Biography of William Bromley 1663-1737

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In or before 1663 [his father] William Bromley and [his mother] Ursula Leigh were married.

In 1663 [his mother] Ursula Leigh died.

On or before 31st August 1663, the date he was baptised, William Bromley was born to [his father] William Bromley and [his mother] Ursula Leigh at Baginton Hall, Warwickshire.

In 1682 [his father] William Bromley died.

In or before 1685 William Bromley (age 21) and Catherine Cloberry were married.

On or before 16th December 1685, the date he was baptised, [his son] Cloberley Bromley was born to William Bromley (age 22) and [his wife] Catherine Cloberry. He married 25th March 1708 Dorothy Bromley.

Before 21st November 1689, the date of her husband's second marriage, [his wife] Catherine Cloberry died.

On 21st November 1689 William Bromley (age 26) and Trever Fortrey were married. There was no issue from the marriage.

In 1690 William Bromley (age 26) was elected Knight of the Shire Warwickshire.

Around 1691 [his wife] Trever Fortrey died.

Before 1692 William Bromley (age 28) and Cecilia Swan were married.

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.

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Before 12th January 1698, the date of her husband's fourth marriage, [his wife] Cecilia Swan died.

On or after 12th January 1698, the date of the licence, William Bromley (age 34) and Elizabeth Stawell were married.

Around 1699 [his son] William Bromley was born to William Bromley (age 35) and [his wife] Elizabeth Stawell. He married 7th July 1724 Lucy Throckmorton and had issue.

In March 1701 William Bromley (age 37) was elected MP Oxford University at a by-election. He continued to hold one of the university's two seats for the rest of his life.

In 1702 William Bromley (age 38) was Chairman of the Committee of Privileges and Elections of the House of Commons.

On 25th March 1708 [his son] Cloberley Bromley (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Dorothy Bromley were married.

On 25th November 1710 William Bromley (age 47) was appointed Speaker of the House of Commons which office he held until 1732

On 20th March 1711 [his son] Cloberley Bromley (age 25) died of smallpox. The House of Commons, on behalf of his father, the Speaker, William Bromley (age 47) adjourbed until the 26th of March.