THE LAWRENCE FAMILIES of the areas around Southery and Woodbridge in Norfolk The main page for the Lawrence families has address: http://www.prattens.co.uk/FAMILIES/LAWRENCE/start.html You can find items in this list by using the FIND capability in the EDIT menu above These notes were collected in hurried visits to record offices and libraries, or acquired from other researchers or on-line sources. If you use information from these notes you are strongly recommended to check the information against original sources. P1 John Lawrence yeoman of Rumburgh died 1590 in Davys Suffolk Collections British Museum Additional MSS 191139. had children .O1 Susan Lawrence. .O2 Elizabeth Lawrence. .O3 John Lawrence of Rumburgh died 1631. had children ..N1 Katherine Lawrence of Rumburgh born 1597. had son ...M1 Richard Marshall tailor of Rumburgh. ..N2 John Lawrence. married Rose. and had children ...M1 Hannah Lawrence. ...M2 John Lawrence born 1631. ...M3 Elizabeth Lawrence born 1632. ...M4 Mary Lawrence. ...M5 Sarah Lawrence. married John Carman alias Irish. ..N3 Hannah Lawrence. ..N4 Elizabeth Lawrence. married Richard Thompson. and had children ...M1 Elizabeth Thompson. ...M2 Susan Thompson. .O3 Margaret Lawrence. .O4 Richard Lawrence. Q1 John Lawrence of Rounsey in Davys Suffolk Collections British Museum Additional MSS 191139.. had son P1 William Lawrence of St Ives. married firstly Frances Houston. and had children .O1 Jane Lawrence. married Baille. .O2 Francis Lawrence. married Thomas Prichard. .O3 William Lawrence. had dau ..N1 Emma Lawrence. married Sir Thomas Hewar. .O4 Henry Lawrence buried St Ives 1580. had son ..N1 Sir John Lawrence. had children ...M1 John Lawrence. ...M2 Henry Lawrence. had children ....L1 John Lawrence of Jamaica 1690. ....L2 Edward Lawrence. ....L3 Henry Lawrence died 1679 had son .....K1 Sir Edward Lawrence born 1659 died 1749. P1 William Lawrence of St Ives. married secondly and had children .O5 Robert Lawrence of Emith Norfolk bought Brockdish estates from Grices of Brockdish c1600. married Elizabeth dau of Richard and Edmund Anguish of Great Melton. and had son ..N1 Robert Lawrence died 1637. married Elizabeth dau of Aslach Lane who married secondly Richard Smith gentleman and had daughter Elizabeth smith who died 1640. and had children ...M1 Francis Lawrence. married Ellen dau of Thomas Patrick of Castle Acre gentleman born 6.1.1641 widow of Mathew Halcote of Litcham gentleman. and had children ....L1 Robert Lawrence. married Anne dau of John Meriton rector of Oxburgh. and had children .....K1 Robert Lawrence rector of Brockdish born 1714 died 1739. .....K2 Mary Lawrence. married Robert Franckling gentleman of Lynn Norfolk. ....L2 Samuel Lawrence gentleman. ....L3 Frances Lawrence died young. ....L4 Elizabeth Lawrence died young. ....L5 Mary Lawrence died 1736 buried vestry Castle Acre. ....L6 Benjamin Lawrence. ....L7 Mary Lawrence. ....L8 Jane Lawrence. married Mr Thomas Skin of Great Dunham. and had son .....K1 Thomas Skin. ....L9 Ellen Lawrence. married Thomas Young gentleman of Oxboro died 1743. and had son .....K1 Rev Mr Thomas Patrick Young of Caius College Cambridge. ...M2 Robert Lawrence born 1633 died 1635. ...M3 Samuel Lawrence born 1635. ...M4 Ellen Lawrence born 1635. ...M5 Aslach Lawrence. ...M6 Elizabeth Lawrence. married William Reynolds gentleman of Great Massingham. ..N2 Margaret Lawrence. .O6 Love Lawrence. .O7 Anne Lawrence. ......J1 Jane Lawrence born c1758 buried 29.12.1811 Southery. married 30.11.1784 Southery William Pecket freeholder of Southery 1802. and had children .......I1 Mary Pecket born 1785 buried 29.9.1785 Southery. .......I2 John Pecket baptised 15.1.1787 Southery farmer of Upgate Street Southery. .......I3 Elizah Pecket baptised 22.6.1795 Southery. .......I4 Esther Peckett born 3.1800 baptised 20.4.1800 Southery landed proprieter Ferry Bank 1851 of Downham 1861 died 3.4.1874 buried Hambrook. married Thomas Weasenham baptised 3.3.1794 Southery farmer of Ferry Bank Southery, buried 1849 and had child .........K1 John Lawrence, of Dennington, labourer, he or his father said to have been disinherited because of his marriage. married 1771 by banns Dennington wit Thomas Burroughs and Richard Jackson Anne Worlidge or Woolidge of Dennington. and had children ..........J1 John Lawrence, bapt 1778 Woodbridge. ..........J2 Elizabeth Lawrence, bapt 1780 Woodbridge. ..........J3 Maria Lawrence, bapt 1782 Woodbridge. ..........J4 Robert Lawrence, bapt 14.7.1786 Woodbridge, of Somersham 1841 1851, labourer 1829, husbandman 1832 1859. married Maria, born 1795 Earl Stonham. and had children ...........I1 Alfred Lawrence, born 1821. ...........I2 Joseph Lawrence, born 1822, bapt 7.10.1827 Earl Stonham. ...........I3 Susan Lawrence, born 1824, bapt 7.10 1827 Earl Stonham later of Nettlestead. ...........I4 Elizabeth Lawrence, born 1827, bapt 7.10.1827 Earl Stonham. ...........I5 Robert Lawrence, bapt 28.6.1829 Hemingstone, of Spring Road St Margarets Ipswich 1859, of Ipswich 1861 and 1871, of Villiers Street Charing Cross London 1866, of Plumsteace Kent 1868, of Beccles, of Felixstowe Road Ipswich, of Britannia Road St Margarets Ipswich, builders labourer 1859, gardener 1861 1871 1881, market gardener, will 20.3.1912 with exec Joseph Walton Webb, bur Christchurch cemetry. married 10.12.1859 Bethesda Chapel Ipswich, wit Elizabeth Lofts and Abraham Humard Alice Lofts, born 1829 Downham, of Berner Street Ipswich 1859. and had children ............H1 Sarah Maria Lawrence, born 1860 Ipswich, of Plough Street 1881 had cousin named Walter in USA. married 25.12.1881 Register Office Ipswich, wit Alice Lawrence and Griffiths William Turner Tom King Sparkes, born 20.5.1863 21 Queen Street Ipswich, birth reported by Sarah Holden, of 9 Kings Street 1871 1881, educated Norwich Boarding School, printer, died c1940. and had child ............H2 James R Lawrence, born 1862 Ipswich. ............H3 Alice Lawrence, born 1866 Ipswich. ............H4 George Lawrence, born 1869 Plumsteace Kent. ............H5 Frederick Lawrence, born 1870/1 Suffolk. ............H6 Charlotte Lawrence, born 1866 Ipswich. ............H7 Robert Lawrence. ............H8 Lydia Lawrence. married William Amos. and had children .............G1 William Amos. .............G2 Lydia Amos, of Earlsfield Road Wandsworth. .............G3 dau ............H9 child emigrated to USA. ...........I6 William Lawrence, bapt 6.5.1832 Somersham, ag lab ...........I7 Charles Lawrence, born 1834 Somersham, bap 1836 Somersham, 21 years a soldier in Crimean War and Indian Mutiny, died c1898. ...........I8 Anne Maria Lawrence, born 1836, bapt 1836 Somersham, probably living at Caldwellhall Road Ipswich 1920. ..........J5 Elizabeth Lawrence, bapt 7.7.1789 Woodbridge. ........L1 William Lawrence, of Portrush Antrim Derry, died 1776. married Amelia Fleming of Portrush. and had children .........K1 Adam Lawrence, millowner and distiller of Magherafelt. .........K2 John Lawrence. .........K3 William Lawrence, navy surgeon, died 1799. .........K4 Richard Lawrence. married Narcissa Amelia Bell, of St Augustine Watling Street, died 1805. and had child ..........J1 Amelia Lawrence, born 1792, alive in 1856 in South Wales. .........K5 Jenny Lawrence. .........K6 Betty Lawrence. .........K7 Alexander Lawrence, born 7.11.1764, lieut col in Indian Army, governor of Upnor Castle, retired to Bristol, died 7.5.1835 Bristol. married 5.5.1797 Catherine Letitia Knox, dau of Rev George Knox rector of Strabane, sister of Angel and James Knox. and had children ..........J1 John Laird Mair Lawrence, born 1811, 1st Lord Lawrence, statue in Waterloo Place London married 1841 had child ...........I1 ? had child ............H1 son runaway marriage had child .............G1 dau born 1911, Spanish dancer at Grosvenor House, see Daily Mail 24.10.1931. ..........J1 Stephen Lawrence, tiler. married firstly Jane. and had children ...........I1 Mary Ann Lawrence, born 1809 d 1891 at Cobden cottage next to Shrubb Villa. emigrated to Texas but returned on death of second husband married firstly 1850 Alveston John Graham son of widow Gibbs married secondy 1857 Velasco near Colon William Angus. ...........I2 Josiah Lawrence, born 1810, bapt 1810 Tacket St Independent, died 1879 will. builder and bricklayer of 11 Wells St Ipswich 1875 and owner of cottages married 1833 Ipswich St Mary Mary Baldry. and had children ............H1 Josiah Lawrence bapt 1839 St Marys. ............H2 Martha Lawrence. married Alfred French. ............H3 Mary Lawrence. married Joseph Burn. ............H4 Jane Lawrence. married Till. ..........J1 Stephen Lawrence, tiler. married secondly 1811 Rachel. Cat Makelton. and had child ...........I3 Jeremiah Lawrence, born 1815, died 1900 bur Ipswich cemetry. agricultural engineer with Ransoms of Shrube Villa Cauldwell Hall Road of Victoria Street in 1854 married firstly Mary Ann Parsons d 1854. and had child ............H1 Charles Parsons Lawrence, born 1850, died 1915. turner and fitter at Woolwich Arsenal married Louise died 1917 aged 76. ...........I3 Jeremiah Lawrence, born 1815, died 1900 bur Ipswich cemetry. married secondly 1858 St Mary Stoke Susan Cutmore. and had children ............H2 Alice Lawrence, born 1860 music teacher. ............H3 Frederick Charles Lawrence broke apprenticeship at Ransoms in charge of horses at London brewery. married firstly Elizabeth Coleridge. married secondy Sarah Ann Day nee Coleridge died 1942. and had children .............G1 Frederick Charles Lawrence born 1893 died 1915 at Gallipoli. .............G2 Mary Louise Lawrence born 1894 died 1928. married John Hagan and had children .............G3 Maud Frances Lawrence born 1892 at Orchard Cottage off Cable Street. died 1982 Belmont Surrey. married 1923 William Henry Bucklee coal factor died 1970. and had child ...........I3 Jeremiah Lawrence, born 1815, died 1900 bur Ipswich cemetry. married thirdly 1882 St Philips Balsall Heath Sarah Ann Rogers. and had children END