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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: Duncombe
Around 1695 Anthony Duncombe 1st Baron Feversham was born to Anthony Duncombe.
On 4th April 1708 [his father] Anthony Duncombe died.
On 9th April 1711 [his uncle] Charles Duncombe (age 63) died. He was at the time the richest commoner in England. His great wealth was inherited, half each, by his sister [his aunt] Mary aka Ursula Duncombe (age 51) and his nephew Anthony Duncombe 1st Baron Feversham (age 16). She, Ursula, became the progenitor of Baron Feversham of Duncombe Park in Yorkshire.
In 1713 Anthony Duncombe 1st Baron Feversham (age 18) and Margaret Verney Baroness Feversham Downton (age 1) were married.
In 1747 Anthony Duncombe 1st Baron Feversham (age 52) was created 1st Baron Feversham Downton in Wiltshire. [his wife] Margaret Verney Baroness Feversham Downton (age 35) by marriage Baroness Feversham Downton in Wiltshire.
In October 1755 [his wife] Margaret Verney Baroness Feversham Downton (age 43) died.
In 1756 Anthony Duncombe 1st Baron Feversham (age 61) and Frances Bathurst Baroness Feversham Downton were married. She by marriage Baroness Feversham Downton in Wiltshire.
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.
In 1757 [his daughter] Frances Duncombe 1757 was born to Anthony Duncombe 1st Baron Feversham (age 62) and [his wife] Frances Bathurst Baroness Feversham Downton.
In 1758 Anthony Duncombe 1st Baron Feversham (age 63) and Anne Hales Baroness Feversham Downton (age 22) were married. She by marriage Baroness Feversham Downton in Wiltshire. The difference in their ages was 41 years.
After 1758 [his daughter] Anne Duncombe Countess Radnor was born to Anthony Duncombe 1st Baron Feversham (age 63) and [his wife] Anne Hales Baroness Feversham Downton (age 22).
On 18th June 1763 Anthony Duncombe 1st Baron Feversham (age 68) died without male issue. Baron Feversham Downton in Wiltshire extinct.
In 1774 [his former brother-in-law] Philip Hales 5th Baronet (age 39) was elected MP Downton. His brother-in-law Anthony Duncombe 1st Baron Feversham was influential in the result. He was successful only after petitioning against the original result; he took his seat in February 1775.
In 1795 [his former wife] Anne Hales Baroness Feversham Downton (age 59) died.
In 1827 [his former wife] Frances Bathurst Baroness Feversham Downton died in childbirth.
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Duncombe
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Duncombe
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Duncombe
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Duncome
GrandFather: Alexander Duncombe of Drayton Bucks
Father: Anthony Duncombe