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 98 BURKE'S COLOISriAL GENTRY. of Ricliard Fitz-Roger, Lord of Wood Plumpton (whose wite was heir of Dun- stan Banister), and was great grandfather of SiE Thomas de Betham, of Betham (now spelt Beetham), co. Westmorland, m. Parnell or Petronella, daughter and heir of 3ir Robert de Burton, Lord of Burton, near Kendal, co. Westmorland. His grandson, John de Betham, of Trimby, co. West- morland, living 1405, m. Margaret, sole heir of CoUinson, Lord of Castlecarrock, co. Cumberland. His great great grandson, Arthur Betham, of Trimby, b. 1546, at Morland, co. Westmorland, was great great great grandfather of Edward Betham, of Highmore, Toweett and Newbystones, baptised at Morland, co. Westmorland, 22nd January, 1643 ; m. Mar- garetta, and had issue, two sons, I. Re7. Robert Betham, A.M., rector of Silchester, co. Soutliampton, England. He sold his estate of Highmore, &c., to his cousin, William Betham ; was drowned in Fleet Ditch, London, and buried at Silchester, 25th November, 1719, having had issue, besides three daughters, two sons, viz. : I. Rev. Edward, B.D., d. unm. He left his estate to support a botanic garden in Cambridge. II. Robert, d. an infant. II. Mathew, of whom presently. Mathew Beetham or Betham, baptised at Morland, 1st October, 1682. He settled at East Ardsley, co. York, where he had issue, four sons, viz. : I. William, of Talkingham. II. Michael, of Stanisland. III. John, clerk in the Bank of England, d. in London. IV. Joshua, of whom presently. Joshua Beetham, m. Sarah, daughter of .. . Fisher, Esq. of Scrooby, co. York (she was buried, 1806, at Hooton Pagnell, near Uoncaster, co. York), and was buried, 1798, at Hooton Pagnell, leaying issue, I. William, of East Ardsley Grange, d. s.p. II. Michael, of London, d. s.p. III. Mathew, d. an infant. IV. George, buried at Hooton Pagnell, 3824, s.p. T. Joshua, of whom presently. 1. Susannah, baptised 12lh July, 1767, buried at Hooton Pagnell, 1820, s.p. Joshua Beetham, Esq. of Doncaster, co. York, merchant, m. Catherine, daughter of .. . Richmond, Esq. of Crimpsall, co. York. She was buried at Lincoln. He was buried in Doncaster churchyard, and left issue, William Beetham, Esq. of Danum and Te Mako Taita, both in Wellington, New Zealand, J. P., late of Frimley Hill, co. Surrey, England, m. 25th June, 1835, Mary, daughter of Phillip Horsley, Esq. of Hull and Don- caster, merchant, who was the son of Marma- duke Horsley, Esq. of Helmsley Blackamoor, CO. York, and d. 3rd August, 1888, aged 79 years, having had issue, I. Richmond, now of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. II. William Henry, of Toweett, Waira- rapa. New Zealand, J. P., b. at Hex- thorpe, CO. York, 10th August, 1837. He is chairman. County Council, Wairarapa North ; m. Marie Zelie Hermance, daughter of Charles Francois Denis Frere, of Mareuil, L'Oise, France. III. George, of Wellington and Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, J.P, and member of the House of Representatives, New Zealand, b. at Horncastle, co. Lincoln, 9th May, 1840 ; m. Annie Frances, daughter of N. W. Levin, Esq. of Gledhow-gardens, London, and of Wellington, New Zealand, and has had issue, Mita Muriel, d. an infant. IV. Hugh Horsley, of Brancepeth, Wai- rarapa, and of the Masterton Club, Masterton, New Zealand, J.P., b. at Horncastle, co. Lincoln, 21si. Novem- ber, 1841 ; m. 30th April, 1879, Ruth, thii'd daughter of Charles Robert Bid- will, Esq. of Pihautea, Wairarapa, Wellington, J.P. (see BiDWiLL of Pihautea), and has issue, 1. Ralph Pitz-Roger Bidwill, b. at Brancepeth, Wairarapa, 10th January, 1880. 2. Orengard Horsley, b. at Brance- peth, 12th June, 1886. 1. Thyra Talvase, b. at Brancepeth, 5th December, 1883. V. Charles Edward, of Te Apiti, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, b. at Horncastle, I7t;h May, 1843. VI. Phillip Joshua, of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, barrister and solicitor, b. at Frimlev Hill, co. Surrey, 1850. VII. Norman, of Te Apiti, Hawke's Bay, b. at Frimley Hill, co. Surrey, 25th June, 1853 ; m. 27th June, 1881, Alice Mary, eldest daughter of Herbert Samuel Wardell, Esq. of Te White, New Zealand, J. P., resident magistrate and sheriff of Wairarapa, and has issue, 1. Norman Trevor Beaumont War- dell, b. at Hastings, Hawke's Bay, 7th March, 1882. 2. Harold Richmond Wardell, b. at Hastings, Hawke's Bay, 6th July, 1885. I. Anne Palmer, b. at Horncastle, co. Lincoln, 19th December, 1838 ; m. at The Hutt, Wellington, to Thomas Coldham Williams, Esq. of Wellington and Wairarapa (see Williams of Pakaraka), and has issue, 1. Hugh George, of Lansdowne, Wairai-apa, B.A. of Jesus College, Cambridge, b. 26th September, 1861. 2. Guy Coldham, b. 18th August, 1868.