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BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. 371 the Eritisli troops to the Soudan and was present at the battle of Abou Elea. He m. 15th April, 1882, Alice Elizabeth Murray, youngest daughter of the late General Murray-Aynsley, Madras Cavalry, of East Court, Lasham, Hants, England, and has issue, 1. Gilbert Murray, h. 2nd February, 1887. 1. Maud Alice, b. 28th August, 1883. III. Caroline Amy, h. 18th May, 1846 ; m. 7th Febi-uary, 1867, the Rev. Charles Knight, M.A., third son of the late John Knight, Esq. of Henley Hall, Ludlow, Shropshire. IV. Emily Elizabeth, b. 2nd September, 1848; m. 15th August, 1881, John Gregg O'Neill, Esq., M.B., of 31, Bron- desbury-road, Kilburn, London, second son of the late Hon. James O'Neill, member of the Legislative Council, New Zealand, and has issue, ] . Eric C'athbar Feargus, b. Ist February, 1886. 1. Sibyl Victoria Gregg, b. 28th May, 1882. 2. Carinna Augusta Barry, b. 10th September, 1883. Hon. James Norton d. at his residence, Elswick, near Sydney, 31st August, 1862, and was a. by his eldest son, the present HoN. Jaites Nobton. Arms used — Az., three swords, one in pale, point iipivards, surmounted of the other two in saJtire, points doionwards arg. Crest — A dexter arm emboived in armour, holding in the hand ppr., a sword arg., pommel and hilt or. Motto — Cogi qui potest nescit mori. Residences — Ecclesbourne, Double Bay, near Sydney ; and Euohora, Springwood, Blue Mountains, near Sydney, New South Wales. MESSER, the late WILLIAM COCKBURN, Esq. of Springwood, CO. Dundas, Victoria, &. at Edinburgh, Scotland, 23rd August, 1828 ; TO. at Jedburgli, co. Roxburgh, Scotland, 21st August, 1867, Mary Stuart, daughter of Alexander Anderson, Esq., formerly C.S. Hong Kong, and after- wards M.D., of Jedburgh, co. Roxbui'gh ; and had issue, I. Alexander Anderson, h. 9th April, 1872. II. William Frank Cockburn, h. 4th December, 1873. III. Tom Hamilton, h. 21st jSTovember, 1885. I. Elizabeth Grace Cockburn, h. 14th October, 1869 ; d. 18th August, 1873. It. Adeline Jane Cockburn, 6. 26th April, 1871. in. Mary Stuart Cockburn, I. 19th April, 1882. IV. Marguerite Deloraine Cockburn, h. 10th March, 1884. Mr. Messer d. 18th June, 1889, at St. Cuthbert's, Melrose, Scotland, aged 60. l^incagE. This family came from Perthshire, Scot- land, where they were seated at Gorthy, at Glentulohan. Mr. William C. Messer's grandfather, EoBEBT Merger, Esq., altered tlie spelling of the name to Messer. He was a life renter of the farm of Netherhowden in Lauderdale, and purchased the property of Blaiusley in Lauderdale. By Margaret Brunton, Ijis wife, he had two sons, Robert Brunton, who in- herited the property of Blainsley in Lauder- dale, which at his death {unm) passed to his brotlier ; and Adam. The younger son, Adam Messeb, Esq., who inherited the property of Blainsley in Lauderdale from his brother, m. Jane, daughter of John Cockburn, Esq. of Edinburgh, who was b. at Ormiston, East Lothian, and d. there. Mrs. Messer d. 20th May, 1871, aged 71 years, having sur- vived her husband, who d. 7th July, 1861, aged 75 years, when the above-mentioned property was sold. He had issue, WiiLiAir CocKBUEN, late of Spring- wood. Ro^ert, of London, civil engineer. John Cockburn, retired naval surgeon. James M., deceased. Adam Brunton, deputy inspector-general. Royal Naval Hospital, iilalta. Margaret, m. Jane, m. Residence of the late Mr. Messer — S^Jring- wood, CO. Dundas, Victoria. 2 B 2