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: Shute aka Barrington
Maternal Family Tree: Jean Nicholson 1778
In 1823 [his father] William Keppel Barrington 6th Viscount Barrington (age 29) and [his mother] Jane Elizabeth Liddell Viscountess Barrington (age 18) were married.
On 14th February 1824 George Barrington 7th Viscount Barrington was born to [his father] William Keppel Barrington 6th Viscount Barrington (age 30) and [his mother] Jane Elizabeth Liddell Viscountess Barrington (age 19) in Lower Brooke Street Brook Street. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 4th March 1829 [his grandfather] George Barrington 5th Viscount Barrington (age 67) died. His son [his father] William (age 35) succeeded 6th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down. [his mother] Jane Elizabeth Liddell Viscountess Barrington (age 24) by marriage Viscountess Barrington of Ardglass in County Down.
On 3rd July 1845 [his brother] Percy Barrington 8th Viscount Barrington (age 20) and [his sister-in-law] Louisa Higgins were married.
On 19th February 1846 George Barrington 7th Viscount Barrington (age 22) and Isabel Elizabeth Morritt Viscountess Barrington (age 19) were married.
On 16th January 1847 [his daughter] Constance Mary Barrington Baroness Haldon was born to George Barrington 7th Viscount Barrington (age 22). She married 7th October 1868 Lawrence Hesketh Palk 2nd Baron Haldon, son of Lawrence Palk 1st Baron Haldon and Maria Harriett Hesketh Baroness Haldon, and had issue.
On 16th July 1848 [his daughter] Evelyn Laura Barrington Countess Craven was born to George Barrington 7th Viscount Barrington (age 24). She married 2nd January 1867 her fifth cousin George Grimston Craven 3rd Earl Craven, son of William Craven 2nd Earl Craven and Emily Mary Grimston Countess Craven.
After 16th July 1848 [his daughter] Florence Isabel Barrington was born to George Barrington 7th Viscount Barrington (age 24).
On 30th April 1850 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Lyon Bowes 12th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 27) and [his sister] Charlotte Maria Barrington Countess of Strathmore (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne. They were third cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 3rd November 1854 [his sister] Charlotte Maria Barrington Countess of Strathmore (age 28) died.
On 2nd January 1867 [his son-in-law] George Grimston Craven 3rd Earl Craven (age 25) and [his daughter] Evelyn Laura Barrington Countess Craven (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Craven in Yorkshire. He the son of William Craven 2nd Earl Craven and Emily Mary Grimston Countess Craven (age 50). They were fifth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
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 9th February 1867 [his father] William Keppel Barrington 6th Viscount Barrington (age 73) died at Shrivenham, Berkshire. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Shrivenham. His son George (age 42) succeeded 7th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down, 6th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down.
In 1868 Welbore Ellis Agar 2nd Earl Normanton (age 90) died. His son [his brother-in-law] James (age 49) succeeded 3rd Earl Normanton. [his sister] Caroline Susan Augusta Barrington Countess Normanton (age 33) by marriage Countess Normanton.
In 1868 [his brother-in-law] James Charles Agar 3rd Earl Normanton (age 49) and [his sister] Caroline Susan Augusta Barrington Countess Normanton (age 33) were married. He the son of Welbore Ellis Agar 2nd Earl Normanton (age 90) and Diana Herbert Countess Normanton. They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 7th October 1868 [his son-in-law] Lawrence Hesketh Palk 2nd Baron Haldon (age 22) and [his daughter] Constance Mary Barrington Baroness Haldon (age 21) were married.
1876. Archibald John Stuart-Wortley (age 26). Portrait of George Barrington 7th Viscount Barrington (age 51).
On 17th April 1880 George Barrington 7th Viscount Barrington (age 56) was created 1st Baron Shute of Beckett in Berkshire with a special remainder, failing issue male, to his brother [his brother] Percy Barrington 8th Viscount Barrington (age 54) and the heirs male of his body who did inherit when George Barrington 7th Viscount Barrington without male issue.
On 22nd March 1883 [his mother] Jane Elizabeth Liddell Viscountess Barrington (age 78) died.
The London Gazette 25486. St. James's Palace, June 27, 1885.
The Queen (age 66) has been pleased to appoint George William (age 61), Viscount Barrington, to be Captain of Her Majesty's Body Guard of Yeomen of the Guard, in the room of!William John (age 56), Lord Monson, resigned.
W6GBhi0WThe Queen has been pleased to appoint the following to be Lords in Waiting in Ordinary to Her Majesty, viz.:—
Dudley Charles, Lord de Ros, in the room of Frederick Henry Paul, Lord Methuen, resigned.
Algernon Hawkins Thomoud, Earl of Kintore, in the room of John William, Earl of Dalhousie, resigned.
Cornwallis, Viscount Hawarden, in the room of William, Lord Sandhurst, resigned.
John Major, Lord Henniker, in the room of Thomas, Lord Ribblesdale, resigned.
John Adrian Louis (age 24), Earl of Hopetoun, in the room of Thomas John, Lord Thurlow, resigned.
William, Lord Elphinstone (age 56), in the room of Arthur, Lord Wrottesley, resigned.
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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 (age 60), Earl of Kenmare, K.P., to be Lord Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of Edward (age 48), Earl of Lathom, resigned.
Charles Douglas Richard (age 45), Lord Sudeley to be Captain of Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, in the room of George William (age 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 (age 61), Viscount Barrington, resigned.
The Honourable Charles Robert Spencer (age 28), M.P., to be one of the Grooms in Waiting in Ordinary to Her Majesty, in the room of Sir Henry Fletcher (age 50), Bart., M.P., resigned.
The London Gazette 25615. St. James's Palace, August 5, 1886. THE Queen has been pleased to make the following Appointments in Her Majesty's Household:
Edward, Earl of Lathom, to be Lord Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of Valentine Augustus, Earl of Kenmare, K.P., resigned.
William Heneage, Viscount Lewisham, to be Vice-Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of Frederick Edward Gould, Viscount Kilcoursie, M.P., resigned.
George William (age 62), Viscount Barrington, to be Captain of Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, in the room of Charles Douglas Richard (age 46), Lord Sudeley, resigned.
Algernon Hawkins Thomond, Earl of Kintore, to be Captain of Her Majesty's Guard of Yeomen of the Guard, in the room of William John, Lord Monson, resigned.
On 6th November 1886 George Barrington 7th Viscount Barrington (age 62) died at Grimsthorpe Castle, South Kesteven. His brother [his brother] Percy (age 61) succeeded 8th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down, 7th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down, 2nd Baron Shute of Beckett in Berkshire.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 1st February 1898 [his former wife] Isabel Elizabeth Morritt Viscountess Barrington (age 71) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 29 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 6 Grand Son of Henry IV King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Shute
Great x 3 Grandfather: Benjamin Shute
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Shute aka Barrington 1st Viscount Barrington
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Barrington
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Daines
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Daines Viscountess Barrington
GrandFather: George Barrington 5th Viscount Barrington
Father: William Keppel Barrington 6th Viscount Barrington 3 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Adair of Stratford Place
GrandMother: Elizabeth Adair Viscountess Barrington 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Oswald Keppel 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Arnold Keppel 1st Earl Albermarle
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Anne Keppel 2nd Earl Albermarle
Great x 4 Grandfather: Adam Van Der Duyn
Great x 3 Grandmother: Geertruid Johanna Quirina Van Der Duyn Countess Albermarle
Great x 1 Grandmother: Caroline Keppel Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland 
Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Kéroualle 1st Duchess Portsmouth
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Lennox Countess Albermarle Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Brudenell 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Brudenell Duchess Richmond 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Savile 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
George Barrington 7th Viscount Barrington 4 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Liddell 3rd Baronet 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Liddell 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Bright
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Liddell 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Clavering of Greencroft 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Clavering 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Ellison
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry George Liddell 5th Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Bowes
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Bowes of Streatlam
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Maxton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Bowes
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Blakiston 3rd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Blakiston
GrandFather: Thomas Liddell 1st Baron Ravensworth 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Mother: Jane Elizabeth Liddell Viscountess Barrington 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Simpson
GrandMother: Maria Susannah Simpson Baroness Calthorpe 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Patrick Lyon 3rd Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lyon 4th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Middleton Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Lyon 8th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Chesterfield 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stanhope Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Butler Countess Chesterfield 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Lyon 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jean Nicholson