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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: Gardner
On 10th April 1809 [his father] Alan Hyde Gardner 2nd Baron Gardner (age 39) and [his mother] Charlotte Elizabeth Smith Baroness Gardner were married. She by marriage Baroness Gardner.
On 29th January 1810 Alan Legge Gardner 3rd Baron Gardner was born to [his father] Alan Hyde Gardner 2nd Baron Gardner (age 39) and [his mother] Charlotte Elizabeth Smith Baroness Gardner.
Around February 1811 [his mother] Charlotte Elizabeth Smith Baroness Gardner died probably as a consequence of having given birth to two children Alan Legge Gardner 3rd Baron Gardner (age 1) and [his sister] Charlotte Susannah Gardner, in January and December respectively the previous year.
On 22nd December 1815 [his father] Alan Hyde Gardner 2nd Baron Gardner (age 45) died. His son Alan (age 5) succeeded 3rd Baron Gardner.
In 1835 Alan Legge Gardner 3rd Baron Gardner (age 24) and Frances Margaret Hughes Baroness Gardner (age 20) were married. She by marriage Baroness Gardner.
On 9th June 1846 [his illegitimate son] Herbert Colstoun Gardner 1st Baron Burghclere was born illegitimately to Alan Legge Gardner 3rd Baron Gardner (age 36). He was born two years before his parents marriage and, therefore, was not elibigle to succeed to his father's barony. He married 4th March 1890 Winifred Herbert Baroness Burghclere, daughter of Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert 4th Earl Carnarvon and Evelyn Stanhope Countess Carnarvon, and had issue.
On 3rd December 1847 [his wife] Frances Margaret Hughes Baroness Gardner (age 33) died.
In December 1848 Alan Legge Gardner 3rd Baron Gardner (age 38) and Julia Sarah Hayfield Fortescue Baroness Gardner (age 31) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She by marriage Baroness Gardner.
On 7th February 1853 [his daughter] Florence Coulston Gardner Countess Onslow was born to Alan Legge Gardner 3rd Baron Gardner (age 43). She married 1875 William Onslow 4th Earl Onslow and had issue.
In 1856 [his daughter] Evelyn Coulston Gardner was born to Alan Legge Gardner 3rd Baron Gardner (age 45).
In 1875 [his son-in-law] William Onslow 4th Earl Onslow (age 21) and [his daughter] Florence Coulston Gardner Countess Onslow (age 21) were married.
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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 2nd November 1883 Alan Legge Gardner 3rd Baron Gardner (age 73) died. Baron Gardner extinct. Some sources describe the title as Dormant.
On 3rd November 1899 [his former wife] Julia Sarah Hayfield Fortescue Baroness Gardner (age 82) died.
GrandFather: Alan Gardner 1st Baron Gardner
Alan Legge Gardner 3rd Baron Gardner
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Smith
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Smith
Great x 2 Grandfather: Abel Smith
Great x 1 Grandfather: Abel Smith
GrandFather: Robert Smith 1st Baron Carrington