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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: Beckett
On 17th February 1732 [his father] John Beckett (age 27) and Mary Crooke were married at Darfield, Yorkshire.
On 11th December 1740 [his father] John Beckett (age 36) and [his mother] Elizabeth Wilkson (age 24) were married at the Church of St Mary, Ecclesfield [Map].
On 30th April 1743 John Beckett 1st Baronet was born to John Beckett (age 38) and Elizabeth Wilkson (age 27). He was bvaptised in Barnsley on 2nd June 1743.
In 1767 [his father] John Beckett (age 62) died.
Around 1774 John Beckett 1st Baronet (age 30) developed banking alongside his mercantile interests, which included the import and export of goods from Portugal. The bank was known initially as Wilson, Arthington, Beckett & Calverley, but went through many changes of name as the partnership evolved in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Beckett was listed first, and was presumably the senior partner, by the late 1780s, when the bank was known as Beckett, Calverley, Lodge & Co. It became Beckett, Calverley, Lodge & Wilson from 1790; Beckett, Calverley & Co from 1797; Beckett, Blayds & Co from about 1812; and Beckett & Co from about 1829.
On 3rd March 1774 John Beckett 1st Baronet (age 30) and Mary Wilson (age 25) were married. She the daughter of Bishop Christopher Wilson (age 60) and Anne Gibson (age 47).
In 1775 and 1797 John Beckett 1st Baronet (age 31) was elected Mayor of Leeds.
On 17th May 1775 [his son] John Beckett 2nd Baronet was born to John Beckett 1st Baronet (age 32) and [his wife] Mary Wilson Lady Beckett (age 26). Educated at Leeds Grammar School, Trinity College, Cambridge (matriculated 1791; BA 1795; MA 1798), Inner Temple (admitted 1795; bencher, 1840) and Middle Temple (admitted 1799; called 1803). Barrister-at-law on the Northern Circuit. Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, 1797-1816.
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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.
In 1779 [his son] Thomas Beckett 3rd Baronet was born to John Beckett 1st Baronet (age 35) and [his wife] Mary Wilson Lady Beckett (age 30).
On 18th June 1782 [his son] Captain Richard Beckett was born to John Beckett 1st Baronet (age 39) and [his wife] Mary Wilson Lady Beckett (age 33).
On 29th January 1787 [his son] Edmund Beckett aka Denison 4th Baronet was born to John Beckett 1st Baronet (age 43) and [his wife] Mary Wilson Lady Beckett (age 38).
On 11th April 1791 [his son] Henry Beckett was born to John Beckett 1st Baronet (age 47) and [his wife] Mary Wilson Lady Beckett (age 42).
In 1803 [his mother] Elizabeth Wilkson (age 87) died.
On 28th July 1809 [his son] Captain Richard Beckett (age 27) was killed in action at the Battle of Talavera. He has a monument by John Flaxman (age 54) at the Minster and Parish Church of Saint Peter-at-Leeds [Map].
On 2nd November 1813 John Beckett 1st Baronet (age 70) was created 1st Baronet Beckett of Leeds. [his wife] Mary Wilson (age 64) by marriage Lady Beckett of Leeds.
On 14th December 1814 [his son] Edmund Beckett aka Denison 4th Baronet (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Maria Beverley Lady Beckett (age 19) were married.
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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 20th January 1817 [his son] John Beckett 2nd Baronet (age 41) and [his daughter-in-law] Anne Lowther Lady Beckett were married. She the daughter of William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale (age 59) and Augusta Fane Countess Lonsdale (age 55).
On 12th November 1818 [his son] Henry Beckett (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Lyle were married.
In 1823 [his wife] Mary Wilson Lady Beckett (age 74) died.
On 3rd March 1825 [his son] Thomas Beckett 3rd Baronet (age 46) and [his daughter-in-law] Caroline Beckett (age 37) were married. They were first cousins.
In 1826 John Beckett 1st Baronet (age 82) died. His son [his son] John (age 50) succeeded 2nd Baronet Beckett of Leeds. [his daughter-in-law] Anne Lowther Lady Beckett by marriage Lady Beckett of Leeds.
GrandFather: Gervase Beckett of Barnsley
Father: John Beckett
Great x 1 Grandfather: Jonas Clarke
GrandMother: Eleanor Clarke
GrandFather: Joseph wilson of Monk Bretton
Mother: Elizabeth Wilkson