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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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Paternal Family Tree: Bathurst
In July 1704 [his father] Allen Bathurst 1st Earl Bathurst [aged 19] and [his mother] Catherine Apsley Countess Bathurst Sussex were married. They were first cousins.
On 20th May 1714 Henry Bathurst 2nd Earl Bathurst was born to Allen Bathurst 1st Earl Bathurst [aged 29] and Catherine Apsley Countess Bathurst Sussex. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%.
Around 1729 Henry Bathurst 2nd Earl Bathurst [aged 14] educated at Balliol College, Oxford University.
In 1754 Henry Bathurst 2nd Earl Bathurst [aged 39] and Anne James were married. He the son of Allen Bathurst 1st Earl Bathurst [aged 69] and Catherine Apsley Countess Bathurst Sussex.
In 1759 Henry Bathurst 2nd Earl Bathurst [aged 44] and Tryphena Scawen Countess Bathurst Sussex [aged 28] were married. He the son of Allen Bathurst 1st Earl Bathurst [aged 74] and Catherine Apsley Countess Bathurst Sussex.
On 22nd May 1762 [his son] Henry Bathurst 3rd Earl Bathurst was born to Henry Bathurst 2nd Earl Bathurst [aged 48] and [his wife] Tryphena Scawen Countess Bathurst Sussex [aged 31]. He married April 1789 his fifth cousin once removed Georgiana Lennox Countess Bathurst and had issue.
On 16th September 1775 [his father] Allen Bathurst 1st Earl Bathurst [aged 90] died. His son Henry [aged 61] succeeded 2nd Earl Bathurst of Bathurst in Sussex, 2nd Baron Bathurst. [his wife] Tryphena Scawen Countess Bathurst Sussex [aged 44] by marriage Countess Bathurst of Bathurst in Sussex.
1776. David Martin [aged 38]. Portrait of Henry Bathurst 2nd Earl Bathurst [aged 61].
In April 1789 Henry Bathurst 3rd Earl Bathurst [aged 26] and Georgiana Lennox Countess Bathurst [aged 23] were married. He the son of Henry Bathurst 2nd Earl Bathurst [aged 74] and Tryphena Scawen Countess Bathurst Sussex [aged 58]. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 6th August 1794 Henry Bathurst 2nd Earl Bathurst [aged 80] died at Oakley Grove Cirencester, Gloucestershire. His son Henry [aged 32] succeeded 3rd Earl Bathurst of Bathurst in Sussex, 3rd Baron Bathurst. Georgiana Lennox Countess Bathurst [aged 28] by marriage Countess Bathurst of Bathurst in Sussex.
On 2nd December 1807 [his former wife] Tryphena Scawen Countess Bathurst Sussex [aged 76] died.
Letters of Horace Walpole. Nugent is most affectedly an humble servant of Mr. Pelham, and seems only to have attached himself to the Prince, in order to make the better bargain with the ministry; he has great parts, but they never know how to disentangle themselves from bombast and absurdities. Besides those, there are two young men who make some figure in the rising Opposition, Bathurst(4) attorney to the Prince; and Potter, whom I believe you have had mentioned in my letters of last year; but he has a bad constitution, and is seldom able to be in town. Neither of these are in the scale of moderation.
(4) The Hon. Henry Bathurst, second heir of Allen, first Lord Bathurst, He became heir to the title upon the death, without issue, of his elder brother, the Hon. Benjamin Bathurst, in 1761. In 1746 he was appointed Attorney-General to Frederick, Prince of Wales; in 1754, one of the puisne judges of the Court of Common Pleas, and in 1771, Lord Chancellor. He was, upon this occasion, created a peer, by the title of Lord Apsley. He succeeded his father as second Earl Bathurst in 1775, and died in 1794.-D.
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Philip III of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 17 Grand Son of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Bathurst
Grandfather: Benjamin Bathurst
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Villiers
Great x 3 Grandfather: Clement Villiers
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Villiers
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Villiers
Father: Allen Bathurst 1st Earl Bathurst 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Apsley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Allen Apsley
Great x 1 Grandfather: Captain Allen Apsley 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas St John
6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John St John
7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Blount
13 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Lucy St John
8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Hungerford
10 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Hungerford
11 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Dormer
Grandmother: Frances Apsley 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Petre
Henry Bathurst 2nd Earl Bathurst 12 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Apsley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Allen Apsley
Great x 1 Grandfather: Captain Allen Apsley 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas St John
6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John St John
7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Blount
13 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Lucy St John
8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Hungerford
10 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Hungerford
11 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Dormer
Grandfather: Peter Apsley 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Petre
Mother: Catherine Apsley Countess Bathurst Sussex 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England