Paternal Family Tree: Hobhouse
In 1757 Benjamin Hobhouse 1st Baronet was born.
Around 1767 Benjamin Hobhouse 1st Baronet [aged 10] educated at Bristol Grammar School Bristol, Gloucestershire.
In 1778 Benjamin Hobhouse 1st Baronet [aged 21] graduated Bachelor of Arts at Brasenose College, Oxford University.
In 1781 Benjamin Hobhouse 1st Baronet [aged 24] graduated Master of Arts: Oxford University at Broadgates Hall, Oxford University.
In September 1785 Benjamin Hobhouse 1st Baronet [aged 28] and Charlotte Cam were married. They had five children.
On 27th June 1786 [his son] John Hobhouse 1st Baron Broughton was born to Benjamin Hobhouse 1st Baronet [aged 29] and [his wife] Charlotte Cam. He married 1828 Julia Tomasina Hay Lady Hobhouse, daughter of George Hay 7th Marquess Tweedale and Hannah Maitland Marchioness Tweddale, and had issue.
In February 1789 Benjamin Hobhouse 1st Baronet [aged 32] was elected MP Bletchingley.
On 8th August 1791 [his son] Henry William Hobhouse was born to Benjamin Hobhouse 1st Baronet [aged 34] and [his wife] Charlotte Cam.
On 25th November 1791 [his wife] Charlotte Cam died.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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In April 1793 Benjamin Hobhouse 1st Baronet [aged 36] and Amelia Parry were married. They had fourteen children.
On 15th September 1798 [his daughter] Harriet Theodora Hobhouse was born to Benjamin Hobhouse 1st Baronet [aged 41] and [his wife] Amelia Parry. She married 1823 Bishop George Spencer.
In 1802 Benjamin Hobhouse 1st Baronet [aged 45] was elected MP Grampound.
In 1806 Benjamin Hobhouse 1st Baronet [aged 49] was elected MP Hindon.
On 20th April 1806 [his daughter] Joanna Hobhouse was born to Benjamin Hobhouse 1st Baronet [aged 49] and [his wife] Amelia Parry. She married before 5th October 1894 Reverend Adrian Scrope Fane.
On 22nd December 1812 Benjamin Hobhouse 1st Baronet [aged 55] was created 1st Baronet Hobhouse of Chantry House Wiltshire and Westbury College in Gloucestershire.
In 1823 [his son-in-law] Bishop George Spencer [aged 23] and [his daughter] Harriet Theodora Hobhouse [aged 24] were married.
In 1826 [his son-in-law] John Fane [aged 21] and [his daughter] Catherine Hobhouse were married.
In 1828 [his son] John Hobhouse 1st Baron Broughton [aged 41] and [his daughter-in-law] Julia Tomasina Hay Lady Hobhouse were married. They had three daughters. She the daughter of George Hay 7th Marquess Tweedale and Hannah Maitland Marchioness Tweddale.
On 6th November 1828 [his daughter] Catherine Hobhouse died.
On 14th August 1831 Benjamin Hobhouse 1st Baronet [aged 74] died at Berkeley Square, Mayfair. His son John [aged 45] succeeded 2nd Baronet Hobhouse of Chantry House Wiltshire and Westbury College in Gloucestershire. Julia Tomasina Hay Lady Hobhouse by marriage Lady Hobhouse of Chantry House Wiltshire and Westbury College in Gloucestershire.
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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In January 1880 [his former wife] Amelia Parry died.
[his daughter] Catherine Hobhouse was born to Benjamin Hobhouse 1st Baronet and Amelia Parry. She married 1826 John Fane.