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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.

Biography of Edward Knatchbull 4th Baronet 1674-1730

Paternal Family Tree: Knatchbull

Maternal Family Tree: Mary Harvey Lady Dering 1629-1704

Around 1674 Edward Knatchbull 4th Baronet was born to Thomas Knatchbull 3rd Baronet (age 34) and Mary Dering.

In 1698 Edward Knatchbull 4th Baronet (age 24) and Alice Wyndham Lady Knatchbull (age 21) were married. They had eight children, three daughters and five sons.

On 26th November 1699 [his son] Wyndham Knatchbull-Wyndham 5th Baronet was born to Edward Knatchbull 4th Baronet (age 25) and [his wife] Alice Wyndham Lady Knatchbull (age 23).

In 1702 Edward Knatchbull 4th Baronet (age 28) was elected MP Rochester which seat he held until 1705.

On 12th December 1704 [his son] Edward Knatchbull 7th Baronet was born to Edward Knatchbull 4th Baronet (age 30) and [his wife] Alice Wyndham Lady Knatchbull (age 28).

After 12th December 1711 [his father] Thomas Knatchbull 3rd Baronet (deceased) died. His son Edward (age 37) succeeded 4th Baronet Knatchbull of Mersham Hatch in Kent. [his wife] Alice Wyndham Lady Knatchbull (age 35) by marriage Lady Knatchbull of Mersham Hatch in Kent.

Before 1712 [his father] Thomas Knatchbull 3rd Baronet and [his mother] Mary Dering were married.

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 1713 Edward Knatchbull 4th Baronet (age 39) was elected MP Kent which seat he held until 1715.

In 1722 Edward Knatchbull 4th Baronet (age 48) was elected MP Kent which seat he held until 1727.

On 15th April 1723 [his wife] Alice Wyndham Lady Knatchbull (age 47) died.

On or before 24th June 1724, the date she was buried, [his mother] Mary Dering died.

In 1728 Edward Knatchbull 4th Baronet (age 54) was elected MP Lostwithiel which seat he held until his death in 1730.

On 3rd April 1730 Edward Knatchbull 4th Baronet (age 56) died. His son [his son] Wyndham (age 30) succeeded 5th Baronet Knatchbull of Mersham Hatch in Kent.

Royal Ancestors of Edward Knatchbull 4th Baronet 1674-1730

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Edward Knatchbull 4th Baronet 1674-1730

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Knatchbull

GrandFather: Norton Knatchbull 1st Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Astley of Hilmorton and Melton Constable

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Astley

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Wood aka Wode

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Wood aka Wode

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Astley 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Grey 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Father: Thomas Knatchbull 3rd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Westrow

GrandMother: Dorothy Westrow

Edward Knatchbull 4th Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Dering 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Bell

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Bell

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmonde Beaupré of Beaupré Hall Norfolk

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothie Beaupré

GrandFather: Edward Dering 2nd Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Ashburnham

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Ashburnham

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Ashburnham Lady Dering 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Beaumont of Coleorton in Leicestershire 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Beaumont 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Saunders

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Beaumont 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Farnham

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Farnham

Mother: Mary Dering 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Daniel Harvey

GrandMother: Mary Harvey Lady Dering