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The 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.
Paternal Family Tree: Osborn
On 17th November 1715 Danvers Osborn 3rd Baronet was born to John Osborn at Chicksands.
In or before 1720 [his father] John Osborn died.
In 1720 [his grandfather] John Osborn 2nd Baronet (age 70) died. His grandson Danvers (age 4) succeeded 3rd Baronet Osborn of Chicksands in Bedfordshire.
1736. Petrus Johannes van Reysschoot (age 33). Portrait of Danvers Osborn 3rd Baronet (age 20).
On 25th September 1740 Danvers Osborn 3rd Baronet (age 24) and Mary Montagu (age 22) were married. She the daughter of George Montagu 1st Earl Halifax and Mary Lumley Countess Halifax.
In 1741 [his brother-in-law] George Montagu Dunk 2nd Earl Halifax (age 24) and Anne Richards (age 15) were married. She brought a fortune having inherted from Thomas Dunk Ironmonger whose name her husband adopted. He the son of George Montagu 1st Earl Halifax and Mary Lumley Countess Halifax.
On 10th May 1742 [his son] George Osborn 4th Baronet was born to Danvers Osborn 3rd Baronet (age 26) and [his wife] Mary Montagu (age 24).
In 1743 [his son] John Osborn was born to Danvers Osborn 3rd Baronet (age 27) and [his wife] Mary Montagu (age 25). His mother died during, or soon after, childbirth.
In 1743 [his wife] Mary Montagu (age 25) died in childbirth, or soon after childbirth.
Around 1750. Christian Fredericke Zincke (age 67). Miniature portrait of Danvers Osborn 3rd Baronet (age 34).
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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.
On 12th October 1753 Danvers Osborn 3rd Baronet (age 37) committed suicide at New York. His body was found in the garden of the house in which he was lodged, which belonged to a local councilman. The body presented evidence of strangulation. His son [his son] George (age 11) succeeded 4th Baronet Osborn of Chicksands in Bedfordshire.
Great x 2 Grandfather: Peter Osborn
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Osborn 1st Baronet
GrandFather: John Osborn 2nd Baronet
Father: John Osborn