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146 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. I. William (Sir), of whom presently. II. Thomas Turner (Hon.), of Walmer House, CoUingwood, Victoria, b. in London, 13th September, 1808, edu- cated at Westminster School, practised in England as a solicitor for about twenty years ; subsequently emigrated to Victoria, arriving in Melbourne, January, 1851. The following year he became a memher of the Legislative Council, and in 1857, registrar of the Church of England diocese of Mel- bourne ; was commissioner of customs under Sir James M'CuUoch, and some- time chairman of the Hobson's Bay Railway Company. His eldest son is the Hon. Thomas a Beckett, of Mel- bourne, puisne judge of Supreme Court, Victoria, who was b. 1837, called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn, 1859, and appointed a puisne judge of Victoria, 1886. He m. 1864, Isabella, daughter of Sir Archibald Michie, K.C.M.a., Q.C, of St. Kilda, Melbourne. III. G-Ubert Abbott, of Hyde Park-gate, CO. Middlesex, metropolitan police magistrate, b. 17th February and baptised at St. James's, Piccadilly, London, 6th May, 1811, m. at St. Greorge's-in-the-East, co. Middlesex, 21st January, 1835, Mary Anne, daughter of Joseph Glossop, Esq. of Silver Hall, Isleworth, co. Middlesex. She d. 1861. He d. at Boulogne-sur- Mer, France, 30th August, 1856 ; having had issue, 1. Gilbert Arthur, of Micliael's- grove, Brompton, co. Middlesex,

  • . 7th April, 1837, m. 15th

November, 1862, Emily, daughter of William Hunt, Esq. of Bath, CO. Somerset, and has issue, I. Gilbert William Francis, i. at Talbot-terrace, Padding- ton, London, d. August, 1884, and was buried at Thorndon, CO. Essex. I. Minna, b. at Talbot-terrace, ttnm. 2. Albert, of the War Office and of Brompton-square, London, b. 10th May, 1840, m. at St. James's, Piccadilly, London, 1862, Susan Emily Eccleston, but has no issue. 8. Arthur William, of Temple- gardeus, and of Gloucester-street, Warwick-square, co. Middlesex, b. at Portland House, North End, Fulham, co. Middlesex, 25th October, 1844. By royal licence, dated 18th April, 1888, he and his issue were authorised to con- tinue to use the surname of k Beckett, and to bear the arms of k Beckett with proper distinctions. He m. at the Roman Catholic Chapel, Spanish-place, Maryle- bone, CO. Middlesex, 17th Feb- ruary, 1876, Susanna Frances, elder daughter of Forbes Winslow, Esq. of Cavendish-square, co. Middlesex, M.D., D.C.L., and has issue, I. Arthur Thomas, b. at Marine Parade, Brighton, co. Sussex, 3rd January, 1877. II. GQbei't Forbes, b. at Brighton, CO. Sussex, 15th No- vember, 1878, d. the next day. III. Patrick Abbott Forbes Winslow, b. in Cavendish- square, CO. Middlesex, 17th March, 1880. IV. Walter Horace Francis, b. in Cavendish-square, 30th March, 1881. 4. Walter Horace Callander, b. at Hyde Park-gate, London, 1st May, 1847, d. at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, 28th August, 1856. 1. Fanny Matilda, b. 9th February, 1836, m. at Holy Trinity, Bromp- ton, CO. Middlesex, November, 1859, Sir Henry Leland Harrison, Knt., B.A., of 3, Kyd-street, Calcutta, commissioner of police and chairman of Corporation of Calcutta, son of Rev. J. H. Harrison, of Bugbrooke House, CO. Northampton. 2. Florence Mary Anne, b. at Hyde Park-gate, London, 18th June, 1853, mim. IT Arthur Martin, F.R.C.S., b. in London, educated at the London University and at Paris ; was some- time staff surgeon to the British Legion in Spain ; arrived in Sydney, New South Wales, 1838, where he continued to practise his profession. He was for several years a luember of the Legislative Council, left the colony in 1858, but returned to Sydnev in 1865, and d. there, 23rd May, 1871, aged 59 years. I. Sarah, b. 15th December, 1804, m. John Livingstone Callander, Esq., surgeon, 7th Hussars. II. Matilda Sophia, b. I7th December, 1813, m. 28th January, 1836, John Sympson, Esq., and d. 30th January, 1837. HI. Emily Elizabeth, b. 13th March, 1815, m. Thomas Morel, Esq. IV. Agnes Sophia, b. 1816, d. unni. 1835. V. Margaret Louisa, b. 11th August, 1817, m. Thomas Hull Terrell, Esq., barrister-at-law and county court judge, and d. December, 1871. SiE William aBeceett, first chief justice of Victoria, b. in London, 28th July, 1806, edu- cated at Westminster School, called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn, 1829, emigrated to New South Wales, arriving in Sydney by the ship "City of Edinboro," in May, 1837, whs appointed solicitor-general in 1841 ; in 1846 was made a judge of the supreme court for the district of Port Phillip, and in 1851, chief justice of Victoria, retiring in 1857. He m. Ist, at St. Pancras, co. Middlesex, 1st October,