Paternal Family Tree: Walsingham
Before 1526 [his father] Edmund Walsingham [aged 45] and [his mother] Katherine Gouter [aged 31] were married.
Around 1526 [his mother] Katherine Gouter [aged 31] died.
Around 1526 Thomas Walsingham was born to Edmund Walsingham [aged 46] and Katherine Gouter [aged 31].
After 1st March 1536 [his father] Edmund Walsingham [aged 56] and [his step-mother] Anne Jerningham [aged 32] were married. The difference in their ages was 24 years.
Around 1542 [his daughter] Dorothy Walsingham was born to Thomas Walsingham [aged 16] and [his future wife] Dorothy Guildford [aged 6] at Scadbury Park, Chislehurst.
On 9th February 1550 [his father] Edmund Walsingham [aged 70] died. He was buried at Scadbury Chapel, Church of St Nicholas, Chislehurst.
Around 1558 [his son] Guildford Walsingham was born to Thomas Walsingham [aged 32] and [his future wife] Dorothy Guildford [aged 22] at Scadbury Park, Chislehurst.
Around 1558 [his son] Edmund Walsingham was born to Thomas Walsingham [aged 32] and [his future wife] Dorothy Guildford [aged 22] at Scadbury Park, Chislehurst.
In 1559 Thomas Walsingham [aged 33] was appointed Justice of the Peace Kent.
In 1560 [his daughter] Barbara Walsingham was born to Thomas Walsingham [aged 34] and [his future wife] Dorothy Guildford [aged 24] at Chislehurst, Kent. She married Anthony Shirley.
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 or before 8th January 1560 [his daughter] Katharine Walsingham was born to Thomas Walsingham [aged 34] and [his future wife] Dorothy Guildford [aged 24]. She was baptised on 8th January 1560 at the Church of St Nicholas, Chislehurst. She married in or before 1580 Thomas Gresley and had issue.
Before 1561 Thomas Walsingham [aged 34] and Dorothy Guildford [aged 24] were married.
Around 1561 [his daughter] Francis Walsingham was born to Thomas Walsingham [aged 35] and [his wife] Dorothy Guildford [aged 25].
Around 1562 [his daughter] Friedeswith Walsingham was born to Thomas Walsingham [aged 36] and [his wife] Dorothy Guildford [aged 26] at Scadbury Park, Chislehurst.
In 1563 Thomas Walsingham [aged 37] was appointed High Sheriff of Kent.
Around 1563 [his son] Thomas Walsingham was born to Thomas Walsingham [aged 37] and [his wife] Dorothy Guildford [aged 27] at Scadbury Park, Chislehurst. He married before 20th May 1624 Audrey Shelton Lady Walsingham.
Around 1564 [his son] James Walsingham was born to Thomas Walsingham [aged 38] and [his wife] Dorothy Guildford [aged 28].
Around 1564 [his daughter] Mary Walsingham Baroness Pelham Laughton was born to Thomas Walsingham [aged 38] and [his wife] Dorothy Guildford [aged 28] at Chislehurst, Kent. She married before 1597 Thomas Pelham 1st Baronet and had issue.
Around 1570 [his daughter] Ann Walsingham was born to Thomas Walsingham [aged 44] and [his wife] Dorothy Guildford [aged 34] at Scadbury Park, Chislehurst.
In 1571 Thomas Walsingham [aged 45] was elected MP Maidstone.
In 1573 Thomas Walsingham [aged 47] was knighted.
Around 1574 [his daughter] Jane Walsingham was born to Thomas Walsingham [aged 48] and [his wife] Dorothy Guildford [aged 38] at Scadbury Park, Chislehurst.
Annals of Kings Richard II and Henry IV 1393-1406
The Annals of Kings Richard II and Henry IV offers a vivid contemporary account of one of the most turbulent periods in late medieval England. Covering the reigns of Richard II and Henry IV, the chronicle records royal ceremonies, political conflict, rebellion, war, taxation, religious controversy, executions, popular unrest and remarkable portents. Its pages include a detailed description of Richard II’s coronation, the fall and deposition of the king, Henry IV’s seizure of the throne, the Percy rebellion, the execution of Archbishop Richard Scrope, the campaigns of Owain Glyndŵr, and England’s relations with Scotland, France, Portugal and Scandinavia. Alongside affairs of state, the annalist preserves reports of miracles, eclipses, prophecies, supernatural events and the experiences of ordinary townspeople, clergy, soldiers and travellers. Written from a monastic perspective, the work combines political observation with moral judgement, presenting victories and disasters as evidence of divine favour or punishment. At once a historical record and a reflection of medieval belief, the Annals provides an invaluable window into the challenges, ceremonies and conflicts of England at the turn of the fifteenth century.
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Around 1577 [his daughter] Frances Walsingham was born to Thomas Walsingham [aged 51] and [his wife] Dorothy Guildford [aged 41] at Scadbury Park, Chislehurst.
In or before 1580 [his son-in-law] Thomas Gresley [aged 27] and [his daughter] Katharine Walsingham [aged 19] were married.
Around 1581 [his daughter] Elizabeth Walsingham was born to Thomas Walsingham [aged 55] and [his wife] Dorothy Guildford [aged 45] at Scadbury Park, Chislehurst.
On 15th January 1584 Thomas Walsingham [aged 58] died at Scadbury Park, Chislehurst.
On 29th March 1584 [his former wife] Dorothy Guildford [aged 48] died.
Grandfather: James Walsingham
father: Edmund Walsingham
Great x 1 Grandfather: Walter Writtle
Grandmother: Eleanor Writtle
Grandfather: John Gouter
mother: Katherine Gouter