Paternal Family Tree: Gladstone
On 20th April 1800 [his father] John Gladstone 1st Baronet [aged 35] and [his mother] Anne MacKenzie Robertson [aged 28] were married at St Peter's Church, Liverpool.
On 29th December 1809 William Ewart Gladstone was born to John Gladstone 1st Baronet [aged 45] and Anne MacKenzie Robertson [aged 37] at 62 Rodney Street, Liverpool [Map].
In 1835 [his mother] Anne MacKenzie Robertson [aged 63] died.
On 25th July 1839 William Ewart Gladstone [aged 29] and Catherine Glynne [aged 27] were married.
On 3rd June 1840 [his son] William Henry Gladstone was born to William Ewart Gladstone [aged 30] and [his wife] Catherine Glynne [aged 28]. He married 30th September 1875 Gertrude Stuart and had issue.
On 4th April 1844 [his son] Reverend Stephen Edward Gladstone was born to William Ewart Gladstone [aged 34] and [his wife] Catherine Glynne [aged 32]. He married 29th January 1885 Annie Crosthwaite Wilson and had issue.
On 28th August 1849 [his daughter] Helen Gladstone was born to William Ewart Gladstone [aged 39] and [his wife] Catherine Glynne [aged 37].
On 7th December 1851 [his father] John Gladstone 1st Baronet [aged 86] died. His son [his brother] Thomas [aged 47] succeeded 2nd Baronet Gladstone of Fasque and Balfour in Kincardineshire.
On 2nd April 1852 [his son] Henry Neville Gladstone 1st Baron Gladstone was born to William Ewart Gladstone [aged 42] and [his wife] Catherine Glynne [aged 40]. He married 30th January 1890 Maud Ernestine Rendel.
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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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On 7th January 1854 [his son] Herbert Gladstone 1st Viscount Gladstone was born to William Ewart Gladstone [aged 44] and [his wife] Catherine Glynne [aged 42]. He married 1901 Dorothy Mary Viscountess Gladstone, daughter of Richard Horner Paget 1st Baronet and Caroline Isabel Surtees.
1859. George Frederick Watts [aged 41]. Portrait of William Ewart Gladstone [aged 49].
On 17th June 1874 [his brother-in-law] Stephen Glynne 9th Baronet [aged 66] collapsed and died outside Bishopsgate railway station. He was buried at the Church of St Deiniol, Hawarden, Flintshire. He was unmarried. Baronet Glynne of Bicester aka Bisseter in Oxfordshire extinct. His estates, including Hawarden Castle [Map], were inherited by William Henry Gladstone [aged 34], eldest son of his sister Catherine Glynne [aged 62].
Church of St Deiniol, Hawarden, Flintshire. Recumbent effigy by Matthew Noble [aged 57] in a tomb recess designed by John Douglas.
Stephen Glynne 9th Baronet: On 22nd September 1807 he was born to Stephen Richard Glynne 8th Baronet and Mary Griffin. On 5th March 1815 Stephen Richard Glynne 8th Baronet died in Nice, France. His son Stephen succeeded 9th Baronet Glynne of Bicester aka Bisseter in Oxfordshire.
William Henry Gladstone: On 3rd June 1840 he was born to William Ewart Gladstone and Catherine Glynne. On 30th September 1875 William Henry Gladstone and Gertrude Stuart were married. On 4th July 1891 William Henry Gladstone died.
Catherine Glynne: In 1812 she was born to Stephen Richard Glynne 8th Baronet and Mary Griffin. On 25th July 1839 William Ewart Gladstone and she were married. In 1900 Catherine Glynne died.
On 30th September 1875 [his son] William Henry Gladstone [aged 35] and [his daughter-in-law] Gertrude Stuart [aged 25] were married.
On 28th August 1879 Murray Gladstone was buried at St Gwynan’s Church. Among the many mourners were Gladstone’s immediate and extended family, including William Ewart Gladstone [aged 69]. The service was performed by the Bishop of Bangor James Campbell [aged 65] and the vicar of the parish, the Reverend David Jones.
1883. Marble bust of William Ewart Gladstone [aged 73] by Edward Onslow Ford [aged 30]. In the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map].
1883. William Ewart Gladstone [aged 73] by Edward Onslow Ford [aged 30]. In the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map].
On 29th January 1885 [his son] Reverend Stephen Edward Gladstone [aged 40] and [his daughter-in-law] Annie Crosthwaite Wilson [aged 20] were married.
On 30th January 1890 [his son] Henry Neville Gladstone 1st Baron Gladstone [aged 37] and [his daughter-in-law] Maud Ernestine Rendel [aged 24] were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square.
On 4th July 1891 [his son] William Henry Gladstone [aged 51] died.
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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On 19th May 1898 William Ewart Gladstone [aged 88] died at Hawarden Castle [Map].
In 1900 [his former wife] Catherine Glynne [aged 88] died.
After 1900. The Gladstone Chapel, Church of St Deniol. Monument to William Ewart Gladstone and [his former wife] Catherine Glynne [deceased].
Grandfather: Thomas Gladstones
Father: John Gladstone 1st Baronet
Grandfather: Andrew Robertson
Mother: Anne MacKenzie Robertson