Paternal Family Tree: Aldworth aka Griffin
Maternal Family Tree: Audrey Saunders 1551-1588
On 19th June 1780 [his father] Richard Griffin 2nd Baron Braybrook [aged 29] and [his mother] Catherine Granville [aged 19] were married.
On 26th September 1783 Richard Griffin 3rd Baron Braybrook was born to Richard Griffin 2nd Baron Braybrook [aged 33] and Catherine Granville [aged 22] at Stanlake Park, Bershire.
On 6th November 1796 [his mother] Catherine Granville [aged 35] died.
On 25th May 1797 John Whitwell aka Griffin 4th Baron Howard Walden 1st Baron Braybrooke [aged 78] died without issue at his home Audley End House [Map]. Baron Howard de Walden abeyant. His tenth cousin [his father] Richard [aged 46] succeeded 2nd Baron Braybrooke of Braybrooke in Northamptonshire; John Whitwell aka Griffin 4th Baron Howard Walden 1st Baron Braybrooke was his [his grandfather] father's maternal-uncle.
In 1805 Richard Griffin 3rd Baron Braybrook [aged 21] was elected MP Thirsk which seat he held until 1806.
In 1807 Richard Griffin 3rd Baron Braybrook [aged 23] was elected MP Saltash.
In 1807 Richard Griffin 3rd Baron Braybrook [aged 23] was elected MP Buckingham which seat he held until 1812 when he succeeded his father as Baron Braybrooke of Braybrooke in Northamptonshire.
In 1817 [his brother-in-law] Paul Thompson 1st Baron Wenlock [aged 32] and [his sister] Caroline Griffin Baroness Wenlock were married.
On 13th May 1819 Richard Griffin 3rd Baron Braybrook [aged 35] and Jane Cornwallis Baroness Braybrook [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of Charles Cornwallis 2nd Marquess Cornwallis [aged 44] and Louisa Gordon Marchioness Cornwallis [aged 42].
On 17th March 1820 [his son] Richard Cornwallis Neville 4th Baron Braybrooke was born to Richard Griffin 3rd Baron Braybrook [aged 36] and [his wife] Jane Cornwallis Baroness Braybrook [aged 21] at Charles Street, Berkeley Square. He married 1852 Charlotte Graham-Toller, daughter of Hector John Graham-Toler 2nd Earl of Norbury.
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 29th August 1823 [his son] Charles Cornwallis Neville 5th Baron Braybrooke was born to Richard Griffin 3rd Baron Braybrook [aged 39] and [his wife] Jane Cornwallis Baroness Braybrook [aged 24]. He married 9th October 1849 Florence Maude Baroness Braybrooke, daughter of Cornwallis Maude 3rd Viscount Hawarden and Jane Crawfurd Bruce, and had issue.
On 2nd September 1824 Edward Granville Eliot 3rd Earl St Germans [aged 26] and [his sister-in-law] Jemima Cornwallis Countess St Germans [aged 20] were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Charles Cornwallis 2nd Marquess Cornwallis and [his mother-in-law] Louisa Gordon Marchioness Cornwallis [aged 47]. He the son of William Eliot 2nd Earl St Germans [aged 57] and Georgiana Augusta Leveson-Gower.
In 1825 Richard Griffin 3rd Baron Braybrook [aged 41] was the editor of Samuel Pepys' Diary.
On 28th February 1825 [his father] Richard Griffin 2nd Baron Braybrook [aged 74] died. His son Richard [aged 41] succeeded 3rd Baron Braybrooke of Braybrooke in Northamptonshire. [his wife] Jane Cornwallis Baroness Braybrook [aged 26] by marriage Baroness Braybrooke of Braybrooke in Northamptonshire.
On 22nd April 1827 [his son] Latimer Neville 6th Baron Braybrooke was born to Richard Griffin 3rd Baron Braybrook [aged 43] and [his wife] Jane Cornwallis Baroness Braybrook [aged 28]
In 1838 Richard Griffin 3rd Baron Braybrook [aged 54] was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
In 1839 [his brother-in-law] Paul Thompson 1st Baron Wenlock [aged 54] was created 1st Baron Wenlock of Wenlock in Shropshire. [his sister] Caroline Griffin Baroness Wenlock by marriage Baroness Wenlock of Wenlock in Shropshire.
On 19th January 1845 William Eliot 2nd Earl St Germans [aged 77] died. His son Edward [aged 46] succeeded 3rd Earl St Germans, 4th Baron Eliot of St Germans in Cornwall. [his sister-in-law] Jemima Cornwallis Countess St Germans [aged 41] by marriage Countess St Germans.
On 9th October 1849 [his son] Charles Cornwallis Neville 5th Baron Braybrooke [aged 26] and [his daughter-in-law] Florence Maude Baroness Braybrooke were married.
In 1852 [his son] Richard Cornwallis Neville 4th Baron Braybrooke [aged 31] and [his daughter-in-law] Charlotte Graham-Toller were married. She the daughter of Hector John Graham-Toler 2nd Earl of Norbury.
On 2nd July 1856 [his sister-in-law] Jemima Cornwallis Countess St Germans [aged 52] died at Dover Street. She was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery [Map].
On 23rd September 1856 [his wife] Jane Cornwallis Baroness Braybrook [aged 57] died.
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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On 13th March 1858 Richard Griffin 3rd Baron Braybrook [aged 74] died at Audley End House, Saffron Walden [Map]. His son Richard [aged 37] succeeded 4th Baron Braybrooke of Braybrooke in Northamptonshire.
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Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Aldworth of Stanlake
Grandfather: Richard Aldworth aka Neville aka Griffin
10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Neville
6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Neville
7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Smythe 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Neville
8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Neville
9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Grey 1st Baron Grey Werke
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Grey 2nd Baron Grey Werke
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecilia Wentworth Lady Grey
8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Grey
10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Ford
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Anna Ford
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Ireton
father: Richard Griffin 2nd Baron Braybrook
11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Calandrini
Grandmother: Magdalen Calandrini
Richard Griffin 3rd Baron Braybrook
9 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Greville of Wotton Underwood
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Granville
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Granville
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Granville
Grandfather: George Granville
mother: Catherine Granville
8 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Wyndham of Orchard
10 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Wyndham 1st Baronet
11 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Wyndham 2nd Baronet
12 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Hungerford
14 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Hungerford
15 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Jones
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Wyndham 3rd Baronet
13 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Gower 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Leveson Baroness Gower 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Leveson-Gower Lady Wyndham 12 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Granville 1st Earl Bath
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Wyche
Grandmother: Elizabeth Wyndham
7 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Seymour 1st Baron Seymour of Trowbridge
3 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Seymour 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge
4 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Prynne 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset
5 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Alington 1st Baron Alington 12 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eizabeth Alington 2nd Baroness Seymour Trowbridge 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tollemache Baroness Alington
7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Seymour
6 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess Northumberland
9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester
7 x Great Grandson of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland
8 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Leigh Countess Southampton 13 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England