Paternal Family Tree: Lucas
After 1631 [his father] Thomas Lucas [aged 52] and Mary Byron were married.
In 1649 [his father] Thomas Lucas [aged 70] died.
In 1650 Robert Lucas 3rd Baron Shenfield was born to Thomas Lucas.
On 2nd July 1671 [his uncle] John Lucas 1st Baron Lucas Shenfield [aged 64] died. His nephew [his illegitimate brother] Charles [aged 40] succeeded 2nd Baron Lucas of Shenfield although technically illegitimate his parents had married after his birth.
Before 1688 [his illegitimate brother] Charles Lucas 2nd Baron Lucas Shenfield [aged 56] and [his sister-in-law] Penelope Leke were married. She the daughter of Francis Leke 1st Earl Scarsdale and Anne Carey Lady Leke.
In 1688 Robert Lucas 3rd Baron Shenfield [aged 38] was appointed Lieutenant of the Tower of London.
In 1688 [his illegitimate brother] Charles Lucas 2nd Baron Lucas Shenfield [aged 57] died. His brother Robert [aged 38] succeeded 3rd Baron Lucas of Shenfield.
John Evelyn's Diary. 19th February 1690. I dined with the Marquis of Carmarthen [aged 57] (late Lord Danby), where was Lieutenant-General Douglas [aged 45], a very considerate and sober commander, going for Ireland. He related to us the exceeding neglect of the English soldiers, suffering severely for want of clothes and necessaries this winter, exceedingly magnifying their courage and bravery during all their hardships. There dined also Lord Lucas, Lieutenant of the Tower [aged 40], and the Bishop of St. Asaph [aged 62]. The Privy Seal was again put in commission, Mr. Cheny (who married my kinswoman, Mrs. Pierrepoint), Sir Thomas Knatchbull [aged 50], and Sir P. W. Pultney. The imprudence of both sexes was now become so great and universal, persons of all ranks keeping their courtesans publicly, that the King had lately directed a letter to the Bishops to order their clergy to preach against that sin, swearing, etc., and to put the ecclesiastical laws in execution without any indulgence.
John Evelyn's Diary. 25th March 1691. Lord Sidney [aged 42], principal Secretary of State, gave me a letter to Lord Lucas [aged 41], Lieutenant of the Tower, to permit me to visit Lord Clarendon; which this day I did, and dined with him.
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 31st January 1705 Robert Lucas 3rd Baron Shenfield [aged 55] died. Baron Lucas of Shenfield extinct.
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Lucas 
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Lucas
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Lucas
Grandfather: Thomas Lucas
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Fermor 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Fermor
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Vaux of Harrowden 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Vaux 1st Baron Vaux Harrowden
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Vaux
father: Thomas Lucas