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: Cadogan
On 15th February 1812 Henry Cadogan 4th Earl Cadogan was born to [his father] George Cadogan 3rd Earl Cadogan (age 28).
On 23rd December 1832 [his uncle] Charles Henry Sloane 2nd Earl Cadogan (age 83) died unmarried in Enfield [Map]. His half brother [his father] George (age 49) succeeded 3rd Earl Cadogan, 3rd Viscount Chelsea, 5th Baron Cadogan.
On 13th July 1836 Henry Cadogan 4th Earl Cadogan (age 24) and Mary Sarah Wellesley Countess Cadogan (age 27) were married at Durham Cathedral [Map]. He the son of George Cadogan 3rd Earl Cadogan (age 53). They were first cousins.
In 1838 [his daughter] Emily Frances Cadogan was born to Henry Cadogan 4th Earl Cadogan (age 25) and [his wife] Mary Sarah Wellesley Countess Cadogan (age 29). Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%. She died aged five in 1843.
On 12th May 1840 [his son] George Cadogan 5th Earl Cadogan was born to Henry Cadogan 4th Earl Cadogan (age 28) and [his wife] Mary Sarah Wellesley Countess Cadogan (age 31). Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%. He married 16th January 1865 Beatrix Jane Craven Countess Cadogan, daughter of William Craven 2nd Earl Craven and Emily Mary Grimston Countess Craven, and had issue.
On 23rd June 1841 [his son] Arthur Charles Lewin Cadogan was born to Henry Cadogan 4th Earl Cadogan (age 29) and [his wife] Mary Sarah Wellesley Countess Cadogan (age 32). Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%. He married 9th April 1870 Alice Charlotte Arabin.
On 5th October 1843 [his daughter] Emily Frances Cadogan (age 5) died.
On 15th September 1864 [his father] George Cadogan 3rd Earl Cadogan (age 81) died. His son Henry (age 52) succeeded 4th Earl Cadogan, 4th Viscount Chelsea, 6th Baron Cadogan. [his wife] Mary Sarah Wellesley Countess Cadogan (age 55) by marriage Countess Cadogan.
On 16th January 1865 [his son] George Cadogan 5th Earl Cadogan (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] Beatrix Jane Craven Countess Cadogan (age 20) were married. She the daughter of William Craven 2nd Earl Craven (age 55) and Emily Mary Grimston Countess Craven (age 48). He the son of Henry Cadogan 4th Earl Cadogan (age 52) and [his wife] Mary Sarah Wellesley Countess Cadogan (age 56).
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 9th April 1870 [his son] Arthur Charles Lewin Cadogan (age 28) and [his daughter-in-law] Alice Charlotte Arabin were married. He the son of Henry Cadogan 4th Earl Cadogan (age 58) and [his wife] Mary Sarah Wellesley Countess Cadogan (age 61).
On 11th February 1873 [his wife] Mary Sarah Wellesley Countess Cadogan (age 64) died.
The Times. 14th February 1873. DEATH OF Baroness Cadogan. We have to announce the death of the [his former wife] Countess Cadogan (deceased), which occurred on Tuesday at Cadogan House, Belgravia. The deceased, who had long been an invalid, was the third daughter of the late [his former father-in-law] Hon. and Rev. Gerald V. Wesley D.D., and [his aunt] Lady Emily, eldest daughter of the first [his grandfather] Earl Cadogan. She was born in February, 1812 [NOTE. Sources state 16th January 1808], and married July 13, 1836, her cousin, the present Lord Cadogan (age 60), then Viscount Chelsea. She leaves issue four sons and a daughter.
On 8th June 1873 Henry Cadogan 4th Earl Cadogan (age 61) died at Woodrising, Norfolk. His son George (age 33) succeeded 5th Earl Cadogan, 5th Viscount Chelsea, 7th Baron Cadogan. [his daughter-in-law] Beatrix Jane Craven Countess Cadogan (age 28) by marriage Countess Cadogan.
After 1879. Chapel of the Nine Altars, Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorials to [his former sister-in-law] Georgiana Henrietta Louisa Wellesley (age 72), Henry Cadogan 4th Earl Cadogan, his wife [his former wife] Mary Sarah Wellesley Countess Cadogan, and [his former sister-in-law] Emily Ann Charlotte Wellesley.
Georgiana Henrietta Louisa Wellesley: On 28th December 1806 she was born to Reverend Gerald Valerian Wellesley and Emily Maud Cadogan. On 1st March 1879 Georgiana Henrietta Louisa Wellesley died.
Emily Ann Charlotte Wellesley: On 23rd October 1803 she was born to Reverend Gerald Valerian Wellesley and Emily Maud Cadogan. On 26th January 1836 Robert Liddell and she were married. On 22nd October 1876 Emily Ann Charlotte Wellesley died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 26 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 23 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 29 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 24 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 23 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 26 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 31 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Cadogan 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cadogan
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Cadogan
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Cadogan 2nd Baron Cadogan
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Waller
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hardress Waller
Great x 2 Grandmother: Bridget Waller
GrandFather: Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Sloane
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hans Sloane 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sloane Baroness Cadogan
Father: George Cadogan 3rd Earl Cadogan 18 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Winston Churchill 
Great x 3 Grandfather: General Charles Churchill 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drake 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Churchill 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Churchill 16 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
GrandMother: Mary Churchill Countess Cadogan 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Walpole of Houghton 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Colonel Robert Walpole
Great x 4 Grandmother: Susan Crane
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Walpole 1st Earl Orford
Great x 1 Grandmother: Maria Walpole
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Skerritt
Henry Cadogan 4th Earl Cadogan 19 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England