This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 28th July 1890 [his father] William Dudgeon Graham Menzies and [his mother] Cecilia Clementia Wombwell (age 25) were married.
On 28th April 1893 Captain Victor Malcolm Wombwell was born to [his father] William Dudgeon Graham Menzies and [his mother] Cecilia Clementia Wombwell (age 28).
On 17th February 1920 Captain Victor Malcolm Wombwell (age 26) and Sybil Rose Neumann Baroness Grimston were married. This marriage was annulled in 1921.
On 24th October 1923 Robert Villiers Grimston 1st Baron Grimston (age 26) and [his wife] Sybil Rose Neumann Baroness Grimston were married.
15th September 1938. A Page from the Visitors Book, Commemorating the Royal Visit of King George VI (age 42) to St Michael's Church, Coxwold, North Yorkshire [Map] with signatures of the King, top, and Captain Victor Malcolm Wombwell (age 45), bottom.
In October 1942 Captain Victor Malcolm Wombwell (age 49) and Eileen Beryl Tilley (age 34) were married.
On 24th October 1944 [his father] William Dudgeon Graham Menzies died.
After 1948. Memorial to [his mother] Cecilia Clementia Wombwell (age 83) at St Michael's Church, Coxwold, North Yorkshire [Map] erected by her son Captain Victor Malcolm Wombwell (age 54).
Cecilia Clementia Wombwell: On 25th October 1864 she was born to George Orby Wombwell 4th Baronet and Julia Sarah Alice Child-Villiers Lady Wombwell. On 28th July 1890 William Dudgeon Graham Menzies and she were married. On 20th January 1948 Cecilia Clementia Wombwell died.
On 20th January 1948 [his mother] Cecilia Clementia Wombwell (age 83) died.
On 11th March 1952 Robert Villiers Grimston 1st Baron Grimston (age 54) was created 1st Baronet Grimston of Westbury in Wiltshire. [his wife] Sybil Rose Neumann Baroness Grimston by marriage Lady Grimston of Westbury in Wiltshire.
On 11th December 1964 Robert Villiers Grimston 1st Baron Grimston (age 67) was created 1st Baron Grimston of Westbury in Wiltshire. [his wife] Sybil Rose Neumann Baroness Grimston by marriage Baroness Grimston of Westbury in Wiltshire.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 18th August 1977 [his wife] Eileen Beryl Tilley (age 69) died.
On 19th November 1977 [his wife] Sybil Rose Neumann Baroness Grimston died.
After 1986. Memorial to Captain Victor Malcolm Wombwell (age 92) and his wife [his former wife] Eileen Beryl Tilley at St Michael's Church, Coxwold, North Yorkshire [Map].
Eileen Beryl Tilley: On 1st March 1908 she was born. In October 1942 Captain Victor Malcolm Wombwell and she were married. On 18th August 1977 she died.
On 8th June 1986 Captain Victor Malcolm Wombwell (age 93) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 26 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 28 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 27 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 23 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 30 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Father: William Dudgeon Graham Menzies
Captain Victor Malcolm Wombwell 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Wombwell of Glasgow
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Wombwell 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Wombwell 2nd Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Rawlinson of Stowlangtoft
Great x 3 Grandmother: Susannah Rawlinson
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothea Ray
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Wombwell 3rd Baronet 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Belasyse 1st Earl Fauconberg 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Belasyse 2nd Earl Fauconberg 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Belasyse 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Matthew Lamb 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Lamb Countess Fauconberg
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Coke
GrandFather: George Orby Wombwell 4th Baronet 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Orby Hunter of Croyland Abbey in Lincolnshire
Great x 1 Grandmother: Georgiana Hunter
Mother: Cecilia Clementia Wombwell 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Villiers 3rd Earl Jersey 
12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Egerton Duchess Bedford 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Child-Villiers 5th Earl Jersey 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bishop Philip Twysden 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Twysden
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Child-Villiers 6th Earl Jersey 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fane 9th Earl of Westmoreland 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Augusta Bertie 
12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sarah Sophia Fane Countess Jersey 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Child
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sarah Anne Child Countess of Westmoreland
GrandMother: Julia Sarah Alice Child-Villiers Lady Wombwell 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Peel 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Peel 2nd Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Yates
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ellen Yates
Great x 1 Grandmother: Julia Peel Countess Jersey