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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.
Maternal Family Tree: Agnes Leslie Countess Morton 1542
In or before 1595 [his father] Walter Ogilvy 1st Lord Ogilvy of Deskford (age 34) and [his mother] Mary Douglas were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] William Douglas 6th Earl Morton (age 54) and [his grandmother] Agnes Leslie Countess Morton (age 52).
Around 1595 James Ogilvy 1st Earl Findlater was born to Walter Ogilvy 1st Lord Ogilvy of Deskford (age 35) and Mary Douglas.
On 17th February 1610 James Ogilvy 1st Earl Findlater (age 15) and Elizabeth Leslie were married. She the daughter of Andrew Leslie 5th Earl Rothes (age 80). They were first cousin once removed.
After 17th February 1610 James Ogilvy 1st Earl Findlater (age 15) and Marion Cunningham were married. She the daughter of William Cunningham 8th Earl Glencairn (age 35) and Jean Kerr Countess Glencairn. They were half second cousin once removed.
Before 14th February 1627 [his father] Walter Ogilvy 1st Lord Ogilvy of Deskford (age 67) died.
In October 1631 [his wife] Marion Cunningham died.
On 5th April 1637 [his son-in-law] William Cunningham 9th Earl Glencairn (age 27) and [his daughter] Anne Ogilvy Countess Glancairn were married. She by marriage Countess Glencairn. She the daughter of James Ogilvy 1st Earl Findlater (age 42) and [his wife] Elizabeth Leslie. He the son of [his former father-in-law] William Cunningham 8th Earl Glencairn and Jean Kerr Countess Glencairn. They were half second cousin once removed.
On 20th February 1638 James Ogilvy 1st Earl Findlater (age 43) was created 1st Earl Findlater with remainder to heirs male of his body succeeding to his estates.
On 20th February 1638 James Ogilvy 1st Earl Findlater (age 43) was re-created 1st Earl Findlater with a special remainder to his [his daughter] eldest daughter's husband, [his future son-in-law] Sir Patrick Ogilvy, provided Sir Patrick styled himseld Lord Deskford and Inchmartine..
In 1652 James Ogilvy 1st Earl Findlater (age 57) died without male issue. [his future son-in-law] Patrick Ogilvy 2nd Earl Findlater succeeded 2nd Earl Findlater.
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The 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." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
[his daughter] Anne Ogilvy Countess Glancairn was born to James Ogilvy 1st Earl Findlater and Elizabeth Leslie.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Ogilvy was born to James Ogilvy 1st Earl Findlater and Elizabeth Leslie.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King John of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 25 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks
Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Father: Walter Ogilvy 1st Lord Ogilvy of Deskford
James Ogilvy 1st Earl Findlater 13 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Douglas of Lochleven
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Douglas
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Douglas
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Countess Balfour Douglas
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Douglas
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Boyd
GrandFather: William Douglas 6th Earl Morton 11 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Erksine 3rd Lord Erskine 15th Earl of Mar 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Erskine 4th Lord Erskine 16th Earl of Mar 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Erskine 17th Earl of Mar 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Erskine 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Colin Campbell 1st Earl Argyll 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Archibald Campbell 2nd Earl Argyll 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Stewart Countess Argyll 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Campbell Countess Mar 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stewart 1st Earl Lennox 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stewart Countess Argyll 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Montgomerie Countess Lennox
Mother: Mary Douglas 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes
GrandMother: Agnes Leslie Countess Morton