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MAWHOOD, PARRAVACINI, son of Collet Mawhood, St. Martin’s in the Fields, London, druggist, and Rebecca --- (IGI); b.; adm. (aged 7) Oct 1728; Min. Can. 1733, 1734; left 1736; adm. Middle Temple 20 May 1737; apprenticed to Joseph Cramer, Six Clerks’ Office, 10 May 1737; assistant, Six Clerks’ Office 17 Jun 1743 – 17 Dec 1748; Cornet, Royal Horse Guards 12 Oct 1751; Lieut., 29 Oct 1754; Capt., 9 Jan 1759; retd. 16 Nov 1764.

MAWDESLEY, ---; b.; adm.; left 1806.

Mavrogordato, Theodore Michel, son of Michel George Mavrogordato, of Paddington; b. July 31, 1883; adm. as (non-resident) Q.S. Sept. 30, 1897 (R); Mure Scholar 1899; elected to Ch. Ch. Oxon. July 1901, matric. Michaelmas 1901; 1st class Classics (Mods.) 1903; 1st class Lit. Hum. 1905; B.A. 1905; served in France and Italy in Great War I; Major A.S.C. Dec. 20, 1915; won the covered courts tennis championship (doubles) with P.M. Davson at Queen's Club April 16, 1921; a partner in P. Rodocanachi and Sons; m. July 19, 1924, Mabel Bramwell Parton, daughter of Sir Peter Squire, Kt.; d. Aug. 29, 1941.

MAURICE-BONNOR, RICHARD BONNOR, eldest son of John Bonnor, Bry-y-Gwalie, Oswestry, Shropshire, and Jane, only child of Rev. Robert Maurice, Bry-y-Gwalie; b. 2 Oct 1803; adm. 19 Sep 1817 (G); Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 23 Oct 1821; BA 1825; MA 1852; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 7 Jun 1823; assumed additional surname of Maurice; ordained deacon 1827, priest 1828 (both St. Asaph); Perpetual Curate of Trinity Church, Oswestry, Shropshire 1837-42; Vicar of Ruabon, Denbighshire 1842-59; Cursal Canon of St. Asaph 1850-9, Dean 1859-86, Chancellor 1860-85; m. 1st, 20 Jun 1827 Anna Maria, second dau. of Matthew Harrison (qv); m. 2nd, 1833 Rose, youngest dau. of William Dempster, Skibo Castle, Sutherland; m. 3rd, 8 Jun 1847 Ellen, youngest dau. of John Wood, Worthing, Sussex; d. 25 Mar 1889.

MAURICE, WILLIAM, brother of Maesmore Maurice (qv); b.; adm. (aged 7) Sep 1733; Trinity Hall, Cambridge, adm. 15 May 1742, matr. 1748; LLB 1749; ordained deacon (Winchester) 27 Nov 1748, priest 5 Apr 1752.

Maurice, Spencer Gascoyen, son of Henry Gascoyen Maurice CB, barrister-at-law, principal Asst Sec. Min. of Agric. & Fisheries, and Ruth Adelaide Sarah, d. of Edward Spencer, barrister­ at-law, of Blackrock, Co. Dublin; b. 6 Aug. 1919; adm. Sept. 1932 (R); left July 1937; Roy. Tank Regt 1940-6 (temp. Lieut.-Col., hon. Maj. RARO); called to the Bar (Lincoln's Inn) June 1948; practised at Chancery Bar 1948-88; Bencher Lincoln's Inn 1980; Conveyancing Counsel of the Supreme Court 1981; Standing Counsel to the Charity Commnrs of England & Wales; author of Family Provision Practice 1953, The Charities Act 1960; joint ed. Tudor on Charities (6th and 7th edns), ed. Gale on Easements (14th edn. 1972); m. 6 Mar. 1948 Grizelda Wynne, d. of Farrar Wolferstan Thomas OBE, chartered accountant, of Guernsey; d. 23 Feb. 1991.

MAURICE, PRYCE, son of Pryce Maurice (in school lists 1764, qv); b.; in school list 1795.

MAURICE, PRYCE, brother of Edward Corbet (qv); b.; in school lists 1764 (as Morris); left 1764; Queen’s Coll. Oxford, matr. 8 Feb 1765, aged 18; ordained; Vicar of Towyn, Merioneth, from 1785; Rector of Llangelynnin, Merioneth; m. Anne, dau. of Rev. David Davies; d. 19 Apr 1803.

MAURICE, PETER, brother of Maesmore Maurice (qv); b.; adm.; KS (aged 12) 1733; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1737, but went to Wadham Coll. Oxford, matr. 1 Jul 1737, aged 18, scholar 1737, Hody exhibitioner 1738-42; BA 1741; MA 1749; ordained deacon (Winchester ) 19 Dec 1743; Rector of Llanllechid, Caernarvonshire 4 Jan 1744/5-8; Chancellor of Bangor 5 May 1747-8, Treasurer 19 Mar 1747/8-50, Prebendary 10 May 1750-8; m. Margaret, dau. of William Lewis, Trysglwyn, Anglesey. [will of Peter Maurice, clerk, Maysneor, Denbighshire, proved PCC 1 Dec 1759]