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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.

Biography of Oliver Russell 2nd Baron Ampthill 1869-1935

Paternal Family Tree: Russell

Maternal Family Tree: Charlotte Jenkinson Countess Verulam 1863

On 5th May 1868 [his father] Odo Russell 1st Baron Ampthill (age 39) and [his mother] Emily Theresa Villiers Baroness Ampthill (age 25) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon (age 68) and [his grandmother] Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon (age 58). They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 19th February 1869 Oliver Russell 2nd Baron Ampthill was born to [his father] Odo Russell 1st Baron Ampthill (age 39) and [his mother] Emily Theresa Villiers Baroness Ampthill (age 26).

On 6th October 1894 Oliver Russell 2nd Baron Ampthill (age 25) and Margaret Lygon Baroness Ampthill (age 19) were married. She by marriage Baroness Ampthill of Ampthill in Bedfordshire. She the daughter of Frederick Lygon 6th Earl Beauchamp and Mary Catherine Stanhope Countess Beauchamp. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 4th October 1896 [his son] John Russell 3rd Baron Ampthill was born to Oliver Russell 2nd Baron Ampthill (age 27) and [his wife] Margaret Lygon Baroness Ampthill (age 21). He married (1) 18th October 1918 Christabel Hulme Hart Baroness Ampthill and had issue (2) 22nd February 1937 Sibell Faithfull Lumley Baroness Ampthill (3) 24th July 1948 Adeline Mary Constance Hone Baroness Ampthill and had issue.

On 14th April 1898 [his son] Admiral Guy Herbrand Edward Russell was born to Oliver Russell 2nd Baron Ampthill (age 29) and [his wife] Margaret Lygon Baroness Ampthill (age 23).

On 5th September 1900 Oliver Russell 2nd Baron Ampthill (age 31) was appointed Governor of Madras. He served until February 1906.

On 18th October 1918 [his son] John Russell 3rd Baron Ampthill (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Christabel Hart were married. The marriage wasn't consummated leading to awkward questions in 1921 when she announced she was five months pregnant. The subsequent divorce case, Ampthill vs Ampthill was protracted and notorious.

1925. Arthur Stockdale Cope (age 67). Portrait of Oliver Russell 2nd Baron Ampthill (age 55).

In 1927 [his mother] Emily Theresa Villiers Baroness Ampthill (age 84) died.

All About History Books

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.

On 7th July 1935 Oliver Russell 2nd Baron Ampthill (age 66) died of pneumonia. His son John (age 38) succeeded 3rd Baron Ampthill of Ampthill in Bedfordshire. [his daughter-in-law] Christabel Hulme Hart Baroness Ampthill by marriage Baroness Ampthill of Ampthill in Bedfordshire.

On 12th December 1957 [his former wife] Margaret Lygon Baroness Ampthill (age 83) died.

Royal Ancestors of Oliver Russell 2nd Baron Ampthill

Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Son of Henry IV King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Oliver Russell 2nd Baron Ampthill

Great x 4 Grandfather: Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford 9 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Russell 4th Duke Bedford 10 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Russell 11 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gertrude Leveson-Gower Duchess Bedford 10 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Russell 6th Duke Bedford 2 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arnold Keppel 1st Earl Albermarle

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Anne Keppel 2nd Earl Albermarle

Great x 4 Grandmother: Geertruid Johanna Quirina Van Der Duyn Countess Albermarle

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Keppel Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Lennox Countess Albermarle Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Brudenell Duchess Richmond 9 x Great Grand Daughter of

GrandFather: George Russell 3 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Byng 1st Viscount Torrington

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Byng 3rd Viscount Torrington

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Byng 4th Viscount Torrington

Great x 1 Grandmother: Georgiana Elizabeth Byng 10 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Boyle 4th Earl Cork 4th Earl Orrery 11 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Boyle 5th Earl Cork 8 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cecil Countess Cork 7 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandmother: Lucy Boyle Viscountess Torrington 9 x Great Grand Daughter of

Father: Odo Russell 1st Baron Ampthill 4 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Rawdon 1st Earl Moira

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Theophilus Rawdon 8 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon 5 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Theophilus Hastings 9th Earl Huntingdon 6 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Frances Fowler Countess Huntingdon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hastings Countess Moira 7 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Washington Shirley 2nd Earl Ferrers 11 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Selina Shirley Countess Huntingdon 12 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Levinge Countess Ferrers

GrandMother: Elizabeth Anne Rawdon 9 x Great Grand Daughter of

Oliver Russell 2nd Baron Ampthill 5 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 1st Earl Jersey 10 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Villiers 2nd Earl Jersey 11 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Chiffinch Countess Jersey

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Villiers 1st Earl Clarendon 12 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Villiers 12 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Algernon Capell 2nd Earl Essex 9 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Capell 3rd Earl Essex 10 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Bentinck Countess Essex 11 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Capell Countess Clarendon 11 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Hyde 2nd Earl Rochester 4th Earl Clarendon 10 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Hyde Countess Essex 11 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Leveson-Gower Countess Rochester and Clarendon 12 x Great Grand Daughter of

GrandFather: George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon 13 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Parker of Boringdon

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Parker

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Parker 1st Baron Boringdon 12 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Paulett 1st Earl Paulett 10 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Paulett 11 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Bertie Countess Paulett 11 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 1 Grandmother: Theresa Parker 13 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Robinson 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Robinson 1st Baron Grantham

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Aislabie

Great x 2 Grandmother: Theresa Robinson Baroness Boringdon

Mother: Emily Theresa Villiers Baroness Ampthill 14 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 1 Grandfather: James Walter Grimston 1st Earl Verulam

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Walter

Great x 2 Grandmother: Harriet Walter Viscountess Grimston

GrandMother: Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Jenkinson 2nd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Colonel Charles Jenkinson

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Jenkinson 1st Earl Liverpool

Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Jenkinson Countess Verulam