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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Paternal Family Tree: Baring
On 3rd December 1794 [his father] Thomas Baring 2nd Baronet [aged 22] and [his mother] Mary Ursula Sealy Lady Baring [aged 20] were married in Calcutta, India.
On 20th April 1796 Francis Baring 1st Baron Northbrook was born to [his father] Thomas Baring 2nd Baronet [aged 23] and [his mother] Mary Ursula Sealy Lady Baring [aged 22].
On 11th September 1810 [his grandfather] Francis Baring 1st Baronet [aged 70] died. His son [his father] Thomas [aged 38] succeeded 2nd Baronet Baring of Larkbeer in Devon. [his mother] Mary Ursula Sealy Lady Baring [aged 36] by marriage Lady Baring of Larkbeer in Devon.
On 7th April 1825 Francis Baring 1st Baron Northbrook [aged 28] and Jane Grey [aged 20] were married at Dockyard Chapel, Portsmouth.
In 1826 Francis Baring 1st Baron Northbrook [aged 29] was elected MP Portsmouth.
On 22nd January 1826 [his son] Thomas Baring 1st Earl Northbrook was born to Francis Baring 1st Baron Northbrook [aged 29] and [his wife] Jane Grey [aged 21]. He married 1848 Elizabeth Sturt Baroness Northbrook and had issue.
1833. George Hayter [aged 40]. Portrait of Francis Baring 1st Baron Northbrook [aged 36].
On 23rd April 1838 [his wife] Jane Grey [aged 33] died.
In 1841 Francis Baring 1st Baron Northbrook [aged 44] and Arabella Georgina Howard Baroness Northbrook [aged 31] were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She the daughter of Kenneth Alexander Howard 1st Earl of Effingham [aged 73] and Charlotte Primrose Countess Effingham [aged 65].
On 13th February 1845 [his father-in-law] Kenneth Alexander Howard 1st Earl of Effingham [aged 77] died. His son [his brother-in-law] Henry [aged 38] succeeded 2nd Earl of Effingham, 12th Baron Howard of Effingham. Eliza Drummond Baroness Howard [aged 34] by marriage Countess of Effingham.
In 1846 [his mother] Mary Ursula Sealy Lady Baring [aged 72] died.
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 1848 [his son] Thomas Baring 1st Earl Northbrook [aged 21] and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Sturt Baroness Northbrook were married.
On 3rd April 1848 [his father] Thomas Baring 2nd Baronet [aged 75] died at Stratton Park House. His son Francis [aged 51] succeeded 3rd Baronet Baring of Larkbeer in Devon.
In 1850 [his son] Francis Henry Baring was born to Francis Baring 1st Baron Northbrook [aged 53] and [his wife] Arabella Georgina Howard Baroness Northbrook [aged 40]. He married in or before 1882 his half fourth cousin Grace Elizabeth Baring, daughter of Richard Boyle 9th Earl Cork and Emily Charlotte Burgh Countess Cork, and had issue.
In 1861 [his brother] Bishop Charles Baring [aged 53] was appointed Bishop of Durham.
Before 6th September 1866 Francis Baring 1st Baron Northbrook [aged 70] was created 1st Baron Northbrook. [his wife] Arabella Georgina Howard Baroness Northbrook [aged 57] by marriage Baroness Northbrook.
On 6th September 1866 Francis Baring 1st Baron Northbrook [aged 70] died. His son Thomas [aged 40] succeeded 2nd Baron Northbrook, 4th Baronet Baring of Larkbeer in Devon. Elizabeth Sturt Baroness Northbrook by marriage Baroness Northbrook.
On 10th December 1884 [his former wife] Arabella Georgina Howard Baroness Northbrook [aged 75] died.
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Baring
GrandFather: Francis Baring 1st Baronet
Father: Thomas Baring 2nd Baronet
GrandMother: Harriet Herring Lady Baring
Francis Baring 1st Baron Northbrook
GrandFather: Charles Sealy Sealy Sealy
Mother: Mary Ursula Sealy Lady Baring