Paternal Family Tree: Quin aka Wyndham-Quin
In July 1748 [his father] Windham Quin [aged 31] and [his mother] Frances Dawson [aged 18] were married.
On 30th July 1752 Valentine Richard Wyndham-Quin 1st Earl Dunraven and Mount-Earl was born to Windham Quin [aged 35] and Frances Dawson [aged 22].
On 24th August 1777 Valentine Richard Wyndham-Quin 1st Earl Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 25] and Frances Muriel Fox-Strangways Baroness Adare were married. She the daughter of Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester and Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester [aged 55].
On 29th September 1782 [his son] Windham Quin 2nd Earl Dunraven and Mount-Earl was born to Valentine Richard Wyndham-Quin 1st Earl Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 30] and [his wife] Frances Muriel Fox-Strangways Baroness Adare. He married 27th December 1810 Caroline Wyndham Countess Dunraven and Mount Earl and had issue.
In April 1789 [his father] Windham Quin [aged 72] died.
On 20th April 1789 [his son] Richard George Quin was born to Valentine Richard Wyndham-Quin 1st Earl Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 36] and [his wife] Frances Muriel Fox-Strangways Baroness Adare. He married 7th September 1813 Amelia Smith, daughter of John Smith 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Curtis Lady Smith.
On 20th August 1794 [his brother-in-law] Henry Thomas Fox-Strangways 2nd Earl of Ilchester [aged 47] and Maria Digby Countess Ilchester were married. She by marriage Countess Ilchester. He the son of Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester and [his mother-in-law] Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester. They were first cousin once removed.
In 1799 Valentine Richard Wyndham-Quin 1st Earl Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 46] was elected MP Kilmallock.
On 31st July 1800 Valentine Richard Wyndham-Quin 1st Earl Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 48] was created 1st Baron Adare. [his wife] Frances Muriel Fox-Strangways Baroness Adare by marriage Baroness Adare.
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 5th September 1802 [his brother-in-law] Henry Thomas Fox-Strangways 2nd Earl of Ilchester [aged 55] died. His son Henry [aged 15] succeeded 3rd Earl Ilchester, 3rd Baron Ilchester and Stavordale of Redlynch in Somerset, 3rd Baron Strangways of Woodford in Dorset, 3rd Baron Ilchester of Ilchester in Somerset.
On 19th November 1804 [his son-in-law] General William Payne-Gallwey 1st Baronet [aged 45] and Harriett Quin Lady Payne-Galway were married. She the daughter of Valentine Richard Wyndham-Quin 1st Earl Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 52] and Frances Muriel Fox-Strangways Baroness Adare.
On 27th December 1810 Windham Quin 2nd Earl Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 28] and Caroline Wyndham Countess Dunraven and Mount Earl were married. He the son of Valentine Richard Wyndham-Quin 1st Earl Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 58] and Frances Muriel Fox-Strangways Baroness Adare.
On 7th September 1813 Richard George Quin [aged 24] and Amelia Smith were married. He the son of Valentine Richard Wyndham-Quin 1st Earl Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 61] and Frances Muriel Fox-Strangways Baroness Adare.
In May 1814 [his wife] Frances Muriel Fox-Strangways Baroness Adare died.
On 3rd February 1816 Valentine Richard Wyndham-Quin 1st Earl Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 63] was created 1st Viscount Mount Earl.
On 5th February 1822 Valentine Richard Wyndham-Quin 1st Earl Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 69] was created 1st Earl Dunraven and Mount-Earl.
On 24th August 1824 Valentine Richard Wyndham-Quin 1st Earl Dunraven and Mount-Earl [aged 72] died. His son Windham [aged 41] succeeded 2nd Earl Dunraven and Mount-Earl, 2nd Viscount Mount Earl, 2nd Baron Adare. Caroline Wyndham Countess Dunraven and Mount Earl by marriage Countess Dunraven and Mount-Earl.
[his daughter] Harriett Quin Lady Payne-Galway was born to Valentine Richard Wyndham-Quin 1st Earl Dunraven and Mount-Earl and Frances Muriel Fox-Strangways Baroness Adare. She married 19th November 1804 General William Payne-Gallwey 1st Baronet and had issue.
Grandfather: Valentine Quin
father: Windham Quin
Valentine Richard Wyndham-Quin 1st Earl Dunraven and Mount-Earl
mother: Frances Dawson