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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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In or before 1736 [his father] John Stratford 1st Earl Aldborough (age 37) and [his mother] Martha O'Neale Countess Aldborough (age 29) were married.
In 1736 Edward Stratford 2nd Earl Aldborough was born to [his father] John Stratford 1st Earl Aldborough (age 37) and [his mother] Martha O'Neale Countess Aldborough (age 30).
In 1759 Edward Stratford 2nd Earl Aldborough (age 23) was elected MP Baltinglass which seat he held until 1768
On 7th September 1760 [his brother-in-law] Richard Wingfield 3rd Viscount Powerscourt (age 29) and [his sister] Amelia Stratford Viscountess Powerscourt were married. She the daughter of [his father] John Stratford 1st Earl Aldborough (age 62) and [his mother] Martha O'Neale Countess Aldborough (age 54).
On 21st May 1763 [his father] John Stratford 1st Earl Aldborough (age 64) was created 1st Baron Baltinglass of Wicklow.
On 6th May 1764 Edward Wingfield 2nd Viscount Powerscourt (age 34) died. His brother [his brother-in-law] Richard (age 33) succeeded 3rd Viscount Powerscourt. [his sister] Amelia Stratford Viscountess Powerscourt by marriage Viscountess Powerscourt.
On 29th July 1765 Edward Stratford 2nd Earl Aldborough (age 29) and Barbara Herbert Countess Aldborough (age 23) were married. He the son of John Stratford 1st Earl Aldborough (age 66) and Martha O'Neale Countess Aldborough (age 59).
On 22nd July 1776 [his father] John Stratford 1st Earl Aldborough (age 77) was created 1st Viscount Aldborough of Belan in Kildare.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 9th February 1777 [his father] John Stratford 1st Earl Aldborough (age 78) was created 1st Earl Aldborough. [his mother] Martha O'Neale Countess Aldborough (age 71) by marriage Martha O'Neale Countess Aldborough.
In April 1777 [his brother] John Stratford 3rd Earl Aldborough (age 37) and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Aldborough (age 20) were married. He the son of [his father] John Stratford 1st Earl Aldborough (age 78) and [his mother] Martha O'Neale Countess Aldborough (age 71).
On 29th May 1777 [his father] John Stratford 1st Earl Aldborough (age 78) died. His son Edward (age 41) succeeded 2nd Earl Aldborough, 2nd Viscount Aldborough of Belan in Kildare, 2nd Baron Baltinglass of Wicklow. [his wife] Barbara Herbert Countess Aldborough (age 34) by marriage Countess Aldborough.
On 11th April 1785 [his wife] Barbara Herbert Countess Aldborough (age 42) died.
On 24th May 1787 Edward Stratford 2nd Earl Aldborough (age 51) and Anne Elizabeth Henniker Countess Aldborough were married. She by marriage Countess Aldborough. She brought a fortune of £50,000. He the son of John Stratford 1st Earl Aldborough and Martha O'Neale Countess Aldborough (age 81).
On 11th March 1796 [his mother] Martha O'Neale Countess Aldborough (age 90) died.
On 2nd January 1801 Edward Stratford 2nd Earl Aldborough (age 65) died at Belan House. He was buried at St Thomas' Church, Dublin. His brother [his brother] John (age 61) succeeded 3rd Earl Aldborough, 3rd Viscount Aldborough of Belan in Kildare, 3rd Baron Baltinglass of Wicklow. [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Aldborough (age 44) by marriage Countess Aldborough.
On 14th July 1802 [his former wife] Anne Elizabeth Henniker Countess Aldborough died.
GrandFather: Edward Stratford
Edward Stratford 2nd Earl Aldborough
Great x 1 Grandfather: Constantine Neale of New Ross
GrandFather: Venerable Benjamin O'Neale
Mother: Martha O'Neale Countess Aldborough
Great x 1 Grandfather: Colonel Joshua Paul
GrandMother: Hannah Paul