Paternal Family Tree: George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham
On 25th June 1756 [his father] John Ashburnham 2nd Earl Ashburnham [aged 31] and [his mother] Elizabeth Crowley Countess Ashburham were married. She by marriage Countess Ashburham. He the son of [his grandfather] John Ashburnham 1st Earl Ashburnham and [his grandmother] Jemima Grey Countess Ashburham.
On 25th December 1760 George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham was born to John Ashburnham 2nd Earl Ashburnham [aged 36] and Elizabeth Crowley Countess Ashburham.
On 28th August 1784 George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham [aged 23] and Sophia Thynne [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath [aged 49] and Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath [aged 49]. He the son of John Ashburnham 2nd Earl Ashburnham [aged 59] and Elizabeth Crowley Countess Ashburham. They were fourth cousin twice removed.
On 8th October 1785 [his son] George Ashburnham was born to George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham [aged 24] and [his wife] Sophia Thynne [aged 21].
On 16th September 1786 [his daughter] Elizabeth Sophia Ashburnham was born to George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham [aged 25] and [his wife] Sophia Thynne [aged 22].
On 29th June 1788 [his daughter] Sophia Ashburnham was born to George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham [aged 27] and [his wife] Sophia Thynne [aged 24].
On 3rd June 1789 [his son] John Ashburnham was born to George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham [aged 28] and [his wife] Sophia Thynne [aged 25].
On 9th April 1791 [his wife] Sophia Thynne [aged 27] died.
On 25th July 1795 George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham [aged 34] and Charlotte Percy Countess Ashburham [aged 19] were married. She the daughter of Algernon Percy 1st Earl Beverley [aged 45] and Isabella Susan Burrell Countess Beverley [aged 44]. He the son of John Ashburnham 2nd Earl Ashburnham [aged 70] and Elizabeth Crowley Countess Ashburham.
On 19th January 1797 [his son] William Ashburnham was born to George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham [aged 36] and [his wife] Charlotte Percy Countess Ashburham [aged 21]. He died aged less than one years old.
After 19th January 1797 [his son] William Ashburnham [deceased] died.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 23rd November 1797 [his son] Bertram Ashburnham 4th Earl Ashburnham was born to George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham [aged 36] and [his wife] Charlotte Percy Countess Ashburham [aged 21]. He married 1840 Katherine Charlotte Baillie Countess Ashburnham and had issue.
On 22nd November 1799 [his son] Percy Ashburnham was born to George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham [aged 38] and [his wife] Charlotte Percy Countess Ashburham [aged 23].
On 23rd February 1801 [his daughter] Charlotte Susan Ashburnham was born to George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham [aged 40] and [his wife] Charlotte Percy Countess Ashburham [aged 25].
On 22nd June 1801 [his brother-in-law] George Percy 5th Duke Northumberland [aged 23] and Louisa Harcourt Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie [aged 19] were married. He the son of [his father-in-law] Algernon Percy 1st Earl Beverley [aged 51] and [his mother-in-law] Isabella Susan Burrell Countess Beverley [aged 50]. They were fifth cousin once removed.
On 27th March 1802 [his daughter] Theodosia Julia Ashburnham was born to George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham [aged 41] and [his wife] Charlotte Percy Countess Ashburham [aged 26].
On 23rd March 1803 [his son] Charles Ashburnham was born to George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham [aged 42] and [his wife] Charlotte Percy Countess Ashburham [aged 27].
On 11th May 1805 [his daughter] Georgiana Jemima Ashburnham was born to George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham [aged 44] and [his wife] Charlotte Percy Countess Ashburham [aged 29]. She married before 24th February 1837 Henry Reveley Mitford and had issue.
On 17th June 1807 [his daughter] Sophia Ashburnham [aged 18] died.
On 19th July 1809 [his daughter] Jane Henrietta Ashburnham was born to George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham [aged 48] and [his wife] Charlotte Percy Countess Ashburham [aged 33]. She married before 5th April 1837 Admiral Charles Henry Swinburne and had issue.
In 1810 [his son] John Ashburnham [aged 20] was drowned whilst returning from Portugal.
Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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On 31st March 1812 [his daughter] Katherine Frances Ashburnham was born to George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham [aged 51] and [his wife] Charlotte Percy Countess Ashburham [aged 36].
On 8th April 1812 [his father] John Ashburnham 2nd Earl Ashburnham [aged 87] died. His succeeded son George [aged 51] succeeded 3rd Earl Ashburham, 5th Baron Ashburnham of Ashburnham in Sussex. [his wife] Charlotte Percy Countess Ashburham [aged 36] by marriage Countess Ashburham.
On 7th June 1813 [his son] George Ashburnham [aged 27] died at Dover Street.
On 28th July 1814 [his daughter] Eleanor Isabel Bridget Ashburnham was born to George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham [aged 53] and [his wife] Charlotte Percy Countess Ashburham [aged 38].
In 1816 [his son] Thomas Ashburnham was born to George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham [aged 55] and [his wife] Charlotte Percy Countess Ashburham [aged 40]. He married 1860 Adelaide Georgiana Frederica Foley, daughter of Thomas Foley 3rd Baron Foley and Cecilia Olivia Geraldine Fitzgerald Baroness Foley.
On 23rd January 1816 [his daughter] Mary Agnes Blanche Ashburnham was born to George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham [aged 55] and [his wife] Charlotte Percy Countess Ashburham [aged 40].
In 1819 [his son] Reginald Ashburnham was born to George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham [aged 58] and [his wife] Charlotte Percy Countess Ashburham [aged 43]. He died aged eleven in 1830.
On 15th July 1827 [his brother-in-law] Bishop Hugh Percy [aged 43] was appointed Bishop of Rochester.
In 1829 George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham [aged 68] was appointed as 666th Knight of the Garter by King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 66].
On 5th March 1830 [his son] Reginald Ashburnham [aged 11] died.
On 21st October 1830 [his father-in-law] Algernon Percy 1st Earl Beverley [aged 80] died. His succeeded son [his brother-in-law] George Percy 5th Duke Northumberland [aged 52] succeeded 2nd Earl Beverley.
On 27th October 1830 George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham [aged 69] died. His succeeded son Bertram Ashburnham 4th Earl Ashburnham [aged 32] succeeded 4th Earl Ashburham, 6th Baron Ashburnham of Ashburnham in Sussex.
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 1862 [his former wife] Charlotte Percy Countess Ashburham [aged 86] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 17 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Ashburnham
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Ashburnham 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Beaumont 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Ashburnham 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Ashburnham 1st Baron Ashburnham 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Paulett
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Paulett 1st Baron Paulett 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Norreys 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Paulett 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ken Baroness Poulett
GrandFather: John Ashburnham 1st Earl Ashburnham 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Vaughan 
12 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Vaughan of Dunraven and Tealstone 13 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Vaughan of Porthamal 14 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Bridget Vaughan Baroness Ashburnham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Knollys 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Knollys 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Carey 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Knollys 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Rowland Vaughan of Porthamel in Brecknockshire 13 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Vaughan 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Father: John Ashburnham 2nd Earl Ashburnham 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Grey 9th Earl Kent 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Grey 10th Earl Kent 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Magdelane Purefoy Countess Kent 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Anthony Grey 11th Earl Kent 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Benn
Great x 3 Grandmother: Amabel Benn Countess Kent
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Evelyn
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Lucas 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lucas 1st Baron Lucas Shenfield
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Lucas Countess Kent 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christopher Neville 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Neville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Darcy 
12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
GrandMother: Jemima Grey Countess Ashburham 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Crew 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Crew 1st Baron Crew
Great x 4 Grandmother: Temperance Bray 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Crew 2nd Baron Crew 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Waldegrave 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jemima Waldegrave Baroness Crew 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Higham
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Armine 1st Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Armine 2nd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hicks Lady Armine
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Armine 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Crane 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Crane
Great x 4 Grandmother: Susan Alinton
George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: John Crowley
Mother: Elizabeth Crowley Countess Ashburham