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Paternal Family Tree: Byng
Maternal Family Tree: Frances Twysden 1753-1821
On 7th March 1829 [his father] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 22) and [his mother] Agnes Paget (age 25) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 60) and [his grandmother] Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 54). He the son of [his grandfather] John Byng 1st Earl Strafford (age 57) and [his grandmother] Mary Stevens Mackenzie.
On 22nd February 1830 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford was born to [his father] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 23) and [his mother] Agnes Paget (age 26).
In 1840 [his brother] Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford (age 8) was appointed Page of Honour to Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 20).
On 9th October 1845 [his mother] Agnes Paget (age 41) died.
On 16th March 1848 [his father] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 41) and [his step-mother] Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford (age 27) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] John Byng 1st Earl Strafford (age 76) and [his grandmother] Mary Stevens Mackenzie.
In 1852 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 21) was elected MP Tavistock.
In 1854 [his brother] Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford (age 22) was appointed Coldstream Guards: Adjutant.
On 25th July 1854 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 24) and Alice Leveson-Gower aka Egerton Countess Strafford (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere (age 54) and Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere (age 51). He the son of George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 48) and Agnes Paget. They were half third cousin once removed.
In 1857 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 26) was elected MP Middlesex.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 18th February 1857 [his father-in-law] Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere (age 57) died. His son [his brother-in-law] George (age 33) succeeded 2nd Earl Ellesmere. Mary Louisa Campbell Countess Ellesmere (age 32) by marriage Countess Ellesmere.
In 1859 [his brother] Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 23) was appointed Rector Little Casterton Rutland.
On 8th June 1859 [his brother] Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 24) and [his sister-in-law] Florence Louisa Miles (age 19) were married. He the son of [his father] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 53) and [his mother] Agnes Paget.
On 3rd June 1860 [his grandfather] John Byng 1st Earl Strafford (age 88) died. His son [his father] George (age 53) succeeded 2nd Earl Strafford, 2nd Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 2nd Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. [his step-mother] Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford (age 39) by marriage Countess Strafford.
On 19th September 1862 [his brother-in-law] George Leveson-Gower aka Egerton 2nd Earl Ellesmere (age 39) died. His son Francis (age 15) succeeded 3rd Earl Ellesmere.
On 15th October 1863 [his brother] Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford (age 32) and [his sister-in-law] Henrietta Louisa Elizabeth Danneskiold Samsøe (age 27) were married. He the son of [his father] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 57) and [his mother] Agnes Paget. They were fourth cousins.
In 1865 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 34) was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Poor Law Board.
In 1865 John William Montagu 7th Earl Sandwich (age 53) and [his sister-in-law] Blanche Leveson-Gower aka Egerton Countess Sandwich (age 32) were married. She by marriage Countess Sandwich. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere and [his mother-in-law] Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere (age 62). He the son of George Montagu 6th Earl Sandwich and Louisa Lowry-Corry Countess of Sandwich. They were fifth cousins.
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.'
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In 1865 [his brother] Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford (age 33) was appointed Coldstream Guards: Supernumary Major.
In 1866 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 35) was appointed President of Middlesex County Cricket Club.
On 4th August 1866 [his brother] Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 31) and [his sister-in-law] Emily Georgina Kerr Countess Strafford (age 19) were married. He the son of [his father] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 60) and [his mother] Agnes Paget. They were fifth cousins.
In 1867 [his brother] Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 31) was appointed Honorary Chaplain: Queen Victoria.
In 1871 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 40) was appointed Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
In 1872 [his brother] Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford (age 40) was appointed Groom in Waiting.
In 1872 [his brother] Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 36) was appointed Chaplain in Ordinary.
In 1874 [his brother] Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 38) was appointed Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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In 1874 [his brother] Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford (age 42) was appointed Equerry.
In 1877 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 46) was appointed President of Middlesex County Cricket Club.
In 1880 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 49) was appointed First Civil Service Commissioner.
In 1880 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 49) was appointed Under Secretary of State for India.
In 1884 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 53) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex.
On 29th October 1886 [his father] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 80) died. His son George (age 56) succeeded 3rd Earl Strafford, 3rd Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 3rd Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. [his wife] Alice Leveson-Gower aka Egerton Countess Strafford (age 56) by marriage Countess Strafford.
On 20th March 1894 [his sister-in-law] Blanche Leveson-Gower aka Egerton Countess Sandwich (age 62) died.
In 1895 [his brother] Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford (age 63) was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath.
In 1897 [his brother] Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford (age 65) was appointed Knight Commander of the Victorian Order.
Before 28th March 1898 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 68) was appointed President of Middlesex County Cricket Club.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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On 28th March 1898 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 68) died at St James' Square. His brother [his brother] Henry (age 66) succeeded 4th Earl Strafford, 4th Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 4th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex.
In December 1928 [his former wife] Alice Leveson-Gower aka Egerton Countess Strafford (age 98) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Byng 1st Viscount Torrington 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Byng
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Byng
GrandFather: John Byng 1st Earl Strafford 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William James Conolly
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Conolly 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Wentworth of Northgatehead 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Apsley 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Wentworth 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Johnson Baron Wentworth
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Johnson Countess Strafford
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Smithson
Father: George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Mary Stevens Mackenzie
George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Bayly 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Bayly 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Bayly 2nd Baronet Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Paget 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Paget 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Caroline Paget Lady Plas Newydd Anglesey 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Very Reverend Arthur Champagné
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge
Mother: Agnes Paget 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 1st Earl Jersey 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Villiers 2nd Earl Jersey 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Chiffinch Countess Jersey
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Villiers 3rd Earl Jersey 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Egerton Duchess Bedford 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough 
14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Churchill Countess Bridgewater 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough
GrandMother: Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Bishop Philip Twysden 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Twysden