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The 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." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
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In 1744 [his father] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 22) and Elizabeth Fazakerley were married. He the son of [his grandfather] John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 49) and [his grandmother] Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower.
In 1748 [his father] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 26) and [his mother] Louisa Egerton Countess Gower (age 24) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater and [his grandmother] Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater (age 41). He the son of [his grandfather] John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 53) and [his grandmother] Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower. They were fifth cousins.
On 9th January 1758 George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland was born to Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 36) and Louisa Egerton Countess Gower (age 34).
On 14th May 1761 [his mother] Louisa Egerton Countess Gower (age 38) died.
In 1768 [his father] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 46) and [his step-mother] Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford were married. She by marriage Countess Gower. She the daughter of Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway (age 74) and Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway (age 59). He the son of [his grandfather] John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower and [his grandmother] Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower.
On 4th September 1785 George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland (age 27) and Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland (age 20) were married. He by marriage Earl Sutherland. She the daughter of William Sutherland 18th Earl Sutherland. He the son of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 64) and Louisa Egerton Countess Gower.
On 11th August 1786 [his son] George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland was born to George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland (age 28) and [his wife] Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland (age 21) at Portland Place, Marylebone.
Around 1788 [his daughter] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Norfolk was born to George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland (age 29) and [his wife] Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland (age 22).
In 1797 [his daughter] Elizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower Marchioness Westminster was born to George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland (age 38) and [his wife] Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland (age 31).
Around 1800. Thomas Lawrence (age 30). Portrait of George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland (age 41).
On 1st January 1800 [his son] Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere was born to George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland (age 41) and [his wife] Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland (age 34) at 21 Arlington Street, Piccadilly.
On 26th October 1803 [his father] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 82) died. His son George (age 45) succeeded 2nd Marquess Stafford, 3rd Earl Gower, 4th Baron Gower, 8th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire. [his wife] Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland (age 38) by marriage Marchioness Stafford.
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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 1806 George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland (age 47) was appointed 632nd Knight of the Garter by King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 67).
Before 1815 [his son-in-law] Henry Charles Howard 13th Duke of Norfolk (age 23) and [his daughter] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Norfolk (age 26) were married. She the daughter of George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland (age 56) and [his wife] Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland (age 49). He the son of Bernard Howard 12th Duke of Norfolk (age 49) and Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk (age 44).
Before October 1820 [his son-in-law] Richard Grosvenor 2nd Marquess Westminster (age 25) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower Marchioness Westminster (age 23) were married. She the daughter of George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland (age 62) and [his wife] Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland (age 55). He the son of Robert Grosvenor 1st Marquess Westminster (age 53) and Eleanor Egerton Marchioness Westminster (age 50).
On 18th June 1822 [his son] Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere (age 19) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. He the son of George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland (age 64) and [his wife] Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland (age 57). They were fourth cousin once removed.
On 28th May 1823 [his son] George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland (age 36) and [his daughter-in-law] Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland (age 17) were married. She the daughter of George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle (age 49) and Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle (age 39). He the son of George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland (age 65) and [his wife] Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland (age 58). They were first cousin once removed.
On the 15th September 1830 the Liverpool-Manchester Railway was opened by the Duke of Wellington. Several trains travelled between Liverpool and Manchester. The line had a number of stations: Liverpool Crown Street, Roby, Parkside, Eccles and Manchester Liverpool Road.
A collision took place at Parr. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, who was travelling in the lead train on the northern track, hauled by Phoenix: "One of our engine wheels, how I know not, contrived to bolt from the course—in plain words, it escaped from the rail, and ploughed along upon the clay, with no other inconvenience than an increase of friction, which damped our speed, and with the additional application of the break, soon brought us to an anchor. The engine, however, behind us, not being aware of our mishap, came pelting on at a smart pace, without receiving its signal for checking motion in time. Accordingly, those on the look-out hastily called on their fellow-passengers to be on their guard, and prepare for a jolt, which took place with a crash upon our rear, sufficiently loud and forcible to give an idea of what would happen, if by any strange chance it had charged us with the unrestrained impetuosity of its powers."
At Parr the Duke of Wellington's train stopped for water. Despite a request from the railway engineers for passengers to remain on the trains, around fifty men disembarked from the Duke's train to stretch their legs. The group consisted of many of the most influential figures of the day, including the Marquess of Stafford (age 72), Charles Arbuthnot (age 63), Prince Esterházy, and the Earl of Wilton (age 30).
At Parkside William Huskisson (age 60) went to shake the hand of the Duke of Wellington. As they exchanged greetings, some of the crowd saw Rocket, hauling the third of the seven trains on the northern track, approaching in the distance. They shouted "An engine is approaching, take care gentlemen" to those people—including Huskisson—standing on the tracks. Huskisson tried to clamber into the carriage, but those inside failed to reach him to pull him in. Holmes, still pressed against the carriage, shouted "For God's sake, Mr Huskisson, be firm", but Huskisson grabbed the door of the carriage. With Holmes still pressed against the side of the carriage, the door, with Huskisson hanging on to it, swung out directly into the path of Rocket. Rocket collided with the door and Huskisson fell onto the track in front of the locomotive. In the words of Harriet Arbuthnot (age 37), who was in the Duke's carriage, "[Huskisson] was caught by it, thrown down & the engine passed over his leg & thigh, crushing it in a most frightful way. It is impossible to give an idea of the scene that followed, of the horror of everyone present or of the piercing shrieks of his unfortunate wife, who was in the car. He said scarcely more than, 'It's all over with me. Bring me my wife and let me die.'"
1831 colour engraving of Parkside station:
Charles Arbuthnot: On 14th March 1767 he was born. On 28th February 1799 he and Marcia Clapcote Lisle were married at Cholmondeley House. On 31st January 1814 he and Harriet Fane were married at St Nicholas' Church, Fulbeck. The difference in their ages was 26 years. On 18th August 1850 he died at Apsley House, Hyde Park Corner.
Harriet Fane: On 10th September 1793 she was born to Henry Fane of Fulbeck and Anne Buckley Batson. In August 1834 Harriet Fane died.
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The London Gazette 19103. Whitehall, January 14, 1833.
The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, for granting the dignity of Duke of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, unto George Granville Marquess of Stafford (age 75), Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Duke of Sutherland, in that part of the said United Kingdom called Scotland. [Note. [his wife] Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland (age 67) by marriage Duchess Sutherland.]
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, for granting the dignities of Baron and Duke of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, unto William Harry Marquess of Cleveland (age 66), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begbtten, by the names, stiles, and titles of Baron Raby, of Raby-castle, in the county of Durham, and Duke of Cleveland.
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Grent Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, unto Charles Callis Western (age 65), Esq. and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Western, of Rivenhall, in the county of Essex.
On 19th July 1833 George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland (age 75) died. His son [his son] George (age 46) succeeded 2nd Duke Sutherland, 3rd Marquess Stafford, 20th Earl Sutherland, 4th Earl Gower, 5th Baron Gower, 9th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire. [his daughter-in-law] Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland (age 27) by marriage Duchess Sutherland.
On 29th January 1839 [his former wife] Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland (age 73) died. Her son [his son] George (age 52) succeeded 20th Earl Sutherland.
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Gower 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Gower 2nd Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Doyley Baroness Gower
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Leveson Baroness Gower 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Christian Mildmay 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bevil Grenville
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Granville 1st Earl Bath
Great x 4 Grandmother: Grace Smith
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Wyche
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Wyche
GrandFather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Manners 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Grace Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Manners 1st Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Montagu Countess Rutland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Cotton 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden
Great x 3 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden
Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness
Father: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Pierrepont of Thoresby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Harries aka Harris 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harries aka Harris
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Gifford
Great x 1 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Evelyn of West Dean
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Evelyn of Wiltshire
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Evelyn
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Coxe
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Coxe
GrandMother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Feilding 1st Earl Desmond 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Feilding 2nd Earl Desmond 3rd Earl Denbigh 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael Stanhope 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bridget Stanhope Countess Desmond 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Read
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Carey 1st Earl Monmouth 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Carey 2nd Earl Monmouth 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trevannion Countess Monmouth
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Carey Countess Desmond and Denbigh 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl Middlesex
Great x 3 Grandmother: Martha Cranfield Countess Monmouth
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sheppard
George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Egerton 1st Viscount Brackley
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Egerton 1st Earl Bridgewater
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ravenscroft
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Egerton 2nd Earl Bridgewater 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinando Stanley 5th Earl of Derby 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Stanley Countess Bridgewater 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Spencer Countess Derby
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Cavendish 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Ogle 8th Baroness Ogle 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Bridgewater 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bassett 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Paulet 4th Marquess Winchester 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Paulet 5th Marquess Winchester 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Cecil Marchioness Winchester 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Savage 1st Viscount Savage 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Savage Marchioness Winchester 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Darcy 1st Countess Rivers 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Scrope 10th Baron Scrope of Bolton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Emanuel Scrope 1st Earl of Sunderland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philadelphia Carey Baroness Scrope Bolton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Scrope 6th Marchioness Winchester 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Martha Jeanes
Mother: Louisa Egerton Countess Gower 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Russell 1st Duke Bedford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Russell 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Carr 1st Earl Somerset 13 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Carr Countess of Bedford 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Howard Countess Essex and Somerset 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Rachel Wriothesley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Daniel de Massue Seigneur de Rouvigny
Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachel Massue Countess Southampton
GrandMother: Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Howland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Child
Great x 3 Grandfather: Josiah Child
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Roycroft
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Child