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)
county of Gloucester, b. 21st May, 1799, m. 24th July, 1824,Mary, only daughter of Christian Speldt, esq. of Strat-ford, in Essex, and has three daughters, viz. Mary-Elizabeth.Alice.Agatha. This gentleman, whose patronymic is Morris, assumedin its stead the surname and arms of Lawrence, by… … The family of Lawrence was originallyseated in the county of Lancaster. Sir Robert Lawrence, of Ashton Hall,in that shire, accompanied the lion-heartedRichard to Palestine, and distinguishinghimself at the siege of Acre, in 1191, wasmade a knight-banneret, and obtained forhis arms Arg. a cross…
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