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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 Henry Howard 12th Earl Suffolk 5th Earl Berkshire 1739-1779

Paternal Family Tree: Howard

On 6th November 1736 [his father] William Howard (age 21) and [his mother] Mary Finch (age 20) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Heneage Finch 2nd Earl Aylesford (age 53) and [his grandmother] Mary Fisher Countess Aylesford (age 46). He the son of [his grandfather] Henry Bowes Howard 4th Earl Berkshire 11th Earl Suffolk (age 50) and [his grandmother] Catherine Graham Countess Berkshire and Suffolk.

On 10th May 1739 Henry Howard 12th Earl Suffolk 5th Earl Berkshire was born to William Howard (age 24) and Mary Finch (age 23).

On 14th August 1777 Henry Howard 12th Earl Suffolk 5th Earl Berkshire (age 38) and Charlotte Finch Countess Suffolk and Berkshire (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess Suffolk, Countess Berkshire. She the daughter of Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Aylesford and Charlotte Seymour Countess Aylesford (age 46). They were first cousins.

In 1778 Henry Howard 12th Earl Suffolk 5th Earl Berkshire (age 38) was appointed 593rd Knight of the Garter by King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 39).

In September 1778 [his son] George Howard was born to Henry Howard 12th Earl Suffolk 5th Earl Berkshire (age 39) and [his wife] Charlotte Finch Countess Suffolk and Berkshire (age 24). Coefficient of inbreeding 6.66%.

On 27th December 1778 [his son] George Howard died.

On 7th March 1779 Henry Howard 12th Earl Suffolk 5th Earl Berkshire (age 39) died at Bath, Somerset [Map]. He was buried at All Saints Church, Charlton-All-Saints [Map]. On 8th August 1779 his postumous son His son [his son] Henry succeeded 13th Earl Suffolk, 6th Earl Berkshire, 6th Viscount Andover in Hampshire, 6th Baron Howard of Charlton in Wiltshire although he died two days later.

After 7th March 1779. St Peter's Church, Elford [Map]. Memorials to Henry Howard 12th Earl Suffolk 5th Earl Berkshire (deceased), Craven Howard and [his grandfather] Henry Bowes Howard 4th Earl Berkshire 11th Earl Suffolk.

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 8th August 1779 [his son] Henry Howard 13th Earl Suffolk 6th Earl Berkshire was born to Henry Howard 12th Earl Suffolk 5th Earl Berkshire and [his wife] Charlotte Finch Countess Suffolk and Berkshire (age 25). Coefficient of inbreeding 6.66%.

Before 16th March 1803 [his mother] Mary Finch (age 87) died. On 16th March 1803 she was buried.

On 15th July 1756 [his father] William Howard (age 41) was killed accidentally whilst driving a chaise.

Monument in St Peter's Church, Elford [Map].

Mary Finch: On 1st March 1716 she was born to Heneage Finch 2nd Earl Aylesford and Mary Fisher Countess Aylesford. On 6th November 1736 William Howard and she were married. She the daughter of Heneage Finch 2nd Earl Aylesford and Mary Fisher Countess Aylesford. He the son of Henry Bowes Howard 4th Earl Berkshire 11th Earl Suffolk and Catherine Graham Countess Berkshire and Suffolk.

Royal Ancestors of Henry Howard 12th Earl Suffolk 5th Earl Berkshire 1739-1779

Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Henry Howard 12th Earl Suffolk 5th Earl Berkshire 1739-1779

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 1st Earl Berkshire 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Howard 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cecil Countess Berkshire 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drury Countess Exeter 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Craven Howard 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Lothiel Dundas of Dunbar Lord of Session

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Dundas

GrandFather: Henry Bowes Howard 4th Earl Berkshire 11th Earl Suffolk 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Bowes 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Bowes 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Bowes 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Bowes 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Burdett

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Burdett 1st Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Wilson

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Burdett

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Francis

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Francis

Father: William Howard 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Graham 1st Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sibill Bell

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Graham 2nd Baronet

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Musgrave of Cumcatch in Cumberland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Musgrave

Great x 1 Grandfather: Colonel James Graham

GrandMother: Catherine Graham Countess Berkshire and Suffolk 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 1st Earl Berkshire 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Howard 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cecil Countess Berkshire 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drury Countess Exeter 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy Howard Maid of Honour 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Lothiel Dundas of Dunbar Lord of Session

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Dundas

Henry Howard 12th Earl Suffolk 5th Earl Berkshire 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Moyle Finch 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 1st Earl Nottingham 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Bell

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Bell 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Muriel Knyvet 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 1st Earl Aylesford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Daniel Harvey

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harvey Baroness Finch

GrandFather: Heneage Finch 2nd Earl Aylesford 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Caleb Banks of Maidstone in Kent

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Banks 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Martha Dann

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Banks Countess Aylesford

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Dethick of West Newington in Norfolk

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Dethick

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Methwold

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Dethick

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Travers of London

Great x 3 Grandmother: Martha Travers

Mother: Mary Finch 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Clement Fisher

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Fisher 1st Baronet

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Fisher

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Tyringham

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tyringham

Great x 1 Grandfather: Clement Fisher 3rd Baronet

GrandMother: Mary Fisher Countess Aylesford