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Kensington is in London.
On 23rd June 1876 Matthew Noble (age 59) died at his home 43 Abingdon Villas, Kensington. He was buried at Brompton Cemetery, Kensington.
On 6th March 1927 Marie Spartali aka Stillman (age 82) died at Ashburn Place, Kensington. She was buried with her husband at Brookwood Cemetery, Woking.
On 3rd October 1860 Alfred Edward Chalon (age 80) died at Campden Hill.
From 1862 John Everett Millais 1st Baronet (age 32) and Euphemia "Effie" Gray Lady Millais (age 33) lived at 7 Cromwell Place, Kensington.
1871 Census. 7 Cromwell Place, Kensington.
John Everett Millais 1st Baronet (age 41)
Euphemia "Effie" Gray Lady Millais (age 42)
Mary (age 11)
Geoffrey (age 7)
John (age 6)
Sophia (age 3)
Effie (age 13)
William (age 43)
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The Nashville was located at the corner of Cromwell Road, Kensington and North End Road, Kensington.
On 24th August 1703 Lionel Boyle 3rd Earl Orrery (age 32) died at Earls Court, Kensington.
On 5th August 1802 Richard Grosvenor 1st Earl Grosvenor (age 71) died at Earls Court, Kensington. He was buried at Grosvenor Vault, St Mary's Church, Eccleston. His son Robert (age 35) succeeded 2nd Earl Grosvenor, 8th Baronet Grosvenor of Eaton in Cheshire. Eleanor Egerton Marchioness Westminster (age 32) by marriage Countess Grosvenor.
On 20th April 1848 Katherine Isabella Manners (age 39) died of smallpox at 47 Eaton Place, Kensington.
Edwardes Place, Kensington was laid out and built from 1810 to 1819. The entire terrace was bought by Hugh Morton Shand.
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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.
Around 1878 Alexander Faulkner Shand (age 19) moved to 1 Edwardes Place, Kensington, a property owned by his father Hugh Morton Shand (age 62), where he lived for until he died in 1936.
On 6th January 1936 Alexander Faulkner Shand (age 77) died at 1 Edwardes Place, Kensington.
In 1682 Jean Chardin (age 38) was elected Fellow of the Royal Society. He was living at Holland House at the time.
Before 1711 Francis Edwardes (age 53) and Elizabeth Rich were married. She brought substantial estates including Holland House to the marriage being the heiress of her nephew Edward Rich 7th Earl Warwick 4th Earl Holland (age 12). She the daughter of Robert Rich 5th Earl Warwick 2nd Earl Holland and Anne Montagu Countess Warwick and Holland.
In 1605 Walter Cope (age 52) commissioned the building of Cope Castle Holland House.
On 30th July 1614 Walter Cope (age 61) died at Cope Castle Holland House.
On 6th August 1745 Henry Shirley 3rd Earl Ferrers (age 53) died at Kensington Gore. His nephew Laurence (age 24) succeeded 4th Earl Ferrers, 10th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.
On 19th October 1887 Edward Albert Sassoon 2nd Baronet (age 31) and Aline Caroline de Rothschild (age 19) were married two days before her twentieth birthday in a ceremony in the synagogue at the Rue de la Victoire in Paris. The couple set up home at 25 Kensington Gore, where Aline, a talented artist, set up her own studio.
On 7th April 1663 William Clifton 3rd Baronet was christened at St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington.
On 7th September 1759 Edward Richard 8th Earl Warwick 5th Earl Holland (age 64) died without male issue. He was buried at St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington. Earl Warwick, Earl Holland, and Baron Rich of Leez extinct.
On 7th November 1769 Charlotte Rich (age 56) died. She was buried at St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington.
On 21st December 1810 Thomas Neville Abdy 1st Baronet was born to Captain Anthony Abdy (age 30) and Grace Rich (age 18). He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester. He was baptised at St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington on 14th December 1811.
On 18th March 1865 John Lockwood Kipling (age 27) and Alice Macdonald (age 27) were married at St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington.
On 5th May 1888 Augustine Birrell (age 38) and Eleanor Locker (age 34) were married at St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington.
On 23rd August 1903 Alexandra Orr nee Leighton (age 74) died at 11 Kensington Park Gardens.
In 1866 Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet (age 32) and his family moved to 41 Kensington Square.
Around July 1866 Margaret Burne-Jones was born to Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet (age 32) and Georgiana Macdonald Lady Burne-Jones (age 25) at 41 Kensington Square.
In 1881 William Hamo Thornycroft (age 30) was living at his father's home 2A Melbury Road, Kensington [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.
The Nashville was located at the corner of Cromwell Road, Kensington and North End Road, Kensington.
On 22nd March 1908 John William Crombie (age 50) died at his home in Onslow Square, Kensington. His funeral was held at St Machar's Cathedral, Aberdeen where he was buried.
3rd April 1881. Census. 2 Palace Gate, Kensington.
John Everett Millais 1st Baronet (age 51)
Alice Millais
Geoffrey (age 17)
Jean Gray.
William (age 53)
Five servants.
Geoffrey William Millais 4th Baronet: On 18th September 1863 he was born to John Everett Millais 1st Baronet and Euphemia "Effie" Gray Lady Millais. On 30th September 1920 John Everett Millais 3rd Baronet died. His uncle Geoffrey succeeded 4th Baronet Millais of Palace Gate in Kensington in Middlesex. On 7th November 1941 Geoffrey William Millais 4th Baronet died. His son Ralph succeeded 5th Baronet Millais of Palace Gate in Kensington in Middlesex.
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5th April 1881. Census. 2 Palace Gate, Kensington.
John Everett Millais 1st Baronet (age 51)
Euphemia "Effie" Gray Lady Millais (age 52)
Mary
John, Grandchild
Euphemia, Grandchild
Albert Gray, Brother-in-law
Nine servants.
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On 21st June 1814 Gilbert Elliot 1st Earl Minto (age 63) died at his home 4 Prince's Terrace, Kensington. He was buried in Westminster Abbey [Map]. His son Gilbert (age 31) succeeded 2nd Earl Minto of Minto in Roxburghshire, 5th Baronet Elliot of Minto.
In 1909 Charles Frederick Ratcliffe and Dorothy Una Ratcliffe nee Clough (age 21) were married at St Stephen's Church, Kensington.
On 27th May 1848 Princess Sophia Hanover (age 70) died at Vicarage Place Kensington. Princess Augusta Hesse-Kassel Duchess Cambridge (age 50) and Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn (age 61) were present.
On 6th May 1879 Hilary Lushington Hunt was born to William Holman Hunt (age 52) and Marion Edith Waugh (age 32) at 2 Warwick Gardens, Kensington.
3rd April 1881. Census. 2 Warwick Gardens, Kensington
William Holman Hunt (age 54). Head. 54. Artist.
Marion Edith Waugh (age 34). Wife. 34.
Gladys Hunt (age 3). Daughter. 4.
Hilary Lushington Hunt (age 1). Son. 1.
Mary A Ottaway. 42. Nurse.
Josephine M Murphy. 23. Housemaid.
Ada M Clemens. 23. Nurse.
Annie Burton. 26. Cook.
Gladys Hunt: In 1878 she was born to William Holman Hunt and Marion Edith Waugh at Jerusalem [Map].
Hilary Lushington Hunt: On 6th May 1879 he was born to William Holman Hunt and Marion Edith Waugh at 2 Warwick Gardens, Kensington.
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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.
In 1891 William Hamo Thornycroft (age 40) was living at 18 Wynnstay Gardens, Kensington [Map] with his wife Agatha Cox (age 26) with two children Oliver and Joan.