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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.

Biography of William Lindsay 1846-1926

Paternal Family Tree: Lindsay

On 29th July 1845 [his father] Colin Lindsay (age 25) and [his mother] Frances Howard (age 18) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] James Lindsay 7th Earl Balcarres 24th Earl of Crawford (age 62) and [his grandmother] Maria Pennington.

On 8th June 1846 William Lindsay was born to Colin Lindsay (age 26) and Frances Howard (age 19).

On 7th May 1870 William Lindsay (age 23) and Harriet Gordon (age 20) were married. She the daughter of George John Hamilton-Gordon 5th Earl Aberdeen and Mary Bailie-Hamilton Countess Aberdeen (age 55).

In 1877 [his brother-in-law] John Hamilton-Gordon 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (age 29) and Isabel Marjoribanks Marchioness of Aberdeen and Ternair (age 19) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She by marriage Countess Aberdeen. They had four children. He the son of George John Hamilton-Gordon 5th Earl Aberdeen and [his mother-in-law] Mary Bailie-Hamilton Countess Aberdeen (age 62).

The London Gazette 25183. Whitehall, December 27, 1882. The Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland granting unto William Alexander Lindsay (age 36), Esq., the office of Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms, vacant by the promotion of Arthur Staunton Larken, Esq., to the office of Richmond Herald

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 28th January 1892 [his father] Colin Lindsay (age 72) died.

The London Gazette 26494. Whitehall, March 12, 1894. THE Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting unto William Alexander Lindsay (age 47), Esq., Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms, the office of Windsor Herald, vacant by the promotion of William Henry Weldon (age 57), Esq., to the office of Norroy King of Arms.

On 20th August 1897 [his mother] Frances Howard (age 70) died.

The London Gazette 31574. Whitehall, September 29, 1919. The King has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to grant unto William Alexander Lindsay (age 73), Esq., K.C., Windsor Herald, the Office of , vacant by the promotion of Charles Harold Athill, Esq., M.V.O., to be Clarenceux King, of Arms.

The London Gazette 32781. Whitehall, December 28, 1922. The King has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, bearing date the 12th December, 1922, to grant unto William Alexander Lindsay (age 76), Esquire, K.C., Norroy King of Arms, the Office of Clarenceux King of Arms, and Principal Herald of the South, East and West parts of England, vacant by the death of Charles Harold Athill, Esquire.

On 13th September 1926 William Lindsay (age 80) died.

On 15th February 1942 [his former wife] Harriet Gordon (age 92) died.

Royal Ancestors of William Lindsay 1846-1926

Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 29 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of William Lindsay 1846-1926

Great x 4 Grandfather: Andrew Lindsay 1st Earl Balcarres 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Colin Lindsay 3rd Earl Balcarres 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Lindsay 5th Earl Balcarres 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Campbell 2nd Earl Loudon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Campbell Countess Balcarres 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Montgomerie 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Lindsay 6th Earl Balcarres 23rd Earl Crawford 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Dalrymple

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Dalrymple Countess Balcarres

GrandFather: James Lindsay 7th Earl Balcarres 24th Earl of Crawford 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Dalrymple

Great x 2 Grandfather: Unknown Dalrymple

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bradshaigh Dalrymple Countess Balcarres

Father: Colin Lindsay 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Joseph Pennington 4th Baronet

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Pennington 1st Baron Muncaster

GrandMother: Maria Pennington

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Compton

Great x 1 Grandmother: Penelope Compton Baroness Muncaster

William Lindsay 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: William Howard 4th Earl of Wicklow

Mother: Frances Howard 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Hamilton 6th Earl Abercorn 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Hamilton 7th Earl Abercorn 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Reading

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Hamilton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Plumer

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Plumer Countess Abercorn

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Craggs

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Craggs

Great x 2 Grandmother: Harriet Craggs

GrandMother: Cecil Frances Hamilton 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Hamilton 6th Earl Abercorn 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Hamilton 7th Earl Abercorn 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Reading

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Hamilton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Plumer

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Plumer Countess Abercorn

Great x 1 Grandmother: Cecil Hamilton Marchioness Abercorn 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England