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BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. 41 UinEage. William Bltth, Esq. of Birmingham, ro. Warwick, son of Robeet Blyth, Esq. (who d. 1836), by Anne Brittain, his wife (who d. 1816), m. 1818, Sarah, daughter of the Rev. William Wilkins, of Bourton-on- the-Water, Gloucestershire, and by her (who d. November, 1861) had issue, I. William Wilkins, b. 1819 ; m. Belinda Dransford, and has one son and four daughters. II. Howard, h. 1821 ; to. his cousin, Hannah Blytli, and has two sons and one daughter. Ill Aethur (Sie), K.C.M.G., C.B., F.R.G-.S., agent-general for South Australia. IV. Neville, b. 1825, many years a mer- chant in Adelaide, colonial treasurer in the Hart Administration of 1868, and minister of education in the Boucaut Ministry of 1877 ; m. Julia Barns, and d. s.p. at the Rowans, Sutton, CO. Surrey, 15th February, 1890, aged 65. William Blyth d. June, 1855. Arms used — Erm. three roebucks trippant fpr. Crest — A roebuck's head erased gu. attired or. gorged with a chaplet vert. Residences — A venue Villa, Campden House- road, Kensington, W., and 8, Victoria-cham- bers, Westminster, S.W. Clubs — St. Stephen's and St. George's. GREENE, MOLESWORTH RICHARD, Esq. of Greystones, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia, J. P., h. in South Frederick-street, Dublin, 14th January, 1827, m. at Woodlands, Victoria, Australia, 27th July, 1854, Emma, daughter of Sylvester Browne, Esq. of Hartlands, Victoria, by Eliza Angell Alexander, hi.s wife, and has issue, I. William Pomeroy, h. 7th May, 1866. I. Corientia Marj% h. 19th November, 1856. II. Constance Angel, h. 23rd December, 1862. Hinfaac. William Geeene, Esq., E.I.C.S., settled in England on his return from India, and held office at the Court of King Geoegb III, being granted apartments in Hampton Court Palace, where he resided till his death. He TO. Miss Mary Yorke, of the family of the Earl of Hardwicke, and had issue, I. WiLLiA.M Pomeeoy, of whom pre- sently. II. Rawdon (Rev.), vicar of Sandgate, CO. Kent, En-gland, to., iirst. Miss Mahon ; secondly. Miss Coddington ; and, thirdly. Miss Verschoyle. III. Francis, of Australia, to. Miss Elizabeth Edwardes. I. Mary, to. Rev. John Hardy. William Pomeeot Geeene, Esq. of Collen House, Coilen, co. Louth, Ireland, and afterwards of Woodlands, Victoria, Australia, entered the Royal Navy, 1st March, 1810, then aged 13 years, was on board one of the ships stationed at St. Helena to guard Napoleon, served under Lord Exmouth at the taking of Algiers, and retired as first lieutenant, having see)] much active service, including the first Burmese War. He to. at StUlorgan, co. Dublin, 1826, Anne, daughter of Richard Griffith, Esq. (who, in early life, went to the East Indies, whence returning, he settled at Millicent, co. Kildare, in the year 1786, became deputy-governor of that county, and represented the borough of Askeaton for some years in the Irish Parlia- ment. He was subsequently presented with the freedom of the city of Dubhn, by the unanimous vote of the corporation, for his spirited defence of their rights and privileges in Parliament), by Mary, his second wife, daughter of the Right Hon. Walter Hussey Burgh, of Donore, co. Kildare, Chief Baron of His Majesty's Court of Exchequer in Ireland, and M.P. for Dublin University, by Anne, his wife, daughter of Thomas Burgh, Esq. of Bei't, co. Kildare, and sister of Viscountess Ferrard and of Thomas Burgh, whose son was the second and last Lord Downes. Mrs. Anne Greene (who was b. September, 1795, and d. 1865) was also sister of Sir Richard Griffith, Bart, (see Burke's Peerage). Mr. William Pomeroy Greene d. in the autumn of 1846, having had issue, I. MoLESWOETH RiCHAKD, of whom we treat. II. Rawdon Foster, J.. 2nd August, 1829,