Paternal Family Tree: Lawson of Isel Hall in Cumbria
In or before 1697 [his father] Wilfrid Lawson 2nd Baronet [aged 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 [aged 32] and Elizabeth Preston.
On 11th November 1704 [his father] Wilfrid Lawson 2nd Baronet [aged 40] died. His son Wilfrid [aged 7] succeeded 3rd Baronet Lawson of Isel Hall in Cumbria.
In 1713 Wilfrid Lawson 3rd Baronet [aged 16] matriculated Queen's College, Oxford University.
In 1715 Wilfrid Lawson 3rd Baronet [aged 18] was admitted to the Inner Temple.
In 1717 Wilfrid Lawson 3rd Baronet [aged 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 [aged 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 Although both petitions were withdrawn, Sir Wilfrid did admit the charge and consequently, Lord Percy took the seat.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 [aged 21] was elected MP Boroughbridge.
In 1718 Wilfrid Lawson 3rd Baronet [aged 21] was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
In 1720 Wilfrid Lawson 3rd Baronet [aged 23] was appointed Groom of the Bedchamber to King George I [aged 59] which position he held until 1725.
In 1721 Wilfrid Lawson 3rd Baronet [aged 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.
In 1722 Wilfrid Lawson 3rd Baronet [aged 25] was elected MP Cockermouth which seat he held until his death in 1737.
Before 1731 Wilfrid Lawson 3rd Baronet [aged 33] and Elizabeth Lucy Mordaunt were married.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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Around 1732 [his son] Wilfrid Lawson 4th Baronet was born to Wilfrid Lawson 3rd Baronet [aged 35] and [his wife] Elizabeth Lucy Mordaunt. He died aged seven in 1739.
Around 1733 [his son] Mordaunt Lawson 5th Baronet was born to Wilfrid Lawson 3rd Baronet [aged 36] and [his wife] Elizabeth Lucy Mordaunt. He died aged ten in 1743.
On 13th July 1737 Wilfrid Lawson 3rd Baronet [aged 40] died. His son Wilfrid [aged 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 17 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 19 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
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 Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Strickland 
11 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Strickland "The Navigator" 12 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Strickland 13 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Strickland 1st Baronet 14 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Grandmother: Milcah Strickland 15 x Great Granddaughter 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 Grandson of King John of England
Grandfather: George Preston of Holker in Lancashire 
mother: Elizabeth Preston