Peter Burrell MP (1724 - 1775)

Born 27 Aug 1724 in London, England

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Died 6 Nov 1775 at age 51 in Beckenham, Kent, England

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Biography

Peter was born in London, the son of Peter Burrell and his wife Amy Raymond, daughter of Hugh Raymond. He was baptised on 18 Sep 1724 at St. Peter, Cornhill, London.[1] His uncle was Sir Merrick Burrell, 1st Baronet and his younger brother Sir William Burrell, 2nd Baronet. Burrell was educated at St John's College, Cambridge, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1745 and then with a Master of Arts. In 1749, he was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn. He sat as Member of Parliament (MP) in the British House of Commons for Launceston from 1759 to 1768 and subsequently for Totnes to 1774. In 1752, he was invested as a Fellow of the Royal Society, and in 1769, he was appointed Surveyor General of the Land Revenues of the Crown.

He lived at Langley Park, Beckenham, Kent, England, the estate of which his father had become the owner, in 1937, by virtue of his marriage to Amy Raymond (his mother). He was buried at Beckenham.

On 28 February 1748, he married Elizabeth Lewis, daughter of John Lewis of Hackney; they lived at Langley Park. They had four daughters and a son, Peter, the later Baron Gwydyr. Their second daughter Isabella (1750–1812) married Algernon Percy, 1st Earl of Beverley, and was ancestor to the Dukes of Northumberland. Their third daughter Frances Julia Burrell married Hugh Percy, Second Duke of Northumberland in 1779, and was mother to both the Third Duke of Northumberland, also named Hugh, and Algernon Percy, Fourth Duke of Northumberland

There is a memorial for Peter in Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield, Sussex. It gives his death date as 6 November 1775 and describes him as of Beckenham, Kent, Crown Officer. It gives the following family information:^[1]

• wife Elizabeth, daughter of John Lewis Esq. of Hackney, Middlesex
• children:
  • Peter, born 16 June 1754, married Priscilla Barbara Elizabeth, Baroness Willoughby de Eresby, oldest daughter of Peregrine Bertie, Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven
  • Elizabeth Amelia, born 28 January 1749/50, married Richard BennetEsq.
  • Isabella Susannah, born 19 December 1750, married Algernon, Earl of Beverley
  • Frances Julia, born 21 December 1752, married Hugh, Duke of Northumberland
  • Elizabeth Anne, born 10 April 1757, married Douglas, Duke of Hamilton and Brandon
  • Charlotte Maria, born 31 August 1761, died 5 June 1762
• surviving brother: William

Sources

1. ↑ Nigel Llewellyn. East Sussex Church Monuments 1530-1830, Sussex Record Society, 2011, p. 89

1. England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 -- FamilySearch.org; 2. Burrell Family Tree found in the Library of the Society of Genealogists, London, England - probably compiled during the 1820s; 3. Peter Burrell (1724-1775) - Wikipedia

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