Before 1566 Richard Whalley of Kirton was born at Kirton, Nottinghamshire.
In 1579 Francis Barrington 1st Baronet [aged 19] and [his future sister-in-law] Joan Cromwell [aged 14] were married. She an aunt of Parliamentary leaders Oliver Cromwell and John Hampden. Her younger sister [his future wife] Frances Cromwell [aged 3] was mother to regicide Edward Whalley. They had four sons abd five daughters.
In 1595 Richard Whalley of Kirton [aged 29] was appointed High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire.
In July 1595 Richard Whalley of Kirton [aged 29] and Frances Cromwell [aged 19] were married at St Benet Sherehog Cordwainer Ward.
In 1602 Richard Whalley of Kirton [aged 36] was elected MP Boroughbridge.
Around 1607 [his son] Edward Whalley was born to Richard Whalley of Kirton [aged 41] and [his wife] Frances Cromwell [aged 31]. He married (1) 7th February 1626 Judith Duffield of Rochester in Kent and had issue (2) in or after 1633 Mary Middleton.
On 7th February 1626 [his son] Edward Whalley [aged 19] and [his daughter-in-law] Judith Duffield of Rochester in Kent were married at St Dunstan's Church Stepney.
In or after 1633 [his son] Edward Whalley [aged 26] and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Middleton were married.
Before 1635 Richard Whalley of Kirton [aged 69] and Anne Horsey [aged 59] were married.
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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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Before 1635 Richard Whalley of Kirton [aged 69] died at Hinchinbrooke.
In 1639 [his former wife] Frances Cromwell [aged 63] died at Kirton, Nottinghamshire.