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35(1 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. 5. Thomas Clement, h. 2nrl July, 1864. 1. Mary, S. 28th March, 1847. 2. Jaquehe Frances, h. 1st Septem- ber, 1867. II. Louis (Rev.), rector of Petrock- stowe, 6. 27th March, 1814 ; m. 1854, Augusta Eundell, daughter of Eev. Charles Browne, of Whitstone, Devon, and has issue, 1. Charles Louis, lieutenant King's Own Borderers, b. 1857. 2. Reginald, b. 1858. 3. Arthur Augustus, h. 1860. 4. Gerald Douglas, b. 1865. 1. Margaret, b. 1855. 2. Clara Jaquette, b. 1863. III. Belfield, of whom we treat. IV. G-eovge (Rev.), rector of Highamp- ton, CO. Devon, b. 13th April, 1819 ; TO. 1865, Emily Rose, daughter of Charles Stirling, Esq., and has issue, 1. Henry St. John Stirling, b. 1869. 2. Louis Charles Srirling, b. 1872. 1. Mary Elizabeth Stirling, h. 1867. 2. Eleanor Jaquette Stirling, b. 1882. I. Jaquette Harriett, of Morth G-range, near Exbourne, co. Devon, b. 22nd April, 1817. Arms — Q.uarterly of eight : 1st and 8th, arg., tliree bars, gu., for Woolicombe ; 2nd, sn., three sinister wings displayed arg., for Atcombe ; 3rd, arg., an eagle displayed with two heads sa., a border of the last, bezantee, for Teegian ; 4th, sa., three fusils conjoined in fess. erm., for GtIFfoed ; 5th, sa., a lion ramp, arg., debruised by a bend gu., for Chitechill ; 6ih, or, on a bend cottised az., three cinquefoils of the field, for Dawnet; 7th, arg., two chevrons sa., for Esse. These are the arms given in Visit. 1620 ; the pi'esent family quarter also PiTTES — Arg , a chevron, gu., between three peacoclss' heads erased az. ; and Moeth — Arg., a lion ramp., be- tween three fleurs-de-lis gu. Crfst — A spur or, rowel points gu., as given in Visit. Devon 1620. CreH (now borne) — A falcon ppr., wings displayed arg., charged with tliree bars gu., belled and jessed or. JEerSiffefJce^Ashbury, near Timaru, Canter- bury, J^ew Zealand. i^tuse of CulIenstoooU House. LEGGE, ROBERT VINCENT, Esq. of Cnllenswood House, St. Mary's, Break o'Day River, Tasmania, h. 3rd October, 1803 ; m. 24th April, 1839, Elizabetli Graves, youngest daughter of John De Lapenotiere, Esq., captain R.N., and by her (who d. llth September, 1888) has had issue, four sons and four daughters, of wliom survive, William Vincent, of Hobart, retired lieutenant-colonel Royal Artillery, commandant of the Tasmanian Local Forces, h. 2nd September, 1841 ; TO. 1st December, 1867, Frances Anne Talbot, only daughter of Major W. Gray, of tbe Q-lth Regiment of Foot, and widow of Alick Thompson, Esq., and has issue, Vincent De Lapenotiere ; Robert William; and Elizabeth Frances Eleanor. Elizabeth Blanche, I. 24th September, 1848 ; to. 27th May, 1874, William Malleson Bromley, Esq., youngest son of Bishop Bromley. He is deceased. Fanny Amelia, h. 29th June, 1855. Mr. Legge went to Tasmania in 1827, and took up land on the Break o'Day River, receiving from Government grants of 1,000 and 1,600 acres, and afterwards purchased additional blocks. Hineasc. It is recorded that the family of Legge came originally from Venice, wlaere it was noble and wealthy, in the 10th century, the name then being De la Lega. The branch from which the present family is descended settled at Legges, near Tun- bridge, CO. Xent, England, about the 12th century. A member of the family, Thomas Legge. served the office of sheriff for the city