Paternal Family Tree: Musgrave
In or before 1497 [his father] Edward Musgrave of Hartley and Edenhall [aged 35] and [his mother] Jane Ward were married.
Around 1497 William Musgrave was born to Edward Musgrave of Hartley and Edenhall [aged 36] and Jane Ward at Edenhall, Cumberland.
Before 1524 William Musgrave [aged 26] and Elizabeth Curwen were married.
On 20th June 1528 [his brother-in-law] John Neville 3rd Baron Latimer [aged 34] and [his half-sister] Elizabeth Musgrave Baroness Latimer Snape [aged 30] were married. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England.
On 23rd December 1530 Richard Neville 2nd Baron Latimer of Snape [aged 62] died. He was buried at St Michaels Church, Well. His son [his brother-in-law] John [aged 37] succeeded 3rd Baron Latimer of Snape. [his half-sister] Elizabeth Musgrave Baroness Latimer Snape [aged 32] by marriage Baroness Latimer of Snape.
In 1532 William Musgrave [aged 35] was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland.
Before 1533 [his half-sister] Elizabeth Musgrave Baroness Latimer Snape [aged 34] died.
Before January 1533 Thomas tamworth and [his future wife] Elizabeth Denkaring were married.
After January 1533 William Musgrave [aged 36] and Elizabeth Denkaring were married.
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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Wriothesley's Chronicle [1508-1562]. 9th July 1534. Memorandum: the Lord Dakers [aged 41],c of the North Countrie, was pechid of highe treason, and sett in prison in the Tower of London [Map], and all his goods and landes were seised into the Kinges handes, which was great riches, and the 9th of Julye, 1534, he was arreigned at Westminstre, the Duke of Northfolke [aged 61] sittinge then as high judge,d and there he discharged himselfe of all that his accuserse coulde alledge againste him, and so there he was quitt by a jurie of Lordes, and by the lawe allso.
Note c. William Dacre, third Lord Dacre, of the North.
Note d. Being Lord High Steward.
Note e. Sir Ralph Fenwick [aged 64] and Nicholas Musgrave [aged 37], who brought in their false Scotes for witnesses. — Stow. [Note. Nicholas Musgrave probably a mistake for William Musgrave.]
In 1540 William Musgrave [aged 43] and Eleanor Burgh [aged 36] were married. They were half fourth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In 1541 William Musgrave [aged 44] was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland.
On 23rd May 1542 [his father] Edward Musgrave of Hartley and Edenhall [aged 81] died at Edenhall, Cumberland.
On 18th October 1544 William Musgrave [aged 47] died at Edenhall, Cumberland.
Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 12 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 18 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 13 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 10 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 11 Grand Son of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Musgrave 
4 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Musgrave 5 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wollaston
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Musgrave 6 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Dacre 4th Baron Dacre of Gilsland, Baron Multon of Gilsand 
15 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Dacre 16 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Maxwell Countess Atholl 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Musgrave 7 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland
Grandfather: Richard Musgrave 8 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland
father: Edward Musgrave of Hartley and Edenhall 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Clifford 5th Baron Clifford 
4 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Clifford 6th Baron Clifford 5 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Beauchamp Baroness Clifford 
5 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Clifford 7th Baron Clifford 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Ros 4th Baron Ros Helmsley 
4 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ros Baroness Clifford 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Stafford Countess Desmond 
2 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Clifford 8th Baron Clifford 3 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "Hotspur" Percy 3 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Neville 
4 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Percy Countess of Westmoreland 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Mortimer 3rd Earl March, Earl of Ulster 
6 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mortimer Baroness Camoys Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Plantagenet Countess March 2nd Countess Ulster 
Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Grandmother: Joan Clifford 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Dacre 4th Baron Dacre of Gilsland, Baron Multon of Gilsand 15 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Dacre 5th Baron Dacre Gilsland, Baron Multon of Gilsand 16 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Maxwell Countess Atholl
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Dacre 6th Baron Dacre Gilsland 9 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Douglas 2nd Earl Douglas 
7 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Douglas Baroness Dacre Gilsland 8 x Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mistress Unknown
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Dacre Baroness Clifford 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby 4 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Philippa Neville Baroness Dacre of Gilsland 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Stafford 2nd Earl Stafford 2 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Stafford Baroness Neville Raby 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Beauchamp Countess Stafford 5 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
William Musgrave 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Grandfather: Christopher Ward of Grindale, Yorks
mother: Jane Ward