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The 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." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle, Alnwick Region, Northumberland, North-East England, British Isles [Map]

St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle is in Kirkharle, Northumberland, Churches in Northumberland.

St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map]. Originally around 1165 of which no trace remains. Links to Blanchland Abbey, Northumberland [Map]. The oldest parts of the church fate from 1336, when Sir William de Herle founded a chantry.

Around 1350. St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map]. Triple sedilla i.e. seats. Recessed trefoil arches under a moulded hood.

On 2nd December 1706 Grace Fenwick Lady Loraine (age 67) died. She was buried at St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map].

Grace Fenwick Lady Loraine: Around 1639 she was born to William Fenwick 2nd Baronet and Jane Stapilton. On 15th May 1651 Thomas Loraine 1st Baronet and she were married. On 26th September 1664 Thomas Loraine 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Loraine of Kirkharle in Northumberland. She by marriage Lady Loraine of Kirkharle in Northumberland.

On or before 30th August 1716, the date he was baptised at St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map], Lancelot "Capability" Brown was born to William Brown and Ursula Hall at Kirkharle, Northumberland. His father was land agent to William Loraine 2nd Baronet (age 58). His mother was in servvice at Kirkharle Hall, Northumberland. He was educated at Cambo, Northumberland until he was sixteen years.

On 10th January 1718 Thomas Loraine 1st Baronet (age 80) died. He was buried at St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map]. His son William (age 60) succeeded 2nd Baronet Loraine of Kirkharle in Northumberland. Anne Smith Lady Loraine by marriage Lady Loraine of Kirkharle in Northumberland.

Thomas Loraine 1st Baronet: In 1638 he was born.

William Loraine 2nd Baronet: Around 1658 he was born to Thomas Loraine 1st Baronet and Grace Fenwick Lady Loraine. Around 1693 William Loraine 2nd Baronet and Anne Smith Lady Loraine were married.

Anne Smith Lady Loraine: Around she was born to Richard Smith of Preston in Buckinghamshire.

On 26th October 1738 Richard Loraine (age 38) died of apoplexy. He was buried at St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map]. His ledger stone has the inscription: "Here lyes the Body of Richard Loraine, Esq., who was a proper handsome man of good sense and behaviour: he dy'd a Batcheler of an Appoplexy walking in a green field near London, October 26th, 1738, in the 38 Year of his Age."

Richard Loraine: Around 1700 he was born to William Loraine 2nd Baronet and Anne Smith Lady Loraine.

On 22nd January 1744 William Loraine 2nd Baronet (age 86) died. He was buried at St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map]. His son Charles (age 40) succeeded 3rd Baronet Loraine of Kirkharle in Northumberland.

Charles Loraine 3rd Baronet: On 29th April 1703 he was born to William Loraine 2nd Baronet and Anne Smith Lady Loraine. In February 1733 Charles Loraine 3rd Baronet and Margaret Lambton were married. On 22nd August 1748 Charles Loraine 3rd Baronet and Dorothy Myloyt were married.

On 30th June 1746 Margaret Lambton (age 38) died. She was buried at St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map].

Margaret Lambton: On or before 27th February 1708, the date she was baptised, she was born to Ralph Lambton and Dorothy Hedworth of Harraton.

Around 1750 St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map] was rebuilt by the Loraine family.

On 1st December 1753 James Thomas Loraine was born to Charles Loraine 3rd Baronet (age 50) and Dorothy Myloyt. He was baptised on 14th April 1813 at St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map].

On 29th April 1755 Charles Loraine 3rd Baronet (age 52) died. He was buried at St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map]. His son William (age 5) succeeded 4th Baronet Loraine of Kirkharle in Northumberland.

William Loraine 4th Baronet: On 17th June 1749 he was born to Charles Loraine 3rd Baronet and Dorothy Myloyt. In 1799 William Loraine 4th Baronet and Frances Campart were married. The difference in their ages was 22 years.

On 24th September 1756 Anne Smith Lady Loraine died. She was buried at St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map].

On 25th December 1767 Isabel Hixon died. She was buried at St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map].

Isabel Hixon: Around 1667 she was born.

On 24th December 1786 Edward Fenwick Loraine died. He was buried St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map].

Edward Fenwick Loraine: On 15th October 1786 he was born to William Loraine 4th Baronet and Hannah Allgood Lady Loraine.

On 26th July 1789 Jane Loraine (age 81) died. She was buried at St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map].

Jane Loraine: Around 1708 she was born to William Loraine 2nd Baronet and Anne Smith Lady Loraine. On 23rd April 1743 John Brown and she were married at St Andrew's Church, Hartburn [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 5th June 1797 Hannah Allgood Lady Loraine (age 44) died. She was buried at St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map].

Hannah Allgood Lady Loraine: Around 1753 she was born to Lancelot Allgood of Nunwick.

On 1st November 1806 Vincent Loraine died. He was buried at St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map].

Vincent Loraine: On 8th July 1806 he was born to William Loraine 4th Baronet and Frances Campart.

On 20th July 1807 Charles Vincent Loraine 7th Baronet was born to Charles Loraine 5th Baronet (age 28) and Elizabeth Campart Lady Loraine (age 28). He was baptised on 31st August 1807 at St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map].

On 18th February 1808 James Thomas Loraine (age 54) died. He was buried at St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map].

James Thomas Loraine: On 1st December 1753 he was born to Charles Loraine 3rd Baronet and Dorothy Myloyt. He was baptised on 14th April 1813 at St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map].

On 19th December 1809 William Loraine 4th Baronet (age 60) died. He was buried at St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map]. His son Charles (age 30) succeeded 5th Baronet Loraine of Kirkharle in Northumberland. Elizabeth Campart Lady Loraine (age 30) by marriage Lady Loraine of Kirkharle in Northumberland.

Charles Loraine 5th Baronet: On 18th April 1779 he was born to William Loraine 4th Baronet and Hannah Allgood Lady Loraine. On 26th June 1800 Charles Loraine 5th Baronet and Elizabeth Campart Lady Loraine were married at the Church of St Nicholas, Chiswick by the Reverend Mr. Trebec, the rector.

Elizabeth Campart Lady Loraine: Around 1779 she was born to Vincent Campart of Turnham Green in Middlesex.

On 21st October 1811 Frances Campart (age 39) died. She was buried at St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map].

Frances Campart: Around 1772 she was born.

On 5th August 1829 Elizabeth Campart Lady Loraine (age 50) died. She was buried at St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map].

On 18th January 1833 Charles Loraine 5th Baronet (age 53) died. He was buried at St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map] . His son William (age 31) succeeded 6th Baronet Loraine of Kirkharle in Northumberland.

William Lorraine 6th Baronet: On 9th April 1801 he was born to Charles Loraine 5th Baronet and Elizabeth Campart Lady Loraine. He was baptised on 6th May 1801 at Church of St Nicholas, Chiswick; his mother was visiting her family. Around 1840 Kirkharle Hall, Northumberland was sold by William Lorraine 6th Baronet to a local farmer; it was largely demolished. One wing was retained which was rebuilt as a farmhouse. On 29th May 1849 William Lorraine 6th Baronet died. His brother Charles succeeded 7th Baronet Loraine of Kirkharle in Northumberland.

The font was originally at All Saints' Church, Lower Pilgrim Street, Newcsatle upon Tyne. At the time All Saints' was restored the font was sold to antiquarian Alderman Hugh Hornby who used it was a garden ornament. Whenn St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map] was restored in 1884 the font was the All Saints' font replaced the original.

After 14th July 1915. St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map]. Memorial to John Frederick Anderson. Buried at Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'avoue, France. Killed whilst serving with the 2nd Battalion attached (Adjutant) 10th Battalion Highland Light Infantry. He was the son of George and Alice Anderson of Little Harle Tower, Kirkwhelpington [Map].

After 20th February 1936. St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map]. Memorial to Dr Joseph Goodall of Mirlaw House, Capheaton [Map].

On 23rd May 1961 Percy Lyham Loraine 12th Baronet (age 80) died. Baronet Loraine of Kirkharle in Northumberland extinct. Memorial at St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map].

Percy Lyham Loraine 12th Baronet: In 1881 he was born to Lambton Loraine 11th Baronet. On 13th May 1917 Lambton Loraine 11th Baronet died. His son Percy succeeded 12th Baronet Loraine of Kirkharle in Northumberland. Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham Daily Post, 24 May 1961: "Racehorse Owner Dies. Sir Percy Lyham Loraine the racehorse owner, who was elected a member of the Jockey Club in 1944, died yesterday at his home in Wilton Crescent, London. He was 80. His horse Ambergris won the Musidora Stakes at York last week and is well fancied for the Oaks next week."

In or after 1974. St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map]. Memorial to Cecil Brown 1903-1974.

On 12th September 2018 Prince Charles (age 69) visited St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map].