Totmonslow Hundred, Staffordshire is in Staffordshire.
On 2nd July 1775 Bernard Granville [aged 76] died without issue at Calwich, Staffordshire. He was buried at St Peter's Church, Ellastone. His nephew Reverend John D'Ewes aka Granville [aged 31] inherited Calwich Abbey, Staffordshire [Map] and changed his surname from D'Ewes to Granville.
Bernard Granville: On or before 25th April 1699, the date he was baptised, he was born to Bernard Granvile. Before 1775 Bernard Granville purchased Calwich Abbey, Staffordshire [Map] from Thomas Fleetwood 6th Baronet. He demolished the priory house and built a new house nearer the stream which he turned into a lake.
Reverend John D'Ewes aka Granville: In 1744 he was born to John D'Ewes and Anne Granville. In 1779 Reverend John D'Ewes aka Granville and Harriet de la Bere were married.
Calwich Low Bowl Barrow [Map] is located on the crest of a shelf overlooking the Dove Valley. It survives as a slightly oval flat-topped earthen mound up to 0.8m high with maximum dimensions of 30m by 29m. The monument is not known to have been excavated.8m high with maximum dimensions of 30m by 29m. The monument is not known to have been excavated.
Row Low Bowl Barrow [Map] survives as an oval earthen mound up to 2.5m high with maximum dimensions of 43m by 40m. There is a rectangular hollow measuring 2.5m by 2m and 0.2m deep indicating limited unrecorded investigation of the barrow's centre.
The Boxes Bowl Barrow [Map]. The monument includes a bowl barrow located 70m north-west of The Boxes on the crest of a shelf spur overlooking the Dove valley. It survives as an oval earthen mound up to 1.8m high with maximum dimensions of 39m by 33m. The monument is not known to have been excavated.
1088. in the Domesday Book Ellastone, Staffordshire was listed as Edelachestone and Elachestone.
Around 1818 Robert Oakes was born at Ellastone, Staffordshire.
Around 1843 George Oakes was born to Robert Oakes [aged 25] at Ellastone, Staffordshire.
Around 1852 Elizabeth Oakes was born to Robert Oakes [aged 34] at Ellastone, Staffordshire. She married 29th May 1884 Thomas Hadfield and had issue.
Around 1854 Ellen Oakes was born to Robert Oakes [aged 36] at Ellastone, Staffordshire.
1861. 1861 Census Staffordshire Ellastone. Ellastone, Staffordshire.
Robert Oakes [aged 43]. Head. 43.
Margaret Oakes. Wife. 44.
George Oakes [aged 18]. Son. 18.
Elizabeth Oakes [aged 9]. Daughter. 9.
Ellen Oakes [aged 7]. Daughter. 7.
William Oakes. Uncle. 67.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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Marlpit Lane Bowl Barrow [Map]. A bowl barrow located 20m south of Marlpit Lane on the north-east side of the crest of a low, broad ridge. It survives as an oval earthen mound up to 1m high with maximum dimensions of 48m by 35m. The monument is not known to have been excavated.