Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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Paternal Family Tree: Middleton of Belsay Castle
On 20th April 1774 [his father] William Middleton 5th Baronet [aged 36] and [his mother] Jane Monck Lady Middleton were married. She by marriage Lady Middleton of Belsay Castle in Northumberland.
On 7th April 1779 Charles Miles Lambert Monck 6th Baronet was born to [his father] William Middleton 5th Baronet [aged 41] and [his mother] Jane Monck Lady Middleton.
In 1794 [his mother] Jane Monck Lady Middleton died.
In 1795 [his father] William Middleton 5th Baronet [aged 57] died. His son Charles [aged 15] succeeded 6th Baronet Middleton of Belsay Castle in Northumberland.
In 1798 Charles Miles Lambert Monck 6th Baronet [aged 18] changed his surname from Middleton to Monck when he inherited from his maternal grandfather Lawrence Monck of Caenby Hall in Lincolnshire in compliance with his will.
In 1801 Charles Miles Lambert Monck 6th Baronet [aged 21] was appointed High Sheriff of Northumberland.
In 1804 Charles Miles Lambert Monck 6th Baronet [aged 24] and Louisa Lucia Cook were married. They had two sons and four daughters.
In 1805 [his son] Charles Atticus Monck was born to Charles Miles Lambert Monck 6th Baronet [aged 25] and [his wife] Louisa Lucia Cook. He married 1835 Laura Ridley, daughter of Matthew White Ridley 3rd Baronet, and had issue.
In 1812 Charles Miles Lambert Monck 6th Baronet [aged 32] was elected MP Northumberland which seat he held until 1820.
In 1824 [his wife] Louisa Lucia Cook died.
In 1830 [his son-in-law] Edward Blackett 6th Baronet [aged 24] and [his daughter] Julia Monck Lady Blackett were married. She by marriage Lady Blackett of Newcastle in Northumberland.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 26th July 1831 Charles Miles Lambert Monck 6th Baronet [aged 52] and Mary Elizabeth Bennet [aged 46] were married. She the daughter of Charles Bennet 4th Earl Tankerville and Emma Colebrooke Countess Tankerville [aged 79].
In 1835 [his son] Charles Atticus Monck [aged 30] and [his daughter-in-law] Laura Ridley were married.
In or before 1851 [his daughter] Julia Monck Lady Blackett died.
In 1856 [his son] Charles Atticus Monck [aged 51] died.
On 25th June 1859 [his brother-in-law] Charles Augustus Bennet 5th Earl Tankerville [aged 83] died. His son Charles [aged 49] succeeded 6th Earl Tankerville, 7th Baron Ossulston of Ossulston in Middlesex. Olivia Montagu Countess Tankerville [aged 28] by marriage Countess Tankerville.
On 27th February 1861 [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Bennet [aged 75] died.
On 20th July 1867 Charles Miles Lambert Monck 6th Baronet [aged 88] died. His grandson Arthur [aged 29] succeeded 7th Baronet Monck of Belsay Castle in Northumberland.
[his daughter] Julia Monck Lady Blackett was born to Charles Miles Lambert Monck 6th Baronet and Louisa Lucia Cook. She married 1830 Edward Blackett 6th Baronet, son of William Blackett 5th Baronet, and had issue.
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Middleton 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Middleton 2nd Baronet
GrandFather: John Lambert Middleton 4th Baronet
Father: William Middleton 5th Baronet
Charles Miles Lambert Monck 6th Baronet
GrandFather: Lawrence Monck of Caenby Hall in Lincolnshire 
Mother: Jane Monck Lady Middleton
GrandMother: Jane Cunnington