On or before 20th February 1632 [his father] Thomas Hanmer 2nd Baronet [aged 20] and [his mother] Elizabeth Baker Lady Hamner [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Lady Hamner of Hamner in Flintshire.
After 20th February 1632 John Hamner 3rd Baronet was born to Thomas Hanmer 2nd Baronet [aged 20] and Elizabeth Baker Lady Hamner [aged 22].
Before 22nd November 1646 [his mother] Elizabeth Baker Lady Hamner [aged 36] died. The date based on the date of the second marriage of her husband [his father] Thomas Hanmer 2nd Baronet [aged 34] to [his step-mother] Susan Hervey Lady Hamner [aged 34].
On 22nd November 1646 [his father] Thomas Hanmer 2nd Baronet [aged 34] and [his step-mother] Susan Hervey Lady Hamner [aged 34] were married. She by marriage Lady Hamner of Hamner in Flintshire.
In 1659 John Hamner 3rd Baronet [aged 26] was elected MP Flint Boroughs.
On 9th August 1660 John Hamner 3rd Baronet [aged 28] was knighted.
In 1664 John Hamner 3rd Baronet [aged 31] was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucestershire.
In October 1669 John Hamner 3rd Baronet [aged 37] was elected MP Evesham.
In 1678 [his father] Thomas Hanmer 2nd Baronet [aged 66] died. His son John [aged 45] succeeded 3rd Baronet Hamner of Hamner in Flintshire.
In 1681 John Hamner 3rd Baronet [aged 48] was elected MP Flintshire.
In 1685 and 1689 John Hamner 3rd Baronet [aged 52] was elected MP Flint Boroughs.
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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Calendar of the State Papers of William and Mary 1693 March. 29th March 1693. Kensington. Warrant to [ Viscount Sydney] to allow to Sir John Hanmer [aged 61], bart., 200l. for the extraordinary charges he was at in going from Dublin to Cork, and shipping the English, Irish and Danes there, and in surveying and repairing the works at Cork. [S.P. Dom. Signet Office Letter Book 12, p. 605.]
In August 1701 John Hamner 3rd Baronet [aged 69] was killed in a duel (probably). His nephew Thomas [aged 23] succeeded 4th Baronet Hamner of Hamner in Flintshire. Isabella Bennet Duchess Grafton [aged 33] by marriage Lady Hamner of Hamner in Flintshire.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Hanmer
Grandfather: John Hamner 1st Baronet
father: Thomas Hanmer 2nd Baronet
Grandfather: Thomas Baker of Whittingham Hall, Fressingfield, Suffolk
mother: Elizabeth Baker Lady Hamner