Chronicle of deaths and notable changes in 18th century society
The diary lists numerous obituaries and life events including deaths of Captain Foun Stevens physician Stephen Hall Major John Buxton and others. titles and estates changing hands. marriages such as Basil Forcer to Anne Tempest and William Brown to Miss Wallis. births and appointments like the Countess of Inchiquin’s son, the University of Cambridge Vice Chancellor election, and promotions within royal regiments. It reflects aristocratic and professional shifts across England Scotland and Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foun Stevens
Stephen Hall
Greenwich Hospital
John Buxton
New Buckingham
Barbara ColeSatch
William Harvey
Chizenel
Essex
Elys
Alexander Gilmour
Craigmiller
Scot
Henry TouckSourn
Baron Ferrard
Kingdom of Ireland
Lamatte
John Shepherd
Campsey Ash
Suffolk
Wilmot
Robert Wilmot
London
Basil Forcer
Aane Tempest
John Tempest
William Brown
Wadham College
Oxford
Wallis
Queen-street
Golden Square
Countess of
Thomas Golding
Mallon
University of Cambridge
James Hotchkiss
Uther
Charter-House School
Garagh
Deceas
Francis Saville
Col. Saville
Prince of I Wales
Foot Guards
Charles Wills
Lord Coote
Charles Hamilton
Churchill
Dragoon’s