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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: Gould
On 25th April 1726 Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet was born. He was educated at Westminster School [Map] and Christ Church College, Oxford University reciving BA in 1747 and MA in 1750.
In 1758 Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet and Jane Morgan (age 27) were married.
On 4th February 1760 Charles Gould aka Morgan 2nd Baronet was born to Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet and Jane Morgan (age 29). He married 1791 Mary Margaret or Magdalen Stoney and had issue.
In 1778 Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet was elected MP Brecon which seat he held until 1787.
On 5th May 1779 Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet was knighted.
In 1781 Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet was appointed Bailiff to the board of the Bedford Level Corporation which position he held for life.
In 1782 [his son] John Gould was killed at the Battle of Saintes.
In 1787 Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet was elected MP Breconshire which seat he held until 1806.
In 1791 [his son] Charles Gould aka Morgan 2nd Baronet (age 30) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Margaret or Magdalen Stoney were married.
On 27th June 1792 [his brother-in-law] John Morgan (age 50) died. His sister [his wife] Jane Morgan (age 61) and her husband Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet and inherited Tredegar House, Monmouthshire on condition he changed his name from Gould to Morgan which he did by royal licence on 20th November 1792. His children including [his son] Charles Gould aka Morgan 2nd Baronet (age 32) also changed their surname.
On 30th October 1792 Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Morgan of Tredegar.
In 1797 [his wife] Jane Morgan (age 66) died.
On 7th December 1806 Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet died at Tredegar House, Monmouthshire. His sonCharles (age 46) succeeded 2nd Baronet Morgan of Tredegar.
In 1807 Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet succeeded his father Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet as Bailiff to the board of the Bedford Level Corporation which position he held until 1827.
In 1816 Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in recognition of his investment in agricultural improvements.
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.
John Gould was born to Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet and Jane Morgan.
Elizabeth Gould was born to Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet and Jane Morgan. She married Rowley Lascelles and had issue.