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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 1862 John Fletcher was born to Joseph Fletcher (age 32) and Sarah Yates (age 26).
1871. Census. Wormhill, Derbyshire [Map].
[his father] Joseph Fletcher (age 41). 35. Quarryman.
[his mother] Sarah Yates (age 35). Wife. 35.
John Fletcher (age 9). Son. 9.
Joseph Fletcher: In 1830 he was born to John Fletcher at Peak Forest, Derbyshire [Map]. In July 1911 he died at Chapel en le Frith, Derbyshire [Map].
Sarah Yates: In 1836 she was born. In 1923 she died.
1881. Census. Dove Holes, Derbyshire [Map].
[his father] Joseph Fletcher (age 51). 51. Limestone Quarry Man.
[his mother] Sarah Yates (age 45). Wife. 45.
John Fletcher (age 19). Son. 19. Limestone Getter.
On 31st December 1883 John Fletcher (age 21) and Emma Stafford were married at St Thomas Becket's Church, Chapel en le Frith [Map]. He was resident at Dove Holes, Derbyshire [Map], she at Wormhill, Derbyshire [Map].
1891. Census. Higher Bibbington [Map]. No. 3. Second Row.
John Fletcher (age 29). Head. 29. Quarryman.
[his wife] Emma Stafford. Wife. 26.
On 25th February 1896 [his daughter] Edith Fletcher was born to John Fletcher (age 34) and [his wife] Emma Stafford.
On 2nd April 1911. Census: Buxton Road [Map].
John Fletcher (age 49). Head. 48. Quarry man Stone Blaster.
[his wife] Emma Stafford. Wife. 47.
[his daughter] Edith Fletcher (age 15). Daughter. 15.
Edith Fletcher: On 25th February 1896 she was born to John Fletcher and Emma Stafford. In January 1920 Charles Hadfield and she were married.
In July 1911 [his father] Joseph Fletcher (age 81) died at Chapel en le Frith, Derbyshire [Map].
In January 1920 [his son-in-law] Charles Hadfield (age 33) and [his daughter] Edith Fletcher (age 23) were married.
In 1923 [his mother] Sarah Yates (age 87) died.
In March 1924 John Fletcher (age 62) died.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Fletcher
GrandFather: John Fletcher
Great x 1 Grandmother: Hannah Kemsel
Father: Joseph Fletcher
Mother: Sarah Yates