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190 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. 1835, and inherited the land purchased by and granted to his late father. He d. at Northbury, February, 1862. IV. Joseph, original proprietor of Panshanger, Longford, Tasmania, d. 28th June, 1853. The eldest surviving son, William Aecher, Esq. of Brickendon, Longford, Tasmania, J. P., left England in 1823, in the " Aguilar," a vessel chartered by himself and other intending colonists, taking with him 32 sheep of the Hampton Court flock of merinos, vphicli number he landed in Tasmania. He m. 1st May, 1829, Caroline, second daughter of Robert Har- rison, Esq. of Woodbury, Antill Ponds, Tasmania, J.P., and the owner of consider- able property in Tasmania, and of Eochford Hall, CO. Essex, England, where he was a captain of Militia. She d. at Brickendon, 26th April, 1862, aged 57 years. He also d. at Brickendon, 24.th March, 1879, aged 90 years, having had issue, I. Robert Joseph, b. 19th December, 1832, m. Ellen, eldest daughter of Alexander Gierke, Esq. of Mountford, Longford, Tasmania, and had issue, besides five danghters, a son, Alex- ander, LL.B., St. Peter's College, Cambridge, and barrister-at-law of the Middle Temple, London. II. William Henby Davies, now of Brickendon. III. Alfred, b. 16th July, 1844 ; m. Christien Von Heucketum, , and has issue, three sons. IT. George Frederick (Rev.), M.A. Christ's College, Cambridge, canon of Hobart Cathedral, b. 20th July, 1848 ; m. Elizabeth, daughter of Dr. Young, M.H.A., J. P., and late deputy-com- missioner of Oude, and has issue, four sons and one daughter. I. Eliza Caroline, m. Alfred John Home, Esq., J. P., eldest son of Lieutenant Alfred Home, of H.B. Majesty's Ser- vice, and chief police magistrate of Longford, and has issue, one son, Raymond Kensey, and one daughter, Aimee Caroline. II. Mary, unm. III. Ellen, unm. Arms used — Az. a cTiev. between three pheons arg. Crest — A bear's gamb holding an arrow in bend all ppr. Mottoes — 3Ialo mori quam fcedari ; Le fin couronne Vceuvre. Residence — Brickendon, Longford, co Westmoreland, Tasmania. Chib — Nevf University, St. James's-street, London, England. ARCHER, JOSEPH, Esq. of Panshanger, Longford, Tasmania, J.P., h. 27tli January, 182-J, at Woolmers, Longford, Tasmania ; in 1836 educated in England, returned to Tasmania in 1842 ; in 1862 was made a magistrate, and in the same year was elected member for Longford in the Leo-islative Council ; continued to represent that constituency for 10 years, and then retired from public life ; m. 28tli December, 1852, Ann, second daughter of the Hon. W. P. Weston, of Hythe, Longford, who was twice premier of the colony of Tasmania, and a member of Mr. P. Smith's ministry, without office, and has issue, I. Percy Weston, h. 25th September, 1855. II. Edgar Kerraode, I. 31.st July, 1860. III. Bertram Lyttleton, h. 18th December, 1863. IV. Leonard Dubrelle, h. 25th March, 1868. V. Bernard Clark, I. 20th March, 1871. I. Isabel Madeline ; m. 3rd December, 1880, the Hon. F. W. Grubb, of Launceston, Tasmania, member of the Legislative Council. II. Frances Mary ; m. 21st December, 1887, Arthur Peck, Esq. of Mel- bourne, Victoria, architect. III. Aimee Josephine ; m. 28th April, 1887, R. L. Parker, Esq., of the firm of Ritchie and Parker, solicitors, Launceston, Tasmania. Mr. Archer was one of the promoters of the Launceston and Western Railway.