The title was in honour of his father Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence, who died during the Siege of Lucknow in 1857.
The second Baronet, Sir Trevor Lawrence, sat as Member of Parliament for Surrey Mid and Reigate and was a noted horticulturalist.
The heir apparent is the present holder's son Christopher Cosmo Lawrence (born 1979).
The heir apparent is the current holder's son Thomas Lyttelton de Froidmont Lawrence (born 1985).
The heir apparent is the present holder's son James Wyndham Stuart Lawrence (born 1970).