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Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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Paternal Family Tree: Woodman aka Horsley aka Delaval
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Carr 1640-1729
In or before 1755 [her father] John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval (age 26) and [her mother] Susanna Robinson Baroness Delaval (age 24) were married. They were first cousins.
In 1763 Sarah Hussey Delaval Countess Tyrconnel was born to [her father] John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval (age 34) and [her mother] Susanna Robinson Baroness Delaval (age 33). Coefficient of inbreeding 6.26%.
1771. William Bell (age 38). Portrait of sisters [her sister] Frances Delaval (age 12) and Sarah Hussey Delaval Countess Tyrconnel (age 8).
Frances Delaval: In 1759 she was born to John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval and Susanna Robinson Baroness Delaval at Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.26%. On 22nd August 1778 John Fenton-Cawthorne and she were married. In 1839 Frances Delaval died.
On 7th August 1771 [her uncle] Francis Blake Delaval (age 44) died. He left four illegitimate children but no legitimate ones and was succeeded by his younger brother [her father] John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval (age 43).
On 9th July 1772 [her future husband] George Carpenter 2nd Earl Tyrconnel (age 22) and Frances Manners Countess Tyrconnel (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Tyrconnel. He the son of George Carpenter 1st Earl Tyrconnel and Frances Clifton Countess Tyrconnel.
Between 1775 and 1778. Edward Alcock. Portrait of Sarah Hussey Delaval Countess Tyrconnel (age 12).
On 3rd June 1780 George Carpenter 2nd Earl Tyrconnel (age 30) and Sarah Hussey Delaval Countess Tyrconnel (age 17) were married. She by marriage Countess Tyrconnel. He the son of George Carpenter 1st Earl Tyrconnel and Frances Clifton Countess Tyrconnel.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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On 21st May 1781 [her brother-in-law] George Thicknesse 19th Baron Audley 16th Baron Tuchet (age 24) and [her sister] Elizabeth Delaval Baroness Audley (age 24) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She by marriage Baroness Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire.
On 1st October 1783 [her mother] Susanna Robinson Baroness Delaval (age 53) died.
Around 1784 [her daughter] Susan Hussey Carpenter Marchioness Waterford was born to [her husband] George Carpenter 2nd Earl Tyrconnel (age 34) and Sarah Hussey Delaval Countess Tyrconnel (age 21). She married before 10th November 1807 Henry de la Poer Beresford 2nd Marquess Waterford, son of George de la Poer Beresford 1st Marquess Waterford and Elizabeth Monck Marchioness Waterford, and had issue.
On 11th July 1785 [her sister] Elizabeth Delaval Baroness Audley (age 28) died.
Around 1792. John Downman (age 42). Miniature portrait of Sarah Hussey Delaval Countess Tyrconnel (age 29).
In 1800 Sarah Hussey Delaval Countess Tyrconnel (age 37) died.
On 15th April 1805 [her former husband] George Carpenter 2nd Earl Tyrconnel (age 55) died. His nephew George (age 17) succeeded 3rd Earl Tyrconnel, 5th Baron Carpenter of Killaghy in County Tipperary.
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Delaval 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Delaval 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Delaval of North Dissington 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Selby
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Delaval of South Dissington 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Grey of Morpeth and Howick 
7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Grey of Bitchfield 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Strange 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Grey 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
GrandFather: Francis Blake Delaval 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Blake of Cogges
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Blake
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carr 
Father: John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Apreece
GrandMother: Rhoda Apreece 15 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Hussey 1st Baronet 
11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Hussey 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Anton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Hussey 2nd Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Chapman
Great x 3 Grandmother: Rhoda Chapman
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sarah Hussey 14 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Langham 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sarah Langham Lady Hussey
Sarah Hussey Delaval Countess Tyrconnel 12 x Great Grand Daughter of
GrandFather: Ralph Robinson of Gateshead 
Mother: Susanna Robinson Baroness Delaval 11 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Delaval 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Delaval 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Delaval of North Dissington 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Selby
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Delaval of South Dissington 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Grey of Morpeth and Howick 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Grey of Bitchfield 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Strange 6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Grey 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
GrandMother: Margaret Delaval 10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Blake of Cogges
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Blake
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carr