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368 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. I. William, arrived in Australia, 1839, m. but d. s.p. II. Pliilip. first of the family to settle in Australia. He left Scotland in 1821, aered about 21 years, and arrived in Tasmania the following year. In 1844 he went to Victoria, and m. Sophia Jennings. He d. s.p., in Victoria, 7th July, 1844. I. Janet, d. num. II. Euphemia, in. George Lewis, Esq., and had issue, who settled in Victoria. He m. secondly, Anne, sister of Robert Car- stairs, of Balwearie, Fifeshire, farmer (who m. and had issue), and of James Carstairs (who d. tmm.). She was b. about 1807, and d. in 1826, having had issue, III. Eobert (Rev.), of Evandale, Tas~ mania, Presbyterian minister, d. at Evandale, s.p., in 1877, aged 69 years. IT. James, d. young. T. Geoege, late of Golfhill. Tl. Alexander, settled in Victoria in 1842, and d. leaving a son, Philip, b. 6th December, 1866, who succeeded to the property of Makwallock, district of Beaufort, Victoria, consisting of about 20,000 acres. Philip Russell, Esq., m. 17th October, 1888, Mary Gray, eldest daugliter of Thomas Guthrie, Esq. of The Hermitage, Geelong (.see that family'), Mr. Philip Russell d. in 1833. His brothers were George, of Pitkeerie, An- struther, Fifeshire ; John, of Elie, Fife- shire; and James, of Kincraig, Elie, Fife- shire, all farmers, and two of his nephews are the Hon. Philip, of Carngham, Victoria, member of the Legislative Council, and Thomas, of Wurrook, near Rokewood, Vic- toria, member of the House of Assembly, brother of the Hon. Philip. Residence of the late Mr. George Mnssell — Golfhill, near Shelford, Geelong district, Vic- toria. Estate of the late 3Ir. George Russell — Golflidl, aforesaid (30,000 acres). Norton ^i Cctltshounte antr €titl)ora. "XTORTON, HON. JAMES, of Ecclesbourne, Double Bay. near Sydney, JlAI and of Euchora, Springwood, Blae Mountains, near Sydney, New South Wales, member of the Legislative Council, trustee of the Free Public Library, Sydney, and of the Australian Museum, Sydney, fellow of St. Paul's College, within the University of Sydney, and University solicitor, h. at Sydney, 5th December, 1824 ; to. first, at Longford, Tasmania, 1st June, 1854, Harriott Mary, eldest child of Thomas Walker, Esq. of Rhodes, Concord, on the Parramatta River, New South Wales, and of Rhodes, South Esk River, and Iveridge, both in Tasmania, deputy assistant commissary-general of New South Wales (see Walkee OF Rtde), by Anna Elizabeth, his wife, second dauo-hter of the Hon. John Blaxland, formerly of Newington Hall, co. Kent, Eno-land, and afterwards of Newington, Parramatta River, New South Wales, sometime member of the Legislative Council of that colony, the head of the Blaxland House (see Blaxland of Pordwich), and by her (who was h. 29th October, 1823, at Rhodes, Concord ; baptised at St. John's Church, Parra- matta ; d. at Ecclesbourne, 12th September, 1800, and was buried in Sydney) has had issue, I. James Albert, of Ecclesbourne, h. 5th September, 1860 ; unm. I. Gertrude Augusta, h. 30th June, 1855 ; m. 24th July, 1875, James Thomas Marsh Bell, Esq. of Coochin, Queensland, by whom she has four sons and one daughter, jl. Anna Marian, h. 25th June, 1856; d. 18th May, 1883; unm. m. Agnes Isabella, h. 19th April, 1858 ; //;. 31st January, 1880, George Henry Green, Esq., manager of the Commercial Bank, Brisbane, Queensland, by whom she has two sons and two daughters. Mr. Norton m. secondly, at Sydney, 31st December, 1862, Isabella, eldest