18. Edward II, King of England (1)., Born 25 April 1284 at
Caernavon, Wales. He was created the 1st Prince of Wales, 1301, &
succeeded his father as King, 1307. He soon showed himself to be
incompetent & frivolous, falling entirely under the influence of
favourites, & his reign was occupied by struggles with the
discontented barons. His invasion of Scotland in 1314, undertaken to
suppress Robert the Bruce’s revolt, resulted in disastrous defeat at the
Battle of Bannockburn. He was deposed in 1327 by his wife & her
lover, Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March. Married 1308 Isabella (d
1358), d. of Philip IV, King of France, & his wife Joan of Navarre
(She was also a descendant of Charlemagne). Died 21 Sept. 1327
(murdered) at Berkeley Castle. Bur. Gloucester Cathedral. He had
issue:
19. Edward III, King of England (1)., Born 13 Nov. 1312 at Windsor. He
succeeded his father nominally in 1327, but his mother &
Mortimer retained control of the Government. He forcibly assumed charge of
the Government in 1330, procuring the execution of Mortimer &
removing his mother from power. He began his reign by attempting to force
his suzerainty on Scotland, winning a victory at the Battle of
Halidon Hill, 1333. In 1337 he began the One Hundred Years War by claiming
the French throne in right of his mother. During the 1st stage of
the War he defeated the French at the Battle of Crecy, 1346, he won naval
victories at Sluys, 1340, & Winchelsea, 1350, & captured
Calais, 1347, whilst his son, the Black Prince, defeated & captured
the French King at the Battle of Poitiers, 1356. The War ended
temporarily in 1360 with the Treaty of Bretigny, by which Edward
surrendered his claim to the French throne in return for Calais,
Aquitaine & Gascony. After the renewal of the War in 1369 the French
recaptured all the English dominions in France but Calais, Bordeaux
& Bayonne. Married 24 Jan. 1328 Philippa of Hainault
(1314-1369), d. of William III, Count of Holland, & his wife
Joan, d. of Charles, Count of Valois (she was also a descendant of
Charlemage) .Died 21 June 1377. Bur. Westminster Abbey, London. He
had issue (among others):
20. John "of Gaunt", Duke of Lancaster (1)., Born March 1340 at
Ghent. Created Duke of Lancaster, 1362. During the last years of his
father’s reign & during the minority of Richard II he acted as head
of the Government, but he provoked protests from Parliament by the
corruption of his rule. Married 1st 19 May 1359 Blanche
(1347-1369), d. of Henry, Duke of Lancaster (See Above). Married
2nd June 1371 Constance (d 1394), d. of Peter I, King of Castile.
Married 3rd 13 Jan. 1396 Catherine (Born 1350 & Died 10 May
1403), d. of Sir Payne Roelt, Kt., Guienne King of Arms. Died 3 Feb.
1399 at Leicester Castle, London. He had issue by his 1st wife:
21. Lady Joan Beaufort (1), married 1st Ralph Neville, 1st
Earl of WESTMORLAND (d 1425). Married 2nd Robert, 2nd Baron
Ferrers, of Wemme. Died 13 Nov. 1440. She had issue by her 1st
husband:
22. Edward, 1st Baron Bergavenny, K.G., married 1st Elizabeth, d. of
Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Worcester, & his wife Isabel le
Despencer. As a consequence of this marriage he became possessed of the
castle & lands of Bergavenny, & was summoned to Parliament
as Baron Bergavenny from Sept. 1450 to 19 Aug. 1472. Married 2nd 15
Oct. 1448 Catherine, sister of John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk,
& d. of Sir Robert Howard, Kt., of Wiggenhall, Norfolk & his wife
Lady Margaret Mowbray, d. of Thomas Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk,
K.G. (she was also a descendant of Charlemagne). He was an active Yorkist,
and high in the confidence of his nephew, King Edward IV. Died 18
Oct. 1476. He had issue by his 2nd wife:
23. Catherine Neville., married Robert Tanfield, of Gayton,
Northants. (Born c. 1461 & Died by 29 June 1504 - he was also a
descendant of Charlemagne). She had issue:
24. William Tanfield, B.A., of Gayton, Northants., & Everton, Hunts.,
Born c. 1489. He was recorded as "aged 16" & found to be the
heir of his paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Tanfield, at her Inq. P.M., 29
June 1504. He graduated B.A. from Oxford University, 1511. Married
Isabel, (Mentioned in her father’s Inq. P.M., 31 Oct. 1499. She married
2nd Richard Humphrey, of Barton Segrave, who Died 7 May 1557.
Mentioned in the will of her son Francis as "Isabel Humphrey",
12 Jan. 1557/8), d. of William Staveley, M.P., of Bignell, Oxon.
& Broughton Parva, Bucks. & his wife Alice, d. of Sir John
Francis, Kt., of Burley, Rutland. He was recorded as "aged 37",
1525/6. Died 6 April 1529. Will Proved at P.C.C., 1529. He had issue:
25. Francis Tanfield, of Gayton, Northants., Born c. 1508. He was recorded
as "aged 17" in 1525/6. Married before 13 June 1536
Bridget (mentioned in her husband’s will, 12 Jan. 1557/8. Will dated 11
Jan. 1578/9. Died 20 June 1583. Will Proved at P.C.C., 1583. Bur.
Gayton Parish Church. M.I.), d. of Richard Cave, "Gentleman", of
Stanford, Northants. & his wife Margaret, d. of John Saxby,
Merchant of the Staple of Calais & of Northampton. He built Gayton
Manor House in 1540. Mentioned in the will of his brother-in-law
Anthony Cave, of Chicheley, Bucks. as "my brother", 31 May 1555.
Will dated 12 Jan. 1557/8 (in which he refers to "my late father
William Tanfield" & "my mother Isabel Humphrey").
"Gentleman". Died 21 Nov. 1558. Will Proved at P.C.C., 1558.
Bur. Gayton Parish Church. M.I. (marble tomb). He had issue:
26. Robert Tanfield, of the Middle Temple, London & Gayton,
Northants., Born c. 1540. Mentioned in his father’s will, 12 Jan.
1557/8. He was recorded as being under age at his father’s death, 21
Nov. 1558. Admitted to Clement’s Inn & later admitted to the
Middle Temple, 5 May 1571. Called to the Bar, 26 Nov. 1577. Married
c. 1576 Dorothy (Born c. 1556. Mentioned in her husband’s will, 13 Oct.
1598. Bur. 25 Feb. 1613/4 at Gayton), d. of Bartholomew Tate, M.P., J.P.,
of Whitley, near Coventry, Warw. & Delapre, Northants. & his
1st wife Eleanor, d. of Richard Pauncefote, J.P., of Hasfield, Glouc. (She
was also a descendant of Charlemagne). Mentioned in his mother’s
will dated 11 Jan. 1578/9. Will dated 30 Oct. 1598. Bur. 4 Jan. 1598/9 at
Gayton. Will Proved at P.C.C., 1599. He had issue:
27. Sarah Tanfield, Bapt. 17 May 1581 at Gayton. Mentioned in her
father’s will, 30 Oct. 1598. Married 28 Jan. 1603/4 at Gayton,
Richard Middlemore, "Gentleman", of Whitley, near Coventry,
& Delapre, Northants. (Born c. 1567 & Bur. 3 June 1631 at
Hardingstone, Northants) (He was also a descendant of Charlemagne).
Mentioned in the will of her husband, 1 June 1631, & in the will
of her brother Robert as "my loving sister Mrs Sarah
Middlemore", 25 Dec. 1638. Will dated 10 Sept. 1644. Bur. 19 Sept.
1644 at Daventry, Northants. Will Proved at Northants., 23 Nov. 1644. She
had issue:
28. Dorothy Middlemore, Born c. 1615. Mentioned in her father’s will as
then being under age, 1 June 1631. Married after 1 June 1631
& before 10 Sept. 1644 Richard Beale, of Nuneaton, Warw. (Died before
1662). Mentioned in her mother’s will, 10 Sept. 1644, & in the will
of her brother Robert Middlemore as "my sister Beale" in which
she received a bequest of the sum of £12, 8 May 1658. She was assessed as
"Dorothy Beale, Widow" for Hearth Tax as possessing 2 hearths at
Nuneaton, 1662 & 1663. Will dated 4 Aug. 1664 - witnessed by her
sister Elizabeth Clarke. Bur. 5 Aug. 1664 at Nuneaton, Warw. Will Proved
at Lichfield, 26 Aug. 1664. She had issue:
29. Charles Beale, of Horeston Grange, in the Parish of Nuneaton, Warw.,
Born c. 1645. Mentioned in his mother’s will, 4 Aug.1664. Married
14 April 1670 at Nuneaton, Mary Hines (Mentioned in her husband’s will,
4 May 1699. Bur. 13 Dec. 1719 at Nuneaton – described in the register as
a "widow"). He was assessed for Hearth Tax at Chilvers Coton,
near Nuneaton, as possessing 2 hearths in 1670 & 1673, & at
Nuneaton as possessing 2 hearths in 1674. He leased Horeston Grange, a
substantial house, from the Stratford family from c. 1674 until his
death, part of which he operated as a factory for the processing of
woollen fibre. Churchwarden & Overseer of the Poor, Nuneaton,
1688. William Neale was bound to him as an apprentice "worsted weaver
& comber" at Nuneaton, 1694. He was one of the assessors of the
goods of Henry Everard, whose will was Proved as Lichfield, 1695. He was
an administration surety in the estate of William Mortimer, whose
will was proved at Lichfield, 1699. Will dated 4 May 1699. Bur. 7 May
1699 at Nuneaton (described in the burial register as "Charles Beale
Senior"). Will Proved at Lichfield, 27 Oct. 1699. He had issue:
30. Middlemore Beale, of Atherstone, in the Parish of Mancetter (adjacent
to Nuneaton), Warw., Bapt. 24 Feb. 1670/1 at Nuneaton. Married
Bond dated 5 Aug. 1702 (in which he was described as "of Higham,
Leics., Farmer" & his wife as a "widow"). Married
5 Aug.1702 at Nuneaton, Sarah Austin (described in the register at her
marriage as "of Atherstone." She was Bur. 22 Dec. 1751 at
Mancetter – described in the burial register as a "widow"). He
was a member of the English Presbyterian/ Unitarian Chapel congregation at
Atherstone. Bur. 1 Sept. 1729 at Mancetter, Warw. He had issue:
31. Charles Beale, of Atherstone, in the Parish of Mancetter, Warw., Born
15 July 1708 at Atherstone. Married 3 Oct. 1730 at Mancetter, Ann
Franks (Born c. 1710 & Bur. 5 April 1778 at Mancetter). He & his
wife, described as "Charles Beale of Atherstone and Ann his
wife" were issued a Settlement Certificate at Coventry, Warw., 16
March 1731. As "Charles Beale, of Atherstone, Weaver" he was
admitted to the Freedom of the City of Coventry, 1734. As "Charles
Bail" he was listed in the Suit Roll for the manor of Atherstone,
1743. Thomas Herbert was bound to him as an apprentice tammy weaver at
Atherstone, 27 Dec. 1753. He was a member of the English Presbyterian/
Unitarian Chapel congregation at Atherstone. "Tammy Weaver".
Died 15 Nov. 1778. Bur. 28 Nov. 1778 at Mancetter. He had issue:
32. Middlemore Beale, of Atherstone, in the Parish of Mancetter, Warw.,
Born 9 June 1731. Married 1st 16 May 1758 at Market Bosworth, Leic.,
Ann Marriott (Born 1731 & Died 10 July 1765, "aged 34". Bur.
Mancetter. M.I.). Married 2nd 17 Nov. 1771 at Mancetter, Sarah
Morris (Born c. 1743 & Died 27 Aug. 1810, "aged 67". Bur.
Mancetter. M.I.). He was a member of the English Presbyterian/Unitarian
Chapel congregation at Atherstone. "Tammy Weaver". Died 4 Feb.
1777, "aged 45". Bur. 9 Feb. 1777 at Mancetter. M.I. He had
issue by his 2nd wife:
33. Mary Beale, Born 12 Sept. 1772 at Atherstone, Warw. Bapt. 20 Sept.
1772 at Old Meeting Presbyterian Chapel, Atherstone, Warw. Married
31 March 1800 at the Congregational Chapel, Mancetter, William Townshend,
"Exciseman", of Walworth, Surrey (Born Sept. 1766 at Halesowen,
Salop & Died 28 Aug. 1840 at 1, St. Paul's Terrace, Walworth, Surrey)
(He was also a descendant of Charlemagne). In the marriage register
she was recorded as the "daughter of Middlemore Beale ‘Tammy
Weaver’ of Atherstone & Sarah his wife." Died 17 Dec.
1828 at 1, St. Paul’s Terrace, Walworth, Surrey. She had issue:
34. William Townshend, of Moseley, in the Parish of King’s Norton, Worc.
(part of greater Birmingham)., Born 13 Jan. 1801 at Atherstone, in the
Parish of Mancetter, Warw. Bapt. 4 Feb. 1801 at the Congregational Chapel,
Atherstone. Married 9 April 1831 at Croydon, Surrey, Ann (Born 30
Jan. 1806 at Croydon. Recorded as living at King’s Norton & as
having been born at Croydon, 1881 Census. Died 12 Sept. 1885 at
Birmingham), d. of James West, of Croydon, & his wife Elizabeth.
Mentioned in the will of his brother, Edmund, 25 Aug. 1869 & in the
will of his sister, Eliza, 4 Dec. 1875. Will dated 8 Jan. 1877. Recorded
as living at King’s Norton & as
having been born at Atherstone, 1881 Census. "Supervisor of
Inland Revenue". Died 13 July 1881 at 155, Brighton Road, Balsall
Heath, King’s Norton, Birmingham. Bur. Moseley Churchyard. Will Proved
at Worc., 16 Aug. 1881. He had issue:
35. Joseph Townshend, of Mataura, Southland, & later Christchurch, New
Zealand., Born 19 Aug. 1838 at 20, Romney Place, Maidstone, Kent. Went to
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, landed 15 Oct. 1858, & then to New
Zealand, landed at Lyttelton, 1862, with his brothers Frederick &
Edwin. Later joined in New Zealand by his brother Alfred, 1865. Mentioned
in the will of his uncle Edmund Townshend, 25 Aug. 1869. Recorded in the
New Zealand Freeholders’ List as owning rural land at Mataura valued at
£1833 in 1882. Married 1st 1876 at Invercargill, Southland, Martha
Haste (Died 20 Jan. 1882. s.p.). Married 2nd 25 April 1889 at
Mataura, Sophia (Born 15 Sept. 1863 at Blockley, Worc., England. She
married 2nd John Craig. Died 21 May 1934 at 110, Strickland Street,
Christchurch, New Zealand. Bur. Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch. M.I.), d.
of Henry George Sharp, "Farmer", of Moketua, Southland, New
Zealand & his wife Elizabeth, d. of Thomas Southam,
"Dealer", of Blockley, Glouc., England (She was also a
descendant of Charlemagne). Will dated 11 Oct. 1921. "Farmer".
Died 23 Nov. 1923 at 110, Strickland Street, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Bur. Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch. M.I. Will Proved at Wellington, 7
Jan. 1924. He had issue by his 2nd wife:
36. Lucy Townshend, Born 18 July 1891 at Mataura, Southland, New Zealand.
Married 26 Oct. 1920 at Christchurch, New Zealand, Edward John
O'Connor, "Farmer", of Le Bons Bay, Canterbury, New Zealand
(Born 19 March 1891 at Le Bons Bay & Died 23 Oct. 1967 at Le Bons Bay.
Bur. Le Bons Bay Cemetery. M.I.). Died 28 Aug. 1974 at 72, Greendale
Avenue, Avonhead, Christchurch. Bur. Le Bons Bay Cemetery. M.I. She had
issue:
37. John William O'Connor, married Kathleen Mary Unwin. He had
issue:
38. Robert John Unwin O'Connor.
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