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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.
Paternal Family Tree: Lowther
On 3rd November 1922 James Lowther 7th Earl Londsdale was born to Anthony Lowther (age 26).
On 18th June 1945 James Lowther 7th Earl Londsdale (age 22) and Tuppina Cecily Bennet were married.
On 27th May 1949 [his son] Hugh Lowther 8th Earl Lonsdale was born to James Lowther 7th Earl Londsdale (age 26) and [his wife] Tuppina Cecily Bennet.
On 6th October 1949 [his father] Anthony Lowther (age 53) died.
On 11th March 1953 [his grandfather] Lancelot Edward Lowther 6th Earl Lonsdale (age 85) died. His grandson James (age 30) succeeded 7th Earl Lonsdale, 8th Viscount Lowther, 8th Baron Lowther.
In 1954 James Lowther 7th Earl Londsdale (age 31) and Tuppina Cecily Bennet were divorced.
On 9th September 1954 James Lowther 7th Earl Londsdale (age 31) and Jennifer Lowther Countess Lonsdale (age 22) were married. She by marriage Countess Lonsdale. They were third cousins.
On 9th July 1957 [his son] William Lowther 9th Earl Lonsdale was born to James Lowther 7th Earl Londsdale (age 34) and [his wife] Jennifer Lowther Countess Lonsdale (age 25).
On 11th March 1959 [his daughter] Caroline Lowther Lady Lawson was born to James Lowther 7th Earl Londsdale (age 36) and [his wife] Jennifer Lowther Countess Lonsdale (age 26).
In 1962 James Lowther 7th Earl Londsdale (age 39) and Jennifer Lowther Countess Lonsdale (age 29) were divorced.
All About History Books
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 6th March 1963 James Lowther 7th Earl Londsdale (age 40) and Nancy Ruth Cobbs Countess Lowther were married. She by marriage Countess Lonsdale.
In 1975 James Lowther 7th Earl Londsdale (age 52) and Nancy Ruth Cobbs Countess Lowther were divorced.
On 4th December 1975 James Lowther 7th Earl Londsdale (age 53) and Caroline Sheila Ley Countess Lowther (age 32) were married. She by marriage Countess Lonsdale. The difference in their ages was 20 years.
In 1984 [his former wife] Tuppina Cecily Bennet died.
On 18th September 1987 [his son-in-law] Charles Lawson 4th Baronet (age 28) and [his daughter] Caroline Lowther Lady Lawson (age 28) were married. She the daughter of James Lowther 7th Earl Londsdale (age 64) and [his former wife] Jennifer Lowther Countess Lonsdale (age 55).
On 4th July 1999 [his former wife] Nancy Ruth Cobbs Countess Lowther died.
On 23rd May 2006 James Lowther 7th Earl Londsdale (age 83) died. His son [his son] Hugh (age 56) succeeded 8th Earl Lonsdale, 9th Viscount Lowther, 9th Baron Lowther.
On 8th February 2019 [his former wife] Caroline Sheila Ley Countess Lowther (age 75) died.
On 23rd February 2021 [his former wife] Jennifer Lowther Countess Lonsdale (age 88) died.
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Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
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Kings France: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 29 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Lowther 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Cecil Lowther 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fane 9th Earl of Westmoreland 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Augusta Fane Countess Lonsdale 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Augusta Bertie 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Lowther 3rd Earl Lonsdale 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Sherard 4th Earl Harborough 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Sherard 5th Earl Harborough 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Lucy Eleanor Sherard 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Lancelot Edward Lowther 6th Earl Lonsdale 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Father: Anthony Lowther 16 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Herbert Sheffield 1st Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Reverend Robert Sheffield 3rd Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Sheffield 4th Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Sheffield 5th Baronet 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Henry Newbolt
Great x 2 Grandmother: Julia Brigidia Newbolt
GrandMother: Gwendoline Sheffield 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Colonel Henry Dumaresq
Great x 1 Grandmother: Priscilla Isabella Laura Dumaresq 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Brinsley Butler 2nd Earl Lanesborough
Great x 3 Grandfather: Augustus Richard Butler-Danvers 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Rochfort Countess Lanesborough 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sophia Butler-Danvers 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Danvers 2nd Baronet 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Danvers 18 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
James Lowther 7th Earl Londsdale 17 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England