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BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. 43 in. Montagu Consett, m. Emily Smith, and d. 1872, leaving issuo. IV. Edward Milner, m. Florence Smith, and has issue. V. William Wilberforoe, unm. VI. Cecil Bedford, m. Alice Tooth, and has issue. VII. Septimus Alfred (Hon.) of Sydney, New South Wales, member of the Legislative Council of New South. Wales, h. 8th May, 1842 ; m. 31st December, 1864, Lucy, daughter of Robert Campbell, Esq., sometime colonial treasurer of New South Wales, and has issue, 1 Robert Campbell, of the 14th Hussars, 6. 20th. December, 1867. 2 Colin Campbell, h. 3rd May, 1872. 3 Mevvyn Campbell, h. 28th April, 1876. 4 Noel Campbell, h. 26th May, 1878. 6 Humfrey Campbell, h. 28th April, 1882. 1 Fanny Ethel Campbell. 2 Annie Sophia Campbell. vtii. Ernest Farish, m. Mary Taylor, and has issue. I. Clara Virginia, m. Alfred Hewlett, Esq., who d. leaving issue. It. Jessie Maria, m. George Leslie, Esq., and has issue. III. Eleanor, deceased. IV. Sarah Consett, iinm. V. Alice Mary, unm. VI. Agnes, m. Percy Bedford, Esq. VII. Mary Anne, m. Montagu Severn, Esq. The Hon. Sir Alfred Stephen was educated at the Charterhouse School, London, and afterwards at the Grammar School, Honiton, Devonshire. He went with, his father to the West Indies in 1815, and afterwards returned to England; called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn, November, 1823; emigrated to Tasmania in 1824; and in April, 1825, was appointed solicitor-general of tbat colony ; attorney-general of Tasmania, 1832 to 1838 ; judge. New South Wales, April, 1839; president of the Legislative Council, 1856 — 57; chief justice, 1844—73, and lieutenant-governor, November, 1875 ; adminis- tered the Government from February to June, 1872; again from March to August, 1879 ; and, thirdly, from 11th November to 12th December, 1885 ; and was appointed to a seat in the Legislative Council of New South Wales, March, 1875, which seat he resigned March, 1879. He has been for many years a member of the Council of Education ; knighted August, 1846 ; created a C.B. in 1862, K.C.M.G. 1874, and G.C.M.G. 1884. iLtncaaE. James Stephen, of Ardendraught, parish of Cruden, Aberdeenshire, b. in 1670, had issue, I. James, of whom presently. II. John, b. 1702, m. Janet Forbes, and was father of George, b. 1739, who, by Elizabeth Kobb, his wife, had a son, Q-eorge, b. 1776, m. Anne Burney, and had issue, 1 Greorge Alexander, m. Elizabeth Johnston, and has four children, one of them being Reginald (Rev.), of Christchurch, St. Eilda, Victoria. 2 Oscar Leslie, m. Isabella Birkmyre, and has two children, the yoanger of whom is Alexander Condie, C.B., C.M.G. .3 -Ufred. 1 Anne, m. 9th Feb., 1S36,