Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 6th May 1829 [her father] George Waugh [aged 28] and [her step-mother] Mary Walker [aged 24] were married.
In 1847 Marion Edith Waugh was born to George Waugh [aged 45].
On 28th December 1865 [her future husband] William Holman Hunt [aged 38] and [her half-sister] Fanny Waugh [aged 32] were married at Christ Church Paddington. William Michael Rossetti [aged 36], and her brother and sister George and Emily were witnesses. She, Fanny, would die the following year eight days short of their anniversary. He would, ten years later, marry her younger sister Marion Edith Waugh [aged 18]; an example of Married to Two Siblings.
1868. [her future husband] William Holman Hunt [aged 40]. "The Birthday". Model his future second wife Marion Edith Waugh [aged 21] on her twenty-first birthday (sister of his deceased first wife [her half-sister] Fanny Waugh).
In November 1875 William Holman Hunt [aged 48] and Marion Edith Waugh [aged 28] were married at Neuchâtel, Switzerland since marrying your late wife's sister was illegal in England - see 1835 Marriage Act. She his first wife's younger sister contrary to English Law; an example of Married to Two Siblings. His brother-in-law Thomas Woolner [aged 49] considered the marriage immoral; they never spoke again.
In 1878 [her daughter] Gladys Hunt was born to [her husband] William Holman Hunt [aged 50] and Marion Edith Waugh [aged 31] at Jerusalem [Map].
On 6th May 1879 [her son] Hilary Lushington Hunt was born to [her husband] William Holman Hunt [aged 52] and Marion Edith Waugh [aged 32] at 2 Warwick Gardens, Kensington.
1880. [her husband] William Holman Hunt [aged 52]. Portrait of Mrs Edith Holman Hunt [aged 33].
3rd April 1881. Census. 2 Warwick Gardens, Kensington
[her husband] William Holman Hunt [aged 54]. Head. 54. Artist.
Marion Edith Waugh [aged 34]. Wife. 34.
[her daughter] Gladys Hunt [aged 3]. Daughter. 4.
[her son] Hilary Lushington Hunt [aged 1]. Son. 1.
Mary A Ottaway. 42. Nurse.
Josephine M Murphy. 23. Housemaid.
Ada M Clemens. 23. Nurse.
Annie Burton. 26. Cook.
Gladys Hunt: In 1878 she was born to William Holman Hunt and Marion Edith Waugh at Jerusalem [Map].
Hilary Lushington Hunt: On 6th May 1879 he was born to William Holman Hunt and Marion Edith Waugh at 2 Warwick Gardens, Kensington.
5th April 1891. Census. Draycott Lodge
[her husband] William Holman Hunt [aged 64]. Head. 64. Artist of figure and landscape. Sculp.
Marion Edith Waugh [aged 44]. Wife. 44.
[her daughter] Gladys Hunt [aged 13]. Daughter. 14. School Girl.
[her son] Hilary Lushington Hunt [aged 11]. Son. 11. School Boy.
Edith Spark. 24. Governess.
Mary A Ottaway. 53. Nurse.
Eugenie P A Bassel. 17. Housemaid.
Ella A Rich. 31. Cook.
Ann Butler. 63. Servant
Richard Butler. 60. Servant.
1892. Anne Lea aka Merritt [aged 47]. Portrait of Marion Edith Waugh [aged 45].
31st March 1901. Census. Draycott Lodge
[her husband] William Holman Hunt [aged 73]. Head. 73. Artist and Sculptor crossed out. Painter.
Marion Edith Waugh [aged 54]. Wife. 54.
Cyril Hunt [aged 34]. Son. 34. Tea Planter.
Florence Venney. Servant. 16. Under-housemaid.
Margaret Murdock. Servant. 37. Cook.
Cyril Hunt: On 27th October 1866 he was born to William Holman Hunt and Fanny Waugh. It is likely that this birth caused the death of his mother since she and William Holman-Hunt has only been married one year.
On 7th September 1910 [her husband] William Holman Hunt [aged 83] died. He was buried at St Paul's Cathedral [Map].