Paternal Family Tree: Borlase
Before 21st August 1619 [his father] William Borlase [aged 30] and [his mother] Jane Popham were married.
On 21st August 1619 John Borlase 1st Baronet was born to William Borlase [aged 30] and Jane Popham at Littlecote House.
In or before 1628 [his step-father] Thomas Luttrell [aged 44] and [his mother] Jane Popham were married.
On 15th December 1630 [his father] William Borlase [aged 41] died.
On 30th April 1635 John Borlase 1st Baronet [aged 15] matriculated Magdalen College, Oxford University.
On 4th December 1637 John Borlase 1st Baronet [aged 18] and Alice Bankes Lady Borlase were married at St Giles' in the Fields Church [Map]. His brother William Borlase [aged 17] married her sister Joanna Bankes.
In April 1640 John Borlase 1st Baronet [aged 20] was elected MP Great Marlow in the Short Parliament.
In November 1640 John Borlase 1st Baronet [aged 21] was elected MP Great Marlow in the Long Parliament but the election was subequently declared void.
In 1641 John Borlase 1st Baronet [aged 21] was elected MP Corfe Castle, Dorset.
In 1642 [his son] John Borlase 2nd Baronet was born to John Borlase 1st Baronet [aged 22] and [his wife] Alice Bankes Lady Borlase at Bockmer End, Buckinghamshire.
On 4th May 1642 John Borlase 1st Baronet [aged 22] was created 1st Baronet Borlase of Bockmer in Buckinghamshire. [his wife] Alice Bankes Lady Borlase by marriage Lady Borlase of Bockmer in Buckinghamshire.
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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Before 1660 William Borlase [aged 39] and Joanna Bankes were married. His brother John Borlase 1st Baronet [aged 40] married her sister Alice Bankes Lady Borlase.
In 1661 John Borlase 1st Baronet [aged 41] was elected MP Wycombe which seat he held until his death in 1689.
In 1668 [his mother] Jane Popham died.
On 8th August 1672 John Borlase 1st Baronet [aged 52] died. His son John [aged 30] succeeded 2nd Baronet Borlase of Bockmer in Buckinghamshire
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Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
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Great x 1 Grandfather: John Borlase of Buckinghamshire
Grandfather: William Borlase of Little Marlow
father: William Borlase
John Borlase 1st Baronet 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Popham of Huntworth in Somerset
Grandfather: John Popham 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Stradling 2 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Stradling 3 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Herbert 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Stradling 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane aka Joan Stradling 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Arundell 
8 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Arundell 8 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Chideocke 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Arundell 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Dynham 7 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Dinham 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Arches
mother: Jane Popham 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England