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Biography of Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick 1745-1789

Paternal Family Tree: Noel-Hill

On 14th February 1723 [his father] Thomas Hill aka Harwood (age 30) and Anne Powys (age 18) were married.

On 3rd May 1740 [his father] Thomas Hill aka Harwood (age 47) and [his mother] Susan Maria Noel (age 20) were married. The difference in their ages was 27 years.

On 16th April 1745 Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick was born to Thomas Hill aka Harwood (age 52) and Susan Maria Noel (age 25) at 3 Cleveland Court, St James'.

In 1768 Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick (age 22) was elected MP Shrewsbury which seat he held until 1774.

On 19th May 1768 Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick (age 23) and Anna Vernon (age 20) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square.

On 21st September 1770 [his son] Thomas Noel-Hill 2nd Baron Berwick was born to Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick (age 25) and [his wife] Anna Vernon (age 22).

On 21st October 1773 [his son] William Noel-Hill 3rd Baron Berwick was born to Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick (age 28) and [his wife] Anna Vernon (age 25).

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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 1774 Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick (age 28) was elected MP Shropshire which seat he held until 1784.

On 7th November 1774 [his son] Richard Noel-Hill 4th Baron Berwick was born to Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick (age 29) and [his wife] Anna Vernon (age 26). He was baptised at St Martin in the Fields Church [Map] on 11th November 1774.

On 11th June 1782 [his father] Thomas Hill aka Harwood (age 89) died.

In 1784 Richard Grosvenor 1st Earl Grosvenor (age 52) was created 1st Earl Grosvenor. [his sister-in-law] Henrietta Vernon Countess Grosvenor (age 48) by marriage Countess Grosvenor.

On 19th May 1784 Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick (age 39) was created 1st Baron Berwick of Attingham in Shropshire.

On 6th January 1789 Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick (age 43) died at Portman Square Marylebone. On 20th January 1789 he was buried at St Eata's Church, Atcham. His son [his son] Thomas (age 18) succeeded 2nd Baron Berwick of Attingham in Shropshire.

On 23rd March 1797 [his former wife] Anna Vernon (age 49) died.

[his daughter] Henrietta Maria Hill was born to Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick and Anna Vernon.

[his daughter] Anna Matilda Hill was born to Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick and Anna Vernon.

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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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[his daughter] Amelia Louisa Hill was born to Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick and Anna Vernon.

Royal Ancestors of Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick 1745-1789

Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn King Gwynedd King Powys

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

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

Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick 1745-1789

Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Noel

Great x 3 Grandfather: Varney Noel 1st Baronet

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Noel 2nd Baronet

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Noel 4th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Lovelace 1st Baron Lovelace

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lovelace 2nd Baron Lovelace

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Dodworth Baroness Lovelace

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Lovelace 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Cleveland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Wentworth 7th Baroness Wentworth Baroness Lovelace 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Crofts Countess Cleveland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: William Noel 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Clobery of Winchester in Hampshire

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Clobery

Mother: Susan Maria Noel 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Trollope

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Trollope 1st Baronet

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Trollope

Great x 4 Grandfather: Christopher Clitherow

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Clitherow Lady Trollope

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Campbell

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Trollope 3rd Baronet

GrandMother: Elizabeth Trollope

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Clobery of Winchester in Hampshire

Great x 1 Grandmother: Susannah Clobery