In 1586 Robert Crane 1st Baronet was born.
Around 1606 Robert Crane 1st Baronet [aged 20] and Dorothy Hobart [aged 13] were married.
After 1606 Robert Crane 1st Baronet [aged 20] and Susan Alinton were married.
In 1614 Robert Crane 1st Baronet [aged 28] was elected MP Sudbury and held the seat until 1620.
In 1621 Robert Crane 1st Baronet [aged 35] was elected MP Suffolk.
In 1624 Robert Crane 1st Baronet [aged 38] was elected MP Sudbury.
On 11th April 1624 [his wife] Dorothy Hobart [aged 32] died.
In 1625 Robert Crane 1st Baronet [aged 39] was elected MP Sudbury.
In 1626 Robert Crane 1st Baronet [aged 40] was elected MP Suffolk.
On 21st April 1626 Robert Crane 1st Baronet [aged 40] was created 1st Baronet Crane of Chilton in Suffolk.
In 1628 Robert Crane 1st Baronet [aged 42] was elected MP Sudbury.
On 10th June 1630 [his daughter] Susan Crane was born to Robert Crane 1st Baronet [aged 44] and [his wife] Susan Alinton in Chilton, Suffolk. She married before 18th November 1650 Edward Walpole of Houghton and had issue.
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 1631 [his daughter] Anne Crane was born to Robert Crane 1st Baronet [aged 45] and [his wife] Susan Alinton in Chilton, Suffolk. She married (1) 26th August 1649 William Armine 2nd Baronet, son of William Armine 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Hicks Lady Armine, and had issue (2) 24th July 1659 John Belasyse 1st Baron Belasyse, son of Thomas Belasyse 1st Viscount Fauconberg and Barbara Cholmley.
In 1632 Robert Crane 1st Baronet [aged 46] was appointed High Sheriff of Suffolk.
In April 1640 Robert Crane 1st Baronet [aged 54] was elected MP Sudbury in the Short Parliament.
In November 1640 Humphrey Coningsbury [aged 17] was elected MP Herefordshire in the Long Parliament.
William Heveningham [aged 36] was elected MP Stockbridge during the Long Parliament.
Robert Crane 1st Baronet [aged 54] was elected MP Sudbury in the Long Parliament holding the seat until his death in 1643.
John Jennings was elected MP St Albans during the Long Parliament.
John Glynne [aged 38] was elected MP Westminster during the Long Parliament.
In February 1643 Robert Crane 1st Baronet [aged 57] died. Baronet Crane of Chilton in Suffolk extinct.