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Biography of William Henry Chetwynd 1811-1890

Paternal Family Tree: Chetwynd

On 30th August 1804 [his father] George Chetwynd 2nd Baronet (age 21) and [his mother] Hannah Maria Sparrow (age 15) were married.

On 17th September 1811 William Henry Chetwynd was born to George Chetwynd 2nd Baronet (age 28) and Hannah Maria Sparrow (age 22).

Around 15th August 1854 William Henry Chetwynd (age 42) and Blanche Chetwynd-Talbot (age 18) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. The difference in their ages was 24 years.

Before 14th February 1856 [his daughter] Florence Chetwynd was born to William Henry Chetwynd (age 44) and [his wife] Blanche Chetwynd-Talbot (age 20).

On 22nd July 1857 [his son] Arthur Chetwynd was born to William Henry Chetwynd (age 45) and [his wife] Blanche Chetwynd-Talbot (age 21).

In 1860 [his mother] Hannah Maria Sparrow (age 71) died.

In 1875 William Henry Chetwynd (age 63) and Mary Parkin were married.

All About History Books

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.

On 5th June 1877 [his son-in-law] Berkeley Charles Sydney Paget (age 33) and [his daughter] Florence Chetwynd (age 21) were married. He the son of Henry Paget 2nd Marquess Anglesey and Henrietta Bagot Marchioness Anglesey. They were fifth cousin once removed.

On 5th July 1890 William Henry Chetwynd (age 78) died at his home Longdon Hall, Rugeley.

In 1895 [his former wife] Blanche Chetwynd-Talbot (age 59) brought a successful action for divorce under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1857 accusing her husband William Henry Chetwynd of cruelty and adultery, he counter-claiming that she had also committed adultery, fornication and incest. Their children [his daughter] Florence Chetwynd (age 38) and [his son] Arthur Chetwynd (age 37) were put in the care of William's elder brother [his brother] George Chetwynd 3rd Baronet.

Around 1898 [his former wife] Blanche Chetwynd-Talbot (age 62) died.

St Michael and All Angels Church, Colwich [Map]. Unclear whether a grave or memorial. Those named include William Henry Chetwynd, his daughter [his daughter] Florence Chetwynd and son [his son] Arthur Chetwynd, [his grandfather] John Sparrow of Bishton Hall in Staffordshire, Elizabeth Moreton aka Sparrow, [his aunt] Charlotte Sparrow, [his mother] Hannah Maria Sparrow aka Chetwynd and William Henry Chetwynd.

Royal Ancestors of William Henry Chetwynd 1811-1890

Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 28 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 23 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 24 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 29 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of William Henry Chetwynd 1811-1890

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Chetwynd 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Chetwynd 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Chetwynd 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Chetwynd 16 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

GrandFather: George Chetwynd 1st Baronet 17 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Father: George Chetwynd 2nd Baronet 18 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

William Henry Chetwynd 19 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Ambrose Sparrow

GrandFather: John Sparrow of Bishton Hall in Staffordshire

Mother: Hannah Maria Sparrow