Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Paternal Family Tree: Bentinck
Maternal Family Tree: Mary Garritt
On 26th September 1839 [her father] Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck (age 21) and Sinetta Lambourne (age 19) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square.
On 13th December 1859 [her father] Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck (age 42) and [her mother] Caroline Louisa Burnaby (age 27) were married.
On 11th September 1862 Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne was born to [her father] Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck (age 44) and [her mother] Caroline Louisa Burnaby (age 29) at Belgravia.
On 17th August 1865 [her father] Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck (age 47) died.
On 16th July 1881 Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 26) and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 18) were married at the Church of St Peter Petersham, Surrey. He the son of Claude Bowes-Lyon 13th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 56) and Frances Dora Smith Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 48).
On 17th April 1882 [her daughter] Violet Hyacinth Bowes-Lyon was born to [her husband] Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 27) and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 19). She died aged eleven in 1893.
On 30th August 1883 [her daughter] Mary Frances Bowes-Lyon Lady Elphinstone was born to [her husband] Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 28) and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 20). She married 24th July 1910 Sidney Herbet Buller Fullerton Elphinstone 16th Lord Elphinstone and had issue.
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.
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On 22nd September 1884 [her son] Patrick Bowes-Lyon 15th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne was born to [her husband] Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 29) and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 22) at St Paul's Walden Bury, Hertfordshire. He married 21st November 1908 his fourth cousin once removed Dorothy Beatrix Godolphin Osborne, daughter of George Godolphin Osborne 10th Duke Leeds and Katherine Frances Lambton Duchess Leeds, and had issue.
On 1st April 1886 [her son] John "Jock" Bowes-Lyon was born to [her husband] Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 31) and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 23). He married 29th September 1914 his fifth cousin Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, daughter of Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis 21st Baron Clinton and Jane Grey McDonnell Baroness Clinton, and had issue.
On 14th April 1887 [her son] Alexander Francis Bowes-Lyon was born to [her husband] Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 32) and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 24).
On 18th April 1889 [her son] Fergus Bowes-Lyon was born to [her husband] Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 34) and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 26). He married 17th September 1914 Christian Dawson Damer, daughter of Lionel Dawson-Damer 5th Earl of Portarlington and Emma Kennedy Countess Portarlington.
On 6th May 1890 [her daughter] Rose Constance Bowes-Lyon Countess Granville was born to [her husband] Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 35) and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 27). She married 24th May 1916 her third cousin once removed William Leveson-Gower 4th Earl Granville, son of Granville Leveson-Gower 2nd Earl Granville and Sophia Castila Rosamund Campbell Countess Granville, and had issue.
On 1st October 1893 [her son] Michael Claude Bowes-Lyon was born to [her husband] Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 38) and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 31).
On 17th October 1893 [her daughter] Violet Hyacinth Bowes-Lyon (age 11) died of diptherea.
On 4th August 1900 [her daughter] Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Consort England was born to [her husband] Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 45) and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 37). She married 26th April 1923 King George VI of the United Kingdom, son of King George V of the United Kingdom and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England, and had issue.
On 2nd May 1902 [her son] David Bowes-Lyon was born to [her husband] Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 47) and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 39).
On 16th February 1904 [her father-in-law] Claude Bowes-Lyon 13th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 79) died at Bordighera, Imperia. His son [her husband] Claude (age 48) succeeded 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne. Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 41) by marriage Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne.
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.'
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On 21st November 1908 [her son] Patrick Bowes-Lyon 15th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 24) and [her daughter-in-law] Dorothy Beatrix Godolphin Osborne (age 19) were married. She the daughter of George Godolphin Osborne 10th Duke Leeds (age 46) and Katherine Frances Lambton Duchess Leeds (age 46). He the son of [her husband] Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 53) and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 46). They were fourth cousin once removed.
On 24th July 1910 [her son-in-law] Sidney Herbet Buller Fullerton Elphinstone 16th Lord Elphinstone (age 40) and [her daughter] Mary Frances Bowes-Lyon Lady Elphinstone (age 26) were married. She the daughter of [her husband] Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 55) and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 47).
On 19th October 1911 [her son] Alexander Francis Bowes-Lyon (age 24) died.
Evening Standard. Mon, 16 Jun 1913 LATE EARL OF LEVEN AND MELVILLE.
The funeral of the Earl of Leven and Melville [John Leslie-Melville 12th Earl of Leven 11th Earl of Melville (deceased)], who died last week in London from injuries received in an accident in the hunting field, took place in Scotland to-day. A memorial service was held at St. Mary's Church, Bryanston-square, W., this afternoon. Among the congregation were the Duke and Duchess of Somerset, the Marchioness of Salisbury and Lady Beatrice Ormsby-Gore (age 21), the Countess of Strathmore (age 50) and [her daughter] Lady Rose Bowes-Lyon (age 23), the Countess of Desart (age 59), Countess Waldegrave (age 63), the Countess of Dartrey (age 51), the Earl (age 61) and Countess (age 59) of Verulam, Viscount Althorp (age 21) and Lady Adelaide Spencer (age 24), Viscount De Vesci (age 31), Captain and Lady Nina Balfour, the Dowager Lady Leaconfield, Viscount Maidstone, and Lord Reay.
On 17th September 1914 [her son] Fergus Bowes-Lyon (age 25) and [her daughter-in-law] Christian Dawson Damer (age 24) were married. She the daughter of Lionel Dawson-Damer 5th Earl of Portarlington and Emma Kennedy Countess Portarlington (age 52). He the son of [her husband] Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 59) and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 52).
On 29th September 1914 [her son] John "Jock" Bowes-Lyon (age 28) and [her daughter-in-law] Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis (age 25) were married. He the son of [her husband] Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 59) and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 52). They were fifth cousins.
On 27th September 1915 [her son] Fergus Bowes-Lyon (age 26) was killed in action during the Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt in the Battle of Loos. As he led an attack on the German lines, his leg was blown off by a barrage of German artillery and he fell back into his sergeant's arms. Bullets struck him in the chest and shoulder and he died on the field.
On 24th May 1916 [her son-in-law] William Leveson-Gower 4th Earl Granville (age 35) and [her daughter] Rose Constance Bowes-Lyon Countess Granville (age 26) were married. She the daughter of [her husband] Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 61) and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 53). He the son of Granville Leveson-Gower 2nd Earl Granville and Sophia Castila Rosamund Campbell Countess Granville (age 68). They were third cousin once removed.
On 6th July 1918 [her mother] Caroline Louisa Burnaby (age 85) died.
On 26th April 1923 [her son-in-law] King George VI of the United Kingdom (age 27) and [her daughter] Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Consort England (age 22) were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. She the daughter of [her husband] Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 68) and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 60). He the son of King George V of the United Kingdom (age 57) and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 55).
[her granddaughter] Mary Elphinstone (age 12) and [her granddaughter] Cecilia Bowes-Lyon (age 11) were bridesmaids.
On 7th February 1930 [her son] John "Jock" Bowes-Lyon (age 43) died.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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1931. Philip de László (age 61). Portrait of Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 68).
In 1937 [her husband] Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 81) was appointed 886th Knight of the Garter by [her son-in-law] King George VI of the United Kingdom (age 41). for being the Queen Consort's father.
On 23rd June 1938 Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 75) died.
On 7th November 1944 [her former husband] Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 89) died. His son [her son] Patrick (age 60) succeeded 15th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne. [her daughter-in-law] Dorothy Beatrix Godolphin Osborne (age 55) by marriage Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Bentinck 1st Duke Portland 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Villiers Countess Portland 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Bentinck 2nd Duke Portland 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Wriothesley Baptist Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Noel Duchess Portland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Greville Duchess Buckingham and Normandby 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Cavendish-Bentinck 3rd Duke Portland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Harley 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Harley 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Foley Countess of Oxford and Mortimer
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Cavendish Harley 2nd Duchess Portland 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Holles 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Henrietta Cavendish Holles Countess of Oxford and Mortimer 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Cavendish Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
GrandFather: Charles Cavendish-Bentinck 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 2nd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Devonshire 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hoskins of Oxted
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Hoskins Duchess Devonshire
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Hale
Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy Cavendish 3rd Duchess Portland 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Boyle 2nd Earl Burlington 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Noel Countess Burlington
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Finch Duchess Roxburghe 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Colley
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Colley aka Wesley 1st Baron Mornington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Ussher
Great x 2 Grandfather: Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sale
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley
Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael Hill
Great x 3 Grandfather: Arthur Hill aka Hill-Trevor 1st Viscount Dungannon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Trevor 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Hill Countess Mornington
GrandMother: Anne Wellesley Lady Abdy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Pierre Roland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland Marchioness Wellesley
Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Reverend Andrew Burnaby
Great x 2 Grandfather: Archdeacon Andrew Burnaby
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edwyn Andrew Burnaby
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Edwyn
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna Edwyn
GrandFather: Edwyn Burnaby
Great x 2 Grandfather: Reverend William Browne 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Browne
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Adcock
Mother: Caroline Louisa Burnaby
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Salisbury
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Salisbury of Marshfield House
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Lister 
GrandMother: Anne Caroline Salisbury
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Webb of Church Stanway in Gloucestershire
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Webb
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Webb
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Garritt