A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Lawrance, Henry
LAWRANCE. (Lieut., 1826. f-p., 34; h-p., 5.)
Henry Lawrance was born 4 Aug. 1789. This officer entered the Navy, 10 June, 1808, as Ordinary, on board the Van Tromp, Lieut.-Commander Michael M‘Carthy, lying at Falmouth; and from Feb. 1809 until June, 1816, was employed, on the Home and Mediterranean stations, as Midshipman and Master’s Mate, in the Nonpareil 12, Lieut.-Commander Jas. Dickinson, Argo 44, Capt. Fred. Warren, Euryalus 36, Capt. Hon. Geo. Heneage Lawrence Dundas, and Trident 64, Capt. Rich. Budd Vincent. While in the latter ship, in Aug. 1815, he passed his examination. Until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 27 June, 1826, he appears to have further served, on the same stations as above, as Admiralty Midshipman and Mate, in the Calypso 18, Capt. Sam. Sison, Florida 20, Capt. Chas. Sibthorpe John Hawtayne, Wye 26, Capt. Geo. Wickens Willes, Hind 20, Capts. Sir Chas. Burrard, Hon. Henry John Rous, and Lord John Churchill, and Revenge 76, flag-ship of Sir Harry Burrard Neale. He then joined the Seringapatam 46, Capt. Chas. Sotheby, also in the Mediterranean, whence he returned in Dec. 1827; and since 1 Jan. 1833 he has been employed in the Coast Guard.
He married, in Jan. 1837, Mary, daughter of Pierce Chute, Esq., of Tralee, co. Kerry.