Biography of Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet 1718-1784

Paternal Family Tree: Frankland

In or before 1716 [his father] Henry Frankland (age 25) and [his mother] Mary Cross were married.

On 26th June 1718 Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet was born to Henry Frankland (age 28) and Mary Cross.

In 1738 [his father] Henry Frankland (age 48) died.

In May 1743 Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet (age 24) and Sarah Rhett Lady Thirkleby were married. The had three sons and seven daughters.

In 1747 Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet (age 28) was elected MP Thirsk.

In September 1750 [his son] Thomas Frankland 6th Baronet was born to Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet (age 32) and [his wife] Sarah Rhett Lady Thirkleby.

In 1768 [his brother] Charles Frankland 4th Baronet (age 52) died. His brother Thomas (age 49) succeeded 5th Baronet Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire. [his wife] Sarah Rhett Lady Thirkleby by marriage Lady Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire.

On 7th March 1775 [his son] Thomas Frankland 6th Baronet (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] Dorothy Smelt Lady Thirkleby (age 25) were married. They were third cousins.

On 14th October 1783 [his mother] Mary Cross died.

After 1784. All Saints Church, Thirkleby, North Yorkshire [Map]. Memorial to Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet (age 65).

On 21st November 1784 Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet (age 66) died at Bath, Somerset [Map]. His son [his son] Thomas (age 34) succeeded 6th Baronet Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire. [his daughter-in-law] Dorothy Smelt Lady Thirkleby (age 34) by marriage Lady Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire.

In 1808 [his former wife] Sarah Rhett Lady Thirkleby died.

[his daughter] Grace Frankland was born to Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet and Sarah Rhett Lady Thirkleby.

[his son] William Frankland was born to Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet and Sarah Rhett Lady Thirkleby.

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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.

[his daughter] Charlotte Frankland was born to Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet and Sarah Rhett Lady Thirkleby.

[his daughter] Dinah Frankland was born to Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet and Sarah Rhett Lady Thirkleby.

[his daughter] Anne Frankland was born to Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet and Sarah Rhett Lady Thirkleby.

[his daughter] Mary Frankland was born to Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet and Sarah Rhett Lady Thirkleby.

[his son] Roger Frankland was born to Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet and Sarah Rhett Lady Thirkleby.

[his daughter] Catharine Frankland was born to Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet and Sarah Rhett Lady Thirkleby.

Royal Ancestors of Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet 1718-1784

Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

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

Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet 1718-1784

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Frankland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Frankland of Thirkelby in Yorkshire

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Frankland 1st Baronet

GrandFather: Thomas Frankland 2nd Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Belasyse 1st Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Belasyse 1st Viscount Fauconberg 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ursula Fairfax

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Belasyse 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Cholmley 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara Cholmley 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Babthorpe 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Arabella Belasyse Lady Thirkleby 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Barton of Smithells in Lancashire

Great x 2 Grandmother: Grace Barton

Father: Henry Frankland 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Russell 1st Baronet

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Russell 2nd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gerard

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Russell 3rd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Wheatley

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Wheatley

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Smallpage

GrandMother: Elizabeth Russell Lady Thirkleby 19 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Cromwell aka Williams 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Cromwell 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Warren

Great x 2 Grandfather: Oliver Cromwell 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Steward

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Steward

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Cromwell Baroness Russell 18 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Bourchier

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bourchier

Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Mother: Mary Cross