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: Ram
Maternal Family Tree: Susanna Temple 1600-1669
On 11th April 1833 [his father] Reverend Abel John Ram (age 28) and [his mother] Jane Stopford (age 27) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] James Stopford 3rd Earl of Courtown (age 67) and [his grandmother] Mary Scott Countess of Courtown.
On 24th January 1844 Reverend Robert Digby Ram was born to [his father] Reverend Abel John Ram (age 39) and [his mother] Jane Stopford (age 37).
In 1878 Reverend Robert Digby Ram (age 33) was appointed Vicar of Teddington which office he held until 1882.
In 1882 Reverend Robert Digby Ram (age 37) was appointed Vicar of Hampton which office he held until 1911.
Porch at St Werburgh's Church, Hanbury [Map]. Stained glass window dedicated to Saint Maria Cleophas, one of the 'three Marys'. She was present at the crucifixion at Calvary and later visited Jesus' tomb. Married to Saint Cleophas, who was Saint Joseph's brother, she was also the mother of Saint James the Less. Memorial to [his future wife] Maria Anson (age 39) who married Reverend Robert Digby Ram (age 44), died 1889. Posthumous daughter of George Edward Anson and [his future mother-in-law] Georgiana Mary Harbord (age 77). The window commissioned by Georgiana Mary Harbord and her second husband Charles Edward Boothby (age 68) as indicated by the word 'vitricus' i.e. stepfather.
Maria Anson: On 18th December 1849 she was born to George Edward Anson and Georgiana Mary Harbord two months after the death of her father George Edward Anson at Ludbury, Derbyshire. Before 17th May 1889 Reverend Robert Digby Ram and she were married. On 17th May 1889 Maria Anson died. She was buried at Teddington Cemetery on 21st May 1889.
Georgiana Mary Harbord: In or before 1812 she was born to Edward Harbord 3rd Baron Suffield and Georgiana Venables-Vernon Baroness Suffield. On 2nd October 1837 George Edward Anson and she were married. They were second cousins. On 24th October 1855 Charles Edward Boothby and she were married. They were half second cousins. On 13th November 1903 Georgiana Mary Harbord died.
Charles Edward Boothby: In 1821 he was born to Reverend Brooke Boothby and Louisa Henrietta-Venables-Vernon. In 1913 Charles Edward Boothby died.
Before 17th May 1889 Reverend Robert Digby Ram (age 45) and Maria Anson (age 39) were married.
On 17th May 1889 [his wife] Maria Anson (age 39) died. She was buried at Teddington Cemetery on 21st May 1889.
On 18th October 1925 Reverend Robert Digby Ram (age 81)
Kings Wessex: Great x 23 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 24 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Son of Henry IV King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 1 Grandfather: Abel Ram
GrandFather: Abel John Ram of Clonattin, County Wexford
Father: Reverend Abel John Ram
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Port of Ilam Hall, Staffordshire
GrandMother: Frances Anne Port
Great x 3 Grandfather: Court D'Ewes
Great x 2 Grandfather: John D'Ewes
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Pauline D'Ewes
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernard Granville
Great x 3 Grandfather: Bernard Granvile
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Morley
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Granville
Reverend Robert Digby Ram 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Stopford 1st Earl of Courtown
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Stopford 2nd Earl of Courtown
GrandFather: James Stopford 3rd Earl of Courtown
Mother: Jane Stopford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Scott 
Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Scott 2nd Duke Buccleuch Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Henrietta Hyde Countess Dalkeith 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Scott 2 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Douglas 2nd Duke Queensberry 
9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Douglas 6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Boyle Duchess Queensbury 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Scott 3rd Duke Buccleuch 3 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Archibald Campbell 1st Duke Argyll 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Campbell 2nd Duke Argyll 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tollemache Duchess Argyll 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Caroline Campbell 1st Baroness Greenwich 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Warburton of Winnington Hall
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Warburton Duchess of Argyll
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Williams
GrandMother: Mary Scott Countess of Courtown 4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Brudenell 
9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Brudenell 3rd Earl Cardigan 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Savile 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Brudenell aka Montagu 1st Duke Montagu 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Bruce 3rd Earl Elgin 2nd Earl Ailesbury 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bruce 3rd Countess Cardigan 6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Seymour Countess Elgin and Ailesbury 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Buccleuch 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Montagu 1st Duke Montagu 
11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Montagu Duchess of Montagu 10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough 
14 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Churchill Duchess of Montagu 15 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough