William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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Paternal Family Tree: Lindsay
On 29th July 1845 [his father] Colin Lindsay (age 25) and [his mother] Frances Howard (age 18) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] James Lindsay 7th Earl Balcarres 24th Earl of Crawford (age 62) and [his grandmother] Maria Pennington.
On 8th June 1846 William Lindsay was born to [his father] Colin Lindsay (age 26) and [his mother] Frances Howard (age 19).
On 7th May 1870 William Lindsay (age 23) and Harriet Gordon (age 20) were married. She the daughter of George John Hamilton-Gordon 5th Earl Aberdeen and Mary Bailie-Hamilton Countess Aberdeen (age 55).
In 1877 [his brother-in-law] John Hamilton-Gordon 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (age 29) and Isabel Marjoribanks Marchioness of Aberdeen and Ternair (age 19) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She by marriage Countess Aberdeen. They had four children. He the son of George John Hamilton-Gordon 5th Earl Aberdeen and [his mother-in-law] Mary Bailie-Hamilton Countess Aberdeen (age 62).
The London Gazette 25183. Whitehall, December 27, 1882. The Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland granting unto William Alexander Lindsay (age 36), Esq., the office of Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms, vacant by the promotion of Arthur Staunton Larken, Esq., to the office of Richmond Herald
On 28th January 1892 [his father] Colin Lindsay (age 72) died.
The London Gazette 26494. Whitehall, March 12, 1894. THE Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting unto William Alexander Lindsay (age 47), Esq., Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms, the office of Windsor Herald, vacant by the promotion of William Henry Weldon (age 57), Esq., to the office of Norroy King of Arms.
On 20th August 1897 [his mother] Frances Howard (age 70) died.
The London Gazette 31574. Whitehall, September 29, 1919. The King has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to grant unto William Alexander Lindsay (age 73), Esq., K.C., Windsor Herald, the Office of , vacant by the promotion of Charles Harold Athill, Esq., M.V.O., to be Clarenceux King, of Arms.
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.
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The London Gazette 32781. Whitehall, December 28, 1922. The King has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, bearing date the 12th December, 1922, to grant unto William Alexander Lindsay (age 76), Esquire, K.C., Norroy King of Arms, the Office of Clarenceux King of Arms, and Principal Herald of the South, East and West parts of England, vacant by the death of Charles Harold Athill, Esquire.
On 13th September 1926 William Lindsay (age 80) died.
On 15th February 1942 [his former wife] Harriet Gordon (age 92) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 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 25 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 19 Grand Son of Philip V King France I King Navarre
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 29 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Andrew Lindsay 1st Earl Balcarres 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Colin Lindsay 3rd Earl Balcarres 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Lindsay 5th Earl Balcarres 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Campbell 2nd Earl Loudon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Campbell Countess Balcarres 10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Montgomerie 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Lindsay 6th Earl Balcarres 23rd Earl Crawford 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Dalrymple
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Dalrymple Countess Balcarres
GrandFather: James Lindsay 7th Earl Balcarres 24th Earl of Crawford 13 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Dalrymple
Great x 2 Grandfather: Unknown Dalrymple
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bradshaigh Dalrymple Countess Balcarres
Father: Colin Lindsay 14 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Joseph Pennington 4th Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Pennington 1st Baron Muncaster
GrandMother: Maria Pennington
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Compton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Penelope Compton Baroness Muncaster
William Lindsay 15 x Great Grand Son of
GrandFather: William Howard 4th Earl of Wicklow 
Mother: Frances Howard 15 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Hamilton 6th Earl Abercorn 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Hamilton 7th Earl Abercorn 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Reading
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Hamilton 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Plumer
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Plumer Countess Abercorn
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn 13 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Craggs
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Craggs
Great x 2 Grandmother: Harriet Craggs
GrandMother: Cecil Frances Hamilton 14 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Hamilton 6th Earl Abercorn 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Hamilton 7th Earl Abercorn 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Reading
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Hamilton 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Plumer
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Plumer Countess Abercorn
Great x 1 Grandmother: Cecil Hamilton Marchioness Abercorn 13 x Great Grand Daughter of