Biography of George Booth 1st Baron Delamer 1622-1684

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In 1619 [his father] William Booth [aged 24] and [his mother] Vere Egerton [aged 23] were married.

On 18th December 1622 George Booth 1st Baron Delamer was born to [his father] William Booth [aged 27] and [his mother] Vere Egerton [aged 26].

On 5th April 1629 [his mother] Vere Egerton [aged 33] died. She was buried at Church of St Mary the Virgin, Bowdon [Map] on 4th May 1629.

On 26th April 1636 [his father] William Booth [aged 41] died at Bowdon, Altrincham, Cheshire. He was buried at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Bowdon [Map].

On 30th November 1639 George Booth 1st Baron Delamer [aged 16] and Catherine Clinton were married. She the daughter of Theophilus Clinton 4th Earl Lincoln [aged 39] and Bridget Fiennes Countess Lincoln.

In 1643 [his wife] Catherine Clinton died.

On 19th July 1643 [his son] Vere Booth was born to George Booth 1st Baron Delamer [aged 20] and [his former wife] Catherine Clinton.

Before 17th April 1648 George Booth 1st Baron Delamer [aged 25] and Elizabeth Grey Baroness Delamer [aged 26] were married. She the daughter of Henry Grey 1st Earl Stamford [aged 49] and Anne Cecil Countess Stamford [aged 52].

On 17th April 1648 [his son] William Booth was born to George Booth 1st Baron Delamer [aged 25] and [his wife] Elizabeth Grey Baroness Delamer [aged 26].

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.

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On 13th January 1652 [his son] Henry Booth 1st Earl Warrington was born to George Booth 1st Baron Delamer [aged 29] and [his wife] Elizabeth Grey Baroness Delamer [aged 30]. He married 7th July 1670 Mary Langham Countess Warrington, daughter of James Langham 2nd Baronet and Mary Alston, and had issue.

On 24th October 1652 [his grandfather] George Booth 1st Baronet [aged 96] died at Bowdon, Altrincham, Cheshire. His grandson George [aged 29] succeeded 2nd Baronet Booth of Dunham Massey.

Booth's Uprising

In August 1659 Booth's Uprising was a unsuccessful Cheshire rebellion led by George Booth 1st Baron Delamer [aged 36] to restore King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 29] to throne as part of a national uprising led by John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt [aged 33]. Its supprters included John Owen [aged 59].

John Marlay [aged 69] was briefly imprisoned suspected of surporting the uprising.

Battle of Winnington Bridge

On 19th August 1659 the Battle of Winnington Bridge was fought between the 5000 strong Parliamentary Army of General John Lambert [aged 39] and the 4000 strong Royalist army led by George Booth 1st Baron Delamer [aged 36].

Brothers Piers Legh [aged 28] and Thomas Leigh fought. Thomas Leigh was killed.

Edward Morgan of Golden Grove was killed. He was buried at the Church of St Deiniol, Hawarden, Flintshire.

Around 1660 Peter Lely [aged 41]. Portrait of George Booth 1st Baron Delamer [aged 37].

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 21st February 1660. Tuesday. In the morning going out I saw many soldiers going towards Westminster, and was told that they were going to admit the secluded members again. So I to Westminster Hall [Map], and in Chancery Row I saw about twenty of them who had been at White Hall with General Monk [aged 51], who came thither this morning, and made a speech to them, and recommended to them a Commonwealth, and against Charles Stuart. They came to the House and went in one after another, and at last the Speaker [aged 68] came. But it is very strange that this could be carried so private, that the other members of the House heard nothing of all this, till they found them in the House, insomuch that the soldiers that stood there to let in the secluded members, they took for such as they had ordered to stand there to hinder their coming in. Mr. Prin [aged 60] came with an old basket-hilt sword on, and had a great many great shouts upon his going into the Hall. They sat till noon, and at their coming out Mr. Crew [aged 62] saw me, and bid me come to his house, which I did, and he would have me dine with him, which I did; and he very joyful told me that the House had made General Monk, General of all the Forces in England, Scotland, and Ireland; and that upon Monk's desire, for the service that Lawson [aged 45] had lately done in pulling down the Committee of Safety, he had the command of the Sea for the time being. He advised me to send for my Lord forthwith, and told me that there is no question that, if he will, he may now be employed again; and that the House do intend to do nothing more than to issue writs, and to settle a foundation for a free Parliament. After dinner I back to Westminster Hall with him in his coach. Here I met with Mr. Lock [aged 39] and Pursell, Masters of Music, [Note. Henry Purcell, father of the celebrated composer, was gentleman of the Chapel Royal.] and with them to the Coffee House, into a room next the water, by ourselves, where we spent an hour or two till Captain Taylor [aged 35] came to us, who told us, that the House had voted the gates of the City to be made up again, and the members of the City that are in prison to be set at liberty; and that Sir G. Booth's' [aged 37] case be brought into the House to-morrow.

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Samuel Pepys' Diary. 2nd March 1660. This morning I went early to my Lord at Mr. Crew's [aged 62], where I spoke to him. Here were a great many come to see him, as Secretary Thurlow [aged 43] who is now by this Parliament chosen again Secretary of State. There were also General Monk's [aged 51] trumpeters to give my Lord a sound of their trumpets this morning. Thence I went to my office, and wrote a letter to Mr Downing [aged 35] about the business of his house. Then going home, I met with Mr. Eglin, Chetwind, and Thomas, who took me to the Leg in King's street, where we had two brave dishes of meat, one of fish, a carp and some other fishes, as well done as ever I ate any. After that to the Swan [Map] tavern, where we drank a quart or two of wine, and so parted. So I to Mrs. Jem and took Mr. Moore with me (who I met in the street), and there I met W. Howe and Sheply. After that to Westminster Hall [Map], where I saw Sir G. Booth [aged 37] at liberty. This day I hear the City militia is put into good posture, and it is thought that Monk will not be able to do any great matter against them now, if he have a mind. I understand that my Lord Lambert [aged 40] did yesterday send a letter to the Council, and that to-night he is to come and appear to the Council in person. Sir Arthur Haselrigge [aged 59] do not yet appear in the House. Great is the talk of a single person, and that it would now be Charles [aged 29], George, or Richard [aged 33]-For the last of which, my Lord St. John [aged 61] is said to speak high. Great also is the dispute now in the House, in whose name the writs shall run for the next Parliament; and it is said that Mr. Prin [aged 60], in open House, said, "In King Charles's". From Westminster Hall [Map] home. Spent the evening in my study, and so after some talk with my wife, then to bed.

On 21st January 1661 [his son] William Booth [aged 12] died.

Coronation of Charles II

                    John Evelyn's Diary. 22nd April 1661. Was the splendid cavalcade of his Majesty [aged 30] from the Tower of London to Whitehall, when I saw him in the Banqueting House, Whitehall Palace [Map] create six Earls, and as many Barons, viz:
                
                    Edward Lord Hyde, Lord Chancellor [aged 52], Earl of Clarendon; supported by the Earls of Northumberland [aged 58] and Sussex [aged 14]; the Earl of Bedford [aged 44] carried the cap and coronet, the Earl of Warwick [aged 46], the sword, the Earl of Newport [aged 64], the mantle.
                
                    Next, was Capel, created Earl of Essex.
                
                    Brudenell, Cardigan;.
                
                    Valentia, Anglesea;.
                
                    Greenvill, Bath;.
                
                    Howard, Earl of Carlisle.
                
                    The Barons were: Denzille Holles; Cornwallis; Booth; Townsend; Cooper; Crew; who were led up by several Peers, with Garter and officers of arms before them; when, after obedience on their several approaches to the throne, their patents were presented by Garter King-at-Arms, which being received by the Lord Chamberlain [aged 59], and delivered to his Majesty, and by him to the Secretary of State, were read, and then again delivered to his Majesty, and by him to the several Lords created; they were then robed, their coronets and collars put on by his Majesty, and they were placed in rank on both sides of the state and throne; but the Barons put off their caps and circles, and held them in their hands, the Earls keeping on their coronets, as cousins to the King.
                
                    I spent the rest of the evening in seeing the several archtriumphals built in the streets at several eminent places through which his Majesty was next day to pass, some of which, though temporary, and to stand but one year, were of good invention and architecture, with inscriptions.
                
                    Notes:
                
                    Arthur Capell 1st Earl Essex [aged 29] was created 1st Earl Essex. Elizabeth Percy Countess Essex [aged 25] by marriage Countess Essex.
                
                    Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Cardigan [aged 78] was created 1st Earl Cardigan. Mary Tresham Countess Cardigan by marriage Countess Cardigan.
                
                    Arthur Annesley 1st Earl Annesley [aged 46] was created 1st Earl Anglesey, 1st Baron Annesley Newport Pagnell Buckinghamshire. Elizabeth Altham Countess Anglesey [aged 41] by marriage Countess Anglesey.
                
                    John Granville 1st Earl Bath [aged 32] was created 1st Earl Bath, 1st Baron Granville of Kilkhampton and Biddeford.
                
                    Charles Howard 1st Earl Carlisle [aged 32] was created 1st Earl Carlisle.
                
                    Denzil Holles 1st Baron Holles [aged 61] was created 1st Baron Holles. Jane Shirley Baroness Holles by marriage Baroness Holles.
                
                    Frederick Cornwallis 1st Baron Cornwallis [aged 50] was created 1st Baron Cornwallis.
                
                    George Booth 1st Baron Delamer [aged 38] was created 1st Baron Delamer. [his wife] Elizabeth Grey Baroness Delamer [aged 39] by marriage Baroness Delamer.
                
                    Horatio Townshend 1st Viscount Townsend [aged 30] was created 1st Baron Townshend of Lynn Regis in Norfolk.
                
                    Anthony Ashley-Cooper 1st Earl Shaftesbury [aged 39] was created 1st Baron Ashley of Wimborne St Giles.

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In 1662 [his son] Dean Robert Booth was born to George Booth 1st Baron Delamer [aged 39] and [his wife] Elizabeth Grey Baroness Delamer [aged 40]. He married (1) in or before 1682 Ann Booth and had issue (2) before 9th June 1709 Mary Hales and had issue.

On 21st December 1663 Thomas Bruce 1st Earl Elgin [aged 64] died. His son Robert [aged 37] succeeded 2nd Earl Elgin, 2nd Baron Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire. [his sister-in-law] Diana Grey Countess Elgin and Ailesbury [aged 33] by marriage Countess Elgin.

In 1667 [his son] Nevill Booth was born to George Booth 1st Baron Delamer [aged 44] and [his wife] Elizabeth Grey Baroness Delamer [aged 45].

On 7th July 1670 [his son] Henry Booth 1st Earl Warrington [aged 18] and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Langham Countess Warrington [aged 18] were married at St Helen's Church, Bishopsgate.

The History of William Marshal, Earl of Chepstow and Pembroke, Regent of England. Book 1 of 2, Lines 1-10152.

The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.

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After 23rd February 1679 [his son-in-law] Edward Conway 1st Earl Conway [aged 56] and [his daughter] Elizabeth Booth Countess Conway were married. They were fifth cousin once removed.

On 4th July 1681 [his daughter] Elizabeth Booth Countess Conway died.

In or before 1682 [his son] Dean Robert Booth [aged 19] and [his daughter-in-law] Ann Booth [aged 15] were married.

On 8th August 1684 George Booth 1st Baron Delamer [aged 61] died at Dunham Massey, Cheshire [Map]. His son Henry [aged 32] succeeded 2nd Baron Delamer, 3rd Baronet Booth of Dunham Massey.

In 1691 [his former wife] Elizabeth Grey Baroness Delamer [aged 69] died.

[his daughter] Elizabeth Booth Countess Conway was born to George Booth 1st Baron Delamer and Elizabeth Grey Baroness Delamer. She married after 23rd February 1679 her fifth cousin once removed Edward Conway 1st Earl Conway, son of Edward Conway 2nd Viscount Conway and Frances Popham Viscountess Conway.

[his son] Cecil Booth was born to George Booth 1st Baron Delamer and Elizabeth Grey Baroness Delamer.

[his daughter] Diana Booth Lady Delaval and Blackett was born to George Booth 1st Baron Delamer and Elizabeth Grey Baroness Delamer. She married (1) on or after 22nd November 1684 Ralph Delaval 2nd Baronet, son of Ralph Delaval 1st Baronet and Anne Leslie Lady Delaval, and had issue (2) 1699 Edward Blackett 2nd Baronet, son of William Blackett 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Kirkley.

[his son] George Booth was born to George Booth 1st Baron Delamer and Elizabeth Grey Baroness Delamer.

[his son] Charles Booth was born to George Booth 1st Baron Delamer and Elizabeth Grey Baroness Delamer.

Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes

Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.

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[his daughter] Sophia Booth was born to George Booth 1st Baron Delamer and Elizabeth Grey Baroness Delamer.

[his daughter] Jane Booth was born to George Booth 1st Baron Delamer and Elizabeth Grey Baroness Delamer.

[his daughter] Ann Booth was born to George Booth 1st Baron Delamer and Elizabeth Grey Baroness Delamer.

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