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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.
Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings is in Marriages.
Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings are marriages where two sets of siblings marry.
On 29th September 1308 (possibly 30th) in a Siblings Marriage de Clare siblings married de Burgh siblings at Waltham Abbey, Essex [Map] in the presence of King Edward II of England (age 24).
John Burgh (age 22) and Elizabeth Clare Lady Verdun (age 13) were married. She the daughter of Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford and Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford. He the son of Richard "Red Earl" Burgh 2nd Earl of Ulster (age 49) and Margaret Burgh Countess Ulster. They were sixth cousins. She a granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
Gilbert de Clare 8th Earl Gloucester 7th Earl Hertford (age 17) and Matilda Burgh Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Gloucester, Countess Hertford. She the daughter of Richard "Red Earl" Burgh 2nd Earl of Ulster and Margaret Burgh Countess Ulster. He the son of Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford and Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford. They were sixth cousins. He a grandson of King Edward I of England.
In September 1359, a case of Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings, siblings from the de Bohun family, children of William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton (age 49), his only children, and the Fitzalan family, children of , were married:
Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl of Surrey 4th or 11th Earl of Arundel (age 13) and Elizabeth Bohun Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 9) were married. She the daughter of William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton and Elizabeth Badlesmere Countess Northampton. He the son of Richard Fitzalan 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey (age 53) and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 40). They were third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
Humphrey Bohun 7th Earl Hereford 6th Earl Essex 2nd Earl of Northampton (age 18) and Joan Fitzalan Countess Essex, Hereford and Northampton (age 12) were married. She the daughter of Richard Fitzalan 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey. He the son of William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton and Elizabeth Badlesmere Countess Northampton. They were third cousins. He a great grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 21st September 1371 John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 31) and Constance of Castile Duchess of Lancaster (age 17) were married at Roquefort, Landes. She by marriage Duchess Lancaster. His younger brother Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York (age 30) married Constance's sister in July 1372. An example of Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. She the illegitmate daughter of Peter "Cruel" I King Castile and Maria Padilla. He the son of King Edward III of England (age 58) and Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England. They were half third cousin twice removed.
On 11th July 1372 Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York (age 31) and Isabella of Castile Duchess York (age 17) were married at Wallingford, Oxfordshire [Map]. She by marriage Countess Cambridge. She being the younger sister of Constance (age 18) who had married Edmund's older brother John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 32) a year before. An example of Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. She the illegitmate daughter of Peter "Cruel" I King Castile and Maria Padilla. He the son of King Edward III of England (age 59) and Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England. They were half third cousin twice removed.
In 1434 Henry Beauchamp 1st Duke Warwick (age 8) and Cecily Neville Duchess Warwick (age 10) were married at Titchfield Abbey, Hampshire [Map]. A Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. His sister Anne Beauchamp 16th Countess Warwick (age 7) would marry her brother Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury (age 5) two years later. She the daughter of Richard Neville Earl Salisbury (age 34) and Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury (age 27). He the son of Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick (age 51) and Isabel Despencer Countess Warwick and Worcester (age 33). They were third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In 1436 Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury (age 7) and Anne Beauchamp 16th Countess Warwick (age 9) were married. A Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. His sister Cecily Neville Duchess Warwick (age 12) had previously married her brother Henry Beauchamp 1st Duke Warwick (age 10). She the daughter of Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick (age 53) and Isabel Despencer Countess Warwick and Worcester (age 35). He the son of Richard Neville Earl Salisbury (age 36) and Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury (age 29). They were third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
Before 18th April 1552 John Brocket (age 12) and Helen Lytton (age 17) were married. His younger brother Thomas Brocket (age 11) had married, or would marry, her sister Anne Lytton; marriage of two sets of siblings.
On 17th February 1563 at Baynard's Castle [Map] a double wedding between two pairs of siblings, Talbot and Herbert, took place ...
Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 25) and Catherine Talbot Countess Pembroke (age 13) were married. She the daughter of George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury (age 35) and Gertrude Manners Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford (age 38). He the son of William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke (age 62) and Anne Parr Countess Pembroke. They were third cousin once removed.
Francis Talbot (age 11) and Anne Herbert (age 13) were married. She the daughter of William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke and Anne Parr Countess Pembroke. He the son of George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury and Gertrude Manners Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford. They were third cousin once removed.
Before 1591 Randulph Mainwaring of Over Peover (age 17) and Jane Smythe were married. An example of Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. His sister Anne Mainwaring (age 18) married her brother Laurence Smith of Hatherton in Cheshire (age 20). They were second cousins.
In or before 1595 Laurence Smith of Hatherton in Cheshire (age 24) and Anne Mainwaring (age 22) were married. An example of Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. His sister Jane Smythe married her brother Randulph Mainwaring of Over Peover (age 21). They were second cousins.
In or before 1683 Gilbert Dolben 1st Baronet (age 24) and Anne Mulso were married. A Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings; her sister Elizabeth Mulso married his brother John Dolben (age 20). He the son of Archbishop John Dolben (age 57) and Catherine Sheldon.
Before 12th July 1683 John Perceval 3rd Baronet (age 23) and Catherine Dering were married. A sibling marriage. John's sister Helena Perceval (age 28) was married to, or would marry, Catherine's brother Daniel Dering.
Before December 1683 John Dolben (age 21) and Elizabeth Mulso were married. A Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings; her sister Anne Mulso married his brother Gilbert Dolben 1st Baronet (age 25). He the son of Archbishop John Dolben (age 58) and Catherine Sheldon.
After 1691 Stephen Glynne 3rd Baronet (age 26) and Sophia Evelyn Lady Glynne of Bicester aka Bisseter were married. She by marriage Lady Glynne of Bicester aka Bisseter in Oxfordshire. She was his sister-in-law; her sister Mary Evelyn Lady Bicester aka Bisseter (age 15) having married his brother William Glynne 2nd Baronet (age 27). See Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings.
On 2nd June 1753 Henry Roper 11th Baron Teynham (age 20) and Maria Wilhelmina Head were married. A Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings; her sister Anna Gabriella Head would subsequently marry his brother John Roper (age 18). Further, their two younger brothers Francis Roper (age 15) and Philip Roper Roper (age 13) also married siblings Mary Lyttelton (age 19) and Barbara Lyttelton respectively.
On 14th November 1753 Thomas Walpole (age 26) and Elizabeth Vanneck (age 21) were married. She the daughter of his business partner Joshua Vanneck 1st Baronet (age 52). A Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings; her sister Margaret Vanneck (age 10) had married his brother Richard Walpole (age 25).
On 21st March 1760 John Roper (age 25) and Anna Gabriella Head were married. A Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings; her sister Maria Wilhelmina Head had previously married his brother Henry Roper 11th Baron Teynham (age 26). Further, their two younger brothers Francis Roper (age 22) and Philip Roper Roper (age 20) also married siblings Mary Lyttelton (age 26) and Barbara Lyttelton respectively.
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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.
On 27th June 1765 Francis Roper (age 27) and Mary Lyttelton (age 31) were married. A Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings; her sister Mary Lyttelton would subsequently marry his brother Philip Roper Roper (age 25).
On 21st March 1766 Philip Roper Roper (age 26) and Barbara Lyttelton were married. A Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings; her sister Mary Lyttelton (age 32) was previously married to his brother Francis Roper (age 28). Further, their two older brothers John Roper (age 31) and Henry Roper 11th Baron Teynham (age 32) also married siblings Anna Gabriella Head and Maria Wilhelmina Head respectively.
On 19th October 1776 William Loraine 4th Baronet (age 27) and Hannah Allgood Lady Loraine (age 23) were married at St Mungo's Church, Simonburn [Map]. She by marriage Lady Loraine of Kirkharle in Northumberland.
Newcastle Courant, 26 October 1776: "Married. Saturday, at Simonburn, by the Rev. Dr. Scott, Sir William Loraine, of Kirkharle, Bart. to Miss Allgood. And at the same time, his brother, Lambton Loraine (age 24), Esq; to Miss Isabella Allgood, daughters of Sir Lancelot Allgood, of Nunwick, Knight." See Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings.
On 19th October 1776 Lambton Loraine (age 24) and Isabella Allgood were married.
Newcastle Courant, 26 October 1776: "Married. Saturday, at Simonburn, by the Rev. Dr. Scott, Sir William Loraine (age 27), of Kirkharle, Bart. to Miss Allgood (age 23). And at the same time, his brother, Lambton Loraine, Esq; to Miss Isabella Allgood, daughters of Sir Lancelot Allgood, of Nunwick, Knight." See Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings.
On 26th December 1787 Samuel Charles Whitbread (age 23) and Elizabeth Grey were married. See Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. She the daughter of Charles Grey 1st Earl Grey (age 58) and Elizabeth Grey Countess Grey (age 43).
On 18th June 1795 George Grey 1st Baronet (age 27) and Mary Whitbread Lady Grey (age 25) were married. Her brother Samuel (age 31) had married her husband George's sister Elizabeth six years earlier. See Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. He the son of Charles Grey 1st Earl Grey (age 65) and Elizabeth Grey Countess Grey (age 51).
Before 17th August 1798 Richard Walpole (age 70) and Margaret Vanneck (age 55) were married. A Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings; her sister Elizabeth Vanneck had married his brother Thomas Walpole (age 70).
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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.
In 1813 Paulet St John-Mildmay (age 21) and Anna Maria Wyndham Bouverie were married. His brother Henry St John-Mildmay 4th Baronet (age 25) had been married to her sister Charlotte Bouverie, and would, in 1815 marry another sister, Harriet (age 22); Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings.
In 1815 Henry St John-Mildmay 4th Baronet (age 27) and Harriett Bouverie Countess Camden (age 24) were married. She the sister of his first wife Charlotte Bouverie; an example of Married to Two Siblings. Further, his brother Paulet St John-Mildmay (age 23) had two years before, in 1813, marry Anna Maria Wyndham Bouverie, sister of Harriet and Charlotte; Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. Further still, Harriet, Charlotte and Anna Maria's first cousin William Pleydell-Bouverie 3rd Earl Radnor (age 35) married Henry and Paulet's sister Judith (age 24).
On 1st August 1835 Reverend Henry George Talbot (age 37) and Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby were married. An example of a Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. They were fourth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 24th May 1836 Charles Tennyson Turner (age 27) and Louisa Sellwood (age 20) were married. His younger brother Alfred (age 26) would married her sister fourteen years later. An example of the marriage of two sets of siblings.
On 13th June 1850 Alfred Tennyson 1st Baron Tennyson (age 40) and Emily Sellwood Baroness Tennyson (age 36) were married. She the elder sister of his brother Charle's (age 41) wife Louisa Sellwood (age 34). An example of the marriage of two sets of siblings.
Before 5th November 1851 Edward Hughes (age 23) and Harriet Foord (age 25) were married. His brother Arthur Hughes (age 19) would marry to her younger sister Tryphena Foord (age 22). An example of Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings.
In December 1852 John Henry Wyndham King and Emily Dawson were married. There was no issue from the marriage. A Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. His sister Elizabeth King (age 25) would marry her brother George Frederick Dawson (age 25) in 1854.
On 31st August 1854 George Frederick Dawson (age 27) and Elizabeth King (age 27) were married. A Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. His sister Emily Dawson had married her brother John Henry Wyndham King in 1852.
In October 1855 Arthur Hughes (age 23) and Tryphena Foord (age 26) were married. His brother Edward Hughes (age 27) was married to her older sister Harriet Foord (age 29). An example of Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings.
Before 8th August 1876 Rear-Admiral Charles Talbot (age 74) and Charlotte Georgiana Ponsonby were married. An example of a Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. They were fourth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
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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.
On 30th January 1889 James Williams-Drummond 4th Baronet (age 32) and Madeline Diana Elizabeth Agnew (age 42) were married. An example of a Siblings Marriage - her sister Marguerite Violet Maude Agnew (age 23) marrie the following year his brother Francis Williams-Drummond (age 25).
On 23rd July 1890 Francis Williams-Drummond (age 27) and Marguerite Violet Maude Agnew (age 24) were married at Golden Grove, Llanfihangel. An example of a Siblings Marriage.
Thomas Brocket and Anne Lytton were married. His older brother John Brocket had married, or would marry, her sister Helen Lytton; marriage of two sets of siblings.