Biography of Thomas Harley 1730-1804

Paternal Family Tree: Harley

On 16th March 1725 (possibly 1724) [his father] Edward Harley 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (age 26) and [his mother] Martha Morgan Countess of Oxford and Mortimer (age 26) were married at St Anne's Church, Soho [Map].

On 24th August 1730 Thomas Harley was born to [his father] Edward Harley 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (age 31) and [his mother] Martha Morgan Countess of Oxford and Mortimer (age 31).

On 4th January 1744 [his mother] Martha Morgan Countess of Oxford and Mortimer (age 45) died.

In 1751 [his brother] Edward Harley 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortomer (age 24) and [his sister-in-law] Susanna Archer Countess of Oxford and Mortimer (age 23) were married. She brought a dowry of £50,000. He the son of [his father] Edward Harley 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (age 52) and [his mother] Martha Morgan Countess of Oxford and Mortimer.

On 15th March 1752 Thomas Harley (age 21) and Anne Bangham (age 22) were married. He the son of Edward Harley 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (age 53) and Martha Morgan Countess of Oxford and Mortimer.

On 11th April 1755 [his father] Edward Harley 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (age 56) died. His son [his brother] Edward (age 28) succeeded 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer. [his sister-in-law] Susanna Archer Countess of Oxford and Mortimer (age 27) by marriage Countess of Oxford and Countess Mortimer.

Around 1760 [his daughter] Anne Harley Baroness Rodney was born to Thomas Harley (age 29) and [his wife] Anne Bangham (age 29). She married 1781 George Rodney 2nd Baron Rodney, son of George Brydges Rodney 1st Baron Rodney and Jane Compton, and had issue.

From 1761 to 1774 Thomas Harley (age 30) was MP London.

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 6th April 1763 [his daughter] Elizabeth Harley was born to Thomas Harley (age 32) and [his wife] Anne Bangham (age 33). She married 1783 David Murray and had issue.

In 1764 Thomas Harley (age 33) was appointed Sheriff of London.

In 1767 Thomas Harley (age 36) was elected Lord Mayor of London.

In 1778 Thomas Harley (age 47) commissioned the building of Berrington Hall.

In 1778 [his brother] Bishop John Harley (age 49) was appointed Dean Chapel Royal Windsor.

In 1781 [his son-in-law] George Rodney 2nd Baron Rodney (age 27) and [his daughter] Anne Harley Baroness Rodney (age 21) were married. Her father Thomas Harley (age 50) gave them Berrington Hall as a wedding gift.

On 3rd June 1781 [his son-in-law] Robert Hay-Drummond 10th Earl Kinnoul (age 30) and [his daughter] Sarah Harley Countess Kinnoul were married. He the son of Archbishop Robert Hay-Drummond and Henrietta d'Auriol. They were half third cousins.

In 1783 [his son-in-law] David Murray (age 34) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Harley (age 19) were married.

In 1787 [his brother] Bishop John Harley (age 58) was appointed Bishop of Hereford.

On 7th January 1788 [his brother] Bishop John Harley (age 59) died.

On 11th October 1790 [his brother] Edward Harley 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortomer (age 64) died at Brampton Bryan Hall without issue. His nephew [his nephew] Edward (age 17) succeeded 5th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer.

Deeds of King Henry V

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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In April 1791 Thomas Harley (age 60) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire.

In August 1804 Thomas Harley (age 73) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire.

On 1st December 1804 Thomas Harley (age 74) died.

1904. St Andrew's Church, Bredwardine [Map]. Memorial to George Jarvis, died 1794. In the year preceding his death he changed his will leaving everything to the poor of the Parishes of Bredwardine, Staunton-on-Wye and Letton in the proportion 13:11:6. The trustees, who commissioned this memorial by Richard Westmacott (presumably, or possibly his father), were Bishop Folliott Cornewall, Thomas Harley and George Cornewall 3rd Baronet.

Bishop Folliott Cornewall: On or before 9th May 1754 he was born. He was baptised on 9th May 1754. In 1808 Bishop Folliott Cornewall was translated to Bishop of Worcester. In 1824 Bishop Robert Eden 3rd Baron Auckland was ordained Priest by Bishop Folliott Cornewall, then Bishop of Worcester. On 5th September 1831 he died.

George Cornewall 3rd Baronet: On 16th January 1774 he was born to George Amyand aka Cornewall 2nd Baronet and Catherine Cornewall. He was baptised at St George's Church, Hanover Square. On 26th September 1815 George Cornewall 3rd Baronet and Jane Naper Lady Cornewall were married. On 26th August 1819 George Amyand aka Cornewall 2nd Baronet died. His son George succeeded 3rd Baronet Amyand aka Cornewall of Moccas Court in Herefordshire. Jane Naper Lady Cornewall by marriage Lady Amyand aka Cornewall of Moccas Court in Herefordshire. On 27th December 1835 George Cornewall 3rd Baronet died. His son Velters succeeded 4th Baronet Amyand aka Cornewall of Moccas Court in Herefordshire.

[his daughter] Sarah Harley Countess Kinnoul was born to Thomas Harley and Anne Bangham. She married 3rd June 1781 her half third cousin Robert Hay-Drummond 10th Earl Kinnoul, son of Archbishop Robert Hay-Drummond and Henrietta d'Auriol, and had issue.

Harley Street Marylebone is named after Thomas Harley.

Royal Ancestors of Thomas Harley

Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks

Kings France: Great x 20 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Thomas Harley

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Harley of Brampton Bryan

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Harley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Harley 10 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Andrew Corbet 8 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Corbet 9 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Harley 9 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Conway of Arrow

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Conway 1st Viscount Conway 7 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Greville 6 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandmother: Brilliana Conway 8 x Great Grand Daughter of

GrandFather: Edward Harley 10 x Great Grand Son of

Father: Edward Harley 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer 11 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Foley

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Foley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Foley

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Brindley of Willenhal

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Brindley

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Foley

GrandMother: Sarah Foley

Thomas Harley 12 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Morgan

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Morgan

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Morgan of Machen

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Morgan 11 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Hopton of Witham Friary 8 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Hopton of Witham 9 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachael Hall

Great x 2 Grandmother: Rachel Hopton 10 x Great Grand Daughter of

GrandFather: John Morgan of Tredegar 12 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 1 Grandmother: Blanche Morgan

Mother: Martha Morgan Countess of Oxford and Mortimer 13 x Great Grand Daughter of

GrandMother: Martha Vaughan