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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.

Biography of Captain John Banks Jenkinson 1881-1914

Paternal Family Tree: Jenkinson

Before 9th June 1881 [his father] George Banks Jenkinson 12th Baronet (age 30) and [his mother] Madeline Holme-Sumner Lady Jenkinson (age 20) were married.

On 9th June 1881 Captain John Banks Jenkinson was born to George Banks Jenkinson 12th Baronet (age 30) and Madeline Holme-Sumner Lady Jenkinson (age 20).

In 1899 Captain John Banks Jenkinson (age 17) joined the Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consorts Own) in 1899 and served in the Boer War with the Mounted Infantry (Queen's medal with five clasps).

On 10th March 1900 Captain John Banks Jenkinson (age 18) gazetted 2nd Lieutenant Rifle Brigade.

On 18th March 1901 Captain John Banks Jenkinson (age 19) was promoted to Lieutenant.

Around November 1907 Captain John Banks Jenkinson (age 26) and Joan Hill were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square.

In 1908 Captain John Banks Jenkinson (age 26) was promoted to Captain.

In or before 1912 Captain John Banks Jenkinson (age 30) was appointed General Staff Officer, Eastern Command.

On 3rd July 1912 [his son] Anthony Banks Jenkinson 13th Baronet was born to Captain John Banks Jenkinson (age 31) and [his wife] Joan Hill.

In 1913 Captain John Banks Jenkinson (age 31) was promoted to Brigade Major, 3rd Infantry Brigade.

In August 1914 Captain John Banks Jenkinson (age 33) went to France as Brigade-Major, and was involved in the Retreat from Mons.

On 14th September 1914 or 16th September 1914 Captain John Banks Jenkinson (age 33) was killed in action. The 3rd Infantry Brigade was in position to the north-west of the village of Vendresse during what would become known as the Battle of the Aisne and he was out in front of the leading battalions carrying out a reconnaissance when he was killed as they advanced from the Marne to the slopes above the Aisne. He was buried at Vendresse Plot I. C. 17.

Royal Ancestors of Captain John Banks Jenkinson 1881-1914

Kings Wessex: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 28 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 21 Grand Son of King John of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 32 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Kings France: Great x 25 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 30 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Captain John Banks Jenkinson 1881-1914

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Jenkinson 2nd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Colonel Charles Jenkinson

Great x 2 Grandfather: Colonel John Jenkinson

Great x 1 Grandfather: Bishop John Jenkinson

Great x 3 Grandfather: Rear-Admiral John Barker

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Barker

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Russell Charlton

GrandFather: George Samuel Jenkinson 11th Baronet

Great x 4 Grandfather: Lieutenant-Colonel Jacob Pechell of Owenstown, County Kildare

Great x 3 Grandfather: Paul Pechell 1st Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Boyd

Great x 2 Grandfather: Augustus Pechell of Berkhampstead in Hertfordshire

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Brooke of Paglesham, Essex

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Brooke Lady Pechell

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Augusta Pechell

Father: George Banks Jenkinson 12th Baronet

Great x 1 Grandfather: Anthony Lyster

GrandMother: Emily Sophia Lyster Lady Jenkinson

Captain John Banks Jenkinson 21 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

GrandFather: Arthur Holme-Sumner

Mother: Madeline Holme-Sumner Lady Jenkinson 20 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Kingscote

Great x 1 Grandfather: Colonel Thomas Henry Kingscote of Kingscote Park in Gloucestershire 18 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Dashwood of Hackney 15 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Dashwood aka Peyton 1st Baronet 16 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Peyton 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Harriett Peyton 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Rous 5th Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Rous Lady Peyton

Great x 4 Grandmother: Judith Bedingfield

GrandMother: Georgina Emily Kingscote 19 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Benjamin Bloomfield 1st Baron Bloomfield

Great x 1 Grandmother: Harriot Mary Anne Bloomfield