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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Paternal Family Tree: Gerard
In or before 1551 [his father] William Gerard (age 28) and [his mother] Dorothy Page were married.
Around 1551 William Gerard was born to William Gerard (age 28) and Dorothy Page. He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge University [Map].
In 1584 William Gerard (age 33) was elected MP Wigan.
On 19th September 1584 [his father] William Gerard (age 62) died.
In 1586 William Gerard (age 35) was elected MP Wigan.
Before 23rd October 1587 William Gerard (age 36) and Dorothy Ratcliffe were married.
On 23rd October 1587 [his son] Gilbert Gerard 1st Baronet was born to William Gerard (age 36) and [his wife] Dorothy Ratcliffe.
In 1591 William Gerard (age 40) was appointed Justice of the Peace Middlesex.
In 1593 William Gerard (age 42) was elected MP Wigan.
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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.
In 1609 William Gerard (age 58) died. His son [his son] Gilbert Gerard 1st Baronet (age 21) inherited Flambards House.
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Gerard
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Gerard
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Gerard
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Gerard
GrandFather: James Gerard of Astley
Father: William Gerard
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Holcroft
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Holcroft
GrandMother: Margaret Holcroft
GrandFather: Thomas Page of Sudbury Court in Middlesex
Mother: Dorothy Page