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Paternal Family Tree: Westmacott
St Andrew's Church, Wimpole
21 Wilton Place, Belgravia
St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne
Farmingwood or Farming Woods, Northamptonshire
St James the Apostle Church, Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire
Richard "The Younger" Westmacott 1799-1892 is in Sculptors.
On 20th February 1798 [his father] Richard Westmacott (age 22) and [his mother] Dorothy Margaret Wilkinson were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Richard "The Elder" Westmacott (age 51) and [his grandmother] Sarah Vardy.
In 1799 Richard "The Younger" Westmacott was born to [his father] Richard Westmacott (age 23) and [his mother] Dorothy Margaret Wilkinson.
On 4th September 1801 John Yorke (age 73) died. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map]. Of white marble in the Greek manner, in bold relief; two parents, hands clasped, stand in attitudes of grief at a tomb, with a reclining child at their feet; below is an inscription; signed '[his father] R. WESTMACOTT, A.R.A. LONDON' (age 26)
On 19th February 1804 Philip Yorke (age 60) died. Monument in St Deiniol & St Marcella Church, Marchwiel [Map] sculpted by [his father] Richard Westmacott (age 28).
Philip Yorke: On 30th July 1743 he was born to Simon Yorke at Erddig, Wrexham. On 30th July 1743 Philip Yorke and Elizabeth Cust were married.
In 1805 [his father] Richard Westmacott (age 29) was elected Associate of the Royal Academy.
In 1811 [his father] Richard Westmacott (age 35) was elected Fellow of the Royal Academy; his diploma work being a "Ganymede" in high relief.
On 1st August 1813 Henry Vane-Tempest 2nd Baronet (age 42) died of apoplexy. Baronet Vane of Long Newton in County Durham extinct. Memorial and vault at St Mary's Church, Long Newton [Map] sculpted by [his father] Richard Westmacott (age 38).
On 4th October 1815 Caroline Anne Julie Campbell died. Monument in St Oswald's Church, Malpas [Map]. Sculpted by [his father] Richard Westmacott (age 40).
Caroline Anne Julie Campbell: she was born to Colin Campbell. On 20th October 1812 George Cholmondeley 2nd Marquess Cholmondeley and she were married at Gibraltar. He the son of George Cholmondeley 1st Marquess Cholmondeley and Georgina Charlotte Bertie Marchioness Cholmondeley.
From 1818 Richard "The Younger" Westmacott (age 19) studied at the Royal Academy.
On 3rd June 1822 Thomas Warren-Bulkeley 7th Viscount Bulkeley (age 69) died without issue. Viscount Bulkeley of Cashel in Tipperary, Baron Bulkeley Beaumaris Anglesey extinct. Monument in St Marys and St Nicholas Church Beaumaris [Map] sculpted by [his father] Richard Westmacott (age 46).
On 21st October 1823 John William Egerton 7th Earl Bridgewater died. He was buried in the Bridgewater Chapel, St Peter and St Paul Church, Little Gaddesden where he has a monumment sculpted by [his father] Richard Westmacott (age 48). His brother Francis (age 66) succeeded 8th Earl Bridgewater, 9th Viscount Brackley, 9th Baron Ellesmere.
John William Egerton 7th Earl Bridgewater: he was born to Bishop John Egerton and Anne Sophia Grey. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%.
Francis Henry Egerton 8th Earl Bridgewater: On 11th November 1756 he was born to Bishop John Egerton and Anne Sophia Grey. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%. On 8th November 1781 Francis Henry Egerton 8th Earl Bridgewater was elected Fellow of the Royal Society. On 31st March 1791 Francis Henry Egerton 8th Earl Bridgewater was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
On 31st October 1826 Eleanor Henrietta Robinson (age 11) died. She has a monument at All Saints' Church, Nocton [Map] sculpted by [his father] Richard Westmacott (age 51).
Eleanor Henrietta Robinson: On 22nd May 1815 she was born to Frederick John Robinson 1st Earl Ripon and Sarah Albinia Louisa Hobart.
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 11th February 1829 Francis Henry Egerton 8th Earl Bridgewater (age 72) died. He was buried at Bridgewater Chapel, St Peter and St Paul Church, Little Gaddesden. Monument sculpted by [his father] Richard Westmacott (age 53). Earl Bridgewater, Viscount Brackley, Baron Ellesmere extinct.
On 9th October 1830 John Williams 1st Baronet (age 68) died. Memorial at St Asaph Cathedral [Map] sculpted by [his father] Richard Westmacott (age 55). His son John (age 36) succeeded 2nd Baronet Williams of Bodelwyddan in Flintshire.
John Williams 1st Baronet: On 22nd December 1761 he was born. On 21st October 1791 he and Margaret Williams Lady Williams were married. On 27th July 1798 John Williams 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Williams of Bodelwyddan in Flintshire. Margaret Williams Lady Williams by marriage Lady Williams of Bodelwyddan in Flintshire.
John Hay-Williams 2nd Baronet: On 9th January 1794 he was born to John Williams 1st Baronet and Margaret Williams Lady Williams. In 1842 he and Sarah Elizabeth Amherst were married. She the daughter of William Pitt Amherst 1st Earl Amherst and Sarah Archer Countess Plymouth and Amherst.
On 9th September 1833 Adeliza Maria Howard died in childbirth. Monument in Holy Trinity Church, Wetheral [Map] sculpted by [his father] Richard Westmacott (age 58).
Adeliza Maria Howard: she was born to Henry Howard and Catherine Marie Mary Charlotte Neave. On 30th April 1830 Henry William Petre and she were married. They were half first cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
After 18th November 1834. St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map]. Monument to Philip Yorke 3rd Earl of Hardwicke (deceased).
Altar tomb with shaped ends and recumbent effigy in Garter robes with Leg Garter, all in white marble; the ends of the tomb chest are carved with arms and heraldic emblems; signed 'R. WESTMACOTT, JUNR, A.R.A. (age 35) 1844'.
On 6th March 1835 Margaret Williams Lady Williams (age 66) died. Memorial at St Asaph Cathedral [Map] sculpted by [his father] Richard Westmacott (age 59).
Margaret Williams Lady Williams: On 25th April 1768 she was born.
In 1838 Richard "The Younger" Westmacott (age 39) was elected Associate of the Royal Academy at which time he was living at 21 Wilton Place, Belgravia.
After 1840. Monument to George Errington sculpted by Richard "The Younger" Westmacott (age 41). St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne [Map].
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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.
On 14th December 1841 Anne Fitzpatrick (age 72) died at Farmingwood or Farming Woods, Northamptonshire. Monument in St James the Apostle Church, Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire [Map] sculpted by Richard "The Younger" Westmacott (age 42).
Anne Fitzpatrick: After 23rd March 1769 she was born to John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory and Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton.
On 29th November 1844 Robert Otway-Cave (age 48) died without issue. Monument at St Nicholas' Church, Stanford-on-Avon [Map] sculpted by [his father] Richard Westmacott (age 69) and commissioned by his widow Sophia Burdett.
Robert Otway-Cave: In 1796 he was born to Henry Otway of Castle Otway in Tipperary and Sarah Cave 3rd Baroness Braye. In 1818 Robert Otway-Cave took by royal sign manual the additional surname of Cave, the maiden name of his mother, to whose title he was heir apparent. On 23rd October 1832 he and Sophia Burdett were married.
Sophia Burdett: she was born to Francis Burdett 5th Baronet and Sophia Coutts Lady Burdett.
In 1849 Richard "The Younger" Westmacott (age 50) was elected Fellow of the Royal Academy.
On 1st September 1856 [his father] Richard Westmacott (age 81) died at 14 South Audley Street [Map]. He was buried in St Mary's Church, Chastleton [Map] where his son [his brother] Hector Westmacott was Rector in 1878.
In 1857 Richard "The Younger" Westmacott (age 58) was appointed to succeed Royal Academy professor of sculpture succeeding his father [his father] Richard Westmacott.
On 19th April 1892 Richard "The Younger" Westmacott (age 93) died.
GrandFather: Richard "The Elder" Westmacott
Father: Richard Westmacott
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Vardy
GrandMother: Sarah Vardy
Richard "The Younger" Westmacott
GrandFather: Dr Wilkinson of Jamaica
Mother: Dorothy Margaret Wilkinson