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Paternal Family Tree: Monson
In 1599 William Monson 1st Viscount Monson was born to [his uncle] William Monson (age 32).
In September 1603 Charles Howard 1st Earl Nottingham (age 67) and [his future wife] Margaret Stewart 1st Countess Nottingham (age 12) were married. She by marriage Countess Nottingham. The difference in their ages was 55 years. She the daughter of James "The Bonnie Earl" Stewart 2nd Earl of Moray and Elizabeth Stewart 2nd Countess Moray. They were half fourth cousin twice removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 12th February 1623 William Monson 1st Viscount Monson (age 24) was knighted.
On 23rd August 1628 William Monson 1st Viscount Monson (age 29) was created 1st Viscount Monson of Castlemaine in Kerry, 1st Baron Bellingnard of Limerick. [his future wife] Margaret Stewart 1st Countess Nottingham (age 37) by marriage Viscountess Monson of Castlemaine in Kerry.
Before 4th August 1639 William Monson 1st Viscount Monson (age 40) and Margaret Stewart 1st Countess Nottingham (age 48) were married. She the daughter of James "The Bonnie Earl" Stewart 2nd Earl of Moray and Elizabeth Stewart 2nd Countess Moray.
On 4th August 1639 [his wife] Margaret Stewart 1st Countess Nottingham (age 48) died at her house in Covent Garden [Map].
On 29th January 1649 King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 48) fifty-seven commissioners signed King Charle's Death Warrant at Westminster Hall [Map]. Two further names were added subsequently.
14 Major-General William Goffe
21 Admiral Richard Deane
42 John Jones
45 Major General Charles Fleetwood
55 John Downes
57 Thomas Scot
58 John Carew
The commissioners who sat at the trial but did not sign the Death Warrant included:
William Monson 1st Viscount Monson (age 50)
James Harington 3rd Baronet (age 41)
The Captain of the Guard was Daniel Axtell (age 27). The guards included Francis Hacker, Matthew Tomlinson (age 31).
The Solicitor-General was John Cook (age 41).
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On 21st June 1661 William Monson 1st Viscount Monson (age 62) surrendered himself to Parliament and was imprisoned at Fleet Prison [Map] for being a Regicide. On 1st July 1661 he was brought up to the bar of the House of Commons, and, after being made to confess his crime, was degraded from all his honours and titles and deprived of his property. He was also sentenced to be drawn from the Tower through the city of London to Tyburn [Map], and so back again, with a halter about his neck, and to be imprisoned for life.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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Samuel Pepys' Diary. 27th January 1662. That being done we went home again. This morning, going to take water upon Tower-hill [Map], we met with three sleddes standing there to carry my Lord Monson (age 63) and Sir H. Mildmay (age 69) and another, to the gallows and back again, with ropes about their necks; which is to be repeated every year, this being the day of their sentencing the King (age 31).
On 13th February 1662 [his uncle] William Monson (age 95) died.
Around 1672 William Monson 1st Viscount Monson (age 73) died at Fleet Prison [Map].
GrandFather: John Monson 
Father: William Monson