The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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Marylebone is in Westminster [Map].
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 22nd March 1660. After that to Westminster, and took leave of Kate Sterpin who was very sorry to part with me, and after that of Mr. George Mountagu [aged 37], and received my warrant of Mr. Blackburne, to be Secretary to the two Generals of the Fleet. Then to take my leave of the Clerks of the Council, and thence Doling and Luellin would have me go with them to Mount's chamber, where we sat and talked and then I went away. So to my Lord (in my way meeting Chetwind and Swan [Map] and bade them farewell) where I lay all night with Mr. Andrews. This day Mr. Sheply went away on board and I sent my boy with him. This day also Mrs. Jemimah went to Marrowbone, so I could not see her. Mr. Moore being out of town to-night I could not take leave of him nor speak to him about business which troubled me much. I left my small case therefore with Mr. Andrews for him.
Before 1743 Elizabeth Luttrell "Bad Lady Betty" was born to Simon Luttrell 1st Earl Carhampton [aged 29] and Judith Maria Lawes Countess Carhampton [aged 23] in Marylebone.
On 24th January 1743 Anne Luttrell Duchess Cumberland and Strathearn was born to Simon Luttrell 1st Earl Carhampton [aged 30] and Judith Maria Lawes Countess Carhampton [aged 23] at Marylebone. She married 1771 Henry Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Cumberland and Strathearn, son of Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales and Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg.
On 23rd August 1746, Saturday, Robert Rochfort 1st Earl of Belvedere [aged 38] and Richard Herbert [aged 42] engaged in a duel over a long-standing debt of honour at the fields between Tottenham Court Road and Marylebone. Robert Rochfort 1st Earl of Belvedere was badly wounded. Richard Herbert received a ball in the eye which came out at the back of the skull. He survived albeit with mentaal impairment.
On 30th September 1780 Elizabeth Fortescue 5th Marchioness Lothian [aged 35] died in Marylebone probably as a result of childbirth.
On 5th February 1795 Thomas Laurence Dundas 2nd Earl Zetland was born to Lawrence Dundas 1st Earl Zetland [aged 28] and Harriet Hale Baroness Dundas [aged 25] at Marylebone.
On 21st August 1808 John Charles Dundas was born to Lawrence Dundas 1st Earl Zetland [aged 42] in Marylebone and Harriet Hale Baroness Dundas [aged 39].
On 18th January 1832 Henry Holroyd 3rd Earl Sheffield was born to George Augustus Frederick Charles Holroyd 2nd Earl Sheffield [aged 29] and Harriet Lascelles Countess Sheffield [aged 30] at Marylebone.
On 28th July 1836 Edward Seymour 11th Duke of Somerset [aged 61] and Margaret Shaw Stewart Duchess Somerset were married at Marylebone. She by marriage Duchess Somerset. He the son of Webb Seymour 10th Duke of Somerset and Anne Maria Bonnell Duchess Somerset.
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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On 14th August 1837 Robert Brudenell 6th Earl Cardigan [aged 68] died at Marylebone. His son James [aged 39] succeeded 7th Earl Cardigan, 7th Baron Brudenell of Stonton in Leicestershire, 3rd Baron Brudenell Deene in Northamptonshire. Elizabeth Tollemache Countess Cardigan [aged 39] by marriage Countess Cardigan.
On 28th January 1838 Edward Cavendish was born to William Cavendish 7th Duke Devonshire [aged 29] and Blanche Georgiana Howard [aged 26] at Marylebone. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.65%. He married 3rd August 1865 his first cousin Emma Elizabeth Lascelles, daughter of William Lascelles and Caroline Georgiana Howard, and had issue.
On 16th October 1938 Edward Montagu Cavendish Stanley [aged 44] died at Marylebone.
In 1963 Stanley Johnson [aged 22] and Charlotte Offlow Fawcett [aged 20] were married at Marylebone.
On 3rd April 1782 William Henry Lyttelton 3rd Baron Lyttelton was born to William Henry Lyttelton 1st Baron Lyttelton [aged 57] and Caroline Bristow Baroness Lyttelton [aged 36] at Berners Street. He married March 1813 Sarah Spencer, daughter of George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer and Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer, and had issue.
In 1763 Francis Cotes [aged 36] puchased a house in Cavendish Square Marylebone.
On 3rd June 1803 Bishop George Murray [aged 42] died in Cavendish Square Marylebone after having caught a chill leaving the House of Lords.
On 1st January 1853 Jonathan Wathen Phipps aka Waller 1st Baronet [aged 83] died at Cavendish Square Marylebone. He was buried at Holy Trinity Church Marylebone. His son Thomas [aged 47] succeeded 2nd Baronet Waller of Braywick Lodge in Berkshire.
Before 10th June 1851 Catherine Louise Georgina Marlay [aged 20] was living at 14 Cavendish Square Marylebone with her mother [aged 55] and brother [aged 22].
Around 1800 Martin Archer Shee [aged 30] moved to 32 Cavendish Square Marylebone the former house of George Romney [aged 65].
On 6th December 1879 William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck 5th Duke Portland [aged 79] died unmarried at his London residence Harcourt House Cavendish Square Marylebone. He was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery [Map]. His first cousin once removed William [aged 21] succeeded 6th Duke Portland, 7th Earl of Portland.
On 27th May 1844 Henry Hopper [aged 77] died at 13 Wigmore Street Cavendish Square.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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On 23rd February 1929 Richard Knight Causton 1st Baron Southwark [aged 85] died at 12 Devonshire Place, Marylebone. Baron Southwark of Southwark in London extinct. His estate probated in the London Registry at £21282 12s 2d.
George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle educated at Heatherley School of Fine Art George Street Marylebone.
On 10th February 1797 George Chichester 3rd Marquess Donegal was born to George Chichester 2nd Marquess Donegal [aged 27] at Great Cumberland Place. He married (1) 1822 Harriet Anne Butler Marchioness Donegal, daughter of Richard Butler 1st Earl Glengall, and had issue (2) 26th February 1862 Harriet Graham Marchioness Donegal, daughter of Bellingham Reginald Graham 7th Baronet and Harriet Clark Lady Graham.
On 11th June 1799 Edward Chichester 4th Marquess Donegal was born to George Chichester 2nd Marquess Donegal [aged 29] at Great Cumberland Place. He married 21st September 1821 Amelia Ogrady Marchioness County Donegal and had issue.
On 20th September 1814 George Augustus Frederick Murray 6th Duke Atholl was born to James Murray 1st Baron Glenlyon [aged 32] and Emily Frances Percy Baroness Goldolphin Helston [aged 26] at Great Cumberland Place.
On 6th March 1923 Robert George Windsor-Clive 1st Earl Plymouth [aged 65] died at Great Cumberland Place. He was buried at Windsor Clive Family Plot, St Bartholomew's Church, Tardebigge. His son Ivor [aged 34] succeeded 2nd Earl Plymouth in Devon. Irene Corona Charteris Countess Plymouth [aged 21] by marriage Countess Plymouth in Devon.
The Times. 13th February 1867. DEATH OF LORD FEVERSHAM. We regret to announce the death, after a short illness, of Lord Feversham [deceased], which occurred on Monday night at his residence in Great Cumberland Street. The late William Duncombe Baron Feversham, of Dancombe Park, County York, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, was son of Charles first Lord by his marriage with Lady Charlotte Legge, only daughter of William, second Earl of Dartmouth. He was born on the 14th of January, 1798, so that he was in his 69th year. The deceased nobleman was educted at Eton [Map], and afterwards proceeded to Christ Church, Oxford. He married l8th of December, 1823, Lady Louisa Stewart [aged 63], third daughter of George, eighth Earl of Galloway, by whom,who survives his Lordship, he leaves issue the Hon. Wiliam E. Duncombe [aged 38], M.P., and Captain the Hon. Cecil Duncombe, of the 1st Life Guards, and three daughters, the Hon Jane, married l1th of April, 1849, to the Hon. Laurence Parsons; the Hon. Gertrude [aged 39], married 27th of November 1&19, to Mr. Francis Horatio Fitzroy [aged 43]; and the Hon. Helen, married 18th of July, 1855, to Mr. William Becket Denison. Previously to his accession to the peerage on the death of his father in July, 1841, he represented Yorkshire in the House of Commons from 1826 to 1830. At the general election in 1831 he was unsuceessful candidate for the coenty, but was returned for the North Riding in the following year, which he continued to represent till 18S1. He voted against the Reforzn Bill of 1832, and was uniformly in favour of agricultural protection. He took great interest in agricultural pursuit, And was a distinguished member of the Royal Agricultural Society, of which he was one of the trustees The deceased noblemna is succeded by his eldest son, the Hon. Wiliam Ernest Duncombe, above mentioned, who was born January 28 1829, and married, August 7, 1851, Mabel Violet [aged 33], second daughter of the late Right Hon. Sir James Graham, of Netherby. He was M.P. for East Retford from February, 1852, to 1857 and elected for the North Riding of Yorkshire inI 1859, anA was also returned at the last general election After a sharp contest, being second on the poll. He is Captain of the Yorkshire Yeomianry (Hussars) Cavalry, and Lientenent Colonel of the 2d North Riding like his deceased father, he is a supporter of Lord Derby, but in favour of such a measure of Parliamentary Reforms would give no undue preponderance to any one class, but would ensure to a fair distribution of political privileges.
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Harley Street Marylebone is named after Thomas Harley.
On 3rd February 1807 Arthur Wellesley 2nd Duke Wellington was born to Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Wellington [aged 37] and Catherine "Kitty" Pakenham Duchess Wellington [aged 34] at Harley Street Marylebone. He married 1839 Elizabeth Hay Duchess Wellington, daughter of George Hay 8th Marquess Tweedale and Susan Montagu Marchioness Tweddale.
On 15th May 1846 Spencer Rodney 5th Baron Rodney [aged 61] died at Harley Street Marylebone. He was buried at Eye, Suffolk. His nephew Robert [aged 25] succeeded 6th Baron Rodney of Rodney Stoke in Somerset.
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 26th April 1831 George Grey 3rd Baron Walsingham [aged 54] died in a house fire with his wife at Upper Harley Street Harley Street Marylebone. His brother Thomas [aged 53] succeeded 4th Baron Walsingham of Walsingham in Norfolk. Elizabeth North Baroness Walsingham [aged 54] by marriage Baroness Walsingham of Walsingham in Norfolk.
On 1st January 1853 Jonathan Wathen Phipps aka Waller 1st Baronet [aged 83] died at Cavendish Square Marylebone. He was buried at Holy Trinity Church Marylebone. His son Thomas [aged 47] succeeded 2nd Baronet Waller of Braywick Lodge in Berkshire.
On 16th July 1858 Granville Waldegrave 3rd Baron Radstock [aged 25] and Susan Calcraft [aged 25] were married at Holy Trinity Church Marylebone.
On 9th February 2002 Princess Margaret [aged 71] died at King Edward VII's Hospital. She was buried at King George VI Memorial Chapel, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map].
On 8th November 1828 Charles Ellis 6th Baron Howard de Walden 2nd Baron Seaford [aged 29] and Lucy Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck [aged 21] were married at All Souls, Marylebone [Map]. She the daughter of William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck 4th Duke Portland [aged 60] and Henrietta Scott Duchess Portland [aged 54].
In 1830 James Marlay was born to Colonel George Marlay [aged 39] and Catherine Louisa Augusta Tisdall [aged 34]. He was baptised at All Souls, Marylebone [Map].
On 28th January 1831 Catherine Louise Georgina Marlay was born to Colonel George Marlay and Catherine Louisa Augusta Tisdall [aged 35]. She was baptised at All Souls, Marylebone [Map] where she would marry twenty years later. She married 10th June 1851 John Manners 7th Duke Rutland, son of John Henry Manners 5th Duke Rutland and Elizabeth Howard Duchess Rutland, and had issue.
On 2nd April 1845 Charles Alexander Gore [aged 33] and Augusta Lavinia Priscilla Ponsonby [aged 30] were married at All Souls, Marylebone [Map]. She the daughter of John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough [aged 63] and Maria Fane.
On 10th June 1851 John Manners [aged 32] and Catherine Louise Georgina Marlay [aged 20] were married at All Souls, Marylebone [Map]. He the son of John Henry Manners 5th Duke Rutland [aged 73] and Elizabeth Howard Duchess Rutland.
On 6th September 1871 Walter Crane [aged 26] and Mary Frances Andrews [aged 25] were married at All Souls, Marylebone [Map]. See An Artist's Reminiscences.
In 1797 Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford [aged 53] bought the lease of Hertford aka Manchester House Manchester Square Marylebone. It was later renamed Hertford House.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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In 1807 Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford [aged 63] took his wife Isabella Anne Ingram Marchioness Hertford [aged 47] to Ireland in an attempt to prevent King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 44] taking her as a mistress. By the summer King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland was a regular visitor at Ragley Hall, Alcester and Hertford aka Manchester House Manchester Square Marylebone.
On 28th June 1822 Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford [aged 79] died at Hertford aka Manchester House Manchester Square Marylebone. His son Francis [aged 45] succeeded 3rd Marquess Hertford, 3rd Earl Hertford, 3rd Earl of Yarmouth, 3rd Viscount Beauchamp, 4th Baron Conway of Ragley in Warwickshire, 4th Baron Conway of Killultagh in Antrim.
On 12th April 1834 Isabella Anne Ingram Marchioness Hertford [aged 74] died at Hertford aka Manchester House Manchester Square Marylebone.
On 22nd June 1896 Prudence Penelope Leslie [aged 69] died at Spanish Place, Manchester Square.
On 12th January 1826 Henry Villiers Stuart [aged 22] and Theresia Pauline Ott were married at St James' Church, Spanish Place.
On 1st July 1857 William Pole Tylney Long Wellesley 4th Earl Mornington [aged 69] died at Thayer Street Manchester Square Marylebone. He was buried at Catacomb B Kensal Green Cemetery. His son William [aged 43] succeeded 5th Earl Mornington, 5th Viscount Wellesley of Dangan Castle.
On 21st January 1902 James Nesfield Forsyth [aged 38] and Cecilia Naylor [aged 26] were married at All Saints Church in the presence of William Adam Forsyth [aged 29] and James Forsyth [aged 74]. He the son of James Forsyth and Eliza Hastie.
On 24th February 1752 Captain Thomas Grey [aged 23] was killed in a duel with George Fermor [aged 30] at Marylebone Fields. George Fermor was found guilty of manslaughter; he appears to have been sentenced to be burnt in the hand. He succeeded to his father's title the following year. See Letters of Horace Walpole.
Letters of Horace Walpole. 27th February 1752. I write this as a sort of letter of form on the occasion, for there is nothing worth telling you. The event that has made most noise since my last, is the extempore wedding of the youngest [aged 18] of the two Gunnings, who have made so vehement a noise. Lord Coventry [aged 29]295, a grave young lord, of the remains of the patriot breed, has long dangled after the eldest [aged 19], virtuously with regard to her virtue, not very honourably with regard to his own credit. About six weeks ago Duke Hamilton [aged 27]296, the very reverse of the Earl, hot, debauched, extravagant, and equally damaged in his fortune and person, fell in love with the youngest at the masquerade, and determined to marry her in the spring. About a fortnight since, at an immense assembly at my Lord Chesterfield's, made to show the house, which is really magnificent, Duke Hamilton made violent love at one end of the room, while he was playing at pharaoh at the other end; that is, he saw neither the bank nor his own cards, which were of three hundred pounds each: he soon lost a thousand. I own I was so little a professor in love, that I thought all this parade looked ill for the poor girl; and could not conceive, if he was so much engaged with his mistress as to disregard such sums, why he played at all. However, two nights afterwards, being left alone with her while her mother and sister were at Bedford House, he found himself so impatient, that he sent for a parson. The doctor refused to perform the ceremony without license or ring: the Duke swore he would send for the Archbishop-at last they were married with a ring of the bed-curtain, at half an hour after twelve at night, at Mayfair chapel297, The Scotch are enraged; the women mad that so much beauty has had its effect; and what is most silly, my Lord Coventry declares that he now will marry the other.
Poor Lord Lempster [aged 30] has just killed an officer298 in a duel, about a play-debt, and I fear was in the wrong. There is no end of his misfortunes and wrong-headedness!-Where is Mr. Conway!-Adieu!
Note 295. George-William, sixth Earl of Coventry. He died in 1809, at the age of eighty-seven.-E.
Note 296. James, fourth Duke of Hamilton. He died in 1758.-D.
Note 297. On the 14th of February.-E.
Note 298. Captain Gray of the Guards [deceased]. The duel was fought, with swords, in Marylebone Fields. Lord Lempster took his trial at the Old Bailey in April, and was found guilty of manslaughter.-E.
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After September 1869. St Mary's Church, Buckden [Map]. Monument to Katherine Frances Champion and to Charles Stuart Champion, the latter of whom was killed accidentally at Offord Station on 7th Sep 1869 aged nine. Sculpted by W Willet of 260, Marylebone Road, London.
On 17th May 1869 Edward Richardson [aged 57] died at Melbury Terrace, Marylebone.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 19th April 1823 Charles Warwick Bampfylde 5th Baronet [aged 70] died at Montague Square. His son George [aged 37] succeeded 6th Baronet Bampfylde of Poltimore in Devon.
In 1774 John "The Elder" Bacon [aged 33] was gifted 17 Newman Street, Marylebone by a builder named Johson who much admired his work.
In 1777 John "The Younger" Bacon was born to John "The Elder" Bacon [aged 36] and Elizabeth Wade [aged 37] at 17 Newman Street, Marylebone. He married 8th September 1801 Susanna Sophia Taylor and had issue.
On 7th August 1799 John "The Elder" Bacon [aged 58] died from inflammation of the bowels at his house in 17 Newman Street, Marylebone. His son John "The Younger" Bacon [aged 22] inherited his workshop and business, and completed his father's unfinished commissions: the statue of William Jones in St Paul's Cathedral, William Mason in Westminster Abbey, and a relief for East India House.
Before 1874 Benjamin Rawlinson Faulkner resided at 23 Newman Street, Marylebone for many years.
On 11th August 1786 George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland was born to George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland [aged 28] and Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland [aged 21] at Portland Place, Marylebone. He married 28th May 1823 his first cousin once removed Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland, daughter of George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle and Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle, and had issue.
On 15th July 1800 Frederick Hervey 2nd Marquess of Bristol was born to Frederick William Hervey 1st Marquess of Bristol [aged 30] and Elizabeth Albana Upton [aged 25] at Portland Place, Marylebone. He married 1st December 1830 his sixth cousin Katherine Isabella Manners, daughter of John Henry Manners 5th Duke Rutland and Elizabeth Howard Duchess Rutland, and had issue.
On 21st March 1818 General Charles Morgan [aged 77] died at Portland Place, Marylebone.
On 13th September 1846 Bishop William Carey [aged 76] died at his home in Portland Place, Marylebone. He was buried at St Asaph Cathedral [Map] where he has a memoral.
Bishop William Carey: On 18th November 1769 he was born. In 1820 he was appointed Bishop of Exeter. In 12th March 1830 Bishop William Carey was elected Bishop of St Asaph. In 1839 Henry Powell Ffoulkes was ordained deacon and priest by Bishop William Carey.
On 27th October 1818 Stafford Henry Northcote 1st Earl Iddesleigh was born to Henry Stafford Northcote [aged 26] at 23 Portland Place, Marylebone. He married 1843 Cecilia Frances Farrer Countess Iddesleigh and had issue.
On 18th April 1778 Andrew Archer 2nd Baron Archer [aged 41] died at Portland Square Marylebone. Baron Archer of Umberslade extinct.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 19th February 1990 Frances Laura Charteris Duchess of Marlborough [aged 74] died at Portland Towers Marylebone.
On 6th January 1789 Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick [aged 43] died at Portman Square Marylebone. On 20th January 1789 he was buried at St Eata's Church, Atcham. His son Thomas [aged 18] succeeded 2nd Baron Berwick of Attingham in Shropshire.
On 19th February 1816 Louisa Grace Manners Duchess St Albans [aged 39] died. The same day her son Aubrey Beauclerk 7th Duke St Albans died. His uncle William [aged 49] succeeded 8th Duke St Albans, 8th Earl Burford, 8th Baron Heddington, 5th Baron Vere of Hanworth in Middlesex. Maria Janetta Nelthorpe Duchess St Albans by marriage Duchess St Albans. Both at the home of her sister Laura Manners Countess Stair and her husband John Dalrymple 7th Earl of Stair [aged 31] at Portman Square Marylebone.
Adeline Horsey Recollections. Lord Cardigan's father, the sixth Earl, was a splendid-looking man, and his seven daughters were lovely girls and great heiresses. They all married men of title, and each received a dowry of £100,000 on her wedding day.
When the old Earl was lying dangerously ill at his house in Portman Square, he asked the doctor to tell him whether there was any chance of his recovery. "You are to tell me the truth", he insisted. The doctor was silent. "I see by your manner that you can hold out no hope", said the Earl; "well, death has no terrors for me - but tell me, how long have I to live? "There was a pause, and at last the doctor stammered, "Two or three days, your Lordship!".
The Earl sat up, and rang the bell placed on the table by his bedside. A servant answered the summons. "Order my carriage", said the dying man.
"Good gracious, my Lord!" exclaimed the terrified doctor, "your Lordship cannot realise what you have said".
"I do realise it", the Earl calmly answered, "but if I am going to die, I will die at Deene [Map] and not here". Remonstrance was useless: Lord Cardigan was carried to his carriage and taken to Deene, where he died a few days afterwards.
Adeline Horsey Recollections. Clarence Trelawney was a friend of mine, and the poor fellow came to a sad end. After his wife's death he married an American lady, but unfortunately he got into debt. He appealed to his relations, who were very wealthy but apparently equally mean, for they refused to lend him the £400 he asked for, and driven desperate by worry he blew out his brains.
From Paris we came to London and stayed at Lord Cardigan's town-house in Portman Square Marylebone; then we went to Deene [Map] on December 14, where we met with a royal reception, six hundred tenants on horseback escorting our carriage from the station to the house.
Adeline Horsey Recollections. Our marriage was a veritable romance; we enjoyed all the good things life could give us, but in his own happiness Cardigan [aged 61] never failed to extend a helping hand to the less fortunate, and among our tenantry the name of the Earl of Cardigan is even now a synonym for all that is generous and kind.
We entertained a great deal both at Deene [Map] and Portman Square, and for the first three years of our married life Lord Cardigan never allowed any one but himself to take me in to dinner. I had to persuade him at last to give up this very flattering habit, and so he did not monopolise me quite so much in future.
On 22nd February 1865 Amy Courtenay was born to Henry Reginald Courtenay [aged 29] in Portman Square Marylebone. She married 18th October 1892 Reginald Henry Bertie, son of Montagu Bertie 6th Earl of Abingdon and Elizabeth Lavinia Harcourt Countess Abingdon.
On 23rd November 1762 Matthew Robinson Montagu 4th Baron Rokeby was born to Morris Robinson Montagu [aged 48] at Montagu House Number 22 Portman Square Marylebone.
On 8th May 1825 Bishop John Fisher [aged 77] died at Seymour Street, Portman Square.
Adeline Horsey Recollections. The modern woman, who has her own particular club, may be interested in hearing about a certain "Parrot Club" which existed in the 'fifties. It had the smallest membership of any club, I should imagine, and its short history was in some ways an amusing one. Three ladies - Mrs. D- W, Lady P, and Lady K, had become rather tired of their husbands, and transferred their affections to three charming lovers, Lord Strathmore, Captain Vivian, and another gentleman whose name I forget.
Note A. married lovers' meetings generally lead to the Divorce Court, one of the sextette hit upon the idea of renting a furnished house which would be a safe place for assignations. A house in Seymour Street, Portman Square, was therefore taken, and it was afterwards, for some unknown reason, called "The Parrot Club".
The arrangement answered splendidly for a time, as the ladies were all friends and their husbands never suspected them. Hence, each cheerfully believed that his wife's long absences from home were accounted for by shopping or theatre parties with one or other of her two friends.
The course of true love ran with great smoothness at Seymour Street until Lady K, who liked variety, commenced to change her lovers with such alarming rapidity that the other two members were obliged to ask her to resign.
Captain Vivian and Lord Strathmore still enjoyed Mrs. D W's and Lady P's society, but unfortunately the unexpected happened which terminated the club's existence. One morning Captain Vivian, who was smoking an after-breakfast cigar and possibly thinking of his next visit to the delightful "Parrot Club", was told by his man that Mrs. D W's maid had called with a letter from her mistress.
"I'll see her at once", said the Captain; the maid was shown in, and with a smile which betrayed intimate knowledge and infinite discretion, she handed him a delicate little note. Directly John Vivian broke the seal and glanced at the contents, his face changed, and no wonder, for this is what he read:
"My dear Strathmore, - Come to Seymour Street at 3. I'll be all alone".
Now, as the name Vivian bears no resemblance to that of Strathmore, there was only one possible interpretation of the matter, and the furious lover turned to the trembling maid and said fiercely:
"Your mistress gave you two letters to deliver; this is Lord Strathmore's. Where's mine?" In vain the girl protested that she had no other, but Vivian made her give up the note directed to him. He opened it and, alas for the duplicity of women, this is what it contained:
"Dear old Johnny, - Don't come to Seymour Street to-day, because I am spending the day with my mother-in-law".
It is almost superfluous to add that the house in Seymour Street was soon "To Let", and that a crestfallen lady's-maid was looking for another situation.
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On 16th July 1842 Thomas Dyke Acland 12th Baronet was born to Thomas Dyke Acland 11th Baronet [aged 33] and Mary Mordaunt [aged 49] at Queen Anne Street Marylebone. He married 1st November 1879 Gertrude Walrond Lady Acland.
On 13th October 1847 Arthur Dyke Acland 13th Baronet was born to Thomas Dyke Acland 11th Baronet [aged 38] and Mary Mordaunt [aged 54] at Queen Anne Street Marylebone. He married 1873 Alice Sophia Cunningham Lady Acland and had issue.
On 29th September 1789 James Brydges 3rd Duke Chandos [aged 57] died without male issue. Duke Chandos, Marquess Carnarvon, Earl Carnarvon, Viscount Wilton, Baron Chandos of Sudeley and Baronet Brydges of Wilton in Herefordshire extinct. His wife Anne Eliza Gamon Duchess Chandos [aged 52] had pulled away a chair, whether inadvertently or deliberately is unknown, he was about to sit in causing him injuries from which he ultimately died. She was, thereafter, declared a lunatic and confined to their London home, 2 Queen Anne Street aka Chandos House Marylebone.
On 26th March 1889 Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos [aged 65] died from diabetes at 2 Queen Anne Street aka Chandos House Marylebone. Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, Marquess Buckingham, Marquess of Chandos, Earl Temple, Earl Nugent extinct.
William Stephen Temple Gore-Langton 4th Earl Temple [aged 41] succeeded 4th Earl Temple of Stowe according to the special remainder in its patent. Helen Mabel Graham-Montgomery Countess Temple of Stowe by marriage Countess Temple of Stowe.
Charles Lyttelton 8th Viscount Cobham [aged 46] succeeded 8th Viscount Cobham. Mary Susan Cavendish Viscountess Cobham [aged 36] by marriage Viscountess Cobham.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 3rd May 1914 Cecilia Wyndham [aged 84] died at 56 Queen Anne Street Marylebone.
John Zoffany His Life and Works. Around 1798. Johan Joseph Zoffany [aged 64]. Charles Townley and Friends in His Library at Park Street, Westminster
Group representing Charles Towneley [aged 60], the collector, in his library with his marbles, which are now in the British Museum. He is surrounded by his books, and in conversation with D'Hancarville, near whose chair stand Charles Greville and Thomas Astle. Nollekens [aged 60] writes of the picture as follows:
'The best of the marbles were brought into the painting-room to the artist, who made them up into a picturesque composition according to his own taste. The likeness of Mr. Towneley," he adds, "is extremely good; he looks like the dignified possessor of such treasures. At his feet lies his faithful dog Kam, a native Kamschatka, whose mother was one of the dogs yoked to a sledge which drew Captain King in that island." 50 x 39. P.
On 3rd January 1805 Charles Townley [aged 67] died at his home 14 Queen Anne's Gate Marylebone.
On 19th May 1927 Edith Althea Hamilton Baroness Allendale [aged 78] died at 32 Queen Anne's Gate Marylebone.
The Times. 28th January 1916. MARRIAGE OF LORD GRANBY.
The marriage of the Marquess of Granby [aged 29], only son of the Duke [aged 63] and Duchess of Rutland [aged 59], to Miss Kathleen Tennant [aged 21], youngest daughter of Mr. [aged 54] and Mrs. Frank Tennant [aged 52], of Innes House, took place yesterday at St. Margaret's [Map]. There was a very large attendance, and a number of those present brought young children with them.
The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a Venetian gown of white satin with a gold, brocade train four yards long and a short mantlet of old Venetian family lace; the sleeves were long and close-fitting, and she had a long white net veil with a wreath of orange blossoms. She carried a copy of the marriage service embroidered in seed pearl and coloured silks, worked by her mother after an old design in the British Museum.
Lady Diane Manners [aged 24], who was one of the bridesmaids, designed the bridesmaids' gowns in the medieval manner; they were of white chiffon belted in silver worn with flowing veils of blue tulle held by silver bands. Each of the bridesmaids carried a tail branch of almond blossom; the others were Miss Elizabeth Asquith [aged 18], Miss Mary Lyttelton, and Miss Violet Warrender. The Hon. Stephen Tennant [aged 9], who wore a Romeo suit with a jewelleed belt, was the page. Captain Charles Lindsay, Grenadier Guards, was best man. Canon Sheppard [aged 35], Sub-Dean of the Chapels Royal, and the Rev. F. W. Knox, the Duke of Rutland's chaplain, performed the ceremony.
SOME OF THE GOWNS. The Duke of Rutland was among the first to come to the church, and most of the guests were there early. The Prime Minister [aged 63] arrived with Mr. [aged 35] and Mrs. Bonham-Carter [aged 28], and Mr. Balfour with a party which included Mr. and Mrs. William Balfour. The Duchess on Rutland wore gold charmeuse with gold tissue in her hat and a rose pink velvet cloak bordered with fur. The Marchioness of Anglesey [aged 32], in white box-cloth, brought her little daughter, Lady Carolinie Paget [aged 2], in a little Ermine coat and hat. Mrs. Asquith [aged 51], who was with Mrs. Graham Smith [aged 56], wore a black charmeuse gown made with a ruched cape and trimmed with chinchilla; her hat was black with emerald feathers.
Mrs. Tennant wore black and white embroidered taffetas; Lady Robert Manners had a long muauve coat trimmed with skunk; and the Countess of Wemyss [aged 53] was in black and white. Lady Tree had a pervenche panne long coat made tight-fitting and a plain black sailor hat. The Countess of Drogheda [aged 29] wore black and gold, Lady D'Abernon [aged 50] grey chinchilla furs with a black coat and skirt, and Lady Arthur Paget a musquash coat bordered with skunk. Mrs. Guy Charteris [aged 28] brought her baby, and the Hon. Mrs. George Keppel [aged 45], in black and white, was accomapanied by her two daughters, and Mrs. McKenna by her two sons. Mrs. Hwfa Williams and Lady Randolph Churchill [aged 62] (who was with Mrs. Churchill [aged 30]) both were black velvet.
The Guests. Among those present were:
The Italian Ambassador, the Spanish Ambassador, the Duchess of Buccleuch [aged 44], and Lady Margaret Scott, etc.
A small reception was held after the ceremony at Lord [aged 56] and Lady Glenconner's [aged 45] house in Queen Anne's gate, and the bride and bridegroom subsequently left for Belvoir Castle [Map], where the honeymoon will be spent.
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On 21st November 1920 Edward Tennant 1st Baron Glenconner [aged 61] died at 34 Queen Anne's Gate Marylebone following an operation ten days before. His son Christopher [aged 21] succeeded 2nd Baron Glenconner of The Glen in Peebles, 3rd Baronet Tennant of The Glen and St Rollox.
On 27th September 1850 James Thomson [aged 62] died at his home in Albany Street, Regent's Park.
On 30th August 1861 John Francis [aged 80] died at his home in Albany Street, Regent's Park. He was buried at Plot 3058 at Highgate Cemetery West.
5th April 1891. Census. 1 St Edmunds Terrace.
Ford Madox Brown [aged 69]. Head. Widower.
Catherine Heuffer [aged 40]. Daughter. Widow.
Ford Madox Ford aka Heuffer [aged 17]. Grandson. 17.
Oliver Madox Heuffer [aged 14]. Grandson. 15.
Juliet Catherine Emma Heuffer [aged 10]. Granddaughter. 10.
Charlotte Kindy. Servant. 31.
Margaret Mullin. Servant. 23.
Ford Madox Ford aka Heuffer: On 17th December 1873 he was born to Francis Heuffer and Catherine Emily Brown On 26th June 1939 he died.
Oliver Madox Heuffer: In 1877 he was born to Francis Heuffer and Catherine Emily Brown On 22nd June 1931 he died.
Juliet Catherine Emma Heuffer: In 1881 she was born to Francis Heuffer and Catherine Emily Brown In 1944 she died.
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5th April 1891. Census. 3 St Edmunds Terrace.
William Michael Rossetti [aged 61]. Head. 61.
Emma Lucy Madox Brown [aged 47]. Wife. 47.
Olivia Madox Rossetti [aged 15]. Son. 15
Gabriel Arthur Rossetti [aged 14]. Son. 14.
Helen Maria [aged 11]. Daughter. 11.
Mary Elizabeth [aged 10]. Daughter. 9.
3 x Servants.
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In 1912 Charles Brinsley Marlay [aged 83] died at St Katherines Lodge Regents Park.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 28th June 1881 Henry de Vere Vane 9th Baron Barnard [aged 27] and Catherine Sarah Cecil Baroness Barnard [aged 20] were married at St Thomas Church Marylebone. She the daughter of William Alleyne Cecil 3rd Marquess Exeter [aged 56].
On the on the 11th February 1873, at the age of thirty-two and at the height of his artistic career, Solomon [aged 32] was arrested with George Roberts, a sixty-year-old illiterate stableman in a public urinal, by police constable William Mitchell, around the corner from Marylebone Lane Police Station, in Stratford Place Mews, off Oxford Street. On the following day magistrate, Lieutenant L. T. D'Eyncourt, of the Marylebone Police Court, read the charge that both men had "unlawfully attempt feloniously to commit the abominable crime of buggery". Roberts protested that it was a false charge and when prompted, Solomon acquiesced that it was "equally so" with him. Despite their protests, both men were found guilty of attempted sodomy, but after his six week detainment in the Clerkenwell House of Detention, the artist was subsequently released to the care of his cousin Myer Salaman on a surety of £100, and the promise that he behaved himself.
On 8th January 1770 John Michael Rysbrack [aged 75] died in Vere Street Marylebone [Map].
On 11th June 1734 William Bentinck 2nd Duke Portland [aged 25] and Margaret Cavendish Harley 2nd Duchess Portland [aged 19] were married at St Peter aka Oxford Chapel Vere Street Marylebone [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Portland. She the daughter of Edward Harley 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer [aged 45] and Henrietta Cavendish Holles Countess of Oxford and Mortimer [aged 40]. He the son of Henry Bentinck 1st Duke Portland and Elizabeth Noel Duchess Portland [aged 46]. They were sixth cousins.
On 21st May 1744 James Hamilton 2nd Earl Clanbrassil [aged 13] and Grace Foley Countess Clanbrassil [aged 1] were married at St Peter aka Oxford Chapel Vere Street Marylebone [Map]. He the son of James Hamilton 1st Earl Clanbrassil [aged 49] and Harriet Bentinck Countess Clanbrassil [aged 38].
On 8th July 1810 the Bow Street police raided the White Swan on Vere Street in London that had been established as a molly-house in early 1810 by two men, James Cook and Yardley. Twenty-seven men were arrested, but the majority of them were released (perhaps as a result of bribe); eight were tried and convicted. On 27th September 1810 six men were pilloried at the Haymarket. On 7th March 1811 John Hepburn (46) and Thomas White (16), a drummer boy, were hanged at Newgate Prison, London [Map] for 'for the perpetration of an unnatural crime' against the 1533 Buggery Act despite not being present on the night of the raid.
On 15th July 1831 General William Loftus [aged 79] died at his home at Wimpole Street, Marylebone. He was buried in the Townshend family vault Raynham Hall, Norfolk on 23rd July 1831.
On 26th January 1914 Nicholas Eliot 9th Earl of St Germans was born to Montague Eliot 8th Earl of St Germans [aged 43] at 2 Wyndham Place. He was educated at Eton College [Map]. He married (1) 25th April 1939 Helen Mary Villiers and had issue (2) 27th May 1948 Margaret Eleanor Wyndham.
The Diary of George Price Boyce 1855-1857. 19th November 1857. Adjourned to Millais' [aged 28] house, just taken, No. 16 York Terrace, at about 4, and not finding him in waited and had a long and very pleasant chat with his wife [Euphemia "Effie" Gray Lady Millais [aged 29]], who has a lovely and passionate face, and whose manner is particularly engaging and ladylike withal. At her request, and afterwards backed by Millais, stayed to dinner, after which she left and I had a long chat on divers subjects with him. He spoke about Ruskin [aged 38], whom he thinks desperately ill off, and of the portrait he painted of him in Scotland, which he thought the finest thing in the way of portraiture he had yet done, and said he wanted it for the exhibition (R.A). He seemed astonished when I told him I had seen it in Ruskin's bedroom?