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... daughter of George Austen , of Shalford , near Guildford , by whom he had five child- ren . Morris , one of his sons , was called to the bar as a member of the Inner Temple , and was one of the executors of the will of his uncle , the ...
... daughter of George Austen , of Shalford , near Guildford , by whom he had five child- ren . Morris , one of his sons , was called to the bar as a member of the Inner Temple , and was one of the executors of the will of his uncle , the ...
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... daughter , Margaret , was married to Dr. Edward Cor- bet , rector of Haseley in Oxfordshire , and the latter ... daughter's husband to the Bodleian ; of his other contributions to controversial theology an account will be found in ...
... daughter , Margaret , was married to Dr. Edward Cor- bet , rector of Haseley in Oxfordshire , and the latter ... daughter's husband to the Bodleian ; of his other contributions to controversial theology an account will be found in ...
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... he practised for several years as a special pleader under the bar . • On 13 July 1795 he married Mary , daughter of John Langley Lamotte , of Basildon , Berk- 6 lication , and what evidence may be given in Abbott Abbott 27.
... he practised for several years as a special pleader under the bar . • On 13 July 1795 he married Mary , daughter of John Langley Lamotte , of Basildon , Berk- 6 lication , and what evidence may be given in Abbott Abbott 27.
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... daughter of Richard Smith , by a sister of Horace and James Smith [ see SMITH , HO- RATIO ] , and wife of the Rev. J. Channing Abdy . She contributed to the ' New Monthly and Metropolitan ' magazines and several annuals , and printed ...
... daughter of Richard Smith , by a sister of Horace and James Smith [ see SMITH , HO- RATIO ] , and wife of the Rev. J. Channing Abdy . She contributed to the ' New Monthly and Metropolitan ' magazines and several annuals , and printed ...
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... daughter of the Rev. Joseph Caryl . This union lasted over a ' very happy and comfortable ' period of nearly thirty years , and resulted in a family of seven children , of whom six died in infancy or early youth ; whilst only one son ...
... daughter of the Rev. Joseph Caryl . This union lasted over a ' very happy and comfortable ' period of nearly thirty years , and resulted in a family of seven children , of whom six died in infancy or early youth ; whilst only one son ...
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