Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses

Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.

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Rifleman Thomas Redfern -1916

                    3rd April 1881. Census. 11 and 13 "Kings Head" Chancellor Lane, Ardwick.
                
                    Sarah A Redfern [aged 25]. Head. 26. Manageress of Hotel. Born in Worksop.
                
                    Tom Redfern. 4.

                    5th April 1891. Census. 1 Fisher's Lane, Hayfield.
                
                    James Handford. Head. 35. Print Work Labourer.
                
                    Sarah A Handford [aged 35]. Wife. 35.
                
                    Thomas Redfern. 14. Step-son.

In 1900 [his daughter] Harriet Redfern was born to Rifleman Thomas Redfern. She married 17th July 1920 Joseph Allen.

                    31st March 1901. Census. 6 Ridge Top Lane, Hayfield.
                
                    Thomas Redfern. Print Warehouseman. Worker. Born in Oldham.
                
                    Edith Redfern. Wife. 21. Born in Plymouth.
                
                    [his daughter] Harriet Redfern [aged 1]. Shown as one month old with a twin, Olive, who appears to have died young.

On 11th June 1916 Rifleman Thomas Redfern was killed in action whilst serving with the 18th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps; Service Number C/6583. He is buried at Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 2 B 172 Stone number 1478.

                    Hayfield War Memorial [Map]. Side 4:
                
                    Redfern Jabez H B
                
                    Redfern Tom
                
                    Richardson Harold R,
                
                    Robinson Ughtred H
                
                    Roebuck Albert
                
                    Shaw Hubert
                
                    Singleton Frank
                
                    Smith George
                
                    Thompson Willie
                
                    Towler Herbert
                
                    Tyrer Tom
                
                    Wardle William
                
                    Waterhouse Charles
                
                    Waterhouse Fred. Second cousin of Charles Waterhouse ie same great-grandfather William Waterhouse.
                
                    Waterhouse Joe. Eldest brother of Charles Waterhouse above.
                
                    Waterhouse Willie, Wogan Edward, Woolley James S, Handford Joseph N.

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