Biography of Martin ffolkes 1st Baronet 1749-1821

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Before 21st April 1749 [his father] William ffolkes1700-1773 (age 48) and [his mother] Mary Browne (age 31) were married.

On 21st May 1749 Martin ffolkes 1st Baronet was born to [his father] William ffolkes1700-1773 (age 48) and [his mother] Mary Browne (age 31).

On 8th April 1773 [his mother] Mary Browne (age 55) died.

On 10th April 1773 [his father] William ffolkes1700-1773 (age 72) died.

                    The London Gazette 11453. St. James's. May 3. [1774]
                
                    The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baronet of the Kingdom of Great Britain, unto the following Gentlemen, viz.
                
                    Richard Clayton, of Adlington, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, Esq; and, in Default of Issue Male, to the Heirs Male of John Clayton, Esq; his late Father, deceased, and their Heirs Male;
                
                    Archibald Edmonstone (age 56), of Duntreatb, in the Coonty of Stirling, North Britain, Esq;
                
                    Walden Hanmer, of Hanmer, in the County of Flint, Esq;
                
                    Richard Symons, of the Meend, in the County of Hereford, Esq;
                
                    William Lemon, of Carelew, in the County of Cornwall, Efqj
                
                    Francis Blake, of Twisel Castle, in the County Palatine of Durham, Esq;
                
                    Martin Folkes (age 24), of Hillington Hall, in the County of Norfolk, Esq;
                
                    William Jones, of Ramsbury Manor, in the County os Wilts* Esq;
                
                    William Montgomery, of Macbiehill, in the Shire of Tweedale, North Britain, Esq;
                
                    Philip Gibbes, of Spring Head, in the Island of Barbadoes, Esq;
                
                    Charles Raymond, of Valentine House, in the County of Essex, Esq; and, in Default of Issue Male, to William Burrell, of Beckenham, in the County of Kent, Esq; and his Heirs Male by Sophia his Wife, Daughter of the said Charles Raymond. And,
                
                    John Smith, of Sydling Saint Nicholas, in the County of Dorset, Esq;

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Before 1777 Martin ffolkes 1st Baronet (age 27) and Fanny Turner were married.

In April 1777 [his daughter] Fanny Mary ffolkes was born to Martin ffolkes 1st Baronet (age 27) and [his wife] Fanny Turner. She married 28th May 1802 Gilbert Hervey West.

On 30th August 1786 [his son] William Browne ffolkes 2nd Baronet was born to Martin ffolkes 1st Baronet (age 37) and [his wife] Fanny Turner. He married in or before 13th January 1820 Charlotte Philippa Browne and had issue.

On 28th May 1802 [his son-in-law] Gilbert Hervey West (age 21) and [his daughter] Fanny Mary ffolkes (age 25) were married.

In 1813 [his wife] Fanny Turner died.

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In April 1813 [his daughter] Fanny Mary ffolkes (age 36) died.

On 6th March 1869 [his granddaughter] Fanny Anna West (age 43) died.

On 16th November 1867 [his grandson] William John Browne ffolkes (age 47) died.

Memorials in Church of St Mary, Hillington [Map].

Fanny Mary ffolkes: In April 1777 she was born to Martin ffolkes 1st Baronet and Fanny Turner. On 28th May 1802 Gilbert Hervey West and she were married.

Fanny Anna West: In 1826 she was born to Edward West and Lucretia Georgiana ffolkes at Bombay, India. Before 6th March 1869 Lieutenant Colonel Robert Gregory Wale and she were married.

William John Browne ffolkes: On 13th January 1820 he was born to William Browne ffolkes 2nd Baronet and Charlotte Philippa Browne.

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In or before 13th January 1820 [his son] William Browne ffolkes 2nd Baronet (age 33) and [his daughter-in-law] Charlotte Philippa Browne (age 21) were married.

William of Worcester's Chronicle of England

William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.

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On 11th December 1821 Martin ffolkes 1st Baronet (age 72) died. His son William (age 35) succeeded 2nd Baronet ffolkes of Hillington Hall in Norfolk.

26th August 1822 [his son-in-law] Edward West and [his daughter] Lucretia Georgiana ffolkes were married at St Marylebone Church. She the daughter of his guardian and uncle Martin ffolkes 1st Baronet.

[his daughter] Anna Martina ffolkes was born to Martin ffolkes 1st Baronet.

[his daughter] Lucretia Georgiana ffolkes was born to Martin ffolkes 1st Baronet and Fanny Turner. She married 26th August 1822 Edward West and had issue.

Edward West was born to John Balchen West. His parents died young so he was brought up by his uncle Martin ffolkes 1st Baronet. He married 26th August 1822 Lucretia Georgiana ffolkes, daughter of Martin ffolkes 1st Baronet and Fanny Turner, and had issue.