William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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Paternal Family Tree: Lethbridge
In 1796 Thomas Buckler Lethbridge 2nd Baronet [aged 17] and [his mother] Jacintha Catherine Hesketh [aged 20] were married.
In 1798 John Hesketh Lethbridge 3rd Baronet was born to Thomas Buckler Lethbridge 2nd Baronet [aged 19] and Jacintha Catherine Hesketh [aged 22].
On 31st August 1801 [his mother] Jacintha Catherine Hesketh [aged 25] died.
In 1803 Thomas Buckler Lethbridge 2nd Baronet [aged 24] and [his step-mother] Anne Goddard [aged 23] were married.
In 1815 [his grandfather] John Lethbridge 1st Baronet [aged 69] died. His son Thomas [aged 36] succeeded 2nd Baronet Lethbridge of Westaway House in Devon and Winkley Court in Somerset. He was buried at Church of St Mary the Virgin, Pilton [Map] where there is a ledger stone inscribed as follows:
Here lyeth ye body of Phillip Bowchier, Gent., buried ye 3d day of Agust 1687 aged 64 years. Here also layeth the body of Agnes late wife of Phillip Bowchier, Gent., who departed this life ye 25th day of Nobr 1698 aged 66. Here lyes also buryed the body of Thomas Lethbridge, Gent., son of Thomas Lethbridge of Clement's Inne, Gent., a younger son of Christopher Lethbridge of Westaway, Esq., by Margaret his wife daughter of the above named Philip Bowchier. Obt 10th Augst 1744 aetatis 20"
On 27th March 1817 John Hesketh Lethbridge 3rd Baronet [aged 19] and Harriet Rebecca Mytton [aged 19] were married.
In 1820 [his daughter] Jacinthia Catherine Hesketh Lethbridge was born to John Hesketh Lethbridge 3rd Baronet [aged 22] and [his wife] Harriet Rebecca Mytton [aged 21]. She married in or before 1859 her first cousin once removed Frederick Dampier Rich, son of Charles Henry Rich 2nd Baronet and Francs-Maria Lethbridge Lady Rich, and had issue.
On 13th March 1826 [his wife] Harriet Rebecca Mytton [aged 27] died.
On 15th March 1827 John Hesketh Lethbridge 3rd Baronet [aged 29] and Julia Hoare were married.
On 2nd January 1831 [his son] Wroth Acland Lethbridge 4th Baronet was born to John Hesketh Lethbridge 3rd Baronet [aged 33] and [his wife] Julia Hoare.
On 17th October 1849 Thomas Buckler Lethbridge 2nd Baronet [aged 71] died. He was buried at St Mary The Virgin Church, Rufford [Map]. His son John [aged 51] succeeded 3rd Baronet Lethbridge of Westaway House in Devon and Winkley Court in Somerset.
1850. John Hayter [aged 49]. Drawing of Miss Lethbridge from The Court Album. One of the many daughters of John Hesketh Lethbridge 3rd Baronet [aged 52] and Julia Hoare.
In or before 1859 [his son-in-law] Frederick Dampier Rich [aged 40] and [his daughter] Jacinthia Catherine Hesketh Lethbridge [aged 38] were married. They were first cousin once removed.
In 1873 John Hesketh Lethbridge 3rd Baronet [aged 75] died. His son Wroth [aged 41] succeeded 4th Baronet Lethbridge of Westaway House in Devon and Winkley Court in Somerset.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 20 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Grandfather: John Lethbridge 1st Baronet
Father: Thomas Buckler Lethbridge 2nd Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Buckler of Boreham in Wiltshire
Grandmother: Dorothea Buckler
John Hesketh Lethbridge 3rd Baronet 14 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Hesketh 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Hesketh 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sidney Grosvenor
11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Hesketh 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Graham 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Graham
9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Hesketh 2nd Baronet 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Grandfather: Thomas Hesketh 12 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Mother: Jacintha Catherine Hesketh 13 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh Dalrymple
Grandmother: Jacintha Dalrymple