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Paternal Family Tree: Frankland
In May 1743 [his father] Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet (age 24) and [his mother] Sarah Rhett Lady Thirkleby were married. The had three sons and seven daughters.
In September 1750 Thomas Frankland 6th Baronet was born to Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet (age 32) and Sarah Rhett Lady Thirkleby.
In 1761 Thomas Frankland 6th Baronet (age 10) took custody of at Eton College [Map].
In June 1768 Thomas Frankland 6th Baronet (age 17) was educated at Merton College, Oxford University.
In July 1771 Thomas Frankland 6th Baronet (age 20) was awarded Master of Arts: Oxford University at Merton College, Oxford University.
In 1774 Thomas Frankland 6th Baronet (age 23) was elected MP Thirsk during the 1774 General Election.
On 7th March 1775 Thomas Frankland 6th Baronet (age 24) and Dorothy Smelt Lady Thirkleby (age 25) were married. They were third cousins.
In 1784 [his son] Robert Frankland-Russell 7th Baronet was born to Thomas Frankland 6th Baronet (age 33) and [his wife] Dorothy Smelt Lady Thirkleby (age 34).
On 21st November 1784 [his father] Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet (age 66) died at Bath, Somerset [Map]. His son Thomas (age 34) succeeded 6th Baronet Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire. [his wife] Dorothy Smelt Lady Thirkleby (age 34) by marriage Lady Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire.
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The 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. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
After 1804. All Saints Church, Thirkleby, North Yorkshire [Map]. Memorial to four of the children of Thomas Frankland 6th Baronet (age 53) and [his wife] Dorothy Smelt Lady Thirkleby (age 54) who died young. Sculpted by John Flaxman (age 48).
In 1808 [his mother] Sarah Rhett Lady Thirkleby died.
In 1815 [his son] Robert Frankland-Russell 7th Baronet (age 31) and [his daughter-in-law] Louisa Anne Murray Lady Thirkleby (age 24) were married. She the daughter of Bishop George Murray.
On 19th May 1820 [his wife] Dorothy Smelt Lady Thirkleby (age 70) died.
After 1831. All Saints Church, Thirkleby, North Yorkshire [Map]. Memorial to Thomas Frankland 6th Baronet (age 80) and his wife [his former wife] Dorothy Smelt Lady Thirkleby.
On 4th January 1831 Thomas Frankland 6th Baronet (age 80) died at Thirkleby Hall, North Yorkshire. His son [his son] Robert (age 47) succeeded 7th Baronet Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire. [his daughter-in-law] Louisa Anne Murray Lady Thirkleby (age 40) by marriage Lady Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire.
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Great x 4 Grandfather: William Frankland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Frankland of Thirkelby in Yorkshire
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Frankland 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Frankland 2nd Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Belasyse 1st Viscount Fauconberg 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Belasyse 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Cholmley 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Arabella Belasyse Lady Thirkleby 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Barton of Smithells in Lancashire
Great x 3 Grandmother: Grace Barton
GrandFather: Henry Frankland 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Russell 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Russell 2nd Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gerard
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Russell 3rd Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Wheatley
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Wheatley
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Smallpage
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Russell Lady Thirkleby 19 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Cromwell 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Oliver Cromwell 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Steward
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Cromwell Baroness Russell 18 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bourchier
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bourchier
Father: Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Mary Cross
Thomas Frankland 6th Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: William Rhett of South Carolina
Mother: Sarah Rhett Lady Thirkleby