Paternal Family Tree: Morden aka Harbord
In 1760 [his father] Harbord Morden aka Harbord 1st Baron Suffield [aged 25] and [his mother] Mary Assheton Baroness Suffield were married.
In November 1781 Edward Harbord 3rd Baron Suffield was born to Harbord Morden aka Harbord 1st Baron Suffield [aged 47] and Mary Assheton Baroness Suffield.
In 1786 [his father] Harbord Morden aka Harbord 1st Baron Suffield [aged 51] was created 1st Baron Suffield. [his mother] Mary Assheton Baroness Suffield by marriage Baroness Suffield.
In 1806 Edward Harbord 3rd Baron Suffield [aged 24] was elected MP Great Yarmouth.
In 1809 Edward Harbord 3rd Baron Suffield [aged 27] and Georgiana Venables-Vernon Baroness Suffield [aged 22] were married.
On 4th February 1810 [his father] Harbord Morden aka Harbord 1st Baron Suffield [aged 76] died. His son [his brother] William [aged 43] succeeded 2nd Baron Suffield, 3rd Baronet Harbord of Suffield in Norfolk. [his future sister-in-law] Caroline Hobart Baroness Suffield by marriage Baroness Suffield.
In or before 1812 [his daughter] Georgiana Mary Harbord was born to Edward Harbord 3rd Baron Suffield [aged 30] and [his wife] Georgiana Venables-Vernon Baroness Suffield [aged 25]. She married (1) 2nd October 1837 her second cousin George Edward Anson and had issue (2) 24th October 1855 her half second cousin Charles Edward Boothby.
In 1813 [his son] Edward Harbord 4th Baron Suffield was born to Edward Harbord 3rd Baron Suffield [aged 31] and [his wife] Georgiana Venables-Vernon Baroness Suffield [aged 26]. He married 1835 Charlotte Susannah Gardner, daughter of Alan Hyde Gardner 2nd Baron Gardner and Charlotte Elizabeth Smith Baroness Gardner.
In 1819 Edward Harbord 3rd Baron Suffield [aged 37] outraged his family be declaring himself a 'Liberal' at a public meeting held at Norwich to petition for an inquiry into the 'Peterloo Massacre'.
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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In 1820 Edward Harbord 3rd Baron Suffield [aged 38] was elected MP Shaftesbury.
Before 7th February 1821 [his brother] William Assheton Harbord 2nd Baron Suffield [aged 54] and [his sister-in-law] Caroline Hobart Baroness Suffield were married. She the daughter of John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire and Mary Anne Drury Countess Buckinghamshire. They were half second cousins.
On 1st August 1821 William Assheton Harbord 2nd Baron Suffield [aged 54] died. His brother Edward [aged 39] succeeded 3rd Baron Suffield, 4th Baronet Harbord of Suffield in Norfolk. Georgiana Venables-Vernon Baroness Suffield [aged 35] by marriage Baroness Suffield.
In September 1824 [his wife] Georgiana Venables-Vernon Baroness Suffield [aged 38] died.
In 12th September 1826 Edward Harbord 3rd Baron Suffield [aged 44] and Emily Harriey Shirley Baroness Suffield were married. She by marriage Baroness Suffield.
On 2nd January 1830 [his son] Charles Harbord 5th Baron Suffield was born to Edward Harbord 3rd Baron Suffield [aged 48] and [his wife] Emily Harriey Shirley Baroness Suffield. He married 4th May 1854 Cecilia Annetta Baring Baroness Suffield and had issue.
On 22nd January 1831 [his son] William Harbord was born to Edward Harbord 3rd Baron Suffield [aged 49] and [his wife] Emily Harriey Shirley Baroness Suffield.
On 21st February 1832 [his son] Reverend John Harbord was born to Edward Harbord 3rd Baron Suffield [aged 50] and [his wife] Emily Harriey Shirley Baroness Suffield.
In 1835 [his son] Edward Harbord 4th Baron Suffield [aged 22] and [his daughter-in-law] Charlotte Susannah Gardner [aged 24] were married.
In July 1835 Edward Harbord 3rd Baron Suffield [aged 53] died at Vernon House Park Place after a fall from his horse on Constitution Hill. His son Edward [aged 22] succeeded 4th Baron Suffield, 5th Baronet Harbord of Suffield in Norfolk.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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On 3rd January 1881 [his former wife] Emily Harriey Shirley Baroness Suffield died.
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Morden
Grandfather: William Morden aka Harbord 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cropley
Great x 1 Grandmother: Judith Cropley
father: Harbord Morden aka Harbord 1st Baron Suffield
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Britiffe
Grandmother: Elizabeth Britiffe Lady Harbord
Edward Harbord 3rd Baron Suffield
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Assheton 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Assheton
Grandfather: Ralph Assheton 3rd Baronet
mother: Mary Assheton Baroness Suffield