Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Ruddock
In 1766 Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners was born to Francis Gray and Elizabeth Ruddock at Lehena.
On 12th January 1790 William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet [aged 23] and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners [aged 24] were married. He the son of John Manners [aged 59] and Louisa Tollemache 7th Countess Dysart [aged 44].
In 1791 [her daughter] Louisa Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet [aged 24] and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners [aged 25]. She married in or before 1820 Joseph Burke 11th Baronet and had issue.
In 1792 [her daughter] Catherine Camilla Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet [aged 25] and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners [aged 26].
In 1793 Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners [aged 27] published Poems by Lady Manners.
In 1793 [her daughter] Emily Frances Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet [aged 26] and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners [aged 27].
1794. Thomas Lawrence [aged 24]. Portrait of Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners [aged 28].
On 18th November 1794 [her son] Lionel Tollemache 8th Earl Dysart was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet [aged 28] and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners [aged 28]. He married 1819 Maria Elizabeth Toone Countess Dysart and had issue.
In 1796 [her son] Felix Thomas Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet [aged 29] and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners [aged 30].
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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In 1797 [her son] Arthur Caesar Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet [aged 30] and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners [aged 31].
In 1799 [her daughter] Caroline Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet [aged 32] and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners [aged 33].
In 1800 [her daughter] Catherine Octavia Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet [aged 33] and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners [aged 34].
On 15th August 1802 Aubrey Beauclerk 6th Duke St Albans [aged 36] and [her sister-in-law] Louisa Grace Manners Duchess St Albans [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Duchess St Albans. She the daughter of [her father-in-law] John Manners and [her mother-in-law] Louisa Tollemache 7th Countess Dysart [aged 57]. He the son of Aubrey Beauclerk 5th Duke St Albans and Catherine Ponsonby Duchess St Albans. They were half third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 19th September 1802 [her son] Hugh Francis Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet [aged 36] and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners [aged 36] at Petersham, Surrey.
On 16th April 1804 [her son] Frederick James Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet [aged 37] and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners [aged 38]. He married (1) 26th August 1831 Sarah-Maria Bomford and had issue (2) 4th September 1847 Isabella Anne Forbes and had issue.
In 1805 [her son] Algernon Gray Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet [aged 38] and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners [aged 39].
In 1807 [her daughter] Laura Maria Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet [aged 40] and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners [aged 41].
On 19th February 1816 [her sister-in-law] Louisa Grace Manners Duchess St Albans [aged 39] died. The same day her son Aubrey Beauclerk 7th Duke St Albans died. His uncle William [aged 49] succeeded 8th Duke St Albans, 8th Earl Burford, 8th Baron Heddington, 5th Baron Vere of Hanworth in Middlesex. Maria Janetta Nelthorpe Duchess St Albans by marriage Duchess St Albans. Both at the home of her sister Laura Manners Countess Stair and her husband John Dalrymple 7th Earl of Stair [aged 31] at Portman Square Marylebone.
In 1819 [her son] Lionel Tollemache 8th Earl Dysart [aged 24] and [her daughter-in-law] Maria Elizabeth Toone Countess Dysart were married.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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In or before 1820 [her son-in-law] Joseph Burke 11th Baronet [aged 33] and [her daughter] Louisa Tollemache [aged 28] were married.
On 9th March 1821 Wilbrahim Tollemache 6th Earl Dysart [aged 81] died. His sister [her mother-in-law] Louisa [aged 75] succeeded 7th Countess Dysart. Baronet Talmash of Helmingham in Suffolk extinct. Her grandson [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet [aged 54] assumed the name Tollemache.
In 1825 [her daughter] Caroline Tollemache [aged 26] died.
On 18th April 1830 [her daughter] Louisa Tollemache [aged 39] died.
On 26th August 1831 [her son] Frederick James Tollemache [aged 27] and [her daughter-in-law] Sarah-Maria Bomford were married.
On 11th March 1833 [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet [aged 66] died. His son Lionel [aged 38] succeeded 2nd Baronet Tollemache of Hanby Hall in Lincolnshire.
On 5th October 1843 [her son] Felix Thomas Tollemache [aged 47] died.
On 4th September 1847 [her son] Frederick James Tollemache [aged 43] and [her daughter-in-law] Isabella Anne Forbes were married.
In 1848 [her son] Arthur Caesar Tollemache [aged 51] died.
On 21st March 1852 Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners [aged 86] died.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Poems by Lady Manners. Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners. Second edition. London: John Bell, 1793. 126p.