This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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Paternal Family Tree: Talbot
Maternal Family Tree: Harriet Holland
On 15th February 1855 [her father] Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 19th Earl of Shrewsbury 4th Earl Talbot (age 24) and [her mother] Anna Theresa Cockerell Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford (age 18) were married. He the son of [her grandfather] Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury (age 51) and [her grandmother] Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford (age 47).
On 6th June 1856 Theresa Susey Helen Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Londonderry was born to [her father] Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 19th Earl of Shrewsbury 4th Earl Talbot (age 26) and [her mother] Anna Theresa Cockerell Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford (age 20).
On 4th June 1868 [her grandfather] Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury (age 64) died. His son [her father] Charles (age 38) succeeded 19th Earl of Shrewsbury, 19th Earl Waterford, 4th Earl Talbot, 4th Viscount Ingestre, 6th Baron Talbot of Hensol in Glamorganshire. [her mother] Anna Theresa Cockerell Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford (age 32) by marriage Countess of Shrewsbury, Countess Waterford, Countess Talbot.
Monument at St Mary the Virgin Church, Ingestre [Map] sculpted by John Steell (age 63).
Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 19th Earl of Shrewsbury 4th Earl Talbot: On 13th April 1830 he was born to Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury and Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford. On 15th February 1855 Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 19th Earl of Shrewsbury 4th Earl Talbot and Anna Theresa Cockerell Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford were married. He the son of Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury and Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford. In 1874 he was appointed Privy Council. On 11th May 1877 Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 19th Earl of Shrewsbury 4th Earl Talbot died. His son Charles succeeded 20th Earl of Shrewsbury, 20th Earl Waterford, 5th Earl Talbot, 5th Viscount Ingestre, 7th Baron Talbot of Hensol in Glamorganshire.
Anna Theresa Cockerell Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford: On 20th February 1836 she was born to Richard Howe Cockerell and Theresa Howe Newcomen. On 29th July 1912 Anna Theresa Cockerell Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford died.
In 1874 [her father] Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 19th Earl of Shrewsbury 4th Earl Talbot (age 43) was appointed Privy Council.
On 2nd October 1875 Charles Stewart Vane-Tempest-Stewart 6th Marquess Londonderry (age 23) and Theresa Susey Helen Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Londonderry (age 19) were married at Alton, Cheadle, Staffordshire. She the daughter of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 19th Earl of Shrewsbury 4th Earl Talbot (age 45) and Anna Theresa Cockerell Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford (age 39). He the son of George Henry Vane-Tempest 5th Marquess Londonderry (age 54) and Mary Cornelia Edwards Marchioness Londonderry (age 46).
On 8th September 1876 [her daughter] Helen Vane-Tempest-Stewart Countess Ilchester was born to [her husband] Charles Stewart Vane-Tempest-Stewart 6th Marquess Londonderry (age 24) and Theresa Susey Helen Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Londonderry (age 20). She married 25th January 1902 Giles Fox-Strangways 6th Earl of Ilchester, son of Henry Edward Fox-Strangways 5th Earl of Ilchester, and had issue.
On 11th May 1877 [her father] Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 19th Earl of Shrewsbury 4th Earl Talbot (age 47) died. His son [her brother] Charles (age 16) succeeded 20th Earl of Shrewsbury, 20th Earl Waterford, 5th Earl Talbot, 5th Viscount Ingestre, 7th Baron Talbot of Hensol in Glamorganshire.
On 13th May 1878 [her son] Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart 7th Marquess of Londonderry was born to [her husband] Charles Stewart Vane-Tempest-Stewart 6th Marquess Londonderry (age 25) and Theresa Susey Helen Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Londonderry (age 21). He married 28th November 1899 Edith Chaplin Marchioness Londonderry, daughter of Henry Chaplin 1st Viscount Chaplin and Florence Sutherland Leveson-Gower, and had issue.
On 4th December 1879 [her son] Charles Stewart Reginald Vane-Tempest-Stewart was born to [her husband] Charles Stewart Vane-Tempest-Stewart 6th Marquess Londonderry (age 27) and Theresa Susey Helen Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Londonderry (age 23).
In June 1882 [her brother] Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 20th Earl of Shrewsbury 5th Earl Talbot (age 21) and [her sister-in-law] Ellen Palmer Morewood Countess Shrewsbury Waterford Talbot (age 25) were married. She being older, already married, with a child. He being nineteen. They eloped. Their first child born three months after the marriage. She by marriage Countess of Shrewsbury, Countess Waterford, Countess Talbot. He the son of [her father] Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 19th Earl of Shrewsbury 4th Earl Talbot and [her mother] Anna Theresa Cockerell Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford (age 46).
On 6th November 1884 [her father-in-law] George Henry Vane-Tempest 5th Marquess Londonderry (age 63) died. His son [her husband] Charles (age 32) succeeded 6th Marquess Londonderry. Theresa Susey Helen Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Londonderry (age 28) by marriage Marchioness Londonderry.
In 1888 [her husband] Charles Stewart Vane-Tempest-Stewart 6th Marquess Londonderry (age 35) was appointed 791st Knight of the Garter by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 68).
On 9th October 1899 [her son] Charles Stewart Reginald Vane-Tempest-Stewart (age 19) died.
On 28th November 1899 [her son] Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart 7th Marquess of Londonderry (age 21) and [her daughter-in-law] Edith Chaplin Marchioness Londonderry (age 20) were married. He the son of [her husband] Charles Stewart Vane-Tempest-Stewart 6th Marquess Londonderry (age 47) and Theresa Susey Helen Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Londonderry (age 43).
On 25th January 1902 [her son-in-law] Giles Fox-Strangways 6th Earl of Ilchester (age 27) and [her daughter] Helen Vane-Tempest-Stewart Countess Ilchester (age 25) were married. She the daughter of [her husband] Charles Stewart Vane-Tempest-Stewart 6th Marquess Londonderry (age 49) and Theresa Susey Helen Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Londonderry (age 45). He the son of Henry Edward Fox-Strangways 5th Earl of Ilchester (age 54).
Before 11th November 1904. Valentine Cameron Prinsep (age 66). Portrait of Theresa Susey Helen Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Londonderry (age 48).
The Times. 2nd February 1905. The funeral of [her brother-in-law] Lord Henry Vane-Tempest (deceased) took place yesterday in the family vault in St. Peter's [Map], Montgomeryshire. The Bishop of Bangor (age 59), assisted by the Rev J. Williams, rector of the parish, and the Rev. S. J. Evans, officiated. The principal mourmers were the [her husband] Marquis (age 52) and Marchioness of Londonderry (age 48) (brother and sister-in-law), [her brother-in-law] Lord Herbert Vane-Tempest (age 42) (brother), and Mr. Beaumont (age 44), M.P., and [her sister-in-law] Lady Aline Beaumont (age 41) (brother-in-law and sister). Continues.
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On 29th July 1912 [her mother] Anna Theresa Cockerell Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford (age 76) died.
After 1915. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorials to [her husband] Charles Stewart Vane-Tempest-Stewart 6th Marquess Londonderry (age 62) and his wife Theresa Susey Helen Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Londonderry (age 58) sculpted by John Tweed (age 45).
On 8th February 1915 [her husband] Charles Stewart Vane-Tempest-Stewart 6th Marquess Londonderry (age 62) died. His son [her son] Charles (age 36) succeeded 7th Marquess Londonderry. Memorial at St Mary's Church, Long Newton [Map].
9th February 1915. Times Newspaper Obituaries. The news of the death of the [her former husband] Marquess of Londonderry (deceased), which occurred at Wynyard, Stockton-on-Tees, yesterday morning, will be received with profound regret far beyond the circle of his personal friends or of the members of the Unionist Party. Lord Londonderry had not been entirely well for some little time past. For a fortnight, it seems, he had been suffering from sciatica. Last week he caught a chill, from which pneumonia developed. On Sunday his condition was seen to be critical. During the night he collapsed, and the end came at 9.30 yesterday morning. Lady Londonderry (age 58), who had been in constant attendance on him during his illness, was present at the last, as also were [her daughter] Lady Ilchester (age 38) and [her former brother-in-law] Lord Herbert Vane-Tempest (age 52).
On 16th March 1919 Theresa Susey Helen Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Londonderry (age 62) died. Memorial at St Mary's Church, Long Newton [Map].
Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Talbot 1st Baron Talbot 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Talbot 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecil Mathew Baroness Talbot
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Chetwynd-Talbot 1st Earl Talbot 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Chetwynd 2nd Viscount Chetwynd 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Chetwynd 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Esther Kent Viscountess Chetwynd
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Trevor Hill 1st Viscount Hillsborough
Great x 3 Grandfather: Wills Hill 1st Marquess Downshire
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Augusta Hill Countess Talbot 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Fitzgerald 19th Earl of Kildare 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaretta Fitzgerald 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary O'Brien Countess Kildare 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Lambart
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Naper
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Lenox Dutton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Dutton 
11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Dutton 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christopher Bond
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Bond
Father: Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 19th Earl of Shrewsbury 4th Earl Talbot 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Tristram Beresford 3rd Baronet 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Marcus Beresford 1st Earl Tyrone 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George de la Poer Beresford 1st Marquess Waterford 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Power 3rd Earl Tyrone 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Power Countess Tyrone 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry de la Poer Beresford 2nd Marquess Waterford 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Monck of St Stephen's Green, Dublin 
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Henry Monck
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Monck Marchioness Waterford 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Bentinck 1st Duke Portland 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Cavendish-Bentinck 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Noel Duchess Portland 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
GrandMother: Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Carpenter 2nd Baron Carpenter 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Carpenter 1st Earl Tyrconnel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Petty Baroness Carpenter
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Carpenter 2nd Earl Tyrconnel 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Clifton 5th Baronet 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Clifton Countess Tyrconnel 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Coote Lady Clifton 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Susan Hussey Carpenter Marchioness Waterford 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Blake Delaval 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rhoda Apreece 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sarah Hussey Delaval Countess Tyrconnel 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Robinson of Gateshead 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Susanna Robinson Baroness Delaval 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Delaval 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Theresa Susey Helen Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Londonderry 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Cockerell
Great x 1 Grandfather: Samuel Pepys Cockerell
GrandFather: Richard Howe Cockerell
Mother: Anna Theresa Cockerell Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Gleadowe-Newcomen 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Gleadowe-Newcomen 2nd Viscount Newcomen
GrandMother: Theresa Howe Newcomen
Great x 1 Grandmother: Harriet Holland