richard
After a tedious Sickness, which he bore with exemplary patience
and resignation, he dyed on Easter day 1713
In hopes of a Joyfull Resurrection; & lament his loss
the Righteous shall be had in everlasting Remembrance
MARY his once happy Wife now Sorrowfull Relict
??????? her own Affection
Erected this Monument Dec 10 1714.
Mary Welby
Ob June 8 1759
Ae 74
Richard Welby: In 1658 he was born. Before 1713 he and Mary Towers were married.
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On 5th April 1716 Georgiana Caroline Carteret was baptised at St Martin in the Fields Church [Map].
On 5th April 1724 Maria Amalia Habsburg Spain was born to Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor (age 38) and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Holy Roman Empress (age 32).
On 5th April 1751 Frederick I King Sweden (age 74) died. His fifth cousin twice removed Adolph (age 40) succeeded King Sweden. He the first king of the House of Holstein-Gottorp.
On 16th December 1775 Jane Austen was born to George Austen (age 44) and Cassandra Leigh (age 36) in Steventon, Hampshire. She was baptised on 5th April 1775 at St Nicholas' Church, Steventon at which her father was rector; the delay being caused by adverse weather.
North Transept, St Albans Cathedral. Memorial sculpted by Francis Leggatt Chantrey (age 52) to Frederica Sophia, wife of James Mure of Cecil Lodge in Hertfordshire, who erected the monument, daughter of Christopher Metcalfe of Hawsted in Suffolk. Died 5th April 1834.
On 5th April 1853 Ford Madox Brown (age 31) and Emma Matilda Hill (age 23) were married at St Dunstan's in the West, Fleet Street [Map]. The witnesses were Dante Gabriel Rossetti (age 24) and Thomas Seddon (age 31). Rector Edward Auriol (age 48) performed the ceremony.
Edward Auriol: On 27th February 1805 he was born to James Peter Auriol. In or before 1841 Edward Auriol and Georgina Morris were married. In or before 1841 he was appointed Rector of St Dunstan's in the West, Fleet Street [Map]. On 10th July 1880 Edward Auriol died.
5th April 1881. Census. 2 Palace Gate, Kensington.
John Everett Millais 1st Baronet (age 51)
Euphemia "Effie" Gray Lady Millais (age 52)
Mary
John, Grandchild
Euphemia, Grandchild
Albert Gray, Brother-in-law
Nine servants.
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On 5th April 1884 Leopold Saxe Coburg Gotha 1st Duke Albany (deceased) was buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map].
On 5th April 1886 Wriothesley Russell (age 81) died. He was buried at St Michael's Church, Chenies [Map].
Wriothesley Russell: On 11th May 1804 he was born to John Russell 6th Duke Bedford and Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. On 23rd June 1829 Wriothesley Russell and Elizabeth Laura Henrietta Russell were married. He the son of John Russell 6th Duke Bedford and Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford. They were first cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
5th April 1891. Census. 3 St Edmunds Terrace.
William Michael Rossetti (age 61). Head. 61.
Emma Lucy Madox Brown (age 47). Wife. 47.
Olivia Madox Rossetti (age 15). Son. 15
Gabriel Arthur Rossetti (age 14). Son. 14.
Helen Maria (age 11). Daughter. 11.
Mary Elizabeth (age 10). Daughter. 9.
3 x Servants.
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5th April 1891. Census. Draycott Lodge
William Holman Hunt (age 64). Head. 64. Artist of figure and landscape. Sculp.
Marion Edith Waugh (age 44). Wife. 44.
Gladys Hunt (age 13). Daughter. 14. School Girl.
Hilary Lushington Hunt (age 11). Son. 11. School Boy.
Edith Spark. 24. Governess.
Mary A Ottaway. 53. Nurse.
Eugenie P A Bassel. 17. Housemaid.
Ella A Rich. 31. Cook.
Ann Butler. 63. Servant
Richard Butler. 60. Servant.
Gladys Hunt: In 1878 she was born to William Holman Hunt and Marion Edith Waugh at Jerusalem [Map].
Hilary Lushington Hunt: On 6th May 1879 he was born to William Holman Hunt and Marion Edith Waugh at 2 Warwick Gardens, Kensington.
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5th April 1891. Census. 1 St Edmunds Terrace.
Ford Madox Brown (age 69). Head. Widower.
Catherine Heuffer (age 40). Daughter. Widow.
Ford Madox Ford aka Heuffer (age 17). Grandson. 17.
Oliver Madox Heuffer (age 14). Grandson. 15.
Juliet Catherine Emma Heuffer (age 10). Granddaughter. 10.
Charlotte Kindy. Servant. 31.
Margaret Mullin. Servant. 23.
Ford Madox Ford aka Heuffer: On 17th December 1873 he was born to Francis Heuffer and Catherine Emily Brown On 26th June 1939 he died.
Oliver Madox Heuffer: In 1877 he was born to Francis Heuffer and Catherine Emily Brown On 22nd June 1931 he died.
Juliet Catherine Emma Heuffer: In 1881 she was born to Francis Heuffer and Catherine Emily Brown In 1944 she 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.
On 5th April 1892 John Collingwood Bruce (age 87) died. Monument at the Cathedral Church St Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map] showing Bruce with his feet resting on his book "Hadrian's Wall" sculpted by George Blackall Simonds (age 48) in 1896.
John Collingwood Bruce: In 1805 he was born to John Bruce. In 1833 he and Charlotte Gainsford were married.
On 5th April 1908 Ronald Henry Fulke Greville (age 43) died of pneumonia without issue following an operation, predeceasing his own father.
St Michael's Church, Rocester [Map]. 6283 Private G. Harper. North Staffordshire Regiment. Died 5th April 1917 aged 36.
On 5th April 1918 Lewis Charles Bagot Chester (age 19) was killed in action at Ayette, France.
5th April 1939. Tatler. Unity Mitford (age 24) (centre), pictured 15 months after returning to England.
On 5th April 1955 Gwavas May Spry (age 59) died. Memorial at St Anthony's Church, St Anthony in Roseland [Map].
Gwavas May Spry: Around 1896 she was born to John Samuel Spry and Harriet. Before 5th April 1955 Lieutenant-Colonel Duncan Grant-Dalton and she were married.
Births on the 5th April
On 5th April 1365 William Wittelsbach IV Count Holland VI Count Hainault V Count Zeeland was born to Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria (age 28) and Margaret Silesia.
On 5th April 1508 Ercole Este II Duke Ferrara was born to Alfonso Este I Duke Ferrara, Modena and Reggio (age 31) and Lucrezia Borgia (age 27).
On 5th April 1580 Augusta Oldenburg was born to Frederick II King Denmark (age 45) and Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark (age 22).
On 5th April 1604 Charles Lorraine II Duke Lorraine was born to Francis Lorraine II Duke Lorraine (age 32).
On 5th April 1696 Anne Hamilton 2nd Countess Ruglen was born to John Hamilton 1st Earl Ruglen 3rd Earl Selkirk (age 32) and Elizabeth Hutchinson Countess Ruglen (age 19).
On 5th April 1703 Frances Berkeley Baroness Byron was born to William Berkeley 4th Baron Berkeley (age 40) and Frances Temple Baroness Berkeley.
On 5th April 1703 twins Charles Hervey and Henrietta Hervey were born to John Hervey 1st Earl Bristol (age 37) and (age 26).
On 5th April 1709 Emanuel Saxe Coburg Altenburg was born to Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg (age 32) and Magdalena Augusta Anhalt Zerbst Anhaltzerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg at Gotha.
On 5th April 1724 Maria Amalia Habsburg Spain was born to Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor (age 38) and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Holy Roman Empress (age 32).
On 5th April 1747 Thomas Hanmer 2nd Baronet was born to Walden Hanmer 1st Baronet (age 30).
On 5th April 1748 Francis Needham 1st Earl Kilmorley was born.
On 5th April 1758 Henry Harford was born illegitimately to Frederick Calvert 6th Baron Baltimore (age 27) and Hester Whelan. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
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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 5th April 1773 Henry Peyto Verney 24th Baron Latimer 16th Baron Willoughby was born to John Peyto Verney 22nd Baron Latimer 14th Baron Willoughby (age 34) and Louisa North Baroness Latimer Baroness Willoughby of Broke (age 36) at Compton Verney House, Warwickshire.
On 5th April 1785 Thomas Hay-Drummond 11th Earl Kinnoull was born to Robert Hay-Drummond 10th Earl Kinnoul (age 34) and Sarah Harley Countess Kinnoul at Bath, Somerset [Map].
On 5th April 1797 Lady Caroline Cavendish was born to George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington (age 43) and Elizabeth Compton Countess Burlington (age 36).
On 5th April 1798 Margarette Willes Baroness Leigh was born.
On 5th April 1802 George Harry Grey 8th Baron Grey of Groby was born to George Grey 6th Earl Stamford 2nd Earl Warrington (age 36) and Henrietta Charteris Countess Stamford and Warrington.
On 5th April 1820 Henry Hickman Bacon 11th and 10th Baronet was born to Nicholas Bacon (age 33).
On 5th April 1836 Thomas Fletcher Fenton Boughey 4th Baronet was born to Thomas Fletcher Fenton Boughey 3rd Baronet (age 27).
On 5th April 1836 Harriet Stonor Viscountess Clifden was born to Thomas Stonor 3rd Baron Camoys (age 38) and Frances Towneley Baroness Camoys (age 35).
On 5th April 1837 Algernon Charles Swinburne was born to Admiral Charles Henry Swinburne (age 40) and Jane Henrietta Ashburnham (age 27) at 7 Chester Street Grosvenor Place.
On 5th April 1846 Henry Wellesley 3rd Duke Wellington was born to Charles Wellesley (age 38) and Augusta Sophia Anne Pierrepoint at Apsley House, Hyde Park Corner.
On 5th April 1847 Francis Egerton 3rd Earl Ellesmere was born to George Leveson-Gower aka Egerton 2nd Earl Ellesmere (age 23) and Mary Louisa Campbell Countess Ellesmere (age 22).
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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 5th April 1848 William Copeland Borlase was born to Samuel Borlase and Mary Anne Copeland at Castle Horneck, Penzance.
On 5th April 1855 Carnegie Jervis 5th Viscount St Vincent was born to Carnegie Jervis 3rd Viscount St Vincent (age 29).
On 5th April 1855 Edward Southwell 24th Baron de Clifford was born to Edward Southwell Russell 23rd Baron de Clifford (age 31).
On 5th April 1857 Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen 2nd Baron Brabourne was born to Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen 1st Baron Brabourne (age 27).
On 5th April 1863 Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven was born to Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke (age 25) and Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha (age 19) at Windsor Castle [Map]. She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 5th April 1863 Emma Selina Portman was born to William Henry Portman 2nd Viscount Portman (age 33) and Mary Selina Wentworth-Fitzwilliam Viscountess Portman (age 27).
On 5th April 1865 Nesta Fitzgerald was born to Charles William Fitzgerald Fitzgerald 4th Duke Leinster (age 46) and Caroline Leveson-Gower Duchess Leinster (age 37) at Kilkea Castle, Castledermot, County Kildare.
On 5th April 1869 Mary Frances Neville Marchioness Abergavenny was born to Ralph Pelham Neville (age 37).
On 5th April 1873 Algernon Augustus Henry Stracey was born to Edward Henry Gervase Stracey 6th Baronet (age 34).
On 5th April 1874 Margaret Rachel Scott was born to John Scott 3rd Earl Eldon (age 29).
On 5th April 1884 Lieutenant-Commander Evelyn Temple-Gore-Langton was born to William Stephen Temple Gore-Langton 4th Earl Temple (age 36) and Helen Mabel Graham-Montgomery Countess Temple of Stowe.
On 5th April 1890 William Arthington Worsley 4th Baronet was born to William Henry Arthington Worsley 3rd Baronet (age 29).
On 5th April 1903 Joan Douglas-Scott-Montagu was born illegitimately to John Douglas-Scott-Montagu 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu (age 36) and Eleanor Thornton (age 22).
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 5th April 1931 Shaun Plunket was born to Terence Plunket 6th Baron Plunket (age 31) and Dorothé Mabel Lewis (age 31).
On 5th April 1934 James Cecil 3rd Baron Rockley was born to Robert William Evelyn Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Baron Rockley (age 33).
On 5th April 1950 Robert Byron 13th Baron Byron was born to Richard Byron 12th Baron Byron (age 50).
Marriages on the 5th April
On 5th April 1345 Richard Fitzalan 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey (age 39) and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 26) were married at Ditton Church, Stoke Poges. She by marriage Countess Arundel. She the daughter of Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster (age 64) and Maud Chaworth. He the son of Edmund Fitzalan 2nd or 9th Earl of Arundel and Alice Warenne Countess Arundel. They were half third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King John of England. She a great granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 5th April 1624 John Hay 1st Earl Tweeddale (age 31) and Jean Seton (age 18) were married. She by marriage Lord Hay of Yester. She the daughter of Alexander Seton 1st Earl Dunfermline and Grizel Leslie Countess Dunfermline. They were third cousins.
On 5th April 1637 William Cunningham 9th Earl Glencairn (age 27) and Anne Ogilvy Countess Glancairn were married. She by marriage Countess Glencairn. She the daughter of James Ogilvy 1st Earl Findlater (age 42) and Elizabeth Leslie. He the son of William Cunningham 8th Earl Glencairn and Jean Kerr Countess Glencairn. They were half second cousin once removed.
On 5th April 1648 Edward Dering 2nd Baronet (age 22) and Mary Harvey Lady Dering (age 18) were married. She by marriage Lady Dering of Surrenden Dering in Kent. They had seventeen children, of whom 10 survived to adulthood.
On 5th April 1719 Thomas Gresley 4th Baronet (age 20) and Dorothy Bowyer were married at St Lawrence's Church, Biddulph.
On 5th April 1720 Francis Scott 2nd Duke Buccleuch (age 25) and Jane Douglas were married at Earl of Rochester's House Privy Gardens Whitehall Palace. She the daughter of James Douglas 2nd Duke Queensberry and Mary Boyle Duchess Queensbury. He the son of James Scott and Henrietta Hyde Countess Dalkeith (age 43). They were second cousins. He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 5th April 1820 William Legge 4th Earl Dartmouth (age 35) and Frances Charlotte Chetwynd-Talbot Countess Dartmouth (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Dartmouth. She the daughter of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 42) and Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot. He the son of George Legge 3rd Earl Dartmouth and Frances Finch Countess Dartmouth (age 59).
On 5th April 1843 Charles Rowley 2nd Baronet (age 42) and Peroline Marcowitz Lady Rowley were married.
On 5th April 1853 Ford Madox Brown (age 31) and Emma Matilda Hill (age 23) were married at St Dunstan's in the West, Fleet Street [Map]. The witnesses were Dante Gabriel Rossetti (age 24) and Thomas Seddon (age 31). Rector Edward Auriol (age 48) performed the ceremony.
Edward Auriol: On 27th February 1805 he was born to James Peter Auriol. In or before 1841 he was appointed Rector of St Dunstan's in the West, Fleet Street [Map]. In or before 1841 Edward Auriol and Georgina Morris were married. On 10th July 1880 Edward Auriol 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.
On 5th April 1866 Charles Adolphus Murray 7th Earl Dunmore (age 25) and Gertrude Coke (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 43) and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester (age 40). He the son of Alexander Murray 6th Earl Dunmore and Catherine Herbert Countess Dunmore (age 51).
On 5th April 1923 John William Beaumont Pease 1st Baron Wardington (age 63) and Dorothy Charlotte Forster Baroness Wardington (age 31) were married. The difference in their ages was 31 years.
Deaths on the 5th April
On 5th April 1168 Robert Beaumont 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 64) died. His son Robert succeeded 3rd Earl of Leicester.
On 5th April 1205 Isabella Anjou Queen Jerusalem (age 33) died.
On 5th April 1291 Beatrix Dampierre (age 31) died.
On 5th April 1308 Reginald Grey 1st Baron Grey of Wilton (age 68) died. His son John (age 40) succeeded 2nd Baron Grey of Wilton.
On 5th April 1325 Ralph Monthermer 1st Earl of Gloucester and Hertford (age 55) died. Earl Gloucester, Earl Hertford extinct. His son Thomas (age 23) succeeded 2nd Baron Monthermer.
On 5th April 1336 John Capet Duke Durazzo (age 42) died at Naples [Map].
On 5th April 1340 Archbishop William Melton (age 65) died at Cawood Palace [Map].
On 5th April 1353 Joan Grey Baroness Basset Drayton (age 70) died.
On 5th April 1369 Bartholomew "The Younger" Burghesh 2nd Baron Burghesh (age 41) died. He was buried at Lady Chapel Walsingham Priory. His daughter Elizabeth (age 27) succeeded 3rd Baroness Burghesh.
On 5th April 1478 Bishop John Booth died.
On 4th April 1589 or 5th April 1589 Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley (age 63) died. She was buried at the Chapel of St Nicholas, Westminster Abbey [Map].
On 5th April 1619 Alexander Home 1st Earl of Home (age 53) died at Channel Row. On 5th April 1619 His son James (age 12) succeeded 2nd Earl of Home.
On 5th April 1679 Elizabeth Carey Viscountess Mordaunt (age 47) died.
On 5th April 1684 William Brouncker 2nd Viscount Brounckner (age 64) died. His brother Henry (age 57) succeeded 3rd Viscount Brouckner of Lyons in Leinster.
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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 5th April 1695 George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax (age 61) died apparently as a consequence of eating undercooked chicken. He was buried in the north aisle of the King Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey [Map]. His son William (age 30) succeeded 2nd Marquess Halifax, 2nd Earl Halifax, 2nd Viscount Halifax, 2nd Baron Savile of Elland, 5th Baronet Savile of Thornhill. Mary Finch Duchess Roxburghe (age 18) by marriage Marchioness Halifax.
On 5th April 1697 Charles XI King Sweden (age 41) died.
On 5th April 1713 Richard Welby (age 55) died. Monument at St Andrew's Church, Denton [Map]. Sculpted by Thomas Green of Camberwell (age 54). The fully wigged standing life sized figure of the deceased stands in an arched surround flanked by fluted Pilasters with acanthus scrolls and broken segmental pediment contaning a cherub and putti leaning down from heaven holding a metal coronet, surmounted by an achievement. Beneath is he inscription panel and to either side putti holding memento mori, and mourning, one with tears.
The inscription reads:
M.S.
Here are deposited the Remains of
Richard Welby of Denton Esqr
Lord of the Mannours of Welby Streglethorp Saperton and
Swinsted and High Sheriff of the County of Lincoln 1705
A Gentleman of an ancient & Virtuous Family, a good Christian
a Loyal Subject, a true lover of the Church
a sincere Respector of its Clergy and
a daily Frequentor of its Worship
In His private Character, Modest, Humble and Courteous
of great Probity and universal Charity
The Poor lost in him a liberal and silent Benefactor
his Tenants, a forbearing Landlord;
his Servants, a kind and prudent master;
his Relations, an invaluable Friend;
his Children, a most indulgent Father and
his Mournfull Wife ye Best of Husbands.
He marry'd Mary Daughter & Sole Heiress of John Towers of
the Isle of Ely Esqr, by whom he had Issue;
Mary Interred here, Selina, William and John twins, Eleanor & Richard
After a tedious Sickness, which he bore with exemplary patience
and resignation, he dyed on Easter day 1713
In hopes of a Joyfull Resurrection; & lament his loss
the Righteous shall be had in everlasting Remembrance
MARY his once happy Wife now Sorrowfull Relict
??????? her own Affection
Erected this Monument Dec 10 1714.
Mary Welby
Ob June 8 1759
Ae 74
Richard Welby: In 1658 he was born. Before 1713 he and Mary Towers were married.
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On 5th April 1735 Edward Stradling 5th Baronet (age 62) died. His son Thomas (age 24) succeeded 6th Baronet Stradling of St Donats in Glamorganshire.
On 5th April 1751 Frederick I King Sweden (age 74) died. His fifth cousin twice removed Adolph (age 40) succeeded King Sweden. He the first king of the House of Holstein-Gottorp.
On 5th April 1752 John Lister-Kaye 4th Baronet (age 54) died. His son John (age 26) succeeded 5th Baronet Kaye of Woodsome Hall in Yorkshire.
On 5th April 1778 Marmaduke Langdale 5th Baron Langdale died. Baron Langdale of Holme in Yorkshire extinct.
On 5th April 1787 Mary Cardonnel Countess Talbot (age 68) died.
On 5th April 1789 William Vane 2nd Viscount Vane (age 75) died. Viscount Vane extinct.
On 5th April 1824 Mary Stuart Countess Lonsdale (age 83) died.
On 5th April 1846 Margaret Catherine Blackwood Lady Dallas died.
On 5th April 1855 Philadelphia Rowley Lady Cotton (age 92) died.
On 5th April 1861 Ann Frederica Elizabeth Fleming Lady Fleming (age 77) died.
On 5th April 1876 George Augustus Frederick Charles Holroyd 2nd Earl Sheffield (age 74) died. On 5th April 1876 His son Henry (age 44) succeeded 3rd Earl Sheffield of Dunamore in Meath, 3rd Viscount Pevensey, 3rd Baron Sheffield of Dunamore in Meath, 3rd Baron Sheffield of Roscommon in Roscommon, 3rd Baron Sheffield of Sheffield in Yorkshire.
On 5th April 1880 Frances Towneley Baroness Camoys (age 79) died.
On 5th April 1881 Philip de Malpas Grey-Egerton 10th Baronet (age 74) died. His son Philip (age 48) succeeded 11th Baronet Egerton and Oulton. Henrietta Denison Lady Egerton (age 45) by marriage Lady Egerton and Oulton.
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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 5th April 1890 Harry Mengden Scarth (age 75) died at Tangier [Map]. He was buried at All Saints Church, Wrington [Map].
On 5th April 1892 John Collingwood Bruce (age 87) died. Monument at the Cathedral Church St Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map] showing Bruce with his feet resting on his book "Hadrian's Wall" sculpted by George Blackall Simonds (age 48) in 1896.
John Collingwood Bruce: In 1805 he was born to John Bruce. In 1833 he and Charlotte Gainsford were married.
On 5th April 1892 Robert Bermingham Clements 4th Earl of Leitrim (age 45) died.
On 2nd April 1895 Clarissa Hall (age 70) died. Her funeral was held at the Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair on 5th April 1895 attended by her daughters Clarita "Clara" Jerome (age 44), Jenny Jerome (age 41) and Leonie Blanche Jerome Lady Leslie (age 36), her grandsons Winston Churchill (age 20) and John Strange "Jack" Spencer-Churchill (age 15) and the Dowager Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 72).
On 5th April 1914 John Shiffner 5th Baronet (age 56) died. His son John (age 14) succeeded 6th Baronet Shiffner of Coombe in Sussex.
On 5th April 1923 George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert 5th Earl Carnarvon (age 56) died in the Continental Savoy Hotel, Cairo of an mosquito bite infected by a razor cut. His son Henry (age 24) succeeded 6th Earl Carnarvon, 6th Baron Porchester of Highclere in Hampshire. Anne Catherine Tredick Wendell Countess Carnarvon (age 22) by marriage Countess Carnarvon.
On 5th April 1939 Warner Hastings 15th Earl Huntingdon (age 70) died. He was buried at Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. His son Francis (age 38) succeeded 16th Earl Huntingdon. Cristina Casati Stampa di Soncino Countess Huntingdon (age 38) by marriage Countess Huntingdon.
On 5th April 1946 Gerald Bagot 5th Baron Bagot (age 79) died. His first cousin once removed Caryl (age 69) succeeded 6th Baron Bagot of Bagot's Bromley in Staffordshire, 11th Baronet Bagot of Blithfield Hall.
On 5th April 1960 Herbert Hervey 5th Marquess of Bristol (age 89) died. His son Victor (age 44) succeeded 6th Marquess of Bristol, 6th Earl Jermyn of Horningworth in Suffolk, 10th Earl Bristol, 11th Baron Hervey of Ickworth in Suffolk.
On 5th April 1968 John Denison 8th Baron Londesborough (age 66) died. His son Richard (age 8) succeeded 9th Baron Londesborough of Londesborough in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
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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 5th April 1991 William Philip Sidney 1st Viscount de l'Isle (age 81) died. His son Philip (age 45) succeeded 2nd Viscount de Lisle of Penshurst in Kent, 7th Baron De Lisle and Dudley, 10th Baronet Shelley of Castle Goring in Sussex, 8th Baronet Shelley-Sidney of Penshurst Place in Kent.
On 5th April 2002 Arthur Mountifort Longfield Ponsonby 11th Earl Bessborough (age 89) died. His son Myles (age 61) succeeded 12th Earl Bessborough, 13th Viscount Duncannon of Duncannon in Wexford, 13th Baron Bessborough of Bessborough in Kilkenny.