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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.
Paternal Family Tree: Gell
On 14th April 1558 [his father] Thomas Gell (age 26) and [his mother] Millicent Sacheverell were married in Kirk Ireton, Derbyshire [Map].
Around 1571 [his step-father] John Curzon (age 20) and [his mother] Millicent Sacheverell were married.
On 22nd June 1593 John Gell 1st Baronet was born to Thomas Gell (age 61) and Millicent Sacheverell in Hopton Hall, Derbyshire [Map].
On 2nd July 1593 John Gell 1st Baronet was baptised at St Margaret's Church, Carsington [Map].
On 11th November 1594 [his father] Thomas Gell (age 62) died.
In January 1609 John Gell 1st Baronet (age 15) and Elizabeth Willoughby Lady Gell were married at St Leonard's Church, Wollaton [Map].
Before 1613 [his daughter] Bridget Gell was born to John Gell 1st Baronet (age 19) and [his wife] Elizabeth Willoughby Lady Gell.
Before 1613 [his daughter] Millicent Gell was born to John Gell 1st Baronet (age 19) and [his wife] Elizabeth Willoughby Lady Gell.
In 1613 [his son] John Gell 2nd Baronet was born to John Gell 1st Baronet (age 19) and [his wife] Elizabeth Willoughby Lady Gell.
On 20th June 1622 John Stanhope (age 32) and [his future wife] Mary Radclyffe Lady Gell (age 17) were married in Castle Donington, Leicestershire.
In 1642 John Gell 1st Baronet (age 48) was created 1st Baronet Gell of Hopton in Derbyshire. [his wife] Elizabeth Willoughby Lady Gell by marriage Lady Gell of Hopton in Derbyshire.
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.
In 1644 [his wife] Elizabeth Willoughby Lady Gell died.
In December 1647 John Gell 1st Baronet (age 54) and Mary Radclyffe Lady Gell (age 42) were married. She by marriage Lady Gell of Hopton in Derbyshire.
Around April 1653 [his wife] Mary Radclyffe Lady Gell (age 48) died.
On 26th January 1671 John Gell 1st Baronet (age 77) died. He was buried in St Mary's Church, Wirksworth [Map]. His son [his son] John (age 58) succeeded 2nd Baronet Gell of Hopton in Derbyshire.
John Gell 2nd Baronet: In 1613 he was born to John Gell 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Willoughby Lady Gell. Before 8th February 1688 John Gell 2nd Baronet and Katherine Packer of Shelingford were married. On 8th February 1688 John Gell 2nd Baronet died. His son Philip succeeded 3rd Baronet Gell of Hopton in Derbyshire. Elizabeth Fagge Lady Gell by marriage Lady Gell of Hopton in Derbyshire.
[his daughter] Eleanor Gell was born to John Gell 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Willoughby Lady Gell.
[his son] William Gell was born to John Gell 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Willoughby Lady Gell.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Gell was born to John Gell 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Willoughby Lady Gell.
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Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
GrandFather: Ralph Gell
Father: Thomas Gell
Great x 1 Grandfather: Nicholas Ashby of Willoughby on the Wolds in Nottinghamshire
GrandMother: Godeth Ashby
John Gell 1st Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Sacheverell
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Sacheverell
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Statham
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Sacheverell
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Sacheverell 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Montgomery 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Montgomery 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Montgomery 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Delves 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Delves 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ellen Egerton
GrandFather: Ralph Sacheverell 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Clement Lowe
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Lowe
Mother: Millicent Sacheverell 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Dethick
GrandMother: Emma Dethick