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--- murray-priors_in_ireland [2018/04/30 11:58] – [The Thomas Tradition] judith
+++ murray-priors_in_ireland [2020/03/22 10:22] – [Murray-Priors in Ireland] judith
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 | [[John Murray/Murray-Prior]] (1720-81). Tom Prior’s cousin and heir. m (1) [[john_murray_murray-prior|Mary O’Neil]] (1720-61)    | |
 | [[Andrew Murray-Prior]] (c.1747-95)  m 29 April 1772  [[andrew_murray-prior|Frances Morres]] (b. c.1751)    | |
-| [Thomas Murray-Prior]] (1773 - 5 November 1854) m. 1799  [[Thomas Murray-Prior|Catherine Palmer]] (d. 1802)  m. (2) or de facto? [[Thomas Murray-Prior|Mary Ann Thompson]] and other possible liaisons producing children. This Thomas Murray-Prior was the first of a continuing, unbroken line of Thomas Murray-Prior.|\\
+| [[Thomas Murray-Prior]] (1773 - 5 November 1854) m. 1799  [[Thomas Murray-Prior|Catherine Palmer]] (d. 1802)  m. (2) or de facto? [[Thomas Murray-Prior|Mary Ann Thompson]] and other possible liaisons producing children. This Thomas Murray-Prior was the first of a continuing, unbroken line of Thomas Murray-Prior.|\\
-With the acquisition of a country property with tenants, the Priors and subsequently Murray-Priors established themselves as part of the Anglo-Irish gentry. The men were accorded the courtesy title [[wp>Esquire]], usually shortened to Esq. after their name. Arguably, when the estate was lost to the family, one of TLM-P's key motivations was to re-establish the prestige of his family. It is possible too, that in re-establishing his family's status, TLM-P was the first to add a hyphen in the surname. For the sake of consistency, I have used one from the formation of the name on Tom Prior's death in 1751.
+With the acquisition of a country property with tenants, the Priors and subsequently Murray-Priors established themselves as part of the Anglo-Irish gentry. The men were accorded the courtesy title [[wp>Esquire]], usually shortened to Esq. after their name. Arguably, when the estate was lost to the family, one of TLM-P's key motivations was to re-establish the prestige of his family. It is possible too, that in re-establishing his family's status, TLM-P was the first to add a hyphen in the surname. Though the hyphen was not consistently used until recent generations, for the sake of consistency, I have used one from the formation of the name on Tom Prior's death in 1751.
 ==== The Thomas Tradition since 1773 ====