hiː wʌzðə sˈʌn ʌv tˈɑːməs lˈɔːɹəns wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː—wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn; bɹˈʌðɚɹ ʌv dʒˈɑːnəθən lˈɔːɹəns ænd ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ fˈɪʃ lˈɔːɹəns.
He was the son of Thomas Lawrence (1733—1816; brother of Jonathan Lawrence) and Elizabeth (Fish) Lawrence.