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Only s. of the Rev. Eardley Childers, by Maria, dau. of Sir Culling Smith, Bart. B. in London 1827; m. Emily dau. of George J. A. Walker, Esq. of Norton. Educ. at Trinity College, Cambridge. Formerly a member of the Government of Victoria, 185157. M.P. for Pontefract, since 1860.
A liberal. A Justice of the Peace for the West Riding of Yorks.h.i.+re; an F.R.G.S. A director of the London and North Western, and the Gellevara (Swedish) Railways; chairman of the Wivenhoe and Brightling-sea Railway (_Brooke's Club_).
18. SHAFTO, Robert Duncombe, Esq.
Eld. s. of Robert E. D. Shafto, Esq., many years M.P. for Durham City.
B. 1806; m. 1838, the niece of Lord Ashburton. M.P. for North Durham, since 1847. A liberal. A J.P. for Durham and Wilts. A dep. lieut. for Durham. A Director of the Salisbury and Dorset Railway (_Brooke's Club_; _Hampworth Lodge_, _Downton_, _Wilts_; _Whitworth Park_, _Bishops Auckland_).
18. DYNEVOR, 4th Baron (Rice-Trevor),
B. 1795; m. 1824, dau. of General Lord Charles Fitzroy; has 4 daus., two married. Suc. his father in 1852. M.P. for Carmarthens.h.i.+re, 183031, and 183252. A D.C.L. of Oxford, 1834. Colonel of the Carmarthen Militia since 1831, and Militia Aide de Camp to the Queen, since 1852.
Patron of 6 livings (_Dynevor Castle_, _Llandillo_; _Barrington-park_, _Burford_).
20. COOPER, Sir Daniel, Knt.
S. of Thomas Cooper, Esq., of Sydney, and formerly of Bolton, Lancas.h.i.+re.
Born 1821; m. 1846, Elizabeth, daughter of William Hill, Esq. Elected to the Legislative Council of New South Wales, 1849; chosen 1st speaker of the legislative a.s.sembly, 1856. Is a member of the Senate of the Sydney University, and president of the Bank of New South Wales; knighted by patent, 1857.
21. BLANE, David Anderson, Esq.
A magistrate and dep.-lieut. for Berks.h.i.+re.
21. BLANE, Commander, George, R.N.
B. 1813, at Winkfield Park, near Windsor. Ent. the navy in 1829; obtained his present rank, 1846; present at the bombardment of St. Jean d'Acre; has received the Syrian medal.
22. POTTER, Edmund, Esq. M.P.
Eld. s. of the late James Potter, Jun., Esq., manufacturer, of Manchester. B. 1802; m. 1829, dau. of A. Crompton, Esq., of Lune Villa, Lancaster; M.P. for Carlisle since 1861 (a liberal); a J.P. and dep.-lieut. for Derbys.h.i.+re; an F.R.S.; an extensive calico printer and manufacturer at Glossop and Manchester (_Reform Club_; _Dinting Vale_, _Glossop_, _Derbys.h.i.+re_).
22. POTTER, Rupert, Esq.
A member of Lincoln's Inn; c. to the bar, 1857; an equity draftsman and conveyancer. Lancaster Chancery Court (8, _New-square_, _Lincoln's Inn_, W.C.; _Dinting-lodge_, _Derbys.h.i.+re_).
23. LYSLEY, William John, Esq. M.P.
Desc. from the family of De Lysle, or De Insula, of Mirfield and Kirkheaton, co. York. S. of William Lysley, Esq. of Warmfield, co. York.
B. 12 Dec. 1791; m. 1828, Caroline, dau. of John Marshall, Esq., of Ardwick House, co. Lancaster. Has issue, William Gerard, b. 1831; Warine Bayley Marshall, who m. in 1859, the dau. of Col. Du Vernet; Sarah Maria, who m. in 1861, Henry Gillett, Esq.; and Caroline Gertrude. C. to the bar (Inner Temple) 1826; went the northern circuit, but has ceased to practise. A magistrate and dep.-lieut. for Herts; high sheriff in 1851; M.P. for Chippenham since 1859 (a liberal); an F.A.S. (_Athenaeum Club_; _Mimwood_, _Herts_; _Pewsham_, _Chippenham_).
PRINCE'S TERRACE.
1. HARDINGE, the Dowager Viscountess,
Aunt of the present, and dau. of the 1st Marquis of Londonderry; m. 1821, the late Viscount Hardinge, Commander-in-chief of the Forces.
2. GREENALL, Gilbert, Esq. M.P.
S. of Edward Greenall, Esq., and brother of the late Peter Greenall, Esq., who was M.P. for Wigan, 18415; b. 1806; m. 1836, Mary, dau. of David Cloughton, Esq. (she died 1861). J.P. for Ches.h.i.+re, and J.P. and dep.-lieut. for Lancas.h.i.+re; chairman of the St. Helen's railway; M.P. for Warrington, since 1847; a conservative (_Carlton and National Clubs_; _Walton Hall_, _Warrington_).
3. MONCRIEFFE, Sir Thomas,
7th Bart. B. 1822. Suc. his father, 1830; m. 1843, Lady Louisa Hay, eld. dau. of the Earl of Kinnoull; has issue 2 sons and 8 daus.; formerly in the Grenadier Guards. App. Lieut.-col. Perths.h.i.+re Militia, 1846; Col. 1855 (_Moncrieffe House_, _Bridge of Earne_, _Perths.h.i.+re_).
4. ELLIOT, Admiral, the Hon. George, C.B.
Uncle of the Earl of Minto. B. 1784; m. 1810, Eliza Cecilia, youngest dau. of James Ness, Esq., of OsG.o.dvie, co. York. Has had issue 5 sons and 5 daus.; ent. the Navy, 1794; promoted to his present rank, 1853; general of the Mint in Scotland; naval aide-decamp to William IV., 1830; created a C.B., 1831; first Secretary to Admiralty, 183034; a lord of the Admiralty, 183537; has received a medal and clasps for his services at the battles of St. Vincent, the Nile, Copenhagen, and Java; has been Commander-in-chief at the Cape of Good Hope, on the West coast of Africa, in China, and at the Nore; has introduced many useful inventions into naval gunnery, as well as into the navy generally (_United Service Club_).
5. GOULBURN, Frederick, Esq.
3rd s. of the late Right Hon. Henry Goulburn. M. 1859, the Hon. Jemima Townshend, dau. of Baron Sondes. A commissioner and deputy chairman of Customs (_Thames St._, E.C.)
6. RAPER, Mrs. (Emily Frederica)
Dau. of the late Rev. Frederick Ekins, Rector of Morpeth, Northumberland; and widow of the late Lieut. Henry Raper, R.N., s. of the late Admiral Raper, and a Fellow of the Astronomical and Geographical Societies.
6. LORAINE, Miss (Janetta)
Daughter of the late Sir John Lambton Loraine, Bart. and Caroline his wife, sister of Mrs. Raper.
