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All Saints' Church, Branston is in Branston, North Kesteven, Churches in Lincolnshire.
Graves and monuments to the Blyth, Smith families at All Saints' Church, Branston [Map].
1080. All Saints' Church, Branston [Map]. A church and a priest are mentioned in Domesday Book. All Saints church in Branston seems to have two early phases of construction, dating to the Saxon and Saxo-Norman periods. The south-west quoin of the nave shows eleventh century work, and appears to be earlier than the west tower. The west tower has late Saxon/early Norman characteristics. The arcade on the west side shows the influence of Remigius' west front at Lincoln cathedral. It may have been built by the son of Walter de Aincurt, who was a kinsman of Remigius. It is thought to be a pre-Conquest church of high status, and was probably known as a 'minster'.
On 13th May 1698 Dorothy Browne died. She was buried at All Saints' Church, Branston [Map].
Dorothy Browne: she was born to Samuel Browne.
On 5th December 1703 Humphrey Winch 1st Baronet (age 81) died. He was buried at All Saints' Church, Branston [Map]. Baronet Winch of Hawnes in Bedfordshire extinct although his nephew Humphrey Winch of Branston, Lincolnshire, erroneously assumed the title.
On 3rd March 1712 Rebecca Browne (age 79) died. She was buried at All Saints' Church, Branston [Map].
Rebecca Browne: Around 1633 she was born to Alderman Martin Browne. Before 1650 Humphrey Winch 1st Baronet and she were married.
On 22nd January 1716 Richard Winch died. He was buried at All Saints' Church, Branston [Map]. The description of his being a Baronet on his grave slab appears to be a mistake since his brother Humphrey Winch 1st Baronet was the Baronet.
Richard Winch: he was born to Onslow Winch of Everton, Bedfordshire and Judith Burgoyne.
On 9th May 1736 Cecil Wray 11th Baronet (age 58) died. He was buried at All Saints' Church, Branston [Map] where he has a monument sculpted by Thomas Carter. His first cousin once removed John (age 46) succeeded 12th Baronet Wray of Glentworth in Lincolnshire. Frances Norcliffe Lady Wray (age 35) by marriage Lady Wray of Glentworth in Lincolnshire.
Cecil Wray 11th Baronet: Around 1678 he was born to Drury Wray 9th Baronet and Anne Casey. On 21st November 1710 Christopher Wray 10th Baronet died. His brother Cecil succeeded 11th Baronet Wray of Glentworth in Lincolnshire. On 30th November 1721 Cecil Wray 11th Baronet and Joanna Taylor Lady Wray were married at St Martin in the Fields Church. On 21st January 1736 Cecil Wray 11th Baronet wrote his will in which he left £14,000 and his estates to his illegitimate daughter Ann Casey.
John Wray 12th Baronet: On 24th October 1689 he was born to William Wray and Isabella Ullithorne. On 4th March 1728 John Wray 12th Baronet and Frances Norcliffe Lady Wray were married at Ripon, North Yorkshire [Map]. On 23rd January 1752 John Wray 12th Baronet died. He was buried at Ripon Cathedral succeeded 13th Baronet Wray of Glentworth in Lincolnshire.
Frances Norcliffe Lady Wray: On 16th September 1700 she was born to Fairfax Norcliffe of Langton in Yorkshire and Mary Hesketh. On 4th July 1770 she died. She was buried at Ripon Cathedral [Map].
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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.
On 13th September 1768 Vere Bertie (age 56) died. He was buried at All Saints' Church, Branston [Map].
Vere Bertie: Around 1712 he was born to Robert Bertie 1st Duke Ancaster and Kesteven and Albinia Farington Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven. On 19th March 1729 Vere Bertie was commissioned an ensign in the 2nd Regiment of Foot Guards. He retired in July 1737. On 13th September 1736 or 4th October 1736 Vere Bertie and Ann Casey were married. They had two sons, who died young, and two daughters. He the son of Robert Bertie 1st Duke Ancaster and Kesteven and Albinia Farington Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven. In 1741 Vere Bertie was elected MP Boston.
On 15th November 1778 Ann Casey, Lady Vere Bertie, died. She was buried at All Saints' Church, Branston [Map].
Ann Casey: she was born illegitimately to Cecil Wray 11th Baronet.
On 19th November 1881 Alexander Leslie-Melville (age 81) died. He was buried at All Saints' Church, Branston [Map].
Alexander Leslie-Melville: On 18th June 1800 he was born to Alexander Leslie-Melville 7th Earl of Leven 6th Earl of Melville and Jane Thornton. On 30th September 1858 he and Charlotte Smith were married.
After 1945. The Roll of Honour at All Saints' Church, Branston [Map].
On 25th December 1962 All Saints' Church, Branston [Map] was damaged by fire. The Church was rehallowed on 17th March 1966.
After 1991. List of Vicars of All Saints' Church, Branston [Map].