The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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Paternal Family Tree: Bootle-Wilbraham
Maternal Family Tree: Harriet Kinloch Lady Cunliffe 1830
On 22nd May 1832 [his father] Richard Bootle-Wilbraham [aged 30] and [his mother] Jessy Brooke were married.
On 12th December 1837 Edward Bootle Wibraham 1st Earl Lathom was born to [his father] Richard Bootle-Wilbraham [aged 36] and [his mother] Jessy Brooke in Blythe Hall, Lathom.
On 5th May 1844 [his father] Richard Bootle-Wilbraham [aged 42] died of influenza.
On 3rd April 1853 [his grandfather] Edward Bootle-Wilbraham 1st Baron Skelmersdale died. His grandson Edward [aged 15] succeeded 2nd Baron Skelmersdale in Lancashhire.
On 17th August 1860 Edward Bootle Wibraham 1st Earl Lathom [aged 22] and Alice Villiers Countess Lathom [aged 19] were married. She the daughter of George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon [aged 60] and Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon [aged 50].
On 31st May 1864 Frederick Arthur Stanley 16th Earl of Derby [aged 23] and [his sister-in-law] Constance Villiers Countess Derby [aged 24] were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon [aged 64] and [his mother-in-law] Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon [aged 54]. He the son of Edward Smith-Stanley 14th Earl of Derby [aged 65] and [his aunt] Emma Caroline Bootle-Wilbraham Countess Derby [aged 59].
On 25th October 1864 [his son] Edward George Bootle Wibraham 2nd Earl Lathom was born to Edward Bootle Wibraham 1st Earl Lathom [aged 26] and [his wife] Alice Villiers Countess Lathom [aged 23]. He married 15th August 1889 his second cousin Wilma Pleydell-Bouverie Countess Lathom, daughter of William Pleydell-Bouverie 5th Earl Radnor and Helen Matilda Chaplin Countess Radnor, and had issue.
On 27th June 1870 [his father-in-law] George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon [aged 70] died. His son [his brother-in-law] Edward [aged 24] succeeded 5th Earl Clarendon, 5th Baron Hyde of Hindon in Wiltshire 1756.
On 6th September 1876 [his brother-in-law] Edward Villiers 5th Earl Clarendon [aged 30] and Caroline Elizabeth Agar Countess Clarendon [aged 19] were married at Harbridge, Someroy. She by marriage Countess Clarendon. She the daughter of James Charles Agar 3rd Earl Normanton [aged 57] and Caroline Susan Augusta Barrington Countess Normanton [aged 41]. He the son of [his father-in-law] George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon and [his mother-in-law] Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon. They were sixth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
In 1880 Edward Bootle Wibraham 1st Earl Lathom [aged 42] was created 1st Earl Lathom. [his wife] Alice Villiers Countess Lathom [aged 39] by marriage Countess Lathom.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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The London Gazette 25558. St. James's Palace, February 10, 1886. THE Queen has been pleased to make the following appointments in Her Majesty's Household:— .
Valentine Augustus [aged 60], Earl of Kenmare, K.P., to be Lord Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of Edward [aged 48], Earl of Lathom, resigned.
Charles Douglas Richard [aged 45], Lord Sudeley to be Captain of Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, in the room of George William [aged 47], Earl of Coventry, resigned.
William John, Lord Monson to be Captain of Her Majesty's Guard of Yeomen of the Guard, in the room of George William [aged 61], Viscount Barrington, resigned.
The Honourable Charles Robert Spencer [aged 28], M.P., to be one of the Grooms in Waiting in Ordinary to Her Majesty, in the room of Sir Henry Fletcher [aged 50], Bart., M.P., resigned.
On 16th August 1887 [his son-in-law] Bishop Rupert Gascoyne-Cecil [aged 24] and Florence Bootle Wibraham were married. They had four sons and three daughters. She the daughter of Edward Bootle Wibraham 1st Earl Lathom [aged 49] and Alice Villiers Countess Lathom [aged 46]. He the son of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess Salisbury [aged 57] and Georgina Alderson Marchioness of Salisbury [aged 60]. They were sixth cousins.
On 15th August 1889 Edward George Bootle Wibraham 2nd Earl Lathom [aged 24] and Wilma Pleydell-Bouverie Countess Lathom [aged 19] were married. She the daughter of William Pleydell-Bouverie 5th Earl Radnor [aged 48] and Helen Matilda Chaplin Countess Radnor [aged 43]. He the son of Edward Bootle Wibraham 1st Earl Lathom [aged 51] and Alice Villiers Countess Lathom [aged 48]. They were second cousins.
On 18th July 1892 [his mother] Jessy Brooke died.
The London Gazette 26321. St. James's Palace, August 25, 1892.
The Queen [aged 73] has been pleased to make the following appointments in Her Majesty's Household:-
Charles Robert, Lord Carrington [aged 49], G.C.M.G., to be Lord Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of Edward, Earl of Lathom [aged 54], G.C.B., resigned.
The Honourable Charles Robert Spencer [aged 34], M.P., to be Vice Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of Henry George, Lord Burghley [aged 42], M.P., resigned.
George William Henry, Lord Vernon [aged 38], to be Captain of Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, in the room of Charles Alfred Worsley, Earl of Yarborough [aged 33], resigned.
William, Lord Kensington [aged 57], to be Captain of Her Majesty's Guard of Yeoman of the Guard, in the room of William, Earl of Limerick [aged 52], K.P., resigned.
On 21st April 1893 Edward Henry Stanley 15th Earl of Derby [aged 66] died at Knowsley, Lancashire. His brother Frederick [aged 52] succeeded 16th Earl Derby, 10th Baronet Stanley of Bickerstaffe. [his sister-in-law] Constance Villiers Countess Derby [aged 53] by marriage Countess Derby.
In 1897 [his wife] Alice Villiers Countess Lathom [aged 56] died.
On 19th November 1898 Edward Bootle Wibraham 1st Earl Lathom [aged 60] died. His son Edward [aged 34] succeeded 2nd Earl Lathom, 3rd Baron Skelmersdale in Lancashhire. Wilma Pleydell-Bouverie Countess Lathom [aged 29] by marriage Countess Lathom.
[his daughter] Florence Bootle Wibraham was born to Edward Bootle Wibraham 1st Earl Lathom and Alice Villiers Countess Lathom. She married 16th August 1887 her sixth cousin Bishop Rupert Gascoyne-Cecil, son of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess Salisbury and Georgina Alderson Marchioness of Salisbury, and had issue.
Kings Wessex: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 28 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
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GrandFather: Edward Bootle-Wilbraham 1st Baron Skelmersdale
Father: Richard Bootle-Wilbraham
Edward Bootle Wibraham 1st Earl Lathom 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Brooke 3rd Baronet 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Brooke 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Brooke 4th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Brooke 5th Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Richard Brooke 6th Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Foster Cunliffe
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Cunliffe 2nd Baronet
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Cunliffe Lady Brooke
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ichabod Wright of Nottingham
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Wright Lady Cunliffe
Mother: Jessy Brooke 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Foster Cunliffe
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Cunliffe 2nd Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Foster Cunliffe 3rd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ichabod Wright of Nottingham
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Wright Lady Cunliffe
GrandMother: Harriet Cunliffe Lady Brooke
Great x 2 Grandfather: David Kinloch 5th Baronet
Great x 1 Grandmother: Harriet Kinloch Lady Cunliffe