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Paternal Family Tree: Ravenscroft
Before 1561 [his father] George Ravenscroft (age 18) and [his mother] Dorothy Davies (age 11) were married. She the heiress of her father [his grandfather] John Davies of Broadlane.
In 1561 William Ravenscroft was born to George Ravenscroft (age 19) and Dorothy Davies (age 12).
From 1578 William Ravenscroft (age 17) was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford University and awarded Bachelor of Arts in 1580.
In 1586 William Ravenscroft (age 25) was elected MP Flintshire.
Before 1589 William Ravenscroft (age 27) was a barrister at Lincoln's Inn. He was called to the bar in 1589.
On 28th May 1592 [his father] George Ravenscroft (age 50) died.
In 1597 William Ravenscroft (age 36) was elected MP Flintshire.
In 1598 William Ravenscroft (age 37) was appointed Clerk to the Petty Bag for life.
In 1601 William Ravenscroft (age 40) was elected MP Flintshire.
In 1620 William Ravenscroft (age 59) was elected MP Flint Boroughs.
In 1624 William Ravenscroft (age 63) was elected MP Flint Boroughs.
In 1625 William Ravenscroft (age 64) was elected MP Flint Boroughs.
All About History Books
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 1628 William Ravenscroft (age 67) was elected MP Flint Boroughs.
On 27th October 1628 William Ravenscroft (age 67) died unmarried.
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Ravenscroft
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Ravenscroft
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Ravenscroft
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Ravenscroft of Bretton
GrandFather: Thomas Ravenscroft of Bretton
Father: George Ravenscroft
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Grosvenor
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Grosvenor
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Grosvenor
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Grosvenor
GrandMother: Katherine Grosvenor
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Cotton of Ridware
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Cotton
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Pole
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Pole
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Grosvenor
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Cotton
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Brereton
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Brereton 10th Lord Brereton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Brereton
GrandFather: John Davies of Broadlane
Mother: Dorothy Davies