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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: Maitland
On 15th August 1782 [his father] James Maitland 8th Earl Lauderdale (age 23) and [his mother] Eleanor Todd Countess Lauderdale (age 20) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] John Maitland 7th Earl Lauderdale (age 64) and [his grandmother] Mary Turner Lombe Countess Launderdale.
On 12th May 1784 James Maitland 9th Earl Lauderdale was born to James Maitland 8th Earl Lauderdale (age 25) and Eleanor Todd Countess Lauderdale (age 22).
In 1806 James Maitland 9th Earl Lauderdale (age 21) was elected MP Camelford which seat he held until 1807.
In 1811 James Maitland 9th Earl Lauderdale (age 26) was elected MP Richmond which seat he held until 1820.
In 1828 James Maitland 9th Earl Lauderdale (age 43) was elected MP Appleby which seat he held until 1832.
On 10th September 1839 [his father] James Maitland 8th Earl Lauderdale (age 80) died at Thirlestane Castle, Lauder. His son James (age 55) succeeded 9th Earl Lauderdale, 9th Viscount Maitland, 9th Viscount Lauderdale, 2nd Baron Lauderdale of Thirlestane in Berwickshire, 5th Baronet Maitland of Ravelrig in Nova Scotia.
In 1856 [his mother] Eleanor Todd Countess Lauderdale (age 94) died.
On 22nd August 1860 James Maitland 9th Earl Lauderdale (age 76) died unmarried at Thirlestane Castle. His brother [his brother] Anthony (age 75) succeeded 10th Earl Lauderdale, 10th Viscount Maitland, 10th Viscount Lauderdale, 3rd Baron Lauderdale of Thirlestane in Berwickshire, 6th Baronet Maitland of Ravelrig in Nova Scotia.
Kings Wessex: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 20 Grand Son of King John of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 32 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks
Kings France: Great x 25 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 30 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Maitland 1st Earl Lauderdale
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Maitland 3rd Earl Lauderdale
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Maitland 5th Earl Lauderdale
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Maitland 6th Earl Lauderdale
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Lauder Countess of Lauderdale
GrandFather: John Maitland 7th Earl Lauderdale 18 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Patrick Ogilvy 2nd Earl Findlater
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Ogilvy 3rd Earl Findlater 15 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ogilvy 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Ogilvy 1st Earl Seafield 4th Earl Findlater 16 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ogilvy Countess Lauderdale 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Father: James Maitland 8th Earl Lauderdale 19 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Lombe of Norwich
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Lombe
GrandMother: Mary Turner Lombe Countess Launderdale
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Turner
James Maitland 9th Earl Lauderdale 20 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
GrandFather: Anthony Todd
Mother: Eleanor Todd Countess Lauderdale