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BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. 705 3. Maurice James, h. 9th October, 188-i. 4. Kenneth McFarlane, b. 18th July, 1891. 1. Kathleen Muriel, b. 11th September, 1876. 2. Eileen Elizabeth Genildinc, 6. 2Sth January, 1879; (/. 21.st August, J 889. 3. Eveleen Mary, t, 4th January-, 1881. I. Nannie Henrietta, II. Clarissa Harriet. Mr. Gresson was educated iu Westmeath and at Trinity College, Dublin ; he was called to the Irish bar in 188.3, and, after practising for a time in Dublin, emigrated to Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1854, where he .settled and was appointed provincial .solicitor for the province of Canterbur)', and, in 18.58, acting judge of the Southern Districts, including Wellington, Nelson, Westland, Canterbury, and Otago, retiring from the Supreme Court bench in 1875. Mr. Gresson was also president of the Philosophical Institute, Chilstchurch, chairman of the board of governors of Catiterbury College, chancellor of the diocese of Christchurch, and a Fellow of Christ's College, Canterbury. Hintaac. John Gresson, of ^ uglier, co. Tyrone, Ireland, gent., </. 1733, will dated 6th Septem- ber, 1733, proved same jear. By Elizabeth, liis wife, be had issue (wjtli a daughter, Jlary, wife of James Bkattan), a son, George Gres.son, of Swanlinbar, co. Cavan, m. by licence dated 2Hth December, 1748, Mary, widow of C'KOSS ; adnion. granted 23rd July, 1770. His son, William Gresson, of Swanlinbar, afore- said, VI. Margaret Leslie (who survived her husband many years), and d. in 1802, leaving issue, I. George Leslie (Rev.), of whom presently. II. Henry, «;. Alicia, daughter of Paiiiel Winslow, of CO. Fermanagh, and had issue, 1. William, m. Anne Frances, daughter of Samuel Walker. 2. George (Eev.). III. Skelton, (Eev.), <l. tiiim. I. Alice, m. Kev. William Eames, of co. Cork. II. Mary. III. Penelope. The eldest son, Residence — Waiora, Woodc Rev. George Leslie Gresson, of Ardnoc- her, King's Co., m. first, 1798, Clarissa Eby- nell, by whom (who (/. ISlll) he had issue (with two others who d. in infamy), I. William (Rev.), m. Francos, daughter of George Holmes. II. Chapman. III. George. IV. Henry Barnes, now of Woodcnd, Canterbui-y, New Zealand, the subject of this memoir. V. i^kelton. VI. Robert, vii. Richard. I. Fanny. II. Margaret. III. Alicia. IV. Clarissa. T. Eleanor. He m. secondly, 1826, Mary Anne TcnriN (who d. 1844), and by her had (with two others who d. in infancy), VIII. Charles. IX. John. Ti. Henrietta, m. Eev. B. Clarke. VII. Mary Anne. The Rev. G. L. Gresson d. December, 1842. nd, Canterbury, New Zealand. ^an Ii:mcj;l)iut, CAPTAIN BARKER VAN KOUGHNET, R.N., of Tyttcnhanger, St. Albans, Herts, J. P., and of Toronto, Canada, served in the Egyptian war of 1884-5, and the expedition up the Nile to relieve General Gordon at Khartoum, in which he was severely wounded, and was specially mentioned in despatches and promoted (medal with Nile clasp and Khedivial star). Ciiptain Van Koughnet has also the Royal Huiuauc Society's medal. He VOL. ir. 2 7.