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Biography of William Ewart Gladstone 1809-1898

Paternal Family Tree: Gladstone

On 20th April 1800 [his father] John Gladstone 1st Baronet (age 35) and [his mother] Anne MacKenzie Robertson (age 28) were married at St Peter's Church, Liverpool.

On 29th December 1809 William Ewart Gladstone was born to [his father] John Gladstone 1st Baronet (age 45) and [his mother] Anne MacKenzie Robertson (age 37) at 62 Rodney Street, Liverpool [Map].

In 1835 [his mother] Anne MacKenzie Robertson (age 63) died.

On 25th July 1839 William Ewart Gladstone (age 29) and Catherine Glynne (age 27) were married.

On 3rd June 1840 [his son] William Henry Gladstone was born to William Ewart Gladstone (age 30) and [his wife] Catherine Glynne (age 28). He married 30th September 1875 Gertrude Stuart and had issue.

On 4th April 1844 [his son] Reverend Stephen Edward Gladstone was born to William Ewart Gladstone (age 34) and [his wife] Catherine Glynne (age 32). He married 29th January 1885 Annie Crosthwaite Wilson and had issue.

On 18th July 1846 [his father] John Gladstone 1st Baronet (age 81) was created 1st Baronet Gladstone of Fasque and Balfour in Kincardineshire.

On 28th August 1849 [his daughter] Helen Gladstone was born to William Ewart Gladstone (age 39) and [his wife] Catherine Glynne (age 37).

On 7th December 1851 [his father] John Gladstone 1st Baronet (age 86) died. His son [his brother] Thomas (age 47) succeeded 2nd Baronet Gladstone of Fasque and Balfour in Kincardineshire.

On 2nd April 1852 [his son] Henry Neville Gladstone 1st Baron Gladstone was born to William Ewart Gladstone (age 42) and [his wife] Catherine Glynne (age 40). He married 30th January 1890 Maud Ernestine Rendel.

On 7th January 1854 [his son] Herbert Gladstone 1st Viscount Gladstone was born to William Ewart Gladstone (age 44) and [his wife] Catherine Glynne (age 42). He married 1901 Dorothy Mary Viscountess Gladstone, daughter of Richard Horner Paget 1st Baronet and Caroline Isabel Surtees.

1859. George Frederick Watts (age 41). Portrait of William Ewart Gladstone (age 49).

On 17th June 1874 [his brother-in-law] Stephen Glynne 9th Baronet (age 66) collapsed and died outside Bishopsgate railway station. He was buried at the Church of St Deiniol, Hawarden, Flintshire. He was unmarried. Baronet Glynne of Bicester aka Bisseter in Oxfordshire extinct. His estates, including Hawarden Castle [Map], were inherited by [his son] William Henry Gladstone (age 34), eldest son of his sister [his wife] Catherine Glynne (age 62).

Church of St Deiniol, Hawarden, Flintshire. Recumbent effigy by Matthew Noble (age 57) in a tomb recess designed by John Douglas.

Stephen Glynne 9th Baronet: On 22nd September 1807 he was born to Stephen Richard Glynne 8th Baronet and Mary Griffin. On 5th March 1815 Stephen Richard Glynne 8th Baronet died in Nice, France. His son Stephen succeeded 9th Baronet Glynne of Bicester aka Bisseter in Oxfordshire.

William Henry Gladstone: On 3rd June 1840 he was born to William Ewart Gladstone and Catherine Glynne. On 30th September 1875 William Henry Gladstone and Gertrude Stuart were married. On 4th July 1891 William Henry Gladstone died.

Catherine Glynne: In 1812 she was born to Stephen Richard Glynne 8th Baronet and Mary Griffin. On 25th July 1839 William Ewart Gladstone and she were married. In 1900 Catherine Glynne died.

On 30th September 1875 [his son] William Henry Gladstone (age 35) and [his daughter-in-law] Gertrude Stuart (age 25) were married.

1883. Marble bust of William Ewart Gladstone (age 73) by Edward Onslow Ford (age 30). In the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map].

1883. William Ewart Gladstone (age 73) by Edward Onslow Ford (age 30). In the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map].

On 29th January 1885 [his son] Reverend Stephen Edward Gladstone (age 40) and [his daughter-in-law] Annie Crosthwaite Wilson (age 20) were married.

On 30th January 1890 [his son] Henry Neville Gladstone 1st Baron Gladstone (age 37) and [his daughter-in-law] Maud Ernestine Rendel (age 24) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square.

On 4th July 1891 [his son] William Henry Gladstone (age 51) died.

On 19th May 1898 William Ewart Gladstone (age 88) died at Hawarden Castle [Map].

In 1900 [his former wife] Catherine Glynne (age 88) died.

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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin 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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After 1900. The Gladstone Chapel, Church of St Deniol. Monument to William Ewart Gladstone and [his former wife] Catherine Glynne (deceased).

Ancestors of William Ewart Gladstone 1809-1898

William Ewart Gladstone

GrandFather: Andrew Robertson

Mother: Anne MacKenzie Robertson