Paternal Family Tree: Assheton
On 24th February 1901 Ralph Assheton 1st Baron Clitheroe was born to Ralph Cockayne Assheton 1st Baronet [aged 40].
On 24th January 1924 Ralph Assheton 1st Baron Clitheroe [aged 22] and Sylvia Benita Frances Hotham Baroness Clitheroe were married.
On 20th August 1926 [his daughter] Bridget Assheton Lady Worsley was born to Ralph Assheton 1st Baron Clitheroe [aged 25] and [his wife] Sylvia Benita Frances Hotham Baroness Clitheroe. She married 10th December 1955 William Marcus Worsley 5th Baronet, son of William Arthington Worsley 4th Baronet and Joyce Morgan Brunner Lady Worsley, and had issue.
On 3rd November 1929 [his son] Ralph John Assheton 2nd Baron Clitheroe was born to Ralph Assheton 1st Baron Clitheroe [aged 28] and [his wife] Sylvia Benita Frances Hotham Baroness Clitheroe.
In 1934 Ralph Assheton 1st Baron Clitheroe [aged 32] was elected MP Rushcliffe which seat he held until 1945.
In 1942 Ralph Assheton 1st Baron Clitheroe [aged 40] was appointed Finance Secretary of the Treasury which office he held until 1945.
In 1945 Ralph Assheton 1st Baron Clitheroe [aged 43] was elected MP City of London which seat he held until 1950.
In 1950 Ralph Assheton 1st Baron Clitheroe [aged 48] was elected MP Blackburn West which seat he held until 1955.
Before 20th June 1955 Ralph Assheton 1st Baron Clitheroe [aged 54] was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
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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On 20th June 1955 Ralph Assheton 1st Baron Clitheroe [aged 54] was created 1st Baron Clitheroe of Downham in Lancashire. [his wife] Sylvia Benita Frances Hotham Baroness Clitheroe by marriage Baroness Clitheroe of Downham in Lancashire.
On 21st September 1955 [his father] Ralph Cockayne Assheton 1st Baronet [aged 95] died. His son Ralph [aged 54] succeeded 2nd Baronet Assheton of Downham in Lancaster.
On 10th December 1955 [his son-in-law] William Marcus Worsley 5th Baronet [aged 30] and [his daughter] Bridget Assheton Lady Worsley [aged 29] were married.
In 1984 Ralph Assheton 1st Baron Clitheroe [aged 82] died. His son Ralph [aged 54] succeeded 2nd Baron Clitheroe of Downham in Lancashire, 3rd Baronet Assheton of Downham in Lancaster.
Around 14th January 1991 [his former wife] Sylvia Benita Frances Hotham Baroness Clitheroe died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 25 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 27 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 25 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 29 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 21 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Assheton
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Assheton
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Assheton
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Assheton
Grandfather: Ralph Assheton 13 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Cockayne 4th Viscount Cullen 
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Cockayne 5th Viscount Cullen 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cockayne 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophia Baxter Viscountess Cullen
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Arabella Cockayne 12 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
father: Ralph Cockayne Assheton 1st Baronet 14 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Ralph Assheton 1st Baron Clitheroe 15 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England