Biography of Henry Watkin Dashwood 3rd Baronet 1745-1828

Paternal Family Tree: Dashwood

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Spencer Lady Dashwood 1716-1798

On 17th February 1739 [his father] James Dashwood 2nd Baronet (age 26) and [his mother] Elizabeth Spencer Lady Dashwood (age 23) were married. She by marriage Lady Dashwood of Kirtlington Park in Oxfordshire. They had three sons and three daughters.

On 30th August 1745 Henry Watkin Dashwood 3rd Baronet was born to [his father] James Dashwood 2nd Baronet (age 32) and [his mother] Elizabeth Spencer Lady Dashwood (age 29).

On 22nd October 1762 [his brother-in-law] George Montagu 4th Duke Manchester (age 25) and [his sister] Elizabeth Dashwood Duchess Manchester (age 22) were married. She by marriage Duchess Manchester. He the son of Robert Montagu 3rd Duke Manchester and Harriet Dunch Duchess Manchester.

In 1763 Henry Watkin Dashwood 3rd Baronet (age 17) was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford University.

On 13th June 1764 [his brother-in-law] John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway (age 28) and [his sister] Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway (age 21) were married. He the son of Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway (age 70) and Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway (age 55).

On 24th September 1773 Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway (age 79) died. His son [his brother-in-law] John (age 37) succeeded 7th Earl Galloway, 6th Baronet Stewart of Corsewall, 5th Baronet Stewart of Burray in Orkney. [his sister] Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway (age 30) by marriage Countess Galloway.

On 10th November 1779 [his father] James Dashwood 2nd Baronet (age 66) died. His son Henry (age 34) succeeded 3rd Baronet Dashwood of Kirtlington Park in Oxfordshire.

On 17th July 1780 Henry Watkin Dashwood 3rd Baronet (age 34) and Helen Graham (age 17) were married.

On 17th September 1786 [his son] George Dashwood 4th Baronet was born to Henry Watkin Dashwood 3rd Baronet (age 41). He married in or before 1816 Marianne Sarah Rowley, daughter of William Rowley 2nd Baronet and Susanna Edith Harland, and had issue.

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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Around 1790 [his daughter] Anna Maria Dashwood Marchioness Ely was born to Henry Watkin Dashwood 3rd Baronet (age 44) and [his wife] Helen Graham (age 27). She married 22nd May 1810 John Loftus 2nd Marquess Ely, son of Charles Tottenham aka Loftus 1st Marquess Ely and Jane Myhill Marchioness Ely.

On 25th February 1795 [his son] Augustus Dashwood was born to Henry Watkin Dashwood 3rd Baronet (age 49) and [his wife] Helen Graham (age 32). He married 16th June 1825 Hester Astley, daughter of Jacob Astley 5th Baronet and Hester Browne Lady Astley.

In 1796 [his wife] Helen Graham (age 33) died.

In 1796 [his daughter] Georgiana Carolina Dashwood Lady Astley was born to Henry Watkin Dashwood 3rd Baronet (age 50) and [his wife] Helen Graham (age 33). She married 1819 Jacob Astley 16th Baron Hastings, son of Jacob Astley 5th Baronet and Hester Browne Lady Astley, and had issue.

On 19th April 1798 [his mother] Elizabeth Spencer Lady Dashwood (age 82) died at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. She was buried at Woodbridge, Suffolk [Map].

Around 1800 John Hoppner (age 41). Portrait of Henry Watkin Dashwood 3rd Baronet (age 54).

On 22nd May 1810 [his son-in-law] John Loftus 2nd Marquess Ely (age 40) and [his daughter] Anna Maria Dashwood Marchioness Ely (age 20) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. He the son of Charles Tottenham aka Loftus 1st Marquess Ely and Jane Myhill Marchioness Ely.

In or before 1816 [his son] George Dashwood 4th Baronet (age 29) and [his daughter-in-law] Marianne Sarah Rowley (age 25) were married.

In 1819 [his son-in-law] Jacob Astley 16th Baron Hastings (age 21) and [his daughter] Georgiana Carolina Dashwood Lady Astley (age 23) were married. She by marriage Lady Astley of Hill Morton.

On 16th June 1825 [his son] Augustus Dashwood (age 30) and [his daughter-in-law] Hester Astley (age 24) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square.

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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On 10th June 1828 Henry Watkin Dashwood 3rd Baronet (age 82) died. His son George (age 41) succeeded 4th Baronet Dashwood of Kirtlington Park in Oxfordshire.