Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Paternal Family Tree: Burrell
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Ilive Countess Egremont 1769-1822
On 4th July 1808 [his father] Charles Merrik Burrell 3rd Baronet [aged 34] and [his mother] Frances Wyndham Lady Burrell [aged 19] were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She by marriage Lady Raymond of Valentine House in Essex. She the illegitmate daughter of [his grandfather] George O'Brien Wyndham 3rd Earl Egremont [aged 56] and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Ilive Countess Egremont [aged 39].
On 26th October 1814 Walter Burrell 5th Baronet was born to [his father] Charles Merrik Burrell 3rd Baronet [aged 40] and [his mother] Frances Wyndham Lady Burrell [aged 25].
On 10th June 1847 Walter Burrell 5th Baronet [aged 32] and Dorothea Jones Lady Burrell [aged 19] were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. They had four daughters and two sons.
In 1848 [his mother] Frances Wyndham Lady Burrell [aged 59] died.
On 29th March 1848 [his son] Charles Raymond Burrell 6th Baronet was born to Walter Burrell 5th Baronet [aged 33] and [his wife] Dorothea Jones Lady Burrell [aged 20].
On 4th January 1862 [his father] Charles Merrik Burrell 3rd Baronet [aged 87] died. His son [his brother] Percy [aged 49] succeeded 4th Baronet Burrell of Valentine House in Essex.
In 1871 Walter Burrell 5th Baronet [aged 56] was appointed High Sheriff of Essex.
In 1876 Walter Burrell 5th Baronet [aged 61] was elected MP New Shoreham which seat he held until 1885 when the seat was abolished.
On 19th July 1876 Percy Burrell 4th Baronet [aged 64] died. His brother Walter [aged 61] succeeded 5th Baronet Burrell of Valentine House in Essex. Dorothea Jones Lady Burrell [aged 48] by marriage Lady Burrell.
On 24th January 1886 Walter Burrell 5th Baronet [aged 71] died. His son Charles [aged 37] succeeded 6th Baronet Burrell of Valentine House in Essex.
On 8th February 1891 [his former wife] Dorothea Jones Lady Burrell [aged 63] died.
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 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 30 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 1 Grandfather: Peter Burrell
GrandFather: William Burrell 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Raymond
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Raymond
Great x 1 Grandmother: Amy Raymond
Walter Burrell 5th Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Wyndham 1st Baronet
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Wyndham 2nd Baronet
12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Hungerford
15 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Wyndham 3rd Baronet
13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Leveson-Gower Lady Wyndham 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Seymour 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge
4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset
5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eizabeth Alington 2nd Baroness Seymour Trowbridge 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Seymour
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
GrandFather: George O'Brien Wyndham 3rd Earl Egremont
8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Warncombe Carpenter
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Carpenter 1st Baron Carpenter
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Carpenter 2nd Baron Carpenter 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Caulfeild 1st Viscount Charlemont 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Caulfeild Baroness Carpenter 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Moore Viscountess Charlemont
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: David Petty
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Petty Baroness Carpenter
Mother: Frances Wyndham Lady Burrell
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
GrandMother: Elizabeth Ilive Countess Egremont