Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Paternal Family Tree: Chadwick of Hayfield
On 12th October 1831 [his father] Azariah Chadwick (age 19) and [his mother] Hannah Hinchcliffe (age 20) were married.
Azariah Chadwick: In 1812 he was born to George Chadwick at Glossop, Derbyshire [Map]. In July 1860 Azariah Chadwick died at Glossop, Derbyshire [Map].
Hannah Hinchcliffe: On 27th September 1811 she was born to Thomas Hinchliffe and Hannah Langley at Hadfield, Derbyshire [Map]. In April 1848 she died at Lower Barn Hadfield, Derbyshire [Map].
On 6th October 1839 George Chadwick was born to [his father] Azariah Chadwick (age 27) and [his mother] Hannah Hinchcliffe (age 28) at Mottram, Cheshire.
In April 1848 [his mother] Hannah Hinchcliffe (age 36) died at Lower Barn Hadfield, Derbyshire [Map].
1851. 1851 Census Derbyshire Hadfield Page 36. Lower Barn Hadfield, Derbyshire [Map].
[his father] Azariah Chadwick (age 39). Head. 41.
George Chadwick (age 11). Son. 12.
In July 1860 [his father] Azariah Chadwick (age 48) died at Glossop, Derbyshire [Map].
1861. 1861 Census Cheshire Hollingworth District 12 Page 28. Hollingworth, Cheshire [Map].
John Jackson. Head. 26.
Mary Chadwick. Wife. 27.
George Chadwick (age 21). Brother-in-law. 21.
On or before 1876 George Chadwick (age 36) and Sophia Smith (age 32) were married.
On or before 13th February 1876 [his son] Harry Chadwick was born to George Chadwick (age 36) and [his wife] Sophia Smith (age 32) at Hadfield, Derbyshire [Map]. He married 1st July 1901 Alice Haigh and had issue.
Harry Chadwick: On 1st July 1901 Harry Chadwick and Alice Haigh were married at All Saints Church, Glossop [Map]. In May 1923 Harry Chadwick died at Hayfield, Derbyshire [Map].
1881. 1881 Cheshire Tintwhistle. 5 New Road, Tintwhistle.
George Chadwick (age 41). Head. 41. General Labourer.
[his wife] Sophia Smith (age 37). Wife. 38.
[his son] Harry Chadwick (age 4). Son. 5.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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In 1883 [his wife] Sophia Smith (age 39) died at Hadfield, Derbyshire [Map].
On 1st July 1901 [his son] Harry Chadwick (age 25) and [his daughter-in-law] Alice Haigh (age 21) were married at All Saints Church, Glossop [Map].
In July 1909 George Chadwick (age 69) died at Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [Map].
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Chadwick
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Chadwick
GrandFather: George Chadwick
Great x 1 Grandmother: Martha Hill
Father: Azariah Chadwick
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Hinchcliffe
GrandFather: Thomas Hinchliffe
Mother: Hannah Hinchcliffe
GrandMother: Hannah Langley