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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.
St Helen's Church, Tarporley is in Tarporley, Cheshire [Map], Churches in Cheshire.
Before 1500. The earliest parts of the present St Helen's Church, Tarporley [Map] are the two chapels which date from the 15th century. The rest of the church has been altered in a series of restorations.
On or before 31st May 1641 John Crewe of Utkinton was born to John Crewe (age 43) and Mary Done (age 36). He was baptised on 31st May 1641 at St Helen's Church, Tarporley [Map].
After 1690. St Helen's Church, Tarporley [Map]. Monument to sisters Jane Done and Mary Done (age 85), and Mary's grand-daughter Mary Devereux Knightley.
Jane Done: On or before 14th November 1600 she was born to John Done of Utkinton. She was baptised on 14th November 1600. On 2nd March 1662 she died.
Mary Done: On 12th July 1604 she was born to John Done of Utkinton. In December 1636 John Crewe and she were married at Stockport, Cheshire [Map]. On 6th July 1690 she died.
Mary Devereux Knightley: On or before 9th July 1673 she was born to Devereux Knightley and Elizabeth Crewe at Fawsley, Northamptonshire. She was baptised on 9th July 1673. On 13th August 1674 Mary Devereux Knightley died at Utkinton, Cheshire.
After 19th May 1711. St Helen's Church, Tarporley [Map]. Monument to John Crewe of Utkinton (deceased).
