Wilcox Lawrance (1808 - 1868)

Born 25 Mar 1808 in Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 23 Feb 1868 at age 59 in Long Ashton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Born 25 Mar 1808, Bristol, England, the son of . ^[1] Baptised 31 Jul 1808, Bristol, England. ^[2]

Became a member of the Freemasons in 1831. ^[3] Completed a Bachelor of Arts at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1832. ^[4]

Spent time living in Mantes Seine at Oise in France.

Married Eliza HINTON, 24 Au 1861, Pimlico, London, England. ^[5][6]
Child:

• Alice Anne Marguerite Lawrance, (1863 - ?)

Died 23 Feb 1868, Long Ashton, Somerset, England, aged 59 years. ^[7] Buried Bristol General Cemetery established ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ The National Archives (United Kingdom); Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4;; Class Number: Rg 4; Piece Number: 1360
   July 31, 1808; Wilcox, the son of Theodore Lawrance of the Parish of St Phillip & Jacob, Attorney and Charlotte his Wife, was born 25th March 1808, and baptised this Day, by me, Geo. Townsend.
2. ↑ Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: 35481/PT/R/1
   No: 399; Wilcox, son of Theodore and Charlotte Lawrance; Born: 1808, Mar 25; Parish: St Pjhililp & Jacob; Baptised 1808, July 31; Celebrant: G. Townsend
3. ↑ Library and Museum of Freemasonry; London, England; Freemasonry Membership Registers; Description: Register of Admissions: Country and Foreign 'C', #291-418
   Royal Sussex Lodge of Hospitality, Bristol, 1831; A Lodge Number: 314A; B Lodge Number: 221B; Folio Number: 54
   Initiation: 1831, Sept 26; Age: 23; Wilcox Lawrence; Gentleman; Trinity College, Cambridge; First Payment Year on Register: 1831; Year range: 1813-1836
4. ↑ "UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE." Morning Post, 17 Apr. 1832. British Library Newspapers.
   UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE., The- following are the names of the lnceptors to the degree or Master of Arts al the Congregation on Friday last:— BATCHELOR OF ARTS: Wilcox Lawrence, Trinity College
5. ↑ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
   Marriages Sep 1861; Lawrence, Wilcox; Spouse: Hinton, Eliza; District: St Geo Han Sq; Vol: 1a; Page: 366
6. ↑ "Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries." Western Daily Press, 30 Aug. 1861, p. 4. British Library Newspapers.
   At St. Gabriel's Church, Pimlico, on the 24th inst., by the Bey. Arthur Dawson, Wilcox Lawrance, Esq., of Nantes, France, to Eliza, eldest daughter of the late J. P. Hinton, of Clifton.
7. ↑ https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills
   Probate 1868; LAWRANCE, Wilcox. Effects under £450. 21 April. The Will of Wilcox Lawrance formerly of Mantes Seine at Oise in France, but late of Long Ashton in the County of Somerset, Gentleman, deceased, who died 23 February 1868 at Long Ashton aforesaid was proved at the Principal Registry by the oath of Eliza Lawrance of Long Ashton aforesaid Widow the Relict the sole Executrix.
8. ↑ Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Bishop Transcripts of Parish Registers; Reference: EP/V/4/153
   Wycliffe Church, Totterdown, Gloucestershire
   Burials in the Year 1868 in the Bristol General Cemetery established under statyute 1st. Victoria; Royal Assent 15th July 1837.
   No: 496; Wilcox Lawrance; Abode: Long Ashton, near Bristol; Buried: 1868, February 28th; Age: 59; Celebrant: J.B. Riddle, Chaplain.