A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank; but univested with heritable honours (1838)
rred it to John Cape-lyn, of Southampton, by whom it was soldin 1578, to George Duke. Seat—Lake House, near Amesbury. 287 DURHAM, OF LARGO, N.B. DURHAM, JAMES, esq. of Largo, in the county of Fife, a general officer in thearmy, b. 14th January, 1754, m. first, 1779, Elizabeth, daughter of Colonel… … The surname of Durham, although sup-posed to have originated in England, haslong been established upon the southernborders of Scotland. Sir William Durham, a personage ofrank, and highly distinguished in the reignof Robert Bruce, had a grant in 1322,from that monarch of the lands of Grange.He died…
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