Around 1732 [his father] Robert Hamond (age 37) and [his mother] Susanna Snape were married.
On 17th December 1738 Andrew Snape Hamond 1st Baronet was born to [his father] Robert Hamond (age 44) and [his mother] Susanna Snape in Blackheath, London.
In 1753 Andrew Snape Hamond 1st Baronet (age 14) joined the Royal Navy in 1753 and served during the Seven Years' War and the American Revolution.
In April 1763 Andrew Snape Hamond 1st Baronet (age 24) and Cecilia Sutherland were married.
On 28th November 1763 [his mother] Susanna Snape died.
On 27th March 1775 [his father] Robert Hamond (age 81) died.
In or before 1778 [his wife] Cecilia Sutherland died.
In 1778 Andrew Snape Hamond 1st Baronet (age 39) commanded a warship during the defence of Sandy Hook, for which he was knighted.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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On 8th March 1779 Andrew Snape Hamond 1st Baronet (age 40) and Anne Graeme Lady Hamond were married.
On 30th December 1779 [his son] Graham Hamond 2nd Baronet was born to Andrew Snape Hamond 1st Baronet (age 41) and [his wife] Anne Graeme Lady Hamond. He married December 1806 Elizabeth Kimber Lady Hamond and had issue.
On 18th December 1783 Andrew Snape Hamond 1st Baronet (age 45) was created 1st Baronet Hamond of Holly Grove in Berkshire with a special remainder to his nephew, Captain Andrew Snape Douglas. [his wife] Anne Graeme Lady Hamond by marriage [his son] Graham Hamond 2nd Baronet (age 3).
On 11th October 1804 [his son-in-law] Francis Wheler Hood (age 23) and [his daughter] Caroline Hamond were married.
In December 1806 [his son] Graham Hamond 2nd Baronet (age 26) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Kimber Lady Hamond were married.
Before 1828. James Northcote (age 81). Portrait of Andrew Snape Hamond 1st Baronet (age 89).
On 7th September 1838 [his wife] Anne Graeme Lady Hamond died.
On 12th October 1838 Andrew Snape Hamond 1st Baronet (age 99) died. His son Graham (age 58) succeeded 2nd Baronet Hamond of Holly Grove in Berkshire. Elizabeth Kimber Lady Hamond by marriage Lady Hamond of Holly Grove in Berkshire.
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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[his daughter] Caroline Hamond was born to Andrew Snape Hamond 1st Baronet and Anne Graeme Lady Hamond. She married 11th October 1804 Francis Wheler Hood, son of Henry Hood 2nd Viscount Hood and Jane Wheler Viscountess Hood, and had issue.