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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1889. [her father] John Lavery (age 32). "Eileen, Her First Communion". Portrait of Eileen Lavery.
In 1889 [her father] John Lavery (age 32) and [her mother] Kathleen MacDermott were married.
In or before 1891 Eileen Lavery was born to [her father] John Lavery (age 34) and [her mother] Kathleen MacDermott.
In 1891 [her mother] Kathleen MacDermott died of tuberculosis.
1901. [her father] John Lavery (age 44). "Eileen (age 10), her first communion".
1909. [her father] John Lavery (age 52). "The Mother", showing the artist's daughter Eileen (age 18) with her child.
In 1909 [her father] John Lavery (age 52) and [her step-mother] Hazel Martyn (age 28) were married. The difference in their ages was 23 years.
In 1912 James Dickinson and Eileen Lavery (age 21) were married. They were divorced before 1920. She the daughter of John Lavery (age 55) and Kathleen MacDermott.
In 1919 William Francis Forbes-Sempill 10th Baronet 19th Lord Sempill (age 25) and Eileen Lavery (age 28) were married. She the daughter of John Lavery (age 62) and Kathleen MacDermott.
In 1920 [her daughter] Ann Moira Forbes-Semphill was born to [her husband] William Francis Forbes-Sempill 10th Baronet 19th Lord Sempill (age 26) and Eileen Lavery (age 29).
Around 1923 [her son] June Mary Forbes-Semphill was born to [her husband] William Francis Forbes-Sempill 10th Baronet 19th Lord Sempill (age 29) and Eileen Lavery (age 32).
Around 1924. [her father] John Lavery (age 67). "Mrs Forbes-Semphill". Portrait of the artist's daughter Eileen Lavery (age 33) and his grand-daughter [her daughter] Ann Moira Forbes-Semphill (age 4).
Ann Moira Forbes-Semphill: In 1920 she was born to William Francis Forbes-Sempill 10th Baronet 19th Lord Sempill and Eileen Lavery. On 30th December 1965 William Francis Forbes-Sempill 10th Baronet 19th Lord Sempill died. Ann Moira Forbes-Semphill inherited the Semphill peerage. The Baronetcy passed to his younger sibling Ewans Forbes who had been registered at birth and raised as female, but lived as a man, and had his birth re-registered as male. This inheritance was challenged on grounds of sex by a cousin, John Forbes-Sempill, but upheld in the courts.
In 1935 Eileen Lavery (age 44) died.
On 30th December 1965 [her former husband] William Francis Forbes-Sempill 10th Baronet 19th Lord Sempill (age 72) died. [her daughter] Ann Moira Forbes-Semphill (age 45) inherited the Semphill peerage. The Baronetcy passed to his younger sibling Ewans Forbes who had been registered at birth and raised as female, but lived as a man, and had his birth re-registered as male. This inheritance was challenged on grounds of sex by a cousin, John Forbes-Sempill, but upheld in the courts.