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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.
Godfrey Clarke was born to Gilbert Clarke.
On 25th March 1734 [his uncle] Godfrey Clarke (age 50) died. His estates, valued at £6,000 each year, were inherited by his nephew Godfrey Clarke.
In 1740, following the death of Nicholas Leke 4th Earl Scarsdale, the last of his line, Sutton Scarsdale Hall, Derbyshire [Map] was sold to Godfrey Clarke
In or before 1742 Godfrey Clarke and Anne Pole were married.
Around 1742 [his son] Godfrey Bagnall Clarke was born to Godfrey Clarke and [his wife] Anne Pole.
In 1768 Godfrey Clarke was elected MP Derbyshire beating Henry Harpur 6th Baronet (age 29).
On 30th March 1774 Godfrey Clarke died. His son, [his son] Godfrey Bagnall Clarke (age 32) inherited his estates including Sutton Scarsdale [Map].
[his daughter] Sarah Clarke was born to Godfrey Clarke and Anne Pole.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Godfrey Clarke of Somershall Hall, Brampton and Chilcote, Derbyshire
GrandFather: Gilbert Carke of Chilcote
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Milward of Eaton Dovedale, Derbyshire
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Milward
Father: Gilbert Clarke