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Paternal Family Tree: Pery
On 17th January 1840 William Pery 3rd Earl of Limerick was born to [his father] William Henry Tennison Pery 2nd Earl of Limerick (age 28).
On 7th December 1844 [his grandfather] Edmund Pery 1st Earl of Limerick (age 86) died. His son [his father] William (age 32) succeeded 2nd Earl Limerick.
On 28th August 1862 William Pery 3rd Earl of Limerick (age 22) and Caroline Maria Gray Countess of Limerick were married. He the son of William Henry Tennison Pery 2nd Earl of Limerick (age 50). They were first cousin once removed.
On 16th September 1863 [his son] William Pery 4th Earl of Limerick was born to William Pery 3rd Earl of Limerick (age 23) and [his wife] Caroline Maria Gray Countess of Limerick.
In 1866 [his father] William Henry Tennison Pery 2nd Earl of Limerick (age 54) died. His son William (age 25) succeeded 3rd Earl Limerick. [his wife] Caroline Maria Gray Countess of Limerick by marriage Countess Limerick.
On 24th January 1877 [his wife] Caroline Maria Gray Countess of Limerick died.
On 20th October 1877 William Pery 3rd Earl of Limerick (age 37) and Isabella Colquhoun Countess of Limerick were married. She by marriage Countess Limerick. He the son of William Henry Tennison Pery 2nd Earl of Limerick.
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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The London Gazette 25615. St. James's Palace, August 5, 1886. To be Lords in Waiting in Ordinary to Her Majesty:—
William Hillier (age 33), Earl of Onslow, in the room of William, Lord Kensington, resigned.
William Hale John Charles (age 46), Earl of Limerick, in the room of Henry James, Lord Hothfield, resigned.
John-Major (age 43), Lord Henniker, in the room of Thomas, Lord Ribblesdale, resigned.
John Adrian Louis, Earl of Hopetoun, in the room of Frederick Henry Paul, Lord Methuen, resigned.
William Buller Fullerton, Lord Elphinstone, in the room of Thomas John, Lord Thurlow, resigned.
On 16th October 1888 [his son] Edmund Pery 5th Earl of Limerick was born to William Pery 3rd Earl of Limerick (age 48) and [his wife] Isabella Colquhoun Countess of Limerick. He married 1st June 1926 Angela Olivia Trotter Countess of Limerick and had issue.
The London Gazette 26321. St. James's Palace, August 25, 1892.
The Queen (age 73) has been pleased to make the following appointments in Her Majesty's Household:-
Charles Robert, Lord Carrington (age 49), G.C.M.G., to be Lord Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of Edward, Earl of Lathom (age 54), G.C.B., resigned.
The Honourable Charles Robert Spencer (age 34), M.P., to be Vice Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of Henry George, Lord Burghley (age 42), M.P., resigned.
George William Henry, Lord Vernon (age 38), to be Captain of Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, in the room of Charles Alfred Worsley, Earl of Yarborough (age 33), resigned.
William, Lord Kensington (age 57), to be Captain of Her Majesty's Guard of Yeoman of the Guard, in the room of William, Earl of Limerick (age 52), K.P., resigned.
On 8th August 1896 William Pery 3rd Earl of Limerick (age 56) died. His son William (age 32) succeeded 4th Earl Limerick.
On 10th November 1927 [his former wife] Isabella Colquhoun Countess of Limerick died.
[his daughter] May Katherine Leila Pery was born to William Pery 3rd Earl of Limerick and Isabella Colquhoun Countess of Limerick. She married Captain Frederick Boothby.
Great x 2 Grandfather: Reverend Stackpole Pery
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Pery 1st Baron Glentworth
GrandFather: Edmund Pery 1st Earl of Limerick