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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.

Biography of George Carpenter 1st Baron Carpenter 1657-1732

Paternal Family Tree: Carpenter

On 10th February 1657 George Carpenter 1st Baron Carpenter was born to Warncombe Carpenter.

On 27th January 1678 John Margetson (age 22) and [his future wife] Alice Caulfeild Baroness Carpenter (age 17) were married. His sister Anne Margetson (age 21) married her brother [his future brother-in-law] William Caulfeild 2nd Viscount Charlemont (age 23) six months later.

On 23rd January 1693 George Carpenter 1st Baron Carpenter (age 35) and Alice Caulfeild Baroness Carpenter (age 32) were married.

Around 1695 [his son] George Carpenter 2nd Baron Carpenter was born to George Carpenter 1st Baron Carpenter (age 37) and [his wife] Alice Caulfeild Baroness Carpenter (age 34) at Ocle Pychard, Herefordshire.

Before 1704 Brabazon Ponsonby 1st Earl Bessborough (age 24) and [his step-daughter] Sarah Margetson (age 25) were married. They were second cousins.

Around 1705 [his daughter] Alicia Carpenter was born to George Carpenter 1st Baron Carpenter (age 47) and [his wife] Alice Caulfeild Baroness Carpenter (age 44).

Before 1714 [his daughter] Alicia Carpenter (age 8) died.

1715 General Election

Between 22nd January 1715 and 9th March 1715 the 1715 General Election was held. The election had been caused by George I's (age 54) succession. The Whig party, which supported George I, won an overwhelming majority.

John Rushout 4th Baronet (age 29) was elected MP Malmesbury.

Leonard Smelt (age 32) was elected MP Northallerton.

Thomas Frankland 3rd Baronet (age 30) was elected MP Thirsk.

George Carpenter 1st Baron Carpenter (age 57) was elected MP Whitchurch.

In 1719 George Carpenter 1st Baron Carpenter (age 61) was created 1st Baron Carpenter of Killaghy in County Tipperary. [his wife] Alice Caulfeild Baroness Carpenter (age 58) by marriage Baroness Carpenter of Killaghy in County Tipperary.

On 26th August 1722 [his son] George Carpenter 2nd Baron Carpenter (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Petty Baroness Carpenter were married at Leyton, Essex.

In December 1722 George Carpenter 1st Baron Carpenter (age 65) was elected MP Westminster.

All About History Books

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 7th October 1731 [his wife] Alice Caulfeild Baroness Carpenter (age 70) died.

On 10th February 1732 George Carpenter 1st Baron Carpenter (age 75) died. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Owlesbury [Map]. His son [his son] George (age 37) succeeded 2nd Baron Carpenter of Killaghy in County Tipperary. [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Petty Baroness Carpenter by marriage Baroness Carpenter of Killaghy in County Tipperary.

Royal Descendants of George Carpenter 1st Baron Carpenter 1657-1732

Brigadier-General Charles FitzClarence