William de Gournay

GURNEY OF KESWICK GURNEY, Hudson Esq of Keswick со Norfolk F R and A S b. 19 Jan 1775 m in 1809 Margaret dau of the late Robert Barclay, Esq of Ury Kincardineshire, M P for that county by Sarah his wife dau of James Allardice of Allardice and heiress of line to the Earls of Airth and Menteith Mr Gurney was elected M P for Shaftesbury in 1812 and for Newtown Hants in 1816 and six successive parliaments and was high sheriff of Norfolk in 1835 Mrs Gurney d 16 Dec 1855

LINEAGE The name of Gurney or Gournay is from the town of Gournay in Normandy When Normandy was coded to Rollo by Charles Simple in 912 it is stated by the local historians that town of Gournay and adjacent territory of Le Brai given to Eudes one of his followers from whom the ancient lords of Gournay The first of these by deed was Reginald Lord of Gournay son Walter founded the monastery of La Fertó the year 996 with the consent of Hugh his older Another Hugh called Hugh II was one of the generals at the battle of Mortomer in 10M he Hugh III were at tho battle of Hastings This latter Basilia Flaitel and from him the descents of this are clear she was dau of Gerard Flaitel and sister Agnes wife of William Gífford Earl of Buckingham William Bishop of Evreux Hugh de Gournay III manors in Essex at the time of the survey and d at Abbey of Bee in Normandy where bo was shorn a monk before the year 1093.

Gerard de Gournay was his son he m Editha dau William 1st Earl Warren by Gundreda who according the Warren charters wis a dau of William the Conqueror With her be received in frank marriage various manors He held in Norfolk Calstor-by-the-sea Cantley Hardingham Lessingham Kimberley &c from the forfeiture Ralph Guader Calstor was the caput baronlae of the Gournays in England Gerard de Gournay had several children

Hugh de Gournay IV was eldest son Walter de Gournay a younger son and his daus were Gundrida who m. NIgel de Albini in 1118 and a 2nd dau m Richard de Talbot ancestor of the Earl of Shrewsbury Gerard de Gournay d about the year 1104 in the Holy Land and Editha widow re-married Dreux de Monceaux

Hugh de Gournay IV was eldest son of Gerard be m twice 1st Beatrice dau of Hugh Count of Vermandois and 2ndly Míllicent de Maria dau of Thomas Lord Coucy he d in 1180 at a great age leaving by his wife Hugh de Gournay V and a dau Gunnora who m Nicholas de Stuteville who had with her Kimberley Bedingbam in Norfolk

Hugh de Gournay V vacillated between King and Philip Augustus and eventually lost all his possessions in 1204 and took refuge in England where d in 1214 and was buried at Langley Abbey Norfolk m Julia de Dampmartin sister of Reginald Count Boulogne and had a son Hugh VI and a dau Millicent m 1st to Almeric Count of Evreux and 2ndly to de Cautelupe

Hugh de Gournay VI d in 1235 having m Matilda --- left an only dau Julia who carried the English inheritance of this elder line of the Gournays to the Bardolfs she having m William Lord Bardolf of Worragay Norfolk and d in 1295 These Lords of Gournay ire to have borne for arms a shield pure sable they are represented in the female line by Lord Beaumoat the families of Bardolf Phelip Beaumont Lovel Stapleton

Two younger branches of this family continued to exist this period the one which was the moat distinguished seated at Barew-Gurney and lnglisbcombe in Somersetshire as early as the Survey and retaining the name of through two female descents added to the estates of the Harpetrees and other considerable families and became powerful barons in the west England The most generally known of this family of the Gournays was Sir Thomas de Gournay one of the Edward II and his youngest son

Sir Matthew de Gournay frequently mentioned by Froissart who d in 1406 at the advanced age of 96 after having assisted the great battles of Edward III and the Black Prince gallant veteran appears to have been the last of Somersetshire Gurneys they bore for arms paly of six or azure.

The other younger branch of the Lords of Gournay held certain manors in Norfolk as mesne lords under the Barons of Gournay the capital tenants These were Runhall, Swathings in Hardingham, Hingham-Gurneys and others. They also held the fief of Montigny-sur-Andelle in Normandy parcel of the great territory of Le Brai which belonged to the elder line. This fief of Montigny they held by the tenure called parage in capite of the Duke of Normandy it having been severed in their favour on tbe death of Gerard de Gournay

Walter de Gournay younger son of Gerard and Edithde Warren was the ancestor of this line be lived during the civil wars in the reign of Stephen (See Liber Siger Scacearii by Hearne Vol I p 298)

William de Gournay I was his son living 1167 and was father to

Matthew de Gournay to whom Hameline Flantagecet Earl Warren gave In marriage his kinswoman Rose de Burnham and with her the manor of Harpley in Norial about the year 1180

William de Gournay II was his son and heir bring in 1235 By Katherine his wife he was father of

Sir John de Gournay Knt I who fought on the tide of the barons against Henry III at tbe battles of Lewes and Evesham and forfeited the manor of South Woottcn in Norfolk in consequence He accompanied Prince Edwird afterwards Edward I to the Holy Land in 1270 He bore for arms argent a cross engrailed gu since borne by his descendants

Sir William de Gournay Knt III was his son who m Katherine dau of Edmund Baconsthorpe and sold for an annuity in 1294 all his estates to his brother John De Gournay Rector and Patron of Harpley who settled them on

John de Gournay III son of William III and his wife Jane dau of Edmund de Lexham who succeeded in Lot

John de Gurney IV was his son and father of

Edmund de Gurnay who lived in the reign Edward III and Richard II He was a Lawyer of eminence and held the situation of standing council or recorder as it would now be called of the city of Norwich and borough of Lynn He m Katherine de Wauncy the heiress of the family of that name of West Baraham in Norfolk and where the Gurneys were subsequently settled He d. 1385

Sir John de Gurney Knt V was his son He was sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk in 1400 and knight of shire for the former county at the parliament whirh at Coventry in 1404 He d in 1408 leaving a son Edmond who d under age

Thomas Gurnay I nephew of John de Gurnay V son of Robert succeeded to the family estates He m Catharine dau of Robert Kerville of Watlington in Norfolk and was father of

Thomas Gurnay Esq II who m Margaret dau of Sir Thomas Jerningham Knt of Somerleyton in Suffolk His will was dated 1468 and proved 1471 He had а house in St Gregory's parish Norwich

William Gurney Esq IV was his son and beir He was escheator for Norfolk and lived at West Barsham Pockthorpe a suburb of Norwich Нe m Anne dau of William Calthorpe Knt and d in 1508 having survived his eldest son

William Gurney V who m Anne dau of Sir henry Heydon of Baconsthorpo Norfolk Knt who was cousin of Queen Ann Boleyn with her he had the manor Iratead In Norfolk She survived him and remarried Lionel Dymocke Knt

Anthony Gurney, Esq his son was grandson and of William Gurney IV He lived in the reign of Henry VIII, and m Margaret one of the daus and co heirs of Sir Robert Lovel Knt and through her mother of the families of Conyers of Fintngham, Fitz-Ralf, and of the Barons Mortimer of of Attleboro He resided chiefly at Great Ellingham he had acquired by his marriage and at Gurney's Place in St Julian's pariah Norwich His 2nd wife was Elizabeth Tyrell He d in 1686

Francis Qurney Esq was his only son born 1521 d in the lifetime of his father He m Hellen dau Richard Holditch Esq of Ranworth Norfolk whose husband was John Jernegan Gent

Henry Gurnay Esq I was his son and heir to grandfather Anthony Gurney b 1548 and d in baring 1616 having m. Ellen dau of John Blennerhassett Esq of Banham in Suffolk He resided chiefly at Great Ellington and had seven sons and five daus Of these Edmund Gurney, his 3rd son was Rector of Harpley and author several theological works He was puritanically inclinded and took the Covenant.

Francis Gurney was Henry Gurney's 6th son and was a merchant and ancestor of present family of the Gurneys of Keswick of whom after

Thomas Gurney Esq III of West Barsham was son of Henry He m Martha dau of Sir Edward Lewknor,Knt of Denham in Suffolk and d In 1616 leaving a family of whom

Edward Gournay Esq of West Barsham was his son He m Frances dau of Richard Hovell of Hillington in Norfolk Esq and d in 1641 leaving

Henry Gurnay Esq II of West Barsham his son who m Ellen dau of William Adams Esq narrister-at-law and d without issue in 1661 when the direct line of the Gurneys of West Вarsham became extinct and the estates devolved to co-herresses

We now come to Francis Gdrhiy 6th son of Henry of Great Ellingham and West Barsham and Ellen Blennerhassett his wife This Francis was b. 13 Sep 1581. He was a merchant and was admitted a member of the Merchant Taylor's Company in London in 1606 He resided in the pariah of St Benet Fink in the city, and occasionally at Norwich and Lynn in Norfolk He m. Ann dau of William Browning of Norwich and Maldon in Essex by whom he had several children whom Thomas Gurney his 3rd son was a Quaker and companion of George Fox He was ancestor of the line of the late Sir John Gurney baron of the exchequer

Francis Gurney of Maldon in Essex was 2nd son

Francis Gurney and Ann Browning b in 1628 He was a merchant at that place and one of the bailiffs of the borough in 1604 He m Ann dau of Jeremy Browning Maldon and had iasue with other children

John Gourney or Gurney his eldest son b in 1655 Joined the Society of Quakers he established himself as a merchant in Norwich owing his success mainly to branches of commerce introduced into that city by protestant Refugees who settled there after the revocation of the Ediet of Nantd He m 1687 Elizabeth Swanton in 1721 leaving four sons John Joseph Benjamin and Edmund

John Gunrey of Norwich was his oldost son His desendants in the malw line became extinct on the death of Bartlett Gurney Esq of Coltishall In Norfolk in 1802

Jospeh Gurney 2nd son of John and Elizabeth Swanton was of Keswick in Norfolk He was b in 1692 and m 1713 Hannah Mlidleton of the family of Middleton Elksworth in Durham and Belaay in Northumberland and had three sons John Samuel and Joseph He d 1760 and was s. by his eldest son

John Gurney, Esq of Keswick who m Elizabeth Kett au of Richard Kett Esq of the family of the Norfolk ibal and d in 1770 leaving issue

i Richard his eldest son of whom horeafter

ii John of Earlham near Norwich who d in 1809 m Catherine dau of Daniel Bell merchant London and left issue

1 John who m his cousin Elizabeth Gurney and d.s.p. in 1814

2 Samuel оf Upton Essex He m Elizabeth dau James Sheppard Esq and dying 1856 (by her who d Feb 1865) left issue John Gurney m Laura dau of Rev George Pearse Rector of Marthum Norfolk and bad issue He died in 1857 His widow m 2ndly 25 Jan 1859 to the Rev William Nottidge Ripley MA

Samuel Gurney of Canhalton Surrey JP was sheriff in 1861 b 1816 м 1837 Ellen dau of the late William

Reynolds Esq of Carshalton

Henry Edmund Gurney m Jane dau of Henry Birkbeck Esq and has issue

Sarah m 1 May 1858 to George Head Esq of Rickerby Cumberland

Catharine m to Sir Edward N Buxton Bart who d 11 June 1858

Elizabeth m to Ernest Bunsen Esq son of thr Chevalier Bunsen

Priscilla m to William Leatham Esq of Hemsworth Yorkshire

Rachel m to Thomas FoweU Buxton Esq

Richenda m to Henry Barclay Esq

3 Joseph John of Earlham Hall near Norwich having m 1st Jane dau of John Birkbeck Esq by whom he had two children 2ndly Mary dau of Robert Fowler Esq and 3rdly Miss Kirkbride of Philadelphia He d in 1847 leaving issue

John Henry Gurney of Catton in Norfolk MP for Lynn Regis m Mary only child of his cousin Richard

Hanbury Gurney Esq and has issue two sons His marriage was (on his petition) dissolved in the Divorce Court in 1861

Anna m John С Backhouse Esq and d in 1849

4 Daniel of North Runcton Norfolk sheriff of Norfolk 1853 m 1822 Lady Harriet Jemima Hay dau of William 15th Earl of Erroll who d in 1837 by her he has issue

Francis Hay Gurney b 1826 m 1847 Margaret Charlotte dau of Sir William Browne Ffolkes Bart of Hillington Norfolk by Charlotte sister of Lord Oranmore and has issue

William Hay Gurney in holy orders m 1852 Anna Maria dau of Sir John P Boileau Bart by Lady Catherine Eliott dau of the 1st Earl of Minto and and has iussue

Charles Henry b 1833 m 8 Oct 1861 Alice dau of H T Princep Esq member of the Indian Council Somerville-Arthur b 1836 m Katharine dau of A Hamond Esq of Westacre Norfolk and has issue Harriet-Alicia m to Hon William Francia Cowper 2nd son of 5th Earl Cowper and d in 1845

Catherine Rachel m to Rev Herbert W Jones youngest son of General Sir John Thomaa Jones Bart of Cranmer Norfolk KCB

Louisa Jane m 1 Nov 1855 to Col Sir Thomas St Vincent Troubridge Bart CB one of Her Majesty's aides de camp

Margaret Barclay m 6 June 1856 to James Henry Orde Esq son of Gen James and Lady Elisabeth Orde dau of 6th Duke of Beaufort

1 Catherine Gurney d single in 1853

2 Rachel d single

3 Elizabeth m to Joseph Fry Eeq This lady is well known for her exertions In the reform of prisons fee

4 Richenda m to Rev Francis Cunningham Vicar of Lowestoft Suffolk

6 Hannah m to the late Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton Bart

6 Louisa m to Samuel Hoare Esq

7 Priscilla d single

III Joseph of Lakenham Grove near Norwich m Jane dau of Abel Chapman Esq and d in 1830 leaving da us only

Mr Gurney d in 1779 and was by the eldest son Richard Gurney Esq of Keswick m 1st Agatha dau and heiress of David Barclay Esq of Youngsbury Herts and had by her

Hudson his heir

Agatha m to Sampson Hanbury Esq of Polea Herts

He m 2ndly Rachel dau of Osgood Hanbury Esq of Holfleld Grange Essex and had other issue

Richard Hanbury Gurney of Thickthorn Norfolk MP for Norwich m Mary dau of William Jary Esq and d in 1853 leaving issue a dau Mary (since divorced) mto her cousin John Henry Gurney Esq MP for King's Lynn and has issue

Elizabeth m her cousin John Gurney Esq iun of Earlham and d in 1808

Mr Gurney d in 1811 and was by his eldest son the present Hudson Gurney Esq of Keswick

Arms - Arg Arg a cross engrailed gu quartering Warren and Barclay

Crest 1st on a chapeau gu turned up erm a fish pale with its head downwards 2nd a wrestling collar

Seat Keswick near Norwich

A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume Sir Bernard Burke Harrison, 1862 pages pg. 616-617