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In 1766 Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners was born to [her father] Francis Gray and [her mother] Elizabeth Ruddock at Lehena.
On 12th January 1790 William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 23) and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 24) were married. He the son of John Manners (age 59) and Louisa Tollemache 7th Countess Dysart (age 44).
In 1791 [her daughter] Louisa Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 24) and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 25). She married in or before 1820 Joseph Burke 11th Baronet and had issue.
In 1792 [her daughter] Catherine Camilla Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 25) and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 26).
In 1793 Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 27) published Poems by Lady Manners.
In 1793 [her daughter] Emily Frances Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 26) and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 27).
On 12th January 1793 [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 26) was created 1st Baronet Tollemache of Hanby Hall in Lincolnshire.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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1794. Thomas Lawrence (age 24). Portrait of Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 28).
On 18th November 1794 [her son] Lionel Tollemache 8th Earl Dysart was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 28) and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 28). He married 1819 Maria Elizabeth Toone Countess Dysart and had issue.
In 1796 [her son] Felix Thomas Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 29) and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 30).
In 1797 [her son] Arthur Caesar Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 30) and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 31).
In 1799 [her daughter] Caroline Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 32) and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 33).
In 1800 [her daughter] Catherine Octavia Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 33) and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 34).
On 15th August 1802 Aubrey Beauclerk 6th Duke St Albans (age 36) and [her sister-in-law] Louisa Grace Manners Duchess St Albans (age 25) were married. She by marriage Duchess St Albans. She the daughter of [her father-in-law] John Manners and [her mother-in-law] Louisa Tollemache 7th Countess Dysart (age 57). He the son of Aubrey Beauclerk 5th Duke St Albans and Catherine Ponsonby Duchess St Albans. They were half third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 19th September 1802 [her son] Hugh Francis Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 36) and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 36) at Petersham, Surrey.
On 16th April 1804 [her son] Frederick James Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 37) and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 38). He married (1) 26th August 1831 Sarah-Maria Bomford and had issue (2) 4th September 1847 Isabella Anne Forbes and had issue.
In 1805 [her son] Algernon Gray Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 38) and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 39).
In 1807 [her daughter] Laura Maria Tollemache was born to [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 40) and Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 41).
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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On 19th February 1816 [her sister-in-law] Louisa Grace Manners Duchess St Albans (age 39) died. The same day her son Aubrey Beauclerk 7th Duke St Albans died. His uncle William (age 49) succeeded 8th Duke St Albans, 8th Earl Burford, 8th Baron Heddington, 5th Baron Vere of Hanworth in Middlesex. Maria Janetta Nelthorpe Duchess St Albans by marriage Duchess St Albans. Both at the home of her sister [her sister-in-law] Laura Manners Countess Stair and her husband John Dalrymple 7th Earl of Stair (age 31) at Portman Square Marylebone.
In 1819 [her son] Lionel Tollemache 8th Earl Dysart (age 24) and [her daughter-in-law] Maria Elizabeth Toone Countess Dysart were married.
In or before 1820 [her son-in-law] Joseph Burke 11th Baronet (age 33) and [her daughter] Louisa Tollemache (age 28) were married.
On 9th March 1821 Wilbrahim Tollemache 6th Earl Dysart (age 81) died. His sister [her mother-in-law] Louisa (age 75) succeeded 7th Countess Dysart. Baronet Talmash of Helmingham in Suffolk extinct. Her grandson [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 54) assumed the name Tollemache.
In 1825 [her daughter] Caroline Tollemache (age 26) died.
On 18th April 1830 [her daughter] Louisa Tollemache (age 39) died.
On 26th August 1831 [her son] Frederick James Tollemache (age 27) and [her daughter-in-law] Sarah-Maria Bomford were married.
On 11th March 1833 [her husband] William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 66) died. His son [her son] Lionel (age 38) succeeded 2nd Baronet Tollemache of Hanby Hall in Lincolnshire.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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On 5th October 1843 [her son] Felix Thomas Tollemache (age 47) died.
On 4th September 1847 [her son] Frederick James Tollemache (age 43) and [her daughter-in-law] Isabella Anne Forbes were married.
In 1848 [her son] Arthur Caesar Tollemache (age 51) died.
On 21st March 1852 Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners (age 86) died.
Poems by Lady Manners. Catherine Rebecca Gray Lady Manners. Second edition. London: John Bell, 1793. 126p.