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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.
Paternal Family Tree: Vivian
On 30th October 1816 [his father] John Henry Vivian (age 31) and [his mother] Sarah Jones were married.
On 6th July 1821 Henry Vivian 1st Baron Swansea was born to John Henry Vivian (age 35) and Sarah Jones at Singleton Abbey.
On 15th April 1847 Henry Vivian 1st Baron Swansea (age 25) and Jessie Dalrymple Goddard (age 22) were married.
On 11th February 1848 [his son] Ernest Ambrose Vivian 2nd Baron Swansea was born to Henry Vivian 1st Baron Swansea (age 26) and [his wife] Jessie Dalrymple Goddard (age 23). His mother died a few weeks later.
On 28th February 1848 [his wife] Jessie Dalrymple Goddard (age 23) died from childbirth a few weeks after the birth of their only child [his son] Ernest Ambrose Vivian 2nd Baron Swansea.
In 1852 Henry Vivian 1st Baron Swansea (age 30) was elected MP Truro which seat he held until 1857.
On 14th July 1853 Henry Vivian 1st Baron Swansea (age 32) and Flora Caroline Elizabeth Cholmeley were married.
On 10th February 1855 [his father] John Henry Vivian (age 69) died.
In 1857 Henry Vivian 1st Baron Swansea (age 35) was elected MP Glamorganshire which seat he held until 1885.
On 25th January 1868 [his wife] Flora Caroline Elizabeth Cholmeley died.
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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.
On 10th November 1870 Henry Vivian 1st Baron Swansea (age 49) and Averil Beaumont (age 29) were married.
On 22nd April 1875 [his son] Odo Vivian 3rd Baron Swansea was born to Henry Vivian 1st Baron Swansea (age 53) and [his wife] Averil Beaumont (age 34).
On 13th May 1882 Henry Vivian 1st Baron Swansea (age 60) was created 1st Baronet Vivian of Singleton in Swansea in Glamorganshire.
In 1885 Henry Vivian 1st Baron Swansea (age 63) was elected MP Swansea District which seat he held until 1893.
On 8th September 1886 [his mother] Sarah Jones died.
In 1889 Henry Vivian 1st Baron Swansea (age 67) became the first chairman of the Glamorgan County Council.
On 9th June 1893 Henry Vivian 1st Baron Swansea (age 71) was created 1st Baron Swansea of Singleton in Glamorganshire.
On 28th November 1894 Henry Vivian 1st Baron Swansea (age 73) died. Probate was granted to his sons Henry Hussey Vivian and Odo Richard Vivian valuing his estate at £163,707 1s 9d. He was buried at St Paul's Church, Sketty. His son [his son] Ernest (age 46) succeeded 2nd Baron Swansea of Singleton in Glamorganshire, 2nd Baronet Vivian of Singleton in Swansea in Glamorganshire.
On 14th January 1934 [his former wife] Averil Beaumont (age 93) died.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Reverend Thomas Vivian
GrandFather: John Vivian of Truro
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Hussey of Truro St Mary in Cornwall
Father: John Henry Vivian
Great x 1 Grandfather: Reverend Richard Cranch
GrandMother: Betsey Cranch
Henry Vivian 1st Baron Swansea
GrandFather: Arthur Jones of Reigate
Mother: Sarah Jones