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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 23rd May 1794 Edward Ayshford Sanford was born to [his father] William Sanford (age 22).
Before 1818 Edward Ayshford Sanford (age 23) and Henrietta Langham were married. They had issue five sons, of which two predeceased him, and two daughters.
In 1818 [his son] William Ayshford Sanford was born to Edward Ayshford Sanford (age 23) and [his wife] Henrietta Langham. He married (1) 1857 Sarah Ellen Seymour and had issue (2) 1874 Sarah Elizabeth Harriet Hervey, daughter of Bishop Arthur Hervey.
In 1830 Edward Ayshford Sanford (age 35) was elected MP Somerset which seat he held until 1832.
In 1832 Edward Ayshford Sanford (age 37) was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
In 1832 Edward Ayshford Sanford (age 37) was elected MP Somerset West which seat he held until 1841.
On 30th April 1833 [his father] William Sanford (age 61) died.
On 21st June 1841 Edward Ayshford Sanford (age 47) and Caroline Anne Stanhope (age 49) were married. She the daughter of Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington and Jane Fleming Countess Harrington.
On 3rd March 1851 [his brother-in-law] Charles Stanhope 4th Earl of Harrington (age 70) died. His brother [his brother-in-law] Leicester (age 66) succeeded 5th Earl Harrington, 5th Viscount Petersham, 5th Baron Harrington. Elizabeth Green Countess Harrington (age 42) by marriage Countess Harrington.
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 25th November 1853 [his wife] Caroline Anne Stanhope (age 62) died.
In 1857 [his son] William Ayshford Sanford (age 39) and [his daughter-in-law] Sarah Ellen Seymour were married.
On 1st December 1871 Edward Ayshford Sanford (age 77) died.
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Sanford
GrandFather: John Sanford
Father: William Sanford