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Paternal Family Tree: Astley
Maternal Family Tree: Susan Alinton
Around 21st February 1723 [his father] Jacob Astley 3rd Baronet (age 31) and [his mother] Lucy L'Estrange (age 24) were married. They were second cousins.
On 26th December 1729 Edward Astley 4th Baronet was born to Jacob Astley 3rd Baronet (age 37) and Lucy L'Estrange (age 30). Coefficient of inbreeding 1.56%.
Before 1739. Attributed to Petrus Johannes van Reysschoot (age 36). Portrait of [his father] Jacob Astley 3rd Baronet (age 46), [his mother] Lucy L'Estrange (age 39) and their children [his sister] Isabella Astley (age 14), [his sister] Blanche Astley, Edward Astley 4th Baronet (age 9) and the Reverend John Astley.
On 25th June 1739 [his mother] Lucy L'Estrange (age 40) died.
On 23rd May 1751 Edward Astley 4th Baronet (age 21) and Rhoda Delaval (age 25) were married.
Around 1755 [his son] Edward Astley was born to Edward Astley 4th Baronet (age 25) and [his wife] Rhoda Delaval (age 29). [his daughter] She died before 12th May 1755 when she was buried at St Matthew's Church Widcombe. Given the close of the dates he may have been a twin. Before 1757 Edward Astley died.
On 14th April 1755 [his daughter] Editha Rhoda Astley was born to Edward Astley 4th Baronet (age 25) and [his wife] Rhoda Delaval (age 29). She died before 12th May 1755 when she was buried at St Matthew's Church Widcombe.
On 12th September 1756 [his son] Jacob Astley 5th Baronet was born to Edward Astley 4th Baronet (age 26) and [his wife] Rhoda Delaval (age 31).
In 1757 [his wife] Rhoda Delaval (age 31) died from childbirth following the birth of her son [his son] Francis.
In 1757 [his son] Francis Astley was born to Edward Astley 4th Baronet (age 27) and [his wife] Rhoda Delaval (age 31). He died shortly after birth.
In 1759 Edward Astley 4th Baronet (age 29) and Anne Milles were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map].
On 5th January 1760 [his father] Jacob Astley 3rd Baronet (age 68) died. His son Edward (age 30) succeeded 4th Baronet Astley of Hill Morton.
On 31st August 1764 [his son] Bernard Astley was born to Edward Astley 4th Baronet (age 34) and [his wife] Anne Milles.
1769. Francis Cotes (age 42). Portrait of Edward Astley 4th Baronet (age 39).
1772. Benjamin West (age 33). Portrait of Edward Astley 4th Baronet (age 42).
In 1787 [his son] Bernard Astley (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Anne Hase were married.
On 14th January 1789 [his son] Jacob Astley 5th Baronet (age 32) and [his daughter-in-law] Hester Browne Lady Astley (age 21) were married.
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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.
In November 1789 [his son] Bernard Astley (age 25) died.
On 27th March 1802 Edward Astley 4th Baronet (age 72) died. He was buried at St Peter's Church, Melton Constable [Map]. His son [his son] Jacob (age 45) succeeded 5th Baronet Astley of Hill Morton. [his daughter-in-law] Hester Browne Lady Astley (age 34) by marriage Lady Astley of Hill Morton.
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 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 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 19 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Isaac Astley 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Astley 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Astley 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Jacob Astley 1st Baronet 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
GrandFather: Philip Astley 2nd Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Wodehouse 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Wodehouse 2nd Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Grizell Yelverton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Wodehouse 3rd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Carey 3rd Baron Hunsdon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Carey Lady Woodhouse 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hyde Baroness Hunsdon
Great x 1 Grandmother: Blanche Wodehouse Lady Astley 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Bruce Cotton 1st Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Cotton 2nd Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Lucy Cotton Lady Woodhouse 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Howard 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Howard 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Dacre 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: Jacob Astley 3rd Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Edward Astley 4th Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Strange 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hamon Strange 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas L'Estrange 1st Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Stubbe
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Stubbe
Great x 1 Grandfather: Nicholas L'Estrange 3rd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Lewknor of Denham 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Lewknor of Denham 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Lewknor Lady Strange 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Neville of Billingbear 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Neville 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Killigrew 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
GrandFather: Nicholas L'Estrange 4th Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Coke
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Coke
Great x 4 Grandmother: Winifred Knightley
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Coke 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Paston 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bridget Paston 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Coke 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Wheatley
Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Wheatley
Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Skinner
Great x 2 Grandmother: Meriall Wheatley
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Armiger of North Creeke
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Armiger
Mother: Lucy L'Estrange 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Wodehouse 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Wodehouse 2nd Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Grizell Yelverton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Wodehouse 3rd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Carey 3rd Baron Hunsdon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Carey Lady Woodhouse 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hyde Baroness Hunsdon
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Wodehouse 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Bruce Cotton 1st Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Cotton 2nd Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Lucy Cotton Lady Woodhouse 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Howard 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Howard 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Dacre 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Ann Wodehouse Lady Strange 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Armyn of Osgodby South Kesteven Lincolnshire
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Armine 1st Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Eure 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Armine 2nd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael Hicks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hicks Lady Armine
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Colston
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Armine 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Crane 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Crane
Great x 4 Grandfather: Giles Alington
Great x 3 Grandmother: Susan Alinton