Biography of William Gawdy 1st Baronet 1612-1669

Before 24th September 1612 [his father] Framlingham Gawdy of West Harling (age 23) and [his mother] Lettice Knollys were married.

On 24th September 1612 William Gawdy 1st Baronet was born to [his father] Framlingham Gawdy of West Harling (age 23) and [his mother] Lettice Knollys.

On 30th April 1629 William Gawdy 1st Baronet (age 16) was admitted to Caius College, Cambridge University. He was awarded BA in 1632.

Around 1630 [his mother] Lettice Knollys died.

On 4th February 1634 William Gawdy 1st Baronet (age 21) was admitted to the Inner Temple.

In or before 1638 William Gawdy 1st Baronet (age 25) and Elizabeth Duffield were married.

In or before 1638 [his son] Bassingbourne Gawdy was born to William Gawdy 1st Baronet (age 25) and [his wife] Elizabeth Duffield.

On 4th October 1639 [his son] John Gawdy 2nd Baronet was born to William Gawdy 1st Baronet (age 27) and [his wife] Elizabeth Duffield. He married in or before 1656 Anne Grey and had issue.

William of Worcester's Chronicle of England

William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.

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In 1654 [his father] Framlingham Gawdy of West Harling (age 64) died.

In or before 1656 [his son] John Gawdy 2nd Baronet (age 16) and [his daughter-in-law] Anne Grey (age 18) were married.

In 1660 [his son] Bassingbourne Gawdy (age 22) died of smallpox.

In March 1661 William Gawdy 1st Baronet (age 48) was elected MP Thetford.

On 13th July 1663 William Gawdy 1st Baronet (age 50) was created 1st Baronet Gawdy of West Harling.

On 18th August 1669 William Gawdy 1st Baronet (age 56) died. His son John (age 29) succeeded 2nd Baronet Gawdy of West Harling.

Royal Ancestors of William Gawdy 1st Baronet

Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks

Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of William Gawdy 1st Baronet

GrandFather: Bassingbourne Gawdy

Father: Framlingham Gawdy of West Harling

GrandMother: Anne Framlingham

William Gawdy 1st Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Knollys

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Knollys

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Doyley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Knollys

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Troutbeck

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Troutbeck

Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Knollys

Great x 2 Grandmother: Lettice Peniston

GrandFather: Robert Knollys 6 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Carey 4 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Carey 5 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Fulford

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Carey 4 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Spencer of Spencer Combe

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Spencer 3 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde 2 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Carey 5 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Boleyn 8 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Butler 5 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Boleyn 7 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk 5 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey 8 x Great Grand Daughter of

Mother: Lettice Knollys 7 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Watkin Vaughan 10 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Vaughan of Porthcawl 11 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Vaughan 12 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 1 Grandfather: Rowland Vaughan of Porthamel in Brecknockshire 13 x Great Grand Son of

GrandMother: Catherine Vaughan 14 x Great Grand Daughter of