William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 31st January 1814 Andrew Crombie Ramsay was born in Glasgow.
In 1848 Andrew Crombie Ramsay (age 33) was appointed Professor of Geology at University College, London
In July 1852 Andrew Crombie Ramsay (age 38) and Mary Louisa Williams (age 27) were married.
In 1862 Andrew Crombie Ramsay (age 47) was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
In 1880 Andrew Crombie Ramsay (age 65) was awarded a Medal by the Royal Society.
On 9th December 1891 Andrew Crombie Ramsay (age 77) died. He was buried at St Sadwrn's Church, Llansadwrn [Map] where his grave is marked by a glacial erratic.
On 6th February 1917 [his former wife] Mary Louisa Williams (age 91) died.
Mary Louisa Williams: On 26th March 1825 she was born. In July 1852 Andrew Crombie Ramsay and she were married.
Memoirs of the Geological Survey of England and Wales II. On the Denudation of South Wales and the adjacent Counties of England. By Andrew C. Ramsay, F. R. S., Director of the Geological Surrey of Great Britain.