Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-04-22
CORRESPONDENCE
The Ancient House of Burrell
In two series (series -
Extracts from Sir Bernard Burke's
"Peerage."


By c. W. LINDSEY
Judging from the fact that RanuIphus
de Burrell seems to have been the
founder of this branch of the great Bur
rell and Burwell family, the name i'm
plies that they were originally Norman
French and must have passed into Eng
land with William The Conqueror" in
1866 as was the case with the Declares.
DeClitords, Delays and numerous
Others who in after generations became
so eminent in Church and State through
centuries of conquest in England. Scot
land, Ireland and Wales. A branch of
this family it seems became seated in
North Wales and intermarried with the
Wynns, Owens, etc, who were of the
Royal House Of North Wales"
CIVIL.
Bridges Collins, Vol. VIII. p. 1876. de-
duces this family from Ranulphus de
Burreu who married in 1925 Sermonda.
daughter and cO-heir of Sir William
Woodland, and obtained thereby a con-
siderable estate in the county Of Devon.
where he seated himself. From this
Ranulphus descended John Burrell. who
furnished at his own expense, in 1414. a
ship, 90 men alarms and 40 archers for
the war in France. He was direct an
cestor Of Peter Burrell, Of CuckfeId.
county Sussex, who settled at Langley
Park, Beckenhsm county, Kent, In the
year 1854. He married Isabella, daughter
OF John Merrick, Of Stubbers, county
Essex, and had issue, 1st. Peter, his sue
cessor; 2d, Merrik, Of West Grimsted.
who became Governor Of the Bank Of
England and VI. p. He was created =
Baronet July 10. 1866, with remainder Of
Peter Burrell, OF Beckenham. Sir Mer-
rik died in 17s,. The eldest son, Peter
Burrell, Of Beckenham, VI. p, married
Amy, daughter of Hugh Raymond, ESQ,
of Sailing Han, county Essex. and had
issue as follows. 1st, Peter. surveyor
general Of Crown lands, who married
Elizabeth, daughter and heir of John
Lewis, OF Hackney, who left an only son
and four daughters. viz: 1st, Peter. who
succeeded 10 the baronetcy Of his great
uncle, Sir Merrik Burrell, Bart. The
daughters were, 1st, Elizabeth Amelia,
who married r. II. Burnett: %. Susan
Isabella, who married AlgernOn, Earl OF
Beverley; 3D., Frances Julia, who mar
ried Hugh, Duke Of Northumberland:
4th, Anne Elizabeth, who married. 1st,
Douglas, Sth Duke Of Hamilton. Her
! second husband was Henry, Marquis of
Exeter. The second son Of Sir Merrik
Burrell was William, L. L. D., F. r. s.,
NJ. p. for Haselmere, who married
Sophia, daughter and heir of Sir Charles
Raymond, Bart, 10 whose baronetcy lie
succeeded (See Burrell. BarD. IL
should be here mentioned that the Bur
rell branch Of which we are now writing
is known as the House Of Gwydyr which
is Welch. Mr.. Burren, Of Langley Park,
/ Beckenham, died April Is, 1876, and was
succeeded by his grandson, Sir Peter,
who also succeeded 20 the baronetcy Of
his great uncle, Sir Merrik Burrell, Bart,
in the year l1S1, and was created Baron
Gwydyr, of Gwydyr, in tie county of
CarnSrvon, June 10th, 1896. He married
February 23d, l7,9, Lady Priscilla Berthe
/ Lindsey eldest daughter and heir OF
I Peregrine, Sd Duke of Ancaster and
I kesteven, Marquis and Earl of Lindsey,
/ Baron Willoughby Ce Evesby and Lord
Grand Chamberlain of England. Lady
Priscilla Bertie (nee Lindsey, on the
death of her brother Robert, 4th Duke
of Ancaster, without issue, July Sth,
l1,9, became in her own right Baroness
Willoughby de Evesby and was declared
by the decision of the House of Lords,
in the year 11S0, entitled TO the Office of
joint hereditary Great Chamberlain of
England with her sister, Lady Georgiana
Charlotte Berthe (nee Lindsey, who
later on became the Marchioness of
Cholmondeley. The issue of Lord
Gwydyr and Lady WillOughby de Evesby
were as follows, 1st, Peter Robert, who
succeeded; 2d, Lindsey Merrik Peter
Burrell, horn June 20th, l,S6, who mar
ried Frances, daughter of James Daniel,
and by her, who died in 1916, had issue,
1st, Albemarle Brownlow Peter Burrell,
boru in 1908, died without issue and
unmarried; %, Peter Robert BurIell,
present and 9Th Lord Gwydyr QSS6-
see Burke's Peerage of this issue); Sd,
Lindsey Peter Burrell, born 1918. decd,
unmarried; 4th, Willoughby James Peter
Burrell, born 1914, who married in 1898,
Frances, daughter of William Jones Bur
dett, of COpt Hill, county Middlesex,
: and died December nth, 1S49, leaving
issue
TO BE Continued)