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Paternal Family Tree: Cholmondeley
Before 1662 [his father] Robert Cholmondeley 1st Viscount Cholmondeley (age 21) and [his mother] Elizabeth Cradock Viscountess Cholmondley were married. She by marriage Viscountess Cholmondeley of Kells in County Meath.
In 1666 George Cholmondeley 2nd Earl Cholmondeley was born to Robert Cholmondeley 1st Viscount Cholmondeley (age 26) and Elizabeth Cradock Viscountess Cholmondley.
On 22nd May 1681 [his father] Robert Cholmondeley 1st Viscount Cholmondeley (age 41) died at St James'. His son [his brother] Hugh (age 19) succeeded 2nd Viscount Cholmondeley of Kells in County Meath.
Around 1701 George Cholmondeley 2nd Earl Cholmondeley (age 35) and Elisabeth van Ruytenburgh Baroness Newborough and Newburgh (age 21) were married.
On 2nd January 1703 [his son] George Cholmondeley 3rd Earl Cholmondeley was born to George Cholmondeley 2nd Earl Cholmondeley (age 37) and [his wife] Elisabeth van Ruytenburgh Baroness Newborough and Newburgh (age 23).
On 18th April 1708 [his son] James Cholmondeley was born to George Cholmondeley 2nd Earl Cholmondeley (age 42) and [his wife] Elisabeth van Ruytenburgh Baroness Newborough and Newburgh (age 28).
In 1715 George Cholmondeley 2nd Earl Cholmondeley (age 49) was created 1st Baron Newborough of Newborough in County Wexford. [his wife] Elisabeth van Ruytenburgh Baroness Newborough and Newburgh (age 35) by marriage Baroness Newborough of Newborough in County Wexford.
In 1716 George Cholmondeley 2nd Earl Cholmondeley (age 50) was created 1st Baron Newburgh of Newburgh in Anglesey. [his wife] Elisabeth van Ruytenburgh Baroness Newborough and Newburgh (age 36) by marriage Baroness Newburgh of Newburgh in Anglesey.
In 1721 [his wife] Elisabeth van Ruytenburgh Baroness Newborough and Newburgh (age 41) died.
On 14th September 1723 [his son] George Cholmondeley 3rd Earl Cholmondeley (age 20) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Walpole were married. She the daughter of Robert Walpole 1st Earl Orford (age 47). He the son of George Cholmondeley 2nd Earl Cholmondeley (age 57) and [his former wife] Elisabeth van Ruytenburgh Baroness Newborough and Newburgh.
On 18th January 1725 [his brother] Hugh Cholmondeley 1st Earl Cholmondeley (age 63) died. His brother George (age 59) succeeded 2nd Earl Cholmondeley in Cheshire, 2nd Viscount Malpas in Cheshire, 3rd Viscount Cholmondeley of Kells in County Meath, 2nd Baron Cholmondeley Nampwich in Cheshire.
In 1726 [his son] James Cholmondeley (age 17) and [his daughter-in-law] Penelope Barry (age 17) were married. She the daughter of James Barry 4th Earl Barrymore (age 59) and Elizabeth "Bessy" Savage Countess Barrymore. He the son of George Cholmondeley 2nd Earl Cholmondeley (age 60) and [his former wife] Elisabeth van Ruytenburgh Baroness Newborough and Newburgh.
On 7th May 1733 George Cholmondeley 2nd Earl Cholmondeley (age 67) died. His son [his son] George (age 30) succeeded 3rd Earl Cholmondeley in Cheshire, 4th Viscount Cholmondeley of Kells in County Meath, 3rd Viscount Malpas in Cheshire, 3rd Baron Cholmondeley Nampwich in Cheshire, 2nd Baron Newburgh of Newburgh in Anglesey, 2nd Baron Newborough of Newborough in County Wexford.
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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.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Cholmondeley was born to George Cholmondeley 2nd Earl Cholmondeley and Elisabeth van Ruytenburgh Baroness Newborough and Newburgh.
[his son] James Cholmondeley was born to George Cholmondeley 2nd Earl Cholmondeley and Elisabeth van Ruytenburgh Baroness Newborough and Newburgh.
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Cholmondeley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh "The Elder" Cholmondeley
Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh "The Younger" Cholmondeley
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Dorman
Great x 2 Grandmother: Ann Dorman
GrandFather: Hugh Cholmondeley
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Holford
Father: Robert Cholmondeley 1st Viscount Cholmondeley
GrandMother: Mary Bodville
George Cholmondeley 2nd Earl Cholmondeley
GrandFather: George Cradock
Mother: Elizabeth Cradock Viscountess Cholmondley