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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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Paternal Family Tree: Smith aka Vernon
Around 1865 Gertrude Vernon Lady Agnew was born to [her father] Gowran Charles Vernon (age 39) and [her mother] Caroline Fazakerly (age 37). The exact date of her birth is uncertain; it may been in 1864.
On 15th January 1872 [her father] Gowran Charles Vernon (age 46) died.
In 1884 [her mother] Caroline Fazakerly (age 56) died.
In or before 1889. John Edwards. Photograph of Gertrude Vernon Lady Agnew (age 23).
On 15th October 1889 Andrew Agnew 9th Baronet (age 39) and Gertrude Vernon Lady Agnew (age 24) were married. They were sixth cousins.
1892. John Singer Sargent (age 35). "Lady Agnew of Lochnaw (age 27)". Commissioned by [her husband] Andrew Agnew 9th Baronet (age 41). The subject is believed to have been recovering from illness, which may account for the languor in her pose.
The portrait was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1893 and may have been influential in Sargent becoming an associate of the Academy the following January.
The portrait was purchased in 1925 by the National Gallery of Scotland with funds from the James Cowan Smith bequest.
Andrew Agnew 9th Baronet: On 14th August 1850 he was born to Andrew Agnew 8th Baronet and Mary Arabella Louisa Noel. On 15th October 1889 Andrew Agnew 9th Baronet and Gertrude Vernon Lady Agnew were married. They were sixth cousins. On 25th March 1892 Andrew Agnew 8th Baronet died. His son Andrew succeeded 9th Baronet Agnew of Lochnaw in Wigtownshire. Gertrude Vernon Lady Agnew by marriage Lady Agnew of Lochnaw in Wigtownshire. On 14th July 1928 Andrew Agnew 9th Baronet died.
On 25th March 1892 [her father-in-law] Andrew Agnew 8th Baronet (age 74) died. His son [her husband] Andrew (age 41) succeeded 9th Baronet Agnew of Lochnaw in Wigtownshire. Gertrude Vernon Lady Agnew (age 27) by marriage Lady Agnew of Lochnaw in Wigtownshire.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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On 14th July 1928 [her husband] Andrew Agnew 9th Baronet (age 77) died.
In April 1932 Gertrude Vernon Lady Agnew (age 67) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Percy Smith
GrandFather: Robert Smith aka Vernon 1st Baron Lyveden 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Vernon 
8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Vernon 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Vernon 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 1 Grandmother: Caroline Vernon 11 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory 10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 
10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Father: Gowran Charles Vernon 13 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Robinson 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Robinson Baroness Gowran
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory 10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
GrandMother: Emma Mary Fitzpatrick Baroness Lyveden 12 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mary Wilson
Gertrude Vernon Lady Agnew 14 x Great Grand Daughter of
Mother: Caroline Fazakerly