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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.

Biography of Hugh Cholmeley 3rd Baronet 1839-1904

Paternal Family Tree: Cholmeley of Easton

Maternal Family Tree: Maria Janetta Nelthorpe Duchess St Albans 1822

On 10th February 1829 [his father] Montague Cholmeley 2nd Baronet (age 26) and [his mother] Georgiana Beauclerk Lady Cholmeley (age 20) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] William Beauclerk 8th Duke St Albans and [his grandmother] Maria Janetta Nelthorpe Duchess St Albans.

On 18th October 1839 Hugh Cholmeley 3rd Baronet was born to Montague Cholmeley 2nd Baronet (age 37) and Georgiana Beauclerk Lady Cholmeley (age 30).

In 1868 Hugh Cholmeley 3rd Baronet (age 28) was elected MP Grantham.

On 18th January 1874 [his father] Montague Cholmeley 2nd Baronet (age 71) died. His son Hugh (age 34) succeeded 3rd Baronet Cholmeley of Easton in Lincolnshire.

On 12th August 1874 Hugh Cholmeley 3rd Baronet (age 34) and Edith Sophia Rowley Lady Cholmeley (age 25) were married. She by marriage Lady Cholmeley of Easton in Lincolnshire.

On 12th June 1876 [his son] Montagu Aubrey Rowley Cholmeley 4th Baronet was born to Hugh Cholmeley 3rd Baronet (age 36) and [his wife] Edith Sophia Rowley Lady Cholmeley (age 27).

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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 8th January 1880 [his mother] Georgiana Beauclerk Lady Cholmeley (age 71) died.

In 1885 Hugh Cholmeley 3rd Baronet (age 45) was appointed High Sheriff of Lincolnshire.

On 18th April 1903 [his son] Montagu Aubrey Rowley Cholmeley 4th Baronet (age 26) and [his daughter-in-law] Mabel Janetta Waldo-Sibthorp Lady Cholmeley (age 25) were married.

On 14th February 1904 Hugh Cholmeley 3rd Baronet (age 64) died. His son [his son] Montagu (age 27) succeeded 4th Baronet Cholmeley of Easton in Lincolnshire. [his daughter-in-law] Mabel Janetta Waldo-Sibthorp Lady Cholmeley (age 26) by marriage Lady Cholmeley of Easton in Lincolnshire.

On 26th December 1910 [his former wife] Edith Sophia Rowley Lady Cholmeley (age 62) died.

Royal Ancestors of Hugh Cholmeley 3rd Baronet 1839-1904

Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 6 Grand Son of Henry IV King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Hugh Cholmeley 3rd Baronet 1839-1904

Great x 1 Grandfather: Montague Cholmeley of Easton

GrandFather: Montague Cholmeley 1st Baronet

Father: Montague Cholmeley 2nd Baronet

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Harrison

GrandMother: Elizabeth Harrison Lady Cholmeley

Hugh Cholmeley 3rd Baronet 4 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Beauclerk 1st Duke St Albans Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Nell Gwyn

Great x 2 Grandfather: Vere Beauclerk 1st Baron de Vere Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Aubrey de Vere 20th Earl of Oxford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Diana Vere Duchess St Albans 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Diana Kirke Countess of Oxford

Great x 1 Grandfather: Aubrey Beauclerk 5th Duke St Albans Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Chambers

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Chambers Baroness Spencer 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Berkeley 2nd Earl Berkeley 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Berkeley 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Noel Countess Berkeley

GrandFather: William Beauclerk 8th Duke St Albans 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ponsonby 1st Viscount Duncannon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Brabazon Ponsonby 1st Earl Bessborough 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Moore

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Margetson

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sarah Margetson 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Caulfeild Baroness Carpenter 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Ponsonby Duchess St Albans 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 2nd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Devonshire 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hoskins of Oxted

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Hoskins Duchess Devonshire

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Hale

Mother: Georgiana Beauclerk Lady Cholmeley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Nelthorpe of Little Grimsby Hall in Lincolnshire

GrandMother: Maria Janetta Nelthorpe Duchess St Albans