Baronet Bridges of Goodneston in Kent is in Baronetcies of England Alphabetically, Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronetcies of England.
Summary
19th April 1718. Brook Bridges 1st Baronet [aged 38] created.
16th March 1728. Son Brook Bridges 2nd Baronet [aged 20] succeeded.
23rd May 1733. Son Brook Bridges 3rd Baronet succeeded.
4th September 1791. Son Brook William Bridges 4th Baronet [aged 24] succeeded.
21st April 1829. Son Brook William Bridges 1st Baron FitzWalter [aged 27] succeeded.
6th December 1875. Brother Reverend Brook George Bridges 6th Baronet [aged 73] succeeded.
1st April 1890. First Cousin Thomas Pym Bridges 7th Baronet [aged 84] succeeded.
28th February 1895. First Cousin George Talbot Bridges 8th Baronet [aged 76] succeeded.
27th November 1899. George Talbot Bridges 8th Baronet extinct.
On 19th April 1718 Brook Bridges 1st Baronet [aged 38] was created 1st Baronet Bridges of Goodneston in Kent.
On 16th March 1728 Brook Bridges 1st Baronet [aged 48] died. His son Brook [aged 20] succeeded 2nd Baronet Bridges of Goodneston in Kent.
On 23rd May 1733 Brook Bridges 2nd Baronet [aged 25] died. His son Brook succeeded 3rd Baronet Bridges of Goodneston in Kent.
On 4th September 1791 Brook Bridges 3rd Baronet [aged 57] died. His son Brook [aged 24] succeeded 4th Baronet Bridges of Goodneston in Kent.
On 14th August 1800 Brook William Bridges 4th Baronet [aged 33] and Eleanor Foote [aged 29] were married. She by marriage Lady Bridges of Goodneston in Kent.
On 21st April 1829 Brook William Bridges 4th Baronet [aged 61] died. His son Brook [aged 27] succeeded 5th Baronet Bridges of Goodneston in Kent.
On 6th December 1875 Brook William Bridges 1st Baron FitzWalter [aged 74] died. Baron Fitzwalter of Woodham Walter in Essex extinct. His brother Brook [aged 73] succeeded 6th Baronet Bridges of Goodneston in Kent.
On 1st April 1890 Reverend Brook George Bridges 6th Baronet [aged 87] died. His first cousin Thomas [aged 84] succeeded 7th Baronet Bridges of Goodneston in Kent.
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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On 28th February 1895 Thomas Pym Bridges 7th Baronet [aged 89] died. His first cousin George [aged 76] succeeded 8th Baronet Bridges of Goodneston in Kent.
On 27th November 1899 George Talbot Bridges 8th Baronet [aged 81] died. Baronet Bridges of Goodneston in Kent extinct.