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A more grounded ‘Air Castle’: the Morres Family
Four Generations: source of names and pride
| Hervey Morres, 1625-1724 | m. | [[the_butler_family|Frances Butler]] |
| Francis Morres (b. circa 1680) | m. 1706 | Catherine Evans |
| Redmond Morres (d. 1784) | m. 1740 | Elizabeth Lodge |
| Frances Morres (b. circa 1751) | m. 29 April 1772 | Andrew Murray-Prior (c.1747-95)[DO LINK]. |
In 1816, Frances Morres’ brother Lodge Morres was awarded the title Viscount Frankfort de Montmorency.
Photo: Castle Morres House 1)
The above Table summarises the connection which began with Frances Butler marrying Hervey Morres: their great-granddaughter married Andrew Murray-Prior, TLM-P's great-grandfather. The Morres family tended to be successful, wealthy (Francis and Redmond both married an heiress) and public figures: models for children to emulate. Consequently, generations of Murray-Priors drew on this family when choosing names for their children. TLM-P’s second name was Lodge while his uncle was Lodge Morres Murray-Prior. Many of TLM-P's children appear to be named after this family. Catherine and Elizabeth were popular names and also the second names of TLM-P’s step-sister Louisa; Lodge and Morres could be named after his uncle; but there appears little other reason than identification with the Morres family when three of his sons were named Hervey, Redmond and (as a second name for Thomas) de Montmorency.