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Paternal Family Tree: Lawson of Isel Hall in Cumbria
In or before 1697 [his father] Wilfrid Lawson 2nd Baronet (age 32) and [his mother] Elizabeth Preston were married. They had three sons; Wilfrid, William who died a bachelor; and John, an army officer, accidentally killed during a review at Dublin, when struck by a ball aimed towards a fellow officer. Their eldest daughter Elizabeth also met an unfortunate death, falling from a horse whilst riding in the park at Castle Howard, Yorkshire. Reports suggest that she lost her life owing to an over-excess of modesty. For as her servant tried to disentangle her petticoat from the saddle she screamed, frightening the horse, which kicked her.
In 1697 Wilfrid Lawson 3rd Baronet was born to Wilfrid Lawson 2nd Baronet (age 32) and Elizabeth Preston.
On 11th November 1704 [his father] Wilfrid Lawson 2nd Baronet (age 40) died. His son Wilfrid (age 7) succeeded 3rd Baronet Lawson of Isel Hall in Cumbria.
In 1713 Wilfrid Lawson 3rd Baronet (age 16) matriculated Queen's College, Oxford University.
In 1715 Wilfrid Lawson 3rd Baronet (age 18) was admitted to the Inner Temple.
In 1717 Wilfrid Lawson 3rd Baronet (age 20) stood for the Cockermouth constituency after Nicholas Lechmere accepted a ministerial position and accordingly resigned the seat. However, the returning officer made a double return, returning both Lord Percy Seymour (age 20) and Sir Wilfrid Lawson. Both parties immediately petitioned against the result; Lord Percy, on the grounds that Lawson was a minor, (not having attained the age of 21), while Lawson based his petition on the grounds of bribery. Although both petitions were withdrawn, Sir Wilfrid did admit the charge and consequently, Lord Percy took the seat.
In 1718 Wilfrid Lawson 3rd Baronet (age 21) was elected MP Boroughbridge.
In 1718 Wilfrid Lawson 3rd Baronet (age 21) was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
In 1720 Wilfrid Lawson 3rd Baronet (age 23) was appointed Groom of the Bedchamber to King George I (age 59) which position he held until 1725.
In 1721 Wilfrid Lawson 3rd Baronet (age 24) was mentioned in the report of the South Sea Company committee of the House of Commons as one of the members who had accepted bribes from the company, in his case £1,000 in stock.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In 1722 Wilfrid Lawson 3rd Baronet (age 25) was elected MP Cockermouth which seat he held until his death in 1737.
Before 1731 Wilfrid Lawson 3rd Baronet (age 33) and Elizabeth Lucy Mordaunt were married.
Around 1732 Wilfrid Lawson 4th Baronet was born to Wilfrid Lawson 3rd Baronet (age 35) and Elizabeth Lucy Mordaunt.
Around 1733 Mordaunt Lawson 5th Baronet was born to Wilfrid Lawson 3rd Baronet (age 36) and Elizabeth Lucy Mordaunt.
On 13th July 1737 Wilfrid Lawson 3rd Baronet (age 40) died. His sonWilfrid (age 5) succeeded 4th Baronet Lawson of Isel Hall in Cumbria.
Around 26th November 1765 [his former wife] Elizabeth Lucy Mordaunt died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 17 Grand Son of King John of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 28 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 22 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Lawson
Great x 1 Grandfather: Wilfrid Lawson 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Bewley of Hesket
Great x 2 Grandmother: Judith Bewley
GrandFather: William Lawson
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Musgrave
Father: Wilfrid Lawson 2nd Baronet 16 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Strickland 11 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Strickland "The Navigator" 12 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Strickland 13 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Strickland 1st Baronet 14 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
GrandMother: Milcah Strickland 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Cholmley of Whitby
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Cholmley
Wilfrid Lawson 3rd Baronet 17 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
GrandFather: George Preston of Holker in Lancashire
Mother: Elizabeth Preston