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G02 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. 2, Ednmncl Alfred. 3. Frcdei'ick Augustus. 1. Allele Laura. III. Frederiek Aueustus, of Belmont estate, St. Kitts, West Indies, b. 19th August, 1840, m. 17th December, 1868, Ahce, daughter of Thomas Probyn Uekbidge, and Maria Louisa, his wife, and lias issue, 1. Probvu Berridge, b. 26th Decem- ber, 1872. 2. Frederick Archibald, h. 2nd October, 1874. 3. Edmund Alfred, b. 16th October, 1887. 1. Alice Loui,5a. 2. Ingeborg Slabel, m. 6th August, 1891, Woodley Douglas Gordon. 3. Helena Maud. 4. Nora Sinclair. 5. Emily Hamilton. 6. Lilian Mary. 7. Adeline Hamilton. IT. Edwaid Musgrave, d. in infancy. A'. John Musgrave, d. in infancy. VI. Edmunfi Wigley, ?h. Clara Harriet Cooke, of Henley-on-Thames, and has issue, 1. Edna Clara Amethyst. 2. Rubv. 3. Pearl. VII. Septimus (Hon.), the subject of this memoir. VIII. Oclavius, ivho was clerk in the Governor's office, Western Australia, 1872, clerk to the executive council, and private seerctarv to Governor Weld, 1874, to Sir Wi'lliam Robinson; chief clerk and keeper of records in Survey Office 1887, and assistant colonial secretary in that year. He was acting colonial secretary 1889-90, and under secretary since the intro- duction of responsible government. He m. Esther Mary, daughter of Giis- tavus Edward Cockburn Habe afore- said, and has issue, 1. Maud Georgiana. 2. Frances Anne. IX. Alfred Earle, m. Ethel Marian Gull, of Perth, W.A., and has issue, 1. Isla. 2. Ethel. X. Francis Sinclair, d. February, 1872. I. Louisa Emily, m. George Leake, and has issue, four sons and one daughter. II. Mina Eliza, m. Malcolm A. Clement Fhasee. Arms — Argent on a chevron gides hetieeen three huglehorns sable, stringed of the second, OS mang crosses crossht Jitche or. Crest — A hnglehorn, as in the arms. Motto — All/or the better. Hesidence — Strawberry HiU, Perth, Western Australia. CTkJ— Weld, Perth. ?tictc{). VEN. THEODORE CARLOS BENONI STRETCH, M.A. of St. KiWa, Melbourne, Victoria, Arclideacon of Melbourne and Geelong, h. lltn February, 1817 ; m. 3rd February, 1842, Martha, daughter of John and Eliza- beth Butler, of Worcester, England, and has issue, I. Theodore, h. 3rd January, 1845 ; m. 1873. II. Samuel, b. September, 1846; m. 1877. I. Ehzabeth, m. 22nd April, 1863, William Thomas Rowe, of Glenfine, Cape Clear, Grenville, co. Victoria, J. P., and has issue (see Rowe of Gleiifi?ie). II. Martha, m. firstly, 1869, Henry RowE, son of William Rowe, and brother of the aforementioned William Thomas Rowe, of Glenfine. Mr. Henry Rowe d. at Rome, December, 1874, leaving issue (see Rowe of Glenfint). She m. secondly, Rev. John Herbert Gregoet. III. Mary Sophia. The Ven. Archdeacon Stretch was educated at Worcester College, Oxford, ■nhere he giaduated B.A. 1841, and M.A. 1844, and took holy orders 1841. In England he held successively the curacies of Wishaw (1841-2) and Harborough ]lagna (1842-4), both co. Warwick, and was vicar of Potters- pury, CO. Northampton, 1844 to 1851. He arrived in Victoria in July, 18.j2, and was incumbent of Christ Church, Geelong, 1862-4, and of St. Panl's,