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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.
Baronet ffolkes of Hillington Hall in Norfolk is in Baronetcies of England Alphabetically, Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronetcies of England.
1st: Martin ffolkes 1st Baronet. Died 1821. Son
2nd: William Browne ffolkes 2nd Baronet. Died 1860. Grandson.
3rd: William ffolkes 3rd Baronet. Died 1912. First Cousin.
4th: William Everard Browne ffolkes 4th Baronet. Died 1930. Brother.
5th: Francis Arthur Stanley ffolkes 5th Baronet. Died 1938. Son
6th: Edward John Patrick Boschetti ffolkes 6th Baronet. Died 1960. Son
7th: Robert ffolkes 7th Baronet. Extant.
The London Gazette 11453. St. James's. May 3. [1774]
The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baronet of the Kingdom of Great Britain, unto the following Gentlemen, viz.
Richard Clayton, of Adlington, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, Esq; and, in Default of Issue Male, to the Heirs Male of John Clayton, Esq; his late Father, deceased, and their Heirs Male;
Archibald Edmonstone (age 56), of Duntreatb, in the Coonty of Stirling, North Britain, Esq;
Walden Hanmer, of Hanmer, in the County of Flint, Esq;
Richard Symons, of the Meend, in the County of Hereford, Esq;
William Lemon, of Carelew, in the County of Cornwall, Efqj
Francis Blake, of Twisel Castle, in the County Palatine of Durham, Esq;
Martin Folkes (age 24), of Hillington Hall, in the County of Norfolk, Esq;
William Jones, of Ramsbury Manor, in the County os Wilts* Esq;
William Montgomery, of Macbiehill, in the Shire of Tweedale, North Britain, Esq;
Philip Gibbes, of Spring Head, in the Island of Barbadoes, Esq;
Charles Raymond, of Valentine House, in the County of Essex, Esq; and, in Default of Issue Male, to William Burrell, of Beckenham, in the County of Kent, Esq; and his Heirs Male by Sophia his Wife, Daughter of the said Charles Raymond. And,
John Smith, of Sydling Saint Nicholas, in the County of Dorset, Esq;
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On 11th December 1821 Martin ffolkes 1st Baronet (age 72) died. His son William (age 35) succeeded 2nd Baronet ffolkes of Hillington Hall in Norfolk.
On 24th March 1860 William Browne ffolkes 2nd Baronet (age 73) died. His grandson William (age 12) succeeded 3rd Baronet ffolkes of Hillington Hall in Norfolk.
On 9th May 1912 William ffolkes 3rd Baronet (age 64) died. His first cousin William (age 51) succeeded 4th Baronet ffolkes of Hillington Hall in Norfolk.
On 17th December 1930 William Everard Browne ffolkes 4th Baronet (age 69) died. His brother Francis (age 67) succeeded 5th Baronet ffolkes of Hillington Hall in Norfolk. On 30th December 1917 William Rupert Browne ffolkes was killed in action. Memorial in the Church of St Mary, Hillington [Map].
William Everard Browne ffolkes 4th Baronet: In 1861 he was born to Reverend Henry Edward Browne ffolkes. On 9th May 1912 William ffolkes 3rd Baronet died. His first cousin William succeeded 4th Baronet ffolkes of Hillington Hall in Norfolk.
Francis Arthur Stanley ffolkes 5th Baronet: On 8th December 1863 he was born to Reverend Henry Edward Browne ffolkes. On 18th October 1938 or 20th October 1938 Francis Arthur Stanley ffolkes 5th Baronet died. His son Edward succeeded 6th Baronet ffolkes of Hillington Hall in Norfolk.
William Rupert Browne ffolkes: he was born to William Everard Browne ffolkes 4th Baronet.
On 18th October 1938 or 20th October 1938 Francis Arthur Stanley ffolkes 5th Baronet (age 74) died. His son Edward (age 39) succeeded 6th Baronet ffolkes of Hillington Hall in Norfolk.
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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.
In 1960 Edward John Patrick Boschetti ffolkes 6th Baronet (age 61) died. His son Robert (age 17) succeeded 7th Baronet ffolkes of Hillington Hall in Norfolk. Memorials in Church of St Mary, Hillington [Map].
Edward John Patrick Boschetti ffolkes 6th Baronet: In 1899 he was born to Francis Arthur Stanley ffolkes 5th Baronet.
Robert ffolkes 7th Baronet: In 1943 he was born to Edward John Patrick Boschetti ffolkes 6th Baronet.