Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
Paternal Family Tree: Jenkinson
In 1778 [his father] Colonel John Jenkinson [aged 44] and [his mother] Frances Barker were married.
On 2nd September 1781 Bishop John Jenkinson was born to [his father] Colonel John Jenkinson [aged 47] and [his mother] Frances Barker.
On 22nd December 1800 Bishop John Jenkinson [aged 19] matriculated Christ Church College, Oxford University. He was awarded BA in 1804, MA in 1807 and DD in 1817.
On 1st May 1805 [his father] Colonel John Jenkinson [aged 71] died.
On 30th August 1808 Bishop John Jenkinson [aged 26] was appointed Prebendary of Worcester Cathedral.
On 8th July 1812 Bishop John Jenkinson [aged 30] was appointed Rector of St Leonard's Church, Leverington.
On 8th April 1813 Bishop John Jenkinson [aged 31] and Frances Augusta Pechell were married. They had two sons and two daughters.
On 27th September 1817 [his son] George Samuel Jenkinson 11th Baronet was born to Bishop John Jenkinson [aged 36] and [his wife] Frances Augusta Pechell. He married 1845 Emily Sophia Lyster Lady Jenkinson and had issue.
On 28th November 1817 Bishop John Jenkinson [aged 36] was appointed Dean of Worcester.
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.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
On 8th January 1818 Bishop John Jenkinson [aged 36] was appointed Master of St Oswald's Hospital, Worcester.
On 23rd July 1825 Bishop John Jenkinson [aged 43] was elected Bishop of St David's.
On 4th August 1825 Bishop John Jenkinson [aged 43] was appointed Canon of Durham Cathedral [Map].
On 13th June 1827 Bishop John Jenkinson [aged 45] was appointed Dean of Durham, with a salary of £9,000 a year, which position he held with his Bishopric.
On 7th July 1840 Bishop John Jenkinson [aged 58] died. He was buried at Worcester Cathedral [Map].
On 29th November 1860 [his former wife] Frances Augusta Pechell died.
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Jenkinson of Walcot Oxfordshire
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Jenkinson 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Jenkinson 2nd Baronet
GrandFather: Colonel Charles Jenkinson
Father: Colonel John Jenkinson
GrandFather: Rear-Admiral John Barker
Mother: Frances Barker
GrandMother: Anne Russell Charlton