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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: Cavendish
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Norborne
On 27th February 1782 [his father] George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington (age 27) and [his mother] Elizabeth Compton Countess Burlington (age 21) were married at London. She by marriage Countess Burlington. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Charles Compton 7th Earl of Northampton and [his grandmother] Anne Somerset Countess Northampton. He the son of [his grandfather] William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire and [his grandmother] Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington. They were fourth cousins.
On 28th August 1793 Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham was born to George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington (age 39) and Elizabeth Compton Countess Burlington (age 33).
In 1814 Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham (age 20) and Catherine Susan Gordon Baroness Chesham (age 22) were married. She the daughter of George Gordon 9th Marquess Huntly (age 52) and Catherine Anne Cope (age 43). He the son of George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington (age 59) and Elizabeth Compton Countess Burlington (age 53). They were fifth cousin once removed.
On 29th October 1815 [his son] William George Cavendish 2nd Baron Chesham was born to Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham (age 22) and [his wife] Catherine Susan Gordon Baroness Chesham (age 23).
On 1st March 1817 [his daughter] Susan Sophia Cavendish Baroness Dacre was born to Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham (age 23) and [his wife] Catherine Susan Gordon Baroness Chesham (age 25).
On 25th November 1820 [his daughter] Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford was born to Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham (age 27) and [his wife] Catherine Susan Gordon Baroness Chesham (age 28).
On 2nd March 1826 [his brother-in-law] Charles Gordon 10th Marquess Huntly (age 34) and Elizabeth Conyngham (age 27) were married. She the daughter of Henry Conyngham 1st Marquess Conyngham (age 59) and Elizabeth Denison Marchioness Conyngham (age 56). He the son of [his father-in-law] George Gordon 9th Marquess Huntly (age 64) and [his mother-in-law] Catherine Anne Cope (age 55).
On 4th May 1834 [his father] George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington (age 80) died. His grandson William (age 26) succeeded 2nd Earl Burlington.
On 7th April 1835 [his mother] Elizabeth Compton Countess Burlington (age 74) died in Compton Place Eastbourne.
In 1837 [his son-in-law] Thomas Trevor 22nd Baron Dacre 21st Baron Multon (age 28) and [his daughter] Susan Sophia Cavendish Baroness Dacre (age 19) were married.
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.
Before 1843 Thomas Barber (age 71). Portrait of Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham (age 49).
On 2nd April 1844 [his brother-in-law] Charles Gordon 10th Marquess Huntly (age 52) and Maria Antoinetta Pegus Marchioness Huntly (age 23) were married. The difference in their ages was 28 years. She the daughter of Reverend William Peter Pegus and Charlotte Layard Countess Lindsey (age 64). He the son of [his father-in-law] George Gordon 9th Marquess Huntly (age 82) and [his mother-in-law] Catherine Anne Cope.
On 16th March 1848 [his son-in-law] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 41) and [his daughter] Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford (age 27) were married. He the son of John Byng 1st Earl Strafford (age 76) and Mary Stevens Mackenzie.
In 1849 [his son] William George Cavendish 2nd Baron Chesham (age 33) and [his daughter-in-law] Henrietta Frances Lascelles Baroness Chesham were married. They were second cousin once removed.
On 17th June 1853 [his father-in-law] George Gordon 9th Marquess Huntly (age 91) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Charles (age 61) succeeded 10th Marquess Huntly, 15th Earl Huntley, 6th Earl Aboyne. Maria Antoinetta Pegus Marchioness Huntly (age 32) by marriage Marchioness Huntly.
In 1858 Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham (age 64) was created 1st Baron Chesham. [his wife] Catherine Susan Gordon Baroness Chesham (age 66) by marriage Baroness Chesham.
On 18th September 1863 [his brother-in-law] Charles Gordon 10th Marquess Huntly (age 71) died. His son Charles (age 16) succeeded 11th Marquess Huntly, 16th Earl Huntley, 7th Earl Aboyne.
On 10th November 1863 Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham (age 70) died. His son [his son] William (age 48) succeeded 2nd Baron Chesham. [his daughter-in-law] Henrietta Frances Lascelles Baroness Chesham by marriage Baroness Chesham.
In 1866 [his former wife] Catherine Susan Gordon Baroness Chesham (age 74) died.
The London Gazette 27243. Master of the Horse's Office, Royal Mews, BucKingham Palace, November 1, 1900.
HER Majesty has been preciously pleased to appoint Honorary Colonel the Right Honourable Charles Compton William, Baron Chesham, to be the Master of Her Majesty's Buckhounds, in the room of the Right Honourable George William, Earl of Coventry (age 62), resigned.
Her Majesty has also been graciously pleased to appoint, provisionally, the Right Honourable Victor Albert Francis Charles, Baron Churchill (age 36), to act as Master of Her Majesty's Buckhounds during the absence in South Africa of Honorary Colonel the Right Honourable Baron Chesham.
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GrandMother: Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
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Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Spencer Lady Savile 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
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Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
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Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Compton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
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GrandFather: Charles Compton 7th Earl of Northampton 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
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