Biography of Charlotte Myddelton 1770-1843

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Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Whittle 1696

In 1761 [her father] Richard Myddelton (age 35) and [her mother] Elizabeth Rushout (age 31) were married.

On 13th January 1770 Charlotte Myddelton was born to [her father] Richard Myddelton (age 44) and [her mother] Elizabeth Rushout (age 40).

In 1772 [her mother] Elizabeth Rushout (age 42) died.

In 1778 [her father] Richard Myddelton (age 52) and [her step-mother] Maria Lloyd were married.

On 12th March 1789 [her father] Richard Myddelton (age 63) and Euphemia Crawford of Pall Mall were married.

In March 1795 [her father] Richard Myddelton (age 69) died. His son [her brother] Richard Myddelton (age 31) inherited Chirk Castle [Map].

On 20th December 1796 [her brother] Richard Myddelton (age 32) died unmarried. His sister Charlotte Myddelton (age 26) and her husband [her future husband] Robert Myddelton-Biddulph (age 35) inherited Chirk Castle [Map].

Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes

Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.

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On 24th December 1801 Robert Myddelton-Biddulph (age 40) and Charlotte Myddelton (age 31) were married. She the heiress of her father Richard Myddelton and brother Richard Myddelton by which she and her husband inherited Chirk Castle [Map].

On 20th June 1805 [her son] Colonel Robert Myddelton-Biddulph was born to [her husband] Robert Myddelton-Biddulph (age 44) and Charlotte Myddelton (age 35). He married 31st May 1832 Fanny Mostyn-Owen and had issue.

On 28th October 1807 [her daughter] Charlotte Elizabeth Myddleton-Biddulph was born to [her husband] Robert Myddelton-Biddulph (age 46) and Charlotte Myddelton (age 37). She married Reverend Charles William Maude.

On 29th July 1809 [her son] Thomas Myddelton-Biddulph was born to [her husband] Robert Myddelton-Biddulph (age 48) and Charlotte Myddelton (age 39). He married 16th February 1857 Mary Frederica Seymour.

On 30th August 1814 [her husband] Robert Myddelton-Biddulph (age 53) died.

On 31st May 1832 [her son] Colonel Robert Myddelton-Biddulph (age 26) and [her daughter-in-law] Fanny Mostyn-Owen (age 24) were married.

On 19th August 1843 Charlotte Myddelton (age 73) died. Her son [her son] Colonel Robert Myddelton-Biddulph (age 38) inherted Chirk Castle [Map].

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After 19th August 1843. St Mary's Church, Chirk [Map]. Memorial to Charlotte Myddelton (deceased).

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.'

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After 19th August 1843. St Mary's Church, Chirk [Map]. Monument to Charlotte Myddelton (deceased). She the last remaining member of the Myddelton family who married [her former husband] Robert Myddelton-Biddulph by which Chirk Castle [Map] came into the possession of the Biddulph family who adopted the surname Myddelton-Biddulph.

Robert Myddelton-Biddulph: In March 1761 he was born. On 20th December 1796 Richard Myddelton died unmarried. His sister Charlotte Myddelton and her husband Robert Myddelton-Biddulph inherited Chirk Castle [Map]. On 24th December 1801 he and Charlotte Myddelton were married. She the heiress of her father Richard Myddelton and brother Richard Myddelton by which she and her husband inherited Chirk Castle [Map]. On 30th August 1814 he died.