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The 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. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Paternal Family Tree: Sassoon
In October 1792 David Sassoon was born to (age 42) and Amam Gabbai at Baghdad.
In 1818 David Sassoon (age 25) and Hannah Joseph were married. They had two sons and two daughters.
On 25th July 1818 [his son] Albert aka Abdullah Sassoon 1st Baronet was born to David Sassoon (age 25) and [his wife] Hannah Joseph at Baghdad.
In 1826 [his wife] Hannah Joseph died.
In 1828 David Sassoon (age 35) and Farha Hyeem (age 16) were married. They had six sons and three daughters.
In August 1832 [his son] was born to David Sassoon (age 39) and [his wife] Farha Hyeem (age 20) at Bombay, India.
After August 1832 David Sassoon (age 39) and [his wife] Farha Hyeem (age 20) moved to Bombay, India with their family to avoid the persecution of the Jews that was increasing in Baghdad.
All About History Books
The 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. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In 1853 David Sassoon (age 60) became a naturalised British subject.
Before 7th November 1864. David Sassoon (age 72), seated, with his sons Elias David, [his son] Albert Abdallah (age 46) and [his son] Sassoon David (age 32).
: In August 1832 he was born to David Sassoon and Farha Hyeem at Bombay, India. In 1858 travelled to London where he opened a bank on Leadenhall Street [Map]. On 24th June 1867 died.
On 7th November 1864 David Sassoon (age 72) died.
In 1886 [his former wife] Farha Hyeem (age 74) died.