Lt Col. Brooks Lawrence 13 Light Dragoons

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I've been researching this family for years and recently finally made some progress. It seems he was one of three brothers in this regiment whose ranks were principally drawn from Ireland. Brooks Lawrence died in London in 1823 aged 59 years. His younger brother, George Lawrence who was a Major in the same regiment became one of the "poor Knights of Windsor" and is on the 1841 census living at Windsor Castle with his wife, Eliza, both born in Ireland.

Searching Lawrence plus Tipperary on an Irish Archives site brought up a disputed land case around 1840 involving a Major Lawrence which make me think that the brothers may have come from Tipperary if this is the same Major Lawrence. (There were others about this time.)  so I'm wondering if any Irish specialists can shed some light on this family.

Many thanks,

Regards to all,

Howard

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By a dint of luck I have largely answered my own question. I was looking on the UK military BMD's and found a reference to a Georgeana Lawrence - male. as Brooks Lawrence had a daughter Georgiana I thought there might be a family connection and decided to check it out. It turned out to be a Mary Handcock, wife of Tobias Handcock a half pay army officer, living in Westmoreland and giving an affidavit for her mother for a pension following the death of her father George Lawrence in 1847 at Windsor. He was the Poor Knight of Windsor and formerly Major in the 13th Dragoons, So I now know that George Lawrence married Eliza at Clonmel, Tipperary on 5 June 1792. Also I have been able to trace some of her descendants. Tobias Handcock died at Clonmel, Tipperary on 13th April 1871.

Which doesn't quite answer the question of where Brooks, George and James Lawrence of the 13th Hussars / light dragoons were born but increasingly points towards Tipperary where Brooks is noted as a common surname in the County.

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Religion?

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no hint of religion that I have found probably church of Ireland