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William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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In 1890 [his father] Sigmund Neumann 1st Baronet (age 32) and [his mother] Anna Allegra Hakim Lady Neumann (age 26) were married at Vevey, Switzerland.
On 9th June 1891 Cecil Gustavus Jacques Neumann aka Newman 2nd Baronet was born to [his father] Sigmund Neumann 1st Baronet (age 34) and [his mother] Anna Allegra Hakim Lady Neumann (age 27).
In 1911 Cecil Gustavus Jacques Neumann aka Newman 2nd Baronet (age 19) was commissioned into the 1st Norfolk Yeomanry and served until 1920. He saw action at Gallipoli and was invalided out of the theatre with amoebic dysentery. He served as a staff Captain 1917–1920.
On 6th February 1912 [his father] Sigmund Neumann 1st Baronet (age 54) was created 1st Baronet Neumann of Cecil Lodge. [his mother] Anna Allegra Hakim Lady Neumann (age 48) by marriage Lady Neumann of Cecil Lodge.
On 13th September 1916 [his father] Sigmund Neumann 1st Baronet (age 59) died. His son Cecil (age 25) succeeded 2nd Baronet Neumann of Cecil Lodge.
On 17th February 1920 [his brother-in-law] Captain Victor Malcolm Wombwell (age 26) and [his sister] Sybil Rose Neumann Baroness Grimston were married. This marriage was annulled in 1921.
In 1922 or 1923 Cecil Gustavus Jacques Neumann aka Newman 2nd Baronet (age 30) and Joan Grimston Lady Neumann were married. She by marriage Lady Neumann of Cecil Lodge.
On 24th October 1923 [his brother-in-law] Robert Villiers Grimston 1st Baron Grimston (age 26) and [his sister] Sybil Rose Neumann Baroness Grimston were married.
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.'
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On 19th July 1927 [his son] Gerard Robert Henry Sigismund Newman 3rd Baronet was born to Cecil Gustavus Jacques Neumann aka Newman 2nd Baronet (age 36) and [his wife] Joan Grimston Lady Neumann at Burloes Hall, Hertfordshire.
In 1936 Cecil Gustavus Jacques Neumann aka Newman 2nd Baronet (age 44) assumed by Royal licence the surname of Newman in lieu of Neumann.
In 1939 Cecil Gustavus Jacques Neumann aka Newman 2nd Baronet (age 47) was High Sheriff of Hertfordshire.
In 1951 [his mother] Anna Allegra Hakim Lady Neumann (age 87) died.
On 11th March 1952 [his brother-in-law] Robert Villiers Grimston 1st Baron Grimston (age 54) was created 1st Baronet Grimston of Westbury in Wiltshire. [his sister] Sybil Rose Neumann Baroness Grimston by marriage Lady Grimston of Westbury in Wiltshire.
In May 1955 Cecil Gustavus Jacques Neumann aka Newman 2nd Baronet (age 63) died. His son Gerard (age 27) succeeded 3rd Baronet Neumann of Cecil Lodge.
On 15th September 1969 [his former wife] Joan Grimston Lady Neumann died.
GrandFather: Gustav Neumann
Father: Sigmund Neumann 1st Baronet
GrandMother: Babette m Neumann
Cecil Gustavus Jacques Neumann aka Newman 2nd Baronet
GrandFather: Jacques Hakim of Alexandria
Mother: Anna Allegra Hakim Lady Neumann