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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In 1745 [his father] George Jackson aka Duckett 1st Baronet [age 19] and Mary Ward were married.
Before 1775 Robert Neale and [his mother] Grace Goldstone Lady Duckett [age 24] were married.
On 9th September 1775 [his father] George Jackson aka Duckett 1st Baronet [age 49] and [his mother] Grace Goldstone Lady Duckett [age 25] were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. The difference in their ages was 24 years.
On 17th July 1777 George Duckett 2nd Baronet was born to [his father] George Jackson aka Duckett 1st Baronet [age 51] and [his mother] Grace Goldstone Lady Duckett [age 27].
In 1784 [his mother] Grace Goldstone Lady Duckett [age 34] died.
On 21st June 1791 [his father] George Jackson aka Duckett 1st Baronet [age 65] was created 1st Baronet Jackson aka Duckett of Hartham House in Wiltshire.
In 1806 Harry Burrard-Neale [age 40] was elected MP Lymington which seat he held until 1807 when his maternal half-brother George Duckett 2nd Baronet [age 28] superceded him.
In 1807 George Duckett 2nd Baronet [age 29] was elected MP Lymington.
On 27th March 1811 [his son] George Floyd Duckett 3rd Baronet was born to George Duckett 2nd Baronet [age 33]. He married 21st June 1845 Isabella Smith, daughter of General Lionel Smith 1st Baronet and Isabella Pottinger Lady Smith.
In 1812 George Duckett 2nd Baronet [age 34] was elected MP Plympton Erle.
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 22nd December 1822 [his father] George Jackson aka Duckett 1st Baronet [age 97] died. His son George [age 45] succeeded 2nd Baronet Jackson aka Duckett of Hartham House in Wiltshire.
In 1832 George Duckett 2nd Baronet [age 54] was declared bankrupt.
On 21st June 1845 [his son] George Floyd Duckett 3rd Baronet [age 34] and [his daughter-in-law] Isabella Smith were married. They had no children.
On 15th June 1856 George Duckett 2nd Baronet [age 78] died. His son George [age 45] succeeded 3rd Baronet Jackson aka Duckett of Hartham House in Wiltshire.
GrandFather: George Jackson of Hill House in Richmond in Yorkshire
Father: George Jackson aka Duckett 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Ward of Guisborough in Yorkshire
GrandMother: Hannah Ward
GrandFather: Gwyn Goldstone
Mother: Grace Goldstone Lady Duckett
Great x 2 Grandfather: Lionel Duckett
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Duckett
Great x 3 Grandfather: Samuel Ashe of Langley Burrell in Wiltshire
Great x 2 Grandmother: Martha Ashe
GrandMother: Grace Duckett
Great x 1 Grandmother: Grace Skinner