Paternal Family Tree: Wenman
Before 1657 [his father] Francis Wenman 1st Baronet [aged 26] and [his mother] Mary Wenman were married. They were second cousin once removed.
In 1657 Richard Wenman 4th Viscount Wenman was born to Francis Wenman 1st Baronet [aged 27] and Mary Wenman.
Before 1670 [his father] Francis Wenman 1st Baronet [aged 39] and [his step-mother] Elizabeth Fettiplace [aged 46] were married.
In 1679 Richard Wenman 4th Viscount Wenman [aged 22] was elected MP Brackley which seat he held for eleven years.
On 2nd September 1680 [his father] Francis Wenman 1st Baronet [aged 50] died. His son Richard [aged 23] succeeded 2nd Baronet Wenman of Caswell.
After 1683 Philip Wenman 3rd Viscount Wenman [aged 73] obtained a new patent for Viscount Wenman of Tuam, since his only son had died childless, with remainder to his great-nephew, Richard Wenman 4th Viscount Wenman [aged 26].
In 1686 Philip Wenman 3rd Viscount Wenman [aged 76] died without male issue. His great nephew Richard [aged 29] succeeded 4th Viscount Wenman of Tuam.
In or before 1687 Richard Wenman 4th Viscount Wenman [aged 29] and Catherine Chamberlayne Countess Abingdon [aged 18] were married.
On 29th January 1688 [his son] Richard Wenman 5th Viscount Wenman was born to Richard Wenman 4th Viscount Wenman [aged 31] and [his wife] Catherine Chamberlayne Countess Abingdon [aged 20].
On 1st March 1690 Richard Wenman 4th Viscount Wenman [aged 33] died. His son Richard [aged 2] succeeded 5th Viscount Wenman of Tuam, 3rd Baronet Wenman of Caswell.
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 15th April 1698 James Bertie 1st Earl of Abingdon [aged 44] and [his former wife] Catherine Chamberlayne Countess Abingdon [aged 30] were married at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Stanwell. She by marriage Countess Abingdon. He the son of Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey and Bridget Wray Countess Lindsey.
Before 1733 Francis Wroughton and [his former wife] Catherine Chamberlayne Countess Abingdon [aged 64] were married.
On 9th February 1742 [his former wife] Catherine Chamberlayne Countess Abingdon [aged 74] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Malcolm III of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Louis VIII of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 16 Grand Son of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Wenman
Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Wenman of Caswell
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Williams
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Williams 1st Baron Williams
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Williams
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Bledlow of Bledlow in Buckinghamshire
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bledlow Baroness Williams
Grandfather: Francis Wenman
father: Francis Wenman 1st Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Sandes
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Sandes
Great x 2 Grandfather: Archbishop Edwin Sandes
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Dixon of Lindale
Great x 1 Grandfather: Samuel Sandes
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Wilford
Great x 2 Grandmother: Cecily Wilford
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Whetenhall of Hextall's Court in Kent
Great x 3 Grandmother: Rose Whetenhall
Grandmother: Anne Sandys
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Culpepper 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Culpepper
Great x 2 Grandfather: Martin Culpepper
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Barrett
Great x 3 Grandmother: Cicely Barrett
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mercy Culpepper
Richard Wenman 4th Viscount Wenman 13 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Wenman
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Wenman
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Williams 1st Baron Williams
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Williams
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bledlow Baroness Williams
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Wenman 1st Viscount Wenman 10 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George West 
7 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William West 1st Baron De La Warr 8 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Morton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane West 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Strange 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Strange Baroness De La Warr
Grandfather: Thomas Wenman 2nd Viscount Wenman 11 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fermor 
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Fermor of Easton Neston
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Vaux 1st Baron Vaux Harrowden 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Vaux
Great x 1 Grandmother: Agnes Fermor 15 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Curzon 12 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Curzon 13 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Curzon 14 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hussey of Shipwick, Dorset 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Hussey
mother: Mary Wenman 12 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England