Paternal Family Tree: Burdett
On 3rd August 1585 Thomas Burdett 1st Baronet was born to Robert Burdett and Mary Wilson.
In 1602 Thomas Burdett 1st Baronet [aged 16] and Jane Francis were married.
On 6th May 1603 Thomas Burdett 1st Baronet [aged 17] matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford University.
In 1608 [his son] Francis Burdett 2nd Baronet was born to Thomas Burdett 1st Baronet [aged 22] and [his wife] Jane Francis. He married before 11th January 1640 Elizabeth Walter and had issue.
In 1610 Thomas Burdett 1st Baronet [aged 24] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
On 25th February 1619 Thomas Burdett 1st Baronet [aged 33] was created 1st Baronet Burdett of Bramcote in Warwickshire.
In or before 1628 [his son-in-law] Thomas Gresley and [his daughter] Bridgett Burdett were married.
Before 11th January 1640 [his son] Francis Burdett 2nd Baronet [aged 32] and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Walter were married.
In 1647 Thomas Burdett 1st Baronet [aged 61] died. He was buried at Repton, Derbyshire [Map]. His son Francis [aged 39] succeeded 2nd Baronet Burdett of Bramcote in Warwickshire.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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[his daughter] Bridgett Burdett was born to Thomas Burdett 1st Baronet and Jane Francis. She married in or before 1628 Thomas Gresley, son of George Gresley 1st Baronet and Susan Ferrers Lady Gresley, and had issue.
[his daughter] Mary Burdett was born to Thomas Burdett 1st Baronet and Jane Francis. She married George Bowes and had issue.