On 25th May 1859 William Logsdail was born to George Logsdail [aged 32] at 19 Lincoln Cathedral Close.
George Logsdail: In 1827 he was born. In 1905 he died.
1875. William Logsdail [aged 15]. Lincoln Cathedral [Map].
1888. William Logsdail [aged 28]. St Martin in the Fields Church [Map]
In 1892 William Logsdail [aged 32] and May Ashman of Necton [aged 22] were married. They had three children.
1904. William Logsdail [aged 44]. Picture of Lincoln Cathedral [Map].
In or before 1905. William Logsdail [aged 45]. Portrait of his father George Logsdail [aged 77].
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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In 1905 [his father] George Logsdail [aged 78] died.
1905. William Logsdail [aged 45]. Portrait of the artist's wife May Ashman of Necton [aged 35].
May Ashman of Necton: In 1870 she was born. In 1892 William Logsdail and she were married. They had three children.
1909. William Logsdail [aged 49]. Portrait of George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston [aged 49].
1909. William Logsdail [aged 49]. Portrait of Alfred Nathaniel Holden Curzon 4th Baron Scarsdale [aged 77].
Alfred Nathaniel Holden Curzon 4th Baron Scarsdale: On 12th July 1831 he was born to Alfred Curzon and Sophia Holden. On 3rd July 1856 Alfred Nathaniel Holden Curzon 4th Baron Scarsdale and Blanche Pocklington Senhouse Baroness Scarsdale were married. On 12th November 1856 Nathaniel Curzon 3rd Baron Scarsdale died. His nephew Alfred succeeded 4th Baron Scarsdale, 8th Baronet Curzon of Kedleston in Derbyshire, 8th Baronet Curzon of Nova Scotia. Blanche Pocklington Senhouse Baroness Scarsdale by marriage Baroness Scarsdale. On 23rd March 1916 Alfred Nathaniel Holden Curzon 4th Baron Scarsdale died. His son George succeeded 5th Baron Scarsdale, 9th Baronet Curzon of Kedleston in Derbyshire, 9th Baronet Curzon of Nova Scotia.
1909. William Logsdail [aged 49]. Portrait of Mary Victoria Leiter Baroness Curzon Kedleston.
1916. William Logsdail [aged 56]. Portrait of a Nurse.
1920. William Logsdail [aged 60]. Portrait of Agnes Elizabeth Courtenay Viscountess Halifax.
In 1923 [his son] Edward Logsdail [aged 27] died.
Before 1944. William Logsdail [aged 84]. Self-Portrait.
On 3rd September 1944 William Logsdail [aged 85] died.