1845 Mary Emma Jones aka "Miss Clive" was born.
1866. Frederick Sandes [aged 36]. "Perdita". Model Mary Emma Jones aka "Miss Clive" [aged 21].
1867. Frederick Sandes [aged 37]. "Love's Shadow". The model Mary Emma Jones aka "Miss Clive" [aged 22].
1867. Frederick Sandes [aged 37]. "Helen of Troy". The model probably Mary Emma Jones aka "Miss Clive" [aged 22].
1871. Frederick Sandes [aged 41]. "The Coral Necklace". Portrait of the artist's partner Mary Emma Jones aka "Miss Clive" [aged 26].
In January 1871 [her illegitimate daughter] Winifred Gertrude Sandes was born illegitimately to Frederick Sandes [aged 41] and Mary Emma Jones aka "Miss Clive" [aged 26].
In or after 1872 [her illegitimate daughter] Gertrude Sandes was born illegitimately to Frederick Sandes [aged 42] and Mary Emma Jones aka "Miss Clive" [aged 27].
1874. Emma Sandes [aged 31]. Portrait of her brother Frederick's [aged 44] partner Mary Emma Jones aka "Miss Clive" [aged 29].
In July 1913 [her future son-in-law] Lionel Francis Crane [aged 37] and [her illegitimate daughter] Gertrude Sandes [aged 41] were married. an example of Married to Two Siblings - following her death in 1920 he married her sister Winifred Gertrude Sandes [aged 42]. She the illegitmate daughter of Frederick Sandes and Mary Emma Jones aka "Miss Clive" [aged 68]. He the son of Walter Crane [aged 67] and Mary Frances Andrews [aged 67].
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 1920 Mary Emma Jones aka "Miss Clive" [aged 75] died.