The gurneys, and the rest of the Quaker members of Parliament got Mrs. Fry to make an appointment to ask Miss Martineau's advice as to their action in the House on the same subject, when it was ripe for legislation.
"Harriet Martineau"
Florence Fenwick Miller
We believe that to this day some of our most eminent merchants-such as the gurneys, Hanburys, and Buxtons-are proud to acknowledge with gratitude the obligations they owe to David Barclay for the means of their first introduction to life, and for the benefits of his counsel and countenance in the early stages of their career.
"Self Help"
Samuel Smiles
It was from the gurneys he "caught the infection" of self-improvement.
"Self Help"
Samuel Smiles