A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank, but uninvested with heritable honours (1836)
d, 10th October,1804, of the epidemic fever, at Gibraltar; of which garrison he was tlien second incommand. Arms—Arg. a saltier sa. ia chief a leo-pards head of the second.Crest—A trefoil. Estates—The estate and manor of Strat-ton, near Biggleswade, Bedfordshire ; pur-chased in 1764. Seat—Stratton… … The family of Vassall derives from theancient house of De Vassall, Barons deGourdon, in Querci, Perigord.* In theyear 1588, * The following narrative of this house is ex-tracted from a French author :— La maison de Vassall, originaire de Quercy,et dont plusieurs branches ont form6 depuis longtemps…
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