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Paternal Family Tree: Luckyn aka Grimston
On 31st December 1684 William Grimston 1st Viscount Grimston was born to William Luckyn 3rd Baronet (age 21).
In October 1700 Samuel Grimston 3rd Baronet (age 57) died. Baronet Grimston of Bradfield extinct. William Grimston 1st Viscount Grimston (age 15) inherited the family estates and adopted the surname Grimston.
Around 1708 [his father] William Luckyn 3rd Baronet (age 45) died. His son [his brother] Harbottle (age 25) succeeded 4th Baronet Luckyn of Little Waltham in Essex.
In 1711 William Grimston 1st Viscount Grimston (age 26) was elected MP St Albans which seat he held until 1722.
On 9th October 1711 [his son] James Grimston 2nd Viscount Grimston was born to William Grimston 1st Viscount Grimston (age 26).
In 1719 William Grimston 1st Viscount Grimston (age 34) was created 1st Viscount Grimston.
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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 1727 William Grimston 1st Viscount Grimston (age 42) was elected MP St Albans which seat he held until 1734.
On 4th February 1737 [his brother] Harbottle Luckyn 4th Baronet (age 54) died. His brother William (age 52) succeeded 5th Baronet Grimston of Little Waltham in Essex.
On 15th October 1756 William Grimston 1st Viscount Grimston (age 71) died. His son [his son] James (age 45) succeeded 2nd Viscount Grimston, 6th Baronet Grimston of Little Waltham in Essex.
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Luckyn 1st Baronet
GrandFather: Capell Luckyn 2nd Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: Gamaliel Capel of Rookwood Hall, Essex
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mildren Capel
Father: William Luckyn 3rd Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Grimston
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Grimston
Great x 2 Grandfather: Harbottle Grimston 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Harbottle Grimston 2nd Baronet
GrandMother: Mary Grimston
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Croke
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Croke
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Unton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Unton
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Bulstrode
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Croke
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Bennett
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Bennett