Edward Henry Acland Lawford and his Descendants
Edward was one of the four sons of Major General Edward Lawford (1809-71) and was first cousin to my grandfather [ Capt Vincent Lawford 1871 - 1959 ]. However, while General Edward married young, in 1828, and his children were born in the next ten years or so, my great grandfather, John Lawford , did not marry until 1852, and my grandfather, Vincent Adrian , the second youngest of thirteen children, was not born until 1871. It is perhaps not surprising, therefore, that the descendants of John have inherited very little information about the offspring of his brother General Edward. In fact, our family records include no dates for the birth, marriage or death of the younger Edward. My uncle Valentine’s chart of the General’s descendants has no information about his son’s marriage – just the names of two daughters, Clara and Ellen, of whom the former married “Kitton of …….., Australia” and the latter married “Devine”. Again, there are no dates. I started my search for Edward Henry A...