Paternal Family Tree: Cust
On 16th October 1770 [his father] Brownlow Cust 1st Baron Brownlow [aged 25] and Jocosa Drury Lady Cust [aged 21] were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She by marriage Lady Cust of Stamford in Lincolnshire.
In 1775 [his father] Brownlow Cust 1st Baron Brownlow [aged 30] and [his mother] Frances Bankes Baroness Brownlow were married. She by marriage Lady Cust of Stamford in Lincolnshire.
On 17th March 1794 Edward Cust 1st Baronet was born to Brownlow Cust 1st Baron Brownlow [aged 49] and Frances Bankes Baroness Brownlow at Hill Street, Berkeley Square.
On 25th December 1807 [his father] Brownlow Cust 1st Baron Brownlow [aged 63] died. His son [his brother] John [aged 28] succeeded 2nd Baron Brownlow of Belton in Lincolnshire, 5th Baronet Cust of Stamford in Lincolnshire, and inherited Belton House [Map]. Monument in St Peter and St Paul Church, Belton [Map] sculpted by Richard "The Elder" Westmacott [aged 60].
On 24th July 1810 [his brother] John Cust 1st Earl Brownlow [aged 30] and [his sister-in-law] Amelia Sophia Hume [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Baroness Brownlow of Belton in Lincolnshire.
In 1818 Edward Cust 1st Baronet [aged 23] was elected MP Grantham.
Before 1819 [his brother] John Cust 1st Earl Brownlow [aged 39] and [his sister-in-law] Caroline Fludyer Countess Brownlow [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Countess Brownlow.
In 1826 Edward Cust 1st Baronet [aged 31] was elected MP Lostwithiel.
On 17th July 1828 [his brother] John Cust 1st Earl Brownlow [aged 48] and [his sister-in-law] Emma Sophie Edgecumbe Countess Brownlow [aged 36] were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She by marriage Countess Brownlow. She the daughter of Richard Edgecumbe 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe [aged 63] and Sophia Hobart Countess Mount Edgcumbe.
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 1831 Edward Cust 1st Baronet [aged 36] was knighted by King William IV of the United Kingdom [aged 65] for his military service.
In 1831 [his son] Leopold Cust 2nd Baronet was born to Edward Cust 1st Baronet [aged 36]. He married 16th May 1863 Charlotte Bridgeman Lady Cust and had issue.
In February 1834 Edward Cust 1st Baronet [aged 39] was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
In 1835 [his daughter] Margaret Amy Frances Cust was born to Edward Cust 1st Baronet [aged 40]. She married December 1850 Commander Charles Randle Egerton.
Before 28th April 1849 [his son-in-law] Simon Yorke III [aged 38] and [his daughter] Victoria Mary Louisa Cust were married. They were second cousins.
In December 1850 [his son-in-law] Commander Charles Randle Egerton [aged 32] and [his daughter] Margaret Amy Frances Cust [aged 15] were married.
On 15th September 1853 [his brother] John Cust 1st Earl Brownlow [aged 74] died. His grandson John [aged 11] succeeded 2nd Earl Brownlow, 2nd Viscount Alford, 3rd Baron Brownlow of Belton in Lincolnshire, 6th Baronet Cust of Stamford in Lincolnshire, and inherited Belton House [Map].
On 16th May 1863 [his son] Leopold Cust 2nd Baronet [aged 32] and [his daughter-in-law] Charlotte Bridgeman Lady Cust were married.
In 1876 Edward Cust 1st Baronet [aged 81] was created 1st Baronet Cust of Leasowe Castle in Cheshire.
On 14th January 1878 Edward Cust 1st Baronet [aged 83] died. His son Leopold [aged 47] succeeded 2nd Baronet Cust of Leasowe Castle in Cheshire. Charlotte Bridgeman Lady Cust by marriage Lady Cust of Leasowe Castle in Cheshire.
[his daughter] Victoria Mary Louisa Cust was born to Edward Cust 1st Baronet. She married before 28th April 1849 her second cousin Simon Yorke III and had issue.
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Cust 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: Pury Cust
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Pury
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Pury Lady Dering
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Cust 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Woodcock
Great x 2 Grandmother: Ursula Woodcock
Grandfather: John Cust 3rd Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Brownlow 1st Baronet 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Brownlow 2nd Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Duncombe 
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Brownlow 4th Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Freke of Stretton in Dorset
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Freke Lady Brownlow
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Brownlow Lady Cust
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Mason
Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Mason Baroness Brownlow
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Long 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Margaret Long
father: Brownlow Cust 1st Baron Brownlow
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Payne
Grandmother: Etheldreda Payne Lady Cust
Great x 2 Grandfather: Martin Folkes 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Folkes
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Hovell 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hovell of Hillington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Chicheley 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Hovell
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Lilly of South Lynn
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ethelreda Lilly
Grandfather: Henry Bankes
mother: Frances Bankes Baroness Brownlow