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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.
Paternal Family Tree: Lawson of Isel Hall in Cumbria
In or before 1675 [his father] Wilfrid Lawson (age 38) and [his mother] Sarah James were married.
In 1675 Gilfrid Lawson 6th Baronet was born to Wilfrid Lawson (age 39) and Sarah James.
After 1679 [his father] Wilfrid Lawson (deceased) died.
On 19th October 1695 Gilfrid Lawson 6th Baronet (age 20) matriculated Queen's College, Oxford University.
In February 1701 Gilfrid Lawson 6th Baronet (age 26) was elected MP Cumberland in the year's first election. He didn't stand in the Nov 1701 election.
In 1702 Gilfrid Lawson 6th Baronet (age 27) was elected MP Cumberland.
In 1708 Gilfrid Lawson 6th Baronet (age 33) was elected MP Cumberland unopposed. He was re-elected unopposed in 1710, 1713 and 1715.
In 1722 and 1727 Gilfrid Lawson 6th Baronet (age 47) was elected MP Cumberland
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.
In 1743 Mordaunt Lawson 5th Baronet (age 10) died. His first cousin twice removed Gilfrid (age 68) succeeded 6th Baronet Lawson of Isel Hall in Cumbria.
On 23rd August 1749 Gilfrid Lawson 6th Baronet (age 74) died unmarried. His brother [his brother] Alfred (age 73) succeeded 7th Baronet Lawson of Isel Hall in Cumbria.
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Lawson
GrandFather: Wilfrid Lawson 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Bewley of Hesket
Great x 1 Grandmother: Judith Bewley
Father: Wilfrid Lawson
GrandMother: Jane Musgrave
GrandFather: William James of Washington
Mother: Sarah James