Paternal Family Tree: Killgrew
In 1555 William Killigrew was born to John Killigrew [aged 53].
After 26th November 1567 [his father] John Killigrew [deceased] died at Laroch, Cornwall.
In 1571 William Killigrew [aged 16] was elected MP Grantham.
In 1572 William Killigrew [aged 17] was elected MP Helston.
Before 1576 William Killigrew [aged 20] was appointed Groom of the Privy Chamber.
Before 1576 John Leigh and [his future wife] Margery Saunders [aged 29] were married.
Around 1576 William Killigrew [aged 21] and Margery Saunders [aged 30] were married.
In 1576 William Killigrew [aged 21] was appointed Constable of Launceston Castle.
In 1579 [his daughter] Elizabeth Killigrew was born to William Killigrew [aged 24] and [his wife] Margery Saunders [aged 33]. She married Maurice Berkeley and had issue.
In 1579 [his daughter] Catherine Killigrew was born to William Killigrew [aged 24] and [his wife] Margery Saunders [aged 33]. She married Thomas Jermyn 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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In 1580 [his son] Robert Killigrew was born to William Killigrew [aged 25] and [his wife] Margery Saunders [aged 34] at Lothbury. He married 1604 Mary Woodhouse and had issue.
In 1584 William Killigrew [aged 29] was elected MP Penryn.
In 1593 William Killigrew [aged 38] was elected MP Fowey.
In 1597 William Killigrew [aged 42] was elected MP Cornwall.
In 1603 William Killigrew [aged 48] was knighted.
In 1604 William Killigrew [aged 49] was elected MP Liskeard.
In 1604 [his son] Robert Killigrew [aged 24] and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Woodhouse were married.
In 1605 William Killigrew [aged 50] was appointed Chamberlain of the Exchequer.
In 1614 William Killigrew [aged 59] was elected MP Penryn.
In 1622 William Killigrew [aged 67] died.