This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 15th June 1792 Sarah Bradshaw 1st Baroness Waterpark [aged 51] was created 1st Baroness Waterpark.
On 4th August 1807 Sarah Bradshaw 1st Baroness Waterpark [aged 67] died. Her son Richard [aged 42] succeeded 2nd Baron Waterpark. Juliana Cooper Baroness Waterpark [aged 40] by marriage Baroness Waterpark.
On 1st June 1830 Richard Cavendish 2nd Baron Waterpark [aged 64] died. His son Henry [aged 36] succeeded 3rd Baron Waterpark, 4th Baronet Cavendish of Doveridge Hall.
In 1837 Henry Cavendish 3rd Baron Waterpark [aged 43] and Elizabeth Jane Anson Baroness Waterpark [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Baroness Waterpark. The difference in their ages was 22 years.
On 31st March 1863 Henry Cavendish 3rd Baron Waterpark [aged 69] died. Memorial at St Cuthbert's Church, Doveridge [Map]. His son Henry [aged 23] succeeded 4th Baron Waterpark, 5th Baronet Cavendish of Doveridge Hall.
Henry Anson Cavendish 4th Baron Waterpark: On 14th April 1839 he was born to Henry Cavendish 3rd Baron Waterpark and Elizabeth Jane Anson Baroness Waterpark. In 1873 Henry Anson Cavendish 4th Baron Waterpark and Emily Stenning Baroness Waterpark were married. She by marriage Baroness Waterpark. They had five children.
In 1873 Henry Anson Cavendish 4th Baron Waterpark [aged 33] and Emily Stenning Baroness Waterpark [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Baroness Waterpark. They had five children.
On 3rd August 1912 Henry Anson Cavendish 4th Baron Waterpark [aged 73] died. Memorial at St Cuthbert's Church, Doveridge [Map]. His son Charles [aged 29] succeeded 5th Baron Waterpark, 6th Baronet Cavendish of Doveridge Hall.
Charles Frederick Cavendish 5th Baron Waterpark: On 11th May 1883 he was born to Henry Anson Cavendish 4th Baron Waterpark and Emily Stenning Baroness Waterpark.
On 27th January 1932 Charles Frederick Cavendish 5th Baron Waterpark [aged 48] died unmarried. Memorial at St Cuthbert's Church, Doveridge [Map]. His second cousin Henry [aged 55] succeeded 6th Baron Waterpark, 7th Baronet Cavendish of Doveridge Hall.
Henry Sheppard Hart Cavendish 6th Baron Waterpark: On 18th May 1876 he was born to Captain William Thomas Cavendish. On 26th November 1948 Henry Sheppard Hart Cavendish 6th Baron Waterpark died. His nephew Frederick succeeded 7th Baron Waterpark, 8th Baronet Cavendish of Doveridge Hall.
On 26th November 1948 Henry Sheppard Hart Cavendish 6th Baron Waterpark [aged 72] died. His nephew Frederick [aged 22] succeeded 7th Baron Waterpark, 8th Baronet Cavendish of Doveridge Hall.
On 16th October 2013 Frederick Caryll Philip Cavendish 7th Baron Waterpark [aged 87] died. His son Roderick [aged 54] succeeded 8th Baron Waterpark, 9th Baronet Cavendish of Doveridge Hall.