Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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Sowerby Bridge is in West Yorkshire.
See: Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge, Heath Street, Sowerby Bridge, Norland, Swoerby Bridge, Sowerby Street, Sowerby Bridge, St George's Church, Sowerby Bridge [Map], West End, Sowerby Bridge.
Around 1836 Charles Bottomley was born to John Bottomley (age 25) and Sarah Whitworth (age 24) at Sowerby Bridge [Map].
Around 1836 Jeremiah Bottomley was born to John Bottomley (age 25) and Sarah Whitworth (age 24) at Sowerby Bridge [Map].
Around 1841 John Bottomley was born to John Bottomley (age 30) and Sarah Whitworth (age 29) at Sowerby Bridge [Map].
Around 1844 William H Bottomley was born to John Bottomley (age 33) and Sarah Whitworth (age 32) at Sowerby Bridge [Map].
Around 1847 Frederick Bottomley was born to John Bottomley (age 36) and Sarah Whitworth (age 35) at Sowerby Bridge [Map].
On or before 16th September 1849 Mary Hannah Bottomley was born to John Bottomley and Sarah Whitworth (age 37) at Sowerby Bridge [Map]. She was baptised on 16th September 1849 at St George's Church, Sowerby Bridge [Map]. Their address is given as Sowerby Street, Sowerby Bridge. She married 4th July 1871 Henry Oxley and had issue.
John Bottomley: On 18th August 1833 he and Sarah Whitworth were married at The Minster Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Halifax [Map]. In April 1849 he died at Halifax.
The River Calder rises on Heald Moor near Todmorden [Map] after which it passes Hebden Bridge [Map], Mytholmroyd [Map], Sowerby Bridge [Map], Dewsbury [Map], Sandal Castle [Map], under Wakefield Bridge [Map] before joining the River Aire at Castleford [Map].
On or before 14th January 1810, the date he was baptised at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge, John Bottomley was born to Jeremiah Bottomley at Soyland. He His father is named as a Wollsorter. He married 18th August 1833 Sarah Whitworth and had issue.
John Bottomley: On 18th August 1833 he and Sarah Whitworth were married at The Minster Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Halifax [Map]. In April 1849 he died at Halifax.
30th March 1851. 1851 Census Sowerby. 116 Heath Street, Sowerby Bridge.
Sarah Whitworth (age 39). Head. Widow. 40. Burler. Soyland, Yorkshire?
Charles Bottomley (age 15). Son. 16. Wool Sorter Assistant. Sowerby Bridge [Map].
Jeremiah Bottomley (age 15). Son. 14. Errand Boy. Sowerby Bridge [Map].
John Bottomley (age 10). Son. 11. Cotton?. Ditto.
Frederick Bottomley (age 4). Son. Unmarried. 5. Scholar. Ditto.
Mary Hannah Bottomley (age 1). Daughter. 1. Ditto.
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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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2nd April 1871. 1871 Census Yorkshire Sowerby Bridge. Rayburn Cottage, Norland, Sowerby Bridge.
Frederick Bottomley (age 24). Son-in-law. 32.
Mary Hannah Bottomley (age 21). Wife. 21. Weaver.
Henry Oxley (age 18). Boarder. 21. Schoolmaster.
Frederick Bottomley: Around 1847 he was born to John Bottomley and Sarah Whitworth at Sowerby Bridge [Map].
On or before 16th September 1849 Mary Hannah Bottomley was born to John Bottomley and Sarah Whitworth (age 37) at Sowerby Bridge [Map]. She was baptised on 16th September 1849 at St George's Church, Sowerby Bridge [Map]. Their address is given as Sowerby Street, Sowerby Bridge. She married 4th July 1871 Henry Oxley and had issue.
John Bottomley: On 18th August 1833 he and Sarah Whitworth were married at The Minster Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Halifax [Map]. In April 1849 he died at Halifax.
St George's Church, Sowerby Bridge is also in Churches in West Yorkshire.
On or before 16th September 1849 Mary Hannah Bottomley was born to John Bottomley and Sarah Whitworth (age 37) at Sowerby Bridge [Map]. She was baptised on 16th September 1849 at St George's Church, Sowerby Bridge [Map]. Their address is given as Sowerby Street, Sowerby Bridge. She married 4th July 1871 Henry Oxley and had issue.
John Bottomley: On 18th August 1833 he and Sarah Whitworth were married at The Minster Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Halifax [Map]. In April 1849 he died at Halifax.
1861. 1861 Census Yorkshire Sowerby Bridge. 108 West End, Sowerby Bridge.
Sarah Whitworth (age 49). Head. Widow. 49. Washerwoman. Soyland?
John Bottomley (age 20). Son. Unmarried. 20. Engine Mechanic. Sowerby Bridge [Map].
William H Bottomley (age 17). Son. Unmarried. 17. Sailor. Ditto.
Frederick Bottomley (age 14). Son. Unmarried. 14. Woolen? Ditto.
Mary Hannah Bottomley (age 11). Daughter. 11. Worsted Spinner. Ditto.
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