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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.
Paternal Family Tree: Stewart of Donegal
Maternal Family Tree: Frances Vane Tempest Marchioness Londonderry 1800-1865
In 1804 [her father] Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry (age 26) and Catherine Bligh (age 29) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She the daughter of John Bligh 3rd Earl Darnley. He the son of [her grandfather] Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry (age 64) and [her grandmother] Frances Pratt Marchioness Londonderry (age 53).
On 3rd April 1819 [her father] Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry (age 41) and [her mother] Frances Vane Tempest Marchioness Londonderry (age 19) were married at Bruton Street. The difference in their ages was 22 years. He the son of [her grandfather] Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry (age 79) and [her grandmother] Frances Pratt Marchioness Londonderry (age 68).
On 15th April 1822 Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough was born to Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry (age 44) and Frances Vane Tempest Marchioness Londonderry (age 22).
On 12th July 1843 John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough (age 21) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry (age 65) and Frances Vane Tempest Marchioness Londonderry (age 43). He the son of George Spencer-Churchill 6th Duke of Marlborough (age 49) and Jane Stewart Duchess of Marlborough (age 45).
On 13th May 1844 [her son] George Charles Spencer-Churchill 8th Duke of Marlborough was born to [her husband] John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough (age 21) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 22).
On 2nd February 1846 [her son] Frederick John Winston Spencer-Churchill was born to [her husband] John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough (age 23) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 23).
On 17th September 1847 [her daughter] Cornelia Henrietta Maria Spencer-Churchill Baroness Wimborne was born to [her husband] John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough (age 25) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 25).
Around 1848 [her daughter] Rosamond Jane Frances Spencer-Churchill was born to [her husband] John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough (age 25) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 25).
On 13th February 1849 [her son] Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill was born to [her husband] John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough (age 26) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 26) at 3 Wilton Terrace, Belgravia.
On 5th August 1850 [her son] Frederick John Winston Spencer-Churchill (age 4) died.
On 29th January 1853 [her daughter] Fanny Octavia Louise Spencer-Churchill was born to [her husband] John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough (age 30) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 30).
On 6th March 1854 [her father] Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry (age 76) died at Londonderry House Park Lane. His son [her half-brother] Frederick (age 48) succeeded 4th Marquess Londonderry.
Monument at St Mary's Church, Long Newton [Map].
Frederick William Robert Stewart 4th Marquess Londonderry: On 7th July 1805 he was born to Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry and Catherine Bligh. On 25th November 1872 Frederick William Robert Stewart 4th Marquess Londonderry died. His half brother George succeeded 5th Marquess Londonderry. Mary Cornelia Edwards Marchioness Londonderry by marriage Marchioness Londonderry.
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.
On 14th November 1854 [her daughter] Anne Emily Spencer-Churchill Duchess Roxburghe was born to [her husband] John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough (age 32) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 32).
In 1856 [her son] Charles Ashley Spencer-Churchill was born to [her husband] John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough (age 33) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 33).
On 1st July 1857 [her father-in-law] George Spencer-Churchill 6th Duke of Marlborough (age 63) died. His son [her husband] John (age 35) succeeded 7th Duke Marlborough, 7th Marquess of Blandford, 7th Earl of Marlborough, 7th Baron Churchill of Sandridge in Hertfordshire, 9th Earl of Sunderland, 11th Baron Spencer Wormleighton. Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 35) by marriage Duchess Marlborough.
On 11th March 1858 [her son] Charles Ashley Spencer-Churchill (age 2) died.
On 4th July 1858 [her daughter] Augustus Robert Spencer-Churchill was born to [her husband] John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough (age 36) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 36).
On 12th May 1859 [her daughter] Augustus Robert Spencer-Churchill died.
On 14th May 1860 [her daughter] Georgiana Elizabeth Spencer-Churchill Countess Howe was born to [her husband] John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough (age 37) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 38).
On 20th January 1865 [her mother] Frances Vane Tempest Marchioness Londonderry (age 65) died at Seaham Hall, County Durham. Memorial at St Mary's Church, Long Newton [Map].
Frances Vane Tempest Marchioness Londonderry: On 17th January 1800 she was born to Henry Vane-Tempest 2nd Baronet at St James' Church, Piccadilly. On 3rd April 1819 Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry and she were married at Bruton Street. The difference in their ages was 22 years. He the son of Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry and Frances Pratt Marchioness Londonderry. On 12th August 1822 Robert Stewart 2nd Marquess Londonderry committed suicide at Loring Hall, Kent. His half brother Charles succeeded 3rd Marquess Londonderry. She by marriage Marchioness Londonderry.
On 4th July 1865 [her daughter] Sarah Isabella Augusta Spencer-Churchill was born to [her husband] John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough (age 43) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 43).
After 6th August 1866 John Charles Pratt 3rd Marquess Camden (age 26) and [her sister-in-law] Clementina Augusta Spencer-Churchill Countess Camden (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Camden, Countess Brecknock. She the daughter of [her father-in-law] George Spencer-Churchill 6th Duke of Marlborough and Charlotte Augusta Flower Duchess of Marlborough. He the son of George Pratt 2nd Marquess Camden (deceased) and Harriet Murray Marchioness Camden.
On 25th May 1868 [her son-in-law] Ivor Bertie Guest (age 32) and [her daughter] Cornelia Henrietta Maria Spencer-Churchill Baroness Wimborne (age 20) were married. She the daughter of [her husband] John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough (age 45) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 46).
In 1869 [her son] George Charles Spencer-Churchill 8th Duke of Marlborough (age 24) and [her daughter-in-law] Albertha Frances Anne Hamilton Duchess of Marlborough (age 22) were married. She the daughter of James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn (age 57) and Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn (age 56). He the son of [her husband] John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough (age 46) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 46). They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 9th June 1873 [her son-in-law] Edward Marjoribanks 2nd Baron Tweedmouth (age 23) and [her daughter] Fanny Octavia Louise Spencer-Churchill (age 20) were married. She the daughter of [her husband] John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough (age 51) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 51).
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.
On 15th April 1874 [her son] Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill (age 25) and [her daughter-in-law] Jenny Jerome (age 20) were married at British Embassy, Paris. Regarded by some as the original Dollar Princess although there are much earlier examples. He the son of [her husband] John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough (age 51) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 52).
On 11th June 1874 [her son-in-law] James Henry Robert Innes-Kerr 7th Duke Roxburghe (age 34) and [her daughter] Anne Emily Spencer-Churchill Duchess Roxburghe (age 19) were married. She by marriage Duchess Roxburghe. She the daughter of [her husband] John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough (age 52) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 52). He the son of James Innes-Kerr 6th Duke Roxburghe (age 57).
On 12th July 1877 [her son-in-law] William Henry Fellowes 2nd Baron de Ramsey of Ramsey Abbey (age 29) and [her daughter] Rosamond Jane Frances Spencer-Churchill (age 29) were married. She the daughter of [her husband] John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough (age 55) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 55). They were sixth cousins.
Life's Ebb And Flow Chapter IV. [30th April 1881]. Our dear friend, the Bishop of St. Albans (age 72) (Claughton), helped by our neighbour the rector of Little Easton [Map], the Rev. G. Tufnell, along with two London clergy, officiated at our wedding. It pleased me very much to have the benediction pronounced by Dean Stanley (age 65), who had kept in the background during the ceremony. The register was signed by the Prince of Wales (age 39), Prince Leopold (age 28), and Lords Warwick and Rosslyn. Our honeymoon was spent at beautiful Ditton Park, which was lent us by the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, and there, in lovely May weather, we had a fortnight on the river, boating and canoeing. But, alas for romance, there was one worldly honour given us that demanded all our self-control. We were commanded to dine at Windsor Castle on the day after our wedding, and I was asked to wear my bridal dress, orange blossoms and all! I must confess that Her Majesty's (age 61) kindness on that occasion went far to soothe the shyness of a bride in her teens. The Queen took from my corsage a spray of orange blossom to keep as a souvenir and said many charming things about the beauty of my frock. Her Majesty so much admired what she was pleased to call the "lovely" dress, that I had a note next day from Lady Churchill (age 59), then in waiting, to say that the Queen wished so very much to possess a photograph of me if I would have myself taken in the gown, and hoping I was not too tired from the long standing.
On 4th June 1883 [her son-in-law] Richard George Penn Curzon 4th Earl Howe (age 22) and [her daughter] Georgiana Elizabeth Spencer-Churchill Countess Howe (age 23) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She the daughter of [her husband] John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough (age 61) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 61). He the son of Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 3rd Earl Howe (age 61) and Isabella Maria Katherine Anson Countess Howe (age 51). They were sixth cousins.
On 5th July 1883 [her husband] John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough (age 61) died. His son [her son] George (age 39) succeeded 8th Duke Marlborough, 8th Marquess of Blandford, 8th Earl of Marlborough, 8th Baron Churchill of Sandridge in Hertfordshire, 10th Earl of Sunderland, 12th Baron Spencer Wormleighton. [her daughter-in-law] Albertha Frances Anne Hamilton Duchess of Marlborough (age 36) by marriage Duchess Marlborough.
On 21st November 1891 [her son-in-law] Gordon Chesney Wilson (age 26) and [her daughter] Sarah Isabella Augusta Spencer-Churchill (age 26) were married. She the daughter of [her former husband] John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 69).
On 9th November 1892 [her son] George Charles Spencer-Churchill 8th Duke of Marlborough (age 48) died. His son [her grandson] Charles (age 20) succeeded 9th Duke Marlborough, 9th Marquess of Blandford, 9th Earl of Marlborough, 9th Baron Churchill of Sandridge in Hertfordshire, 11th Earl of Sunderland, 13th Baron Spencer Wormleighton.
On 24th January 1895 [her son] Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill (age 45) died. He was buried at St Martin's Church, Bladon [Map].
On 2nd April 1895 Clarissa Hall (age 70) died. Her funeral was held at the Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair on 5th April 1895 attended by her daughters Clarita "Clara" Jerome (age 44), [her former daughter-in-law] Jenny Jerome (age 41) and Leonie Blanche Jerome Lady Leslie (age 36), her grandsons [her grandson] Winston Churchill (age 20) and [her grandson] John Strange "Jack" Spencer-Churchill (age 15) and the Dowager Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 72).
On 16th April 1899 Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 77) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 28 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 29 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Stewart of Ballylawn in County Donegal
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart
GrandFather: Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Cowan
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Cowan
Father: Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Pratt
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Pratt 1st Earl Camden
GrandMother: Frances Pratt Marchioness Londonderry
Great x 4 Grandfather: Watkin Jeffreys of Baillie Cwmdwr in Breconshire
Great x 3 Grandfather: Jeffrey Jeffreys
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Jeffreys of The Priory Breconshire
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Jeffreys
Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Vane of Long Newton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Lionel Vane 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Maddison
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Vane of Long Newton 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Fletcher 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Fletcher 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Hare 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Vane 1st Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Ann Machon
GrandFather: Henry Vane-Tempest 2nd Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Colonel William Tempest Old Durham
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Tempest Old Durham
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Tempest of Sherburne Durham
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Tempest
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Shuttleworth of Gawthorpe Hall and Forcett
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Shuttleworth
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Clerke
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Shuttleworth
Great x 4 Grandfather: Colonel William Tempest Old Durham
Great x 3 Grandmother: Emma Tempest
Mother: Frances Vane Tempest Marchioness Londonderry 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England