Lydia Shore

Freeman Flower of Clapham & Gainsborough (b 1713-4, d 08.06.1797) m. (22.09.1742) Martha Dawson (d 1767, dau/heir of Samuel Dawson of Leeds by Sarah Heald).

Their daughter:

Lydia Flower (dsp) m. (03.04.1788) Samuel Shore of Norton Hall & Mearsbrook (b 1738, d 1828)

Samuel Shore and Lydia adopted Lydia Humble, daughter of Flower Humble (a relation of Lydia Flower); she married Edward Higginson.[11]

His first wife was Urith Offley, daughter of Joseph Offley, who died in 1781. There were three sons of that marriage: Offley, Samuel and Bohun.

References

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Shore_%28banker%29
2. Burke, Bernard, Sir. A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland 6th ed. London : Harrison 1879. Vol. II. page 1453
3. < Stirnet Genealogy - ‘Shore1’ >
4. < Stirnet Genealogy - ‘FZmisc02’ >