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BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. 61 1 . Adeline Constance. ir. Maud Margaret. III. Florence Mabel. This gentleman, who was educated at Ballymena Academy, co. Antrim, Ireland, emigrated to Australia, where his brothers had preceded him thii-teen years previously, and arrived in Melbourne in May, 1852. After visiting the goldfields with some degree of success, he entered into pastoral pursuits, subse- quently, in conjunction with his brothers, purchasing Longerenong, one of the best stations on the Wimmera ; and afterwards, Yanko station, Murrumbidgee, New South Wales, with other properties. He was twice elected a member of the Legislative Assembly of Victoria for the Wimmera ; and was twice elected (first in 1875) to the Upper House of Legislature for the Western Province. He built the " Wilson Hall," of the Melbourne University ; introduced the salmon into Australian waters ; is the author of works entitled : Salmon at the Antipodes, The Angora Goat, and other valuable papers on acclimatisation. Sir Samuel Wilson was vice-president of the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880, and a royal commissioner for the Fisheries Exhibition in 1883. He unsuccessfully contested the county of Londonderry in 1881, and the northern division of Buckinghamshire in 1885, and was returned to Parliament, as M.P. for Portsmouth, in 1886 ; knighted in 1875. Hineage. SlE Samtjel Wilsox is paternally of a branch of the family of Wilson, settled in the north of Ireland. In the female line he claims descent from the ancient histi ric house of Kirkpatiick, of Closeburn, Dum- friesshire, traceable back to Ivone Kirk- PATKICK, who lived in the time of David I, and witnessed a charter of Robert Brus, Lord of Annandale, to the monks of Abbeyholm. In the troublous times of the latter half of the 17th century, three brothers (so says tradition) of the chief of the Closeburn family, crossed in an open boat from Gallo- way to the county of Antrim, landed at the Gi-iant's Causeway, and settled in the north of Ireland, where several families descended from them are still resident. One of these, James Kiekpateick, of Kinflay, co. An- trim, had a daughter, Elizabeth Kiek- pateick, b. in 1740 ; m. 1759, John Wilson, of Birneyhill (6. 1719 ; d. 1789), and had ten sons and two daughters. Of the former the seventh son, SAiirEt Wilson, of Ballycloughan, co. Antrim, b. 1775, m. 1808, Mary, daughter of Samuel Smyley, of Dunard, by his wife, Sarah Henry, of Fairview, Dungiven. They had issue, six sons and five daughters, viz., I. Wniiam, m. twice, and d. leaving two sons and four daughters. II. John, m. 1852, Anna M'Neill, and had issvie, Alfred, d. s.p. ; Anna, m. Captain Bridges, R.N. ; and Minnie. III. Charles, m. 1859, Elizabeth Leece, and had issue, Harold Charles and Frances Annie. IV. David, m. Margaret Kitson, and has three daughters, Louise, m. Arthur Aitken; Marguerite; and Georgina. V. Alexander, m. 1847, Marion Mackin- non, and has issue, five sons and two daughters. VI. SAJirEL (Sir), now of Ercildounc, and 9, Grosvenor-square. I. Ehza, m. 1833, Francis McCaughey, and d. leaving issue : 1. Samuel McCaughey, an extensive landowner m Australia, and one of the largest sheepowners in the world ; 2. John ; 3. David; 1. Elizabeth, m. Dr. Whitley, and has issue ; 2. Mary, m. Rev. W. McKay, of Garvagh, and has issue; 3. Jane, m. Hugh Stewart, and has issue; 4. Louisa, m. John McKay, M.D., and has issue; 5. Anna, m. R. Smith, and has issue; 6. Margarctta, ■m. Thomas Smith, and has issue; and 7. Charlotte, m. John M. Chesney, J. P., and has issue. II. Sarah Jane, m. James Hamill, M.D., and has issue. III. Mary, m. 1850, Thomas Kelly, who d. s.p. IV. Rose Anna, m. Robert Chesney, and d. leaving issue. V. Margaretta, d. unin. 1852, aged 17 years. Mr. Wilson d. in 1846. Arms — Per pale sa. and gu. a wolf ramp, or. charged on the shoulder with an estoile gu. between four mullets in cross of the