This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
Paternal Family Tree: Lambton
Maternal Family Tree: Frances Twysden 1753-1821
In 1791 [his father] William Henry Lambton [aged 27] and [his mother] Anne Barbara Frances Villiers [aged 19] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey [aged 55] and [his grandmother] Frances Twysden [aged 37].
On 12th April 1792 John "Radical Jack" Lambton 1st Earl Durham was born to [his father] William Henry Lambton [aged 28] and [his mother] Anne Barbara Frances Villiers [aged 20] at 14 Berkeley Square, Mayfair.
On 30th November 1797 [his father] William Henry Lambton [aged 33] died of consumption. He was buried at Old English Cemetery.
In 1801 [his step-father] Charles William Wyndham [aged 40] and [his mother] Anne Barbara Frances Villiers [aged 29] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey [aged 65] and [his grandmother] Frances Twysden [aged 47]. He the son of Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont and Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont. They were fifth cousins.
On 1st January 1812 John "Radical Jack" Lambton 1st Earl Durham [aged 19] and Harriet Cholmondeley [aged 22] were married at Gretna Green. She the illegitmate daughter of George Cholmondeley 1st Marquess Cholmondeley [aged 62] and Unamed Saint Albin.
On 16th October 1812 [his daughter] Frances Charlotte Lambton was born to John "Radical Jack" Lambton 1st Earl Durham [aged 20] and [his wife] Harriet Cholmondeley [aged 22]. She married 8th September 1835 her fifth cousin John George Brabazon Ponsonby 5th Earl Bessborough, son of John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough and Maria Fane.
On 20th October 1812 [his brother-in-law] George Cholmondeley 2nd Marquess Cholmondeley [aged 20] and Caroline Anne Julie Campbell were married at Gibraltar. He the son of [his father-in-law] George Cholmondeley 1st Marquess Cholmondeley [aged 63] and Georgina Charlotte Bertie Marchioness Cholmondeley [aged 51].
On 2nd March 1814 [his daughter] Georgiana Sarah Elizabeth Lambton was born to John "Radical Jack" Lambton 1st Earl Durham [aged 21] and [his wife] Harriet Cholmondeley [aged 24].
On 30th May 1815 [his daughter] Harriet Caroline Lambton was born to John "Radical Jack" Lambton 1st Earl Durham [aged 23] and [his wife] Harriet Cholmondeley [aged 25].
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
On 11th July 1815 [his wife] Harriet Cholmondeley [aged 25] died.
On 9th December 1816 John "Radical Jack" Lambton 1st Earl Durham [aged 24] and Louisa Elizabeth Grey Countess Durham [aged 19] were married at Howick Hall, Northumberland [Map]. She the daughter of Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey [aged 52] and Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey [aged 40].
On 16th January 1818 [his son] Charles William Lambton was born to John "Radical Jack" Lambton 1st Earl Durham [aged 25] and [his wife] Louisa Elizabeth Grey Countess Durham [aged 20].
On 8th May 1819 [his daughter] Mary Louisa Lambton Countess Kincardine and Elgin was born to John "Radical Jack" Lambton 1st Earl Durham [aged 27] and [his wife] Louisa Elizabeth Grey Countess Durham [aged 22]. She married 7th November 1846 James Bruce 12th Earl Kincardine 8th Earl Elgin, son of Thomas Bruce 11th Earl Kincardine 7th Earl Elgin and Mary Nisbet Countess Elgin, and had issue.
1820. Thomas Phillips [aged 49]. Portrait of John "Radical Jack" Lambton 1st Earl Durham [aged 27].
On 17th May 1823 [his daughter] Emily Augusta Lambton was born to John "Radical Jack" Lambton 1st Earl Durham [aged 31] and [his wife] Louisa Elizabeth Grey Countess Durham [aged 26]. She married her third cousin once removed William Henry Frederick Cavendish and had issue.
On 5th September 1828 [his son] George Frederick D'Arcy Lambton 2nd Earl Durham was born to John "Radical Jack" Lambton 1st Earl Durham [aged 36] and [his wife] Louisa Elizabeth Grey Countess Durham [aged 31] at Copse Hill Wimbledon, Surrey. He married 23rd May 1854 his fifth cousin once removed Beatrix Frances Hamilton Countess Durham, daughter of James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn and Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn, and had issue.
On 16th April 1831 [his daughter] Alice Anne Lambton Countess Morton was born to John "Radical Jack" Lambton 1st Earl Durham [aged 39] and [his wife] Louisa Elizabeth Grey Countess Durham [aged 34]. She married 7th July 1853 Sholto Douglas 18th Earl Morton, son of George Sholto Douglas 17th Earl Morton and Frances Theodora Rose Countess of Morton.
On 24th September 1831 [his son] Charles William Lambton [aged 13] died.
In 1832 [his mother] Anne Barbara Frances Villiers [aged 60] died.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
On 12th June 1832 [his daughter] Harriet Caroline Lambton [aged 17] died.
On 9th August 1832 [his brother-in-law] Henry George Grey 3rd Earl Grey [aged 29] and Maria Copley 3rd Countess Grey [aged 33] were married. She the daughter of Joseph Copley 3rd Baronet [aged 63] and Cecil Hamilton Marchioness Abercorn. He the son of [his father-in-law] Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey [aged 68] and [his mother-in-law] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey [aged 56].
In 1833 John "Radical Jack" Lambton 1st Earl Durham [aged 40] was created 1st Earl Durham. [his wife] Louisa Elizabeth Grey Countess Durham [aged 35] by marriage Countess Durham.
On 3rd January 1833 [his daughter] Georgiana Sarah Elizabeth Lambton [aged 18] died.
On 8th September 1835 [his son-in-law] John George Brabazon Ponsonby 5th Earl Bessborough [aged 25] and Frances Charlotte Lambton [aged 22] were married. She the daughter of John "Radical Jack" Lambton 1st Earl Durham [aged 43] and Harriet Cholmondeley. He the son of John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough [aged 54] and Maria Fane. They were fifth cousins.
On 18th December 1835 [his daughter] Frances Charlotte Lambton [aged 23] died of consumption.
On 28th July 1840 John "Radical Jack" Lambton 1st Earl Durham [aged 48] died at Cowes, Isle of Wight. He was buried at St Mary and St Cuthbert Church, Chester-le-Street. His son George [aged 11] succeeded 2nd Earl Durham.
On 26th November 1841 [his former wife] Louisa Elizabeth Grey Countess Durham [aged 44] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 30 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Father: William Henry Lambton
John "Radical Jack" Lambton 1st Earl Durham 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 1st Earl Jersey 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Howard 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Villiers 2nd Earl Jersey 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Chiffinch
Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara Chiffinch Countess Jersey
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Villiers 3rd Earl Jersey 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Egerton 2nd Earl Bridgewater 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Bridgewater 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Scrope 6th Marchioness Winchester 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Egerton Duchess Bedford 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Winston Churchill 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough 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 Grandmother: Elizabeth Churchill Countess Bridgewater 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Jennings
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Thornhurst
Mother: Anne Barbara Frances Villiers 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandfather: Bishop Philip Twysden 
GrandMother: Frances Twysden