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 12th August 1899 Harold St George Gray [aged 27] and Florence Harriet Young [aged 24] were married at St Mary's Church, Motcombe. The witnesses were her sister Elizabeth, and the bride and groom's fathers.
On or before 10th February 1901, the date he was baptised at St Mary's Church, Iffley, Lionel St George Gray was born to [his father] Harold St George Gray [aged 29] and [his mother] Florence Harriet Young [aged 25].
1911. Census. [his father] Harold St George Gray [aged 38], [his mother] Florence Harriet Young [aged 35] and Lionel St George Gray [aged 9] at Castle House, Taunton.
Keiller Collection Photos. May 1911. Two figures, thought to be [his father] Harold Gray's [aged 39] wife [his mother] Florence [aged 35] and their son Lionel [aged 10], with two stones of Avebury's Northern Inner Circle.
Avebury North Circle Cove [Map]. 13th May 1911. Photograph by [his father] Harold St George Gray [aged 39] of (presumably) his wife [his mother] Florence [aged 35] and their son Lionel [aged 10].
Keiller Collection Photos. April 1914. A photo of Avebury's bank and ditch. The figures on the bank are thought to be [his father] Harold Gray's [aged 42] wife [his mother] Florence Harriet Young [aged 38] and their son Lionel St George Gray [aged 13].
Archaeologia Volume 84 1935 Section VI. 28th April 1914. Plate XXXI. Fig. 2. The E. and SE. earthworks at Avebury, looking NE. With [his mother] Florence Harriet Young [aged 38] and Lionel St George Gray [aged 13].
In July 1923 Lionel St George Gray [aged 22] died.