Paternal Family Tree: Bouverie
On or after 12th September 1682, the date of the licence, [his father] William des Bouverie 1st Baronet [aged 25] and Mary Edwards [aged 20] were married. There was no issue from the marriage.
On 29th April 1686 [his father] William des Bouverie 1st Baronet [aged 29] and [his mother] Anne Urry Lady Bouverie [aged 21] were married.
On or before 14th October 1694, the day he was baptised at St Katharine Cree Church, Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone was born to [his father] William des Bouverie 1st Baronet [aged 38] and [his mother] Anne Urry Lady Bouverie [aged 29].
In 1708 Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone [aged 13] admitted at Middle Temple.
On 20th October 1711 Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone [aged 17] was educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University.
On 19th May 1717 [his father] William des Bouverie 1st Baronet [aged 60] died. He was buried at St Katharine Cree Church. His son [his brother] Edward [aged 27] succeeded 2nd Baronet Bouverie of St Catherine Cree Church in London.
On 31st January 1724 Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone [aged 29] and Mary Clarke were married at St Paul's Cathedral [Map].
On 26th February 1725 [his son] William Pleydell-Bouverie 1st Earl Radnor was born to Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone [aged 30] and [his wife] Mary Clarke. He married (1) 14th January 1748 Harriet Pleydell and had issue (2) 5th September 1751 Rebecca Alleyne Viscountess Folkestone and had issue.
On 29th April 1726 [his daughter] Mary Bouverie was born to Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone [aged 31] and [his wife] Mary Clarke. She died aged two in 1729.
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 3rd April 1727 [his son] Jacob Bouverie was born to Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone [aged 32] and [his wife] Mary Clarke. He died aged three in 1731.
On 6th April 1728 [his son] Bartholomew Bouverie was born to Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone [aged 33] and [his wife] Mary Clarke.
In 1729 [his daughter] Mary Bouverie [aged 2] died.
On 7th October 1729 [his daughter] Anne Bouverie was born to Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone [aged 34] and [his wife] Mary Clarke. She married before 26th October 1769 George Talbot, son of Charles Talbot 1st Baron Talbot and Cecil Mathew Baroness Talbot, and had issue.
On 2nd October 1730 [his daughter] Mary Bouverie Countess Shaftesbury was born to Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone [aged 35] and [his wife] Mary Clarke. She married before 17th September 1761 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 4th Earl Shaftesbury, son of Anthony Ashley-Cooper 3rd Earl Shaftesbury and Jane Ewer Countess Shafetsbury, and had issue.
On 15th March 1731 [his son] Jacob Bouverie [aged 3] died.
On 2nd October 1731 [his daughter] Harriet Bouverie was born to Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone [aged 36] and [his wife] Mary Clarke. She died aged less than one years old.
On 13th December 1731 [his daughter] Harriet Bouverie died.
On 11th November 1732 [his daughter] Charlotte Bouverie was born to Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone [aged 38] and [his wife] Mary Clarke. She married 30th June 1788 John Grant.
On 18th January 1734 [his son] Edward Bouverie was born to Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone [aged 39] and [his wife] Mary Clarke.
On 17th October 1736 [his daughter] Harriet Bouverie was born to Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone [aged 42] and [his wife] Mary Clarke. She married 1775 James Long aka Tylney-Long 7th Baronet, son of Robert Long 6th Baronet and Emma Tylney Lady Long.
On 21st November 1736 Edward des Bouverie 2nd Baronet [aged 46] died at Aix in France. He was buried at St Peter's Church, Britford [Map]. His brother Jacob [aged 42] succeeded 3rd Baronet Bouverie of St Catherine Cree Church in London.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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On 5th September 1738 [his son] Edward Bouverie was born to Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone [aged 43] and [his wife] Mary Clarke.
On 5th June 1739 [his mother] Anne Urry Lady Bouverie [aged 74] died.
On 16th November 1739 [his wife] Mary Clarke died. She was buried at Britford, Wiltshire [Map].
In 1741 Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone [aged 46] was elected MP Salisbury.
On 6th March 1741 [his son] Bartholomew Bouverie [aged 12] died.
On 21st April 1741 Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone [aged 46] and Elizabeth Marsham Viscountess Fokestone [aged 29] were married at Swanscombe, Kent.
On 4th June 1742 [his son] Jacob Bouverie was born to Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone [aged 47] and [his wife] Elizabeth Marsham Viscountess Fokestone [aged 30]. He died aged two in 1745.
On 4th February 1745 [his son] Jacob Bouverie [aged 2] died.
On 8th October 1746 [his son] Philip Bouverie-Pusey was born to Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone [aged 51] and [his wife] Elizabeth Marsham Viscountess Fokestone [aged 35]. He married 20th August 1798 Lucy Sherard Lady Cave, daughter of Robert Sherard 4th Earl Harborough, and had issue.
In 1747 Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone [aged 52] was elected MP Salisbury.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 29th June 1747 Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone [aged 52] was created 1st Viscount Folkestone, 1st Baron Longford. [his wife] Elizabeth Marsham Viscountess Fokestone [aged 35] by marriage Viscountess Folkestone.
On 14th January 1748 [his son] William Pleydell-Bouverie 1st Earl Radnor [aged 22] and [his daughter-in-law] Harriet Pleydell were married.
On 8th November 1750 Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone [aged 56] was appointed Deputy Lieutenant Wiltshire.
On 5th September 1751 [his son] William Pleydell-Bouverie 1st Earl Radnor [aged 26] and [his daughter-in-law] Rebecca Alleyne Viscountess Folkestone [aged 25] were married.
On 17th February 1761 Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone [aged 66] died. His son William [aged 35] succeeded 2nd Viscount Folkestone, 2nd Baron Longford, 4th Baronet Bouverie of St Catherine Cree Church in London. Rebecca Alleyne Viscountess Folkestone [aged 35] by marriage Viscountess Folkestone.
On 25th September 1782 [his former wife] Elizabeth Marsham Viscountess Fokestone [aged 71] died.
GrandFather: Edward des Bouverie
Father: William des Bouverie 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Jacob de la Forterie
GrandMother: Anne de la Foterie
Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Urry of Mill Place, Isle of Wight
GrandFather: David Urry
Mother: Anne Urry Lady Bouverie