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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: Wray
In or before 1652 [his father] William Wray 1st Baronet (age 26) and [his mother] Olympia Tufton Lady Ashby (age 27) were married. They had 3 sons and 5 daughters. They were sixth cousins.
Around 1652 Christopher Wray 2nd and 6th Baronet was born to William Wray 1st Baronet (age 27) and Olympia Tufton Lady Ashby (age 28).
On 19th December 1668 Christopher Wray 2nd and 6th Baronet (age 16) was educated at University College, Oxford University.
On 17th October 1669 [his father] William Wray 1st Baronet (age 44) died. His son Christopher (age 17) succeeded 2nd Baronet Wray of Ashby in Lincolnshire.
On 19th February 1672 Bethel Wray 5th Baronet (age 49) died. He was buried at St Giles' in the Fields Church [Map]. His half first cousin once removed Christopher (age 20) succeeded 6th Baronet Wray of Glentworth in Lincolnshire.
Before 31st August 1679 Christopher Wray 2nd and 6th Baronet (age 27) died. On 31st August 1679 Christopher Wray 2nd and 6th Baronet was buried at St Giles' in the Fields Church [Map]. His brother [his brother] William (age 26) succeeded 3rd Baronet Wray of Ashby in Lincolnshire, 7th Baronet Wray of Glentworth in Lincolnshire.
Before 31st August 1679 Christopher Wray 2nd and 6th Baronet (age 27) was elected MP Grimsby.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Wray
Great x 2 Grandfather: Christopher Wray
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Jackson
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Jackson
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Wray 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Girlington
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Girlington
GrandFather: Christopher Wray 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Drury 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Drury 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sothill
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Drury 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Rich 1st Baron Rich
Great x 3 Grandmother: Audrey Rich
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Jenks Baroness Rich
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Drury Lady Glentworth 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Stafford 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Fogge
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stafford 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Stafford 1st Baron Stafford 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Stafford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ursula Pole 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: William Wray 1st Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Cecil
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Heckington
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Cheke
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Cheke
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Cecil 1st Viscount Wimbledon 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Neville 3rd Baron Latimer 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Neville 4th Baron Latimer of Snape 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy de Vere 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Somerset Baroness Latimer Snape 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Browne Countess of Worcester 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Albinia Cecil 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Andrew Noel
Great x 1 Grandmother: Theodosia Noel
Christopher Wray 2nd and 6th Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Tufton 1st Baronet
GrandFather: Humfrey Tufton 1st Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Browne of Abbots Roding 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Browne 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Humphrey Browne 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Christian Browne 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hussey
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berkeley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Hussey 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Grey 2nd Earl Kent 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Grey Baroness Hussey Sleaford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Herbert Countess Kent 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Mother: Olympia Tufton Lady Ashby 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Herbert Morley
GrandMother: Margaret Morley Lady Tufton