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For TLM-P and at least one son and two grandsons, a core of their family identity was the belief that they were descended from powerful kings. We can't understand TLM-P without knowing about this belief, and its flaws. The first part of the section on [[edward_i_butler_morres_and_lodge_families|" | For TLM-P and at least one son and two grandsons, a core of their family identity was the belief that they were descended from powerful kings. We can't understand TLM-P without knowing about this belief, and its flaws. The first part of the section on [[edward_i_butler_morres_and_lodge_families|" | ||
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- | The next part traces the Prior part of the Murray-Prior family from the 13th to the 18th century. It is short on royalty, but big on drama. There are land grabs, winner-takes-all politics, riotous living, elopement, murder, blackmail, assassination, | + | The next part traces the Prior part of the Murray-Prior family from the 13th to the 18th century. It is short on royalty, but big on drama. There are land grabs, winner-takes-all politics, riotous living, elopement, murder, blackmail, assassination, |
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==== I'm a member of the family: why aren't I or my parents named? ==== | ==== I'm a member of the family: why aren't I or my parents named? ==== | ||
- | It's because you are alive, so that's the good news! We haven' | + | It's because you are alive, so that's the good news! We haven' |
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A glance at the sidebar of this family history reveals one of the most remarkable aspects of this line of the Murray-Priors: | A glance at the sidebar of this family history reveals one of the most remarkable aspects of this line of the Murray-Priors: | ||
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- | Since that Thomas Murray-Prior was born in 1773, there has been an unbroken line of elder surviving sons called Thomas. Perhaps as remarkable, given the past's high infant mortality, is that all those Thomases survived to reach adulthood and become a parent | + | Since that Thomas Murray-Prior was born in 1773, there has been an unbroken line of elder surviving sons called Thomas. Perhaps as remarkable, given the past's high infant mortality, is that all those Thomases survived to reach adulthood and become a parent. It is a tradition that has resulted in nine generations of an unbroken line of Thomas Murray-Priors. \\ |