Paternal Family Tree: Worsley of Hovingham Hall
On 20th May 1924 [his father] William Arthington Worsley 4th Baronet [aged 34] and [his mother] Joyce Morgan Brunner Lady Worsley [aged 29] were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map].
On 6th April 1925 William Marcus Worsley 5th Baronet was born to William Arthington Worsley 4th Baronet [aged 35] and Joyce Morgan Brunner Lady Worsley [aged 30].
In 1936 [his grandfather] William Henry Arthington Worsley 3rd Baronet [aged 75] died. His son [his father] William [aged 45] succeeded 4th Baronet Worsley of Hovingham Hall.
On 10th December 1955 William Marcus Worsley 5th Baronet [aged 30] and Bridget Assheton Lady Worsley [aged 29] were married.
On 12th December 1956 [his son] William Ralph Worsley was born to William Marcus Worsley 5th Baronet [aged 31] and [his wife] Bridget Assheton Lady Worsley [aged 30].
In 1959 William Marcus Worsley 5th Baronet [aged 33] was elected MP Keighley which seat he held until 1964.
On 8th June 1961 [his brother-in-law] Edward Windsor 2nd Duke Kent [aged 25] and [his sister] Katharine Worsley Duchess of Kent [aged 28] were married at York Minster [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Kent. He the son of Prince George Windsor 1st Duke Kent and Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent [aged 54].
Edward Beckett 5th Baron Grimthorpe [aged 6] served as a Page.
In 1966 William Marcus Worsley 5th Baronet [aged 40] was elected MP Chelsea which seat he held until 1974.
On 4th December 1973 [his father] William Arthington Worsley 4th Baronet [aged 83] died. His son William [aged 48] succeeded 5th Baronet Worsley of Hovingham Hall. [his wife] Bridget Assheton Lady Worsley [aged 47] by marriage Lady Worsley of Hovingham Hall.
On 3rd January 1979 [his mother] Joyce Morgan Brunner Lady Worsley [aged 83] died.
On 22nd May 2004 [his wife] Bridget Assheton Lady Worsley [aged 77] died.
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 18th December 2012 William Marcus Worsley 5th Baronet [aged 87] died at Hovingham Hall. His son William [aged 56] succeeded 6th Baronet Worsley of Hovingham Hall.
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Worsley
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Worsley 1st Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cayley 5th Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Cayley
Great x 1 Grandfather: Arthington Cayley Worsley
Grandfather: William Henry Arthington Worsley 3rd Baronet
William Marcus Worsley 5th Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: Reverend John Brunner
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Brunner 1st Baronet
Grandfather: John Brunner 2nd Baronet
Great x 1 Grandmother: Salome Davies
mother: Joyce Morgan Brunner Lady Worsley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Morgan of Pipton in Breconshire
Great x 1 Grandfather: Octavius Vaughan Morgan
Grandmother: Lucy Marianne Morgan Lady Brunner