On 23rd February 1740 Wharton Emerson aka Amcotts 1st Baronet was born to Alexander Emerson.
On 16th April 1762 Wharton Emerson aka Amcotts 1st Baronet [aged 22] and Anna Maria Amcotts were married.
On 24th June 1763 [his daughter] Elizabeth Amcotts Lady Ingilby was born to Wharton Emerson aka Amcotts 1st Baronet [aged 23] and [his wife] Anna Maria Amcotts. She married 25th October 1780 John Ingilby 1st Baronet and had issue.
On 13th May 1777 Wharton Emerson aka Amcotts 1st Baronet [aged 37] changed his surname from Emerson to Amcotts by Royal Licence.
In 1780 Wharton Emerson aka Amcotts 1st Baronet [aged 39] was elected MP Retford which seat he held until 1802.
On 25th October 1780 [his son-in-law] John Ingilby 1st Baronet [aged 22] and [his daughter] Elizabeth Amcotts Lady Ingilby [aged 17] were married.
In 1791 [his father] Alexander Emerson died.
On 11th May 1796 Wharton Emerson aka Amcotts 1st Baronet [aged 56] was created 1st Baronet Amcotts of Kettlethopre Park in Lincolnshire with a special remainder to his daughter Elizabeth's [aged 32] son William Amcotts-Ingilby 2nd Baronet [aged 12].
Around 1804 [his daughter] Sophia Louisa Emerson Amcotts was born to Wharton Emerson aka Amcotts 1st Baronet [aged 63]. She married 15th June 1826 Mathew Wilson 1st Baronet and had issue.
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 26th September 1807 Wharton Emerson aka Amcotts 1st Baronet [aged 67] died. His grandson William [aged 24] succeeded 2nd Baronet Amcotts of Kettlethopre Park in Lincolnshire.