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 156 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY William Drayton Taylor, Esq. of Timmering, Rochester, Rodney co., Victoria, J. P., and Frances Pyke, his wife, and has issue, I. John Irving, h. 10th August, 1872. II. William Irving, h. 4th January, 1876. III. Oliver Irving, h. 14th September, 1878. IV. Cyril Nasmyth Irving, I. 30th December, 1886. V. A son, h. at Coonil, Wattletree-road, Malvern, Victoria, 13th No- vember, 1890. I. Frances Irving, h. 4th October, 1870 ; m. at Christ Church, South Yarra, 22nd May, 1890, Dr. Henry FitzGerald-Powell, third son of the late Rev. Edward Powell, of Ballinasloe, co. Galway, and Wyndser, co. Mayo, Ireland, and grandson of the late Colonel Edward FitzGerald, K.H., of Turlough Park, co. Mayo. II. Margaret Irving, h. 23rd January, 1874. III. Amy Irving, I. 27th April, 1877. IV. Elsie Irving, h. 4th May, 1881. T. Laura Irving, h. 17th August, 1882. VI. Florence Irving, h. 4th July, 1885. Mr. Winter-Irving emigrated to the colony of Victoria with his friends in 1842. He was a member of the Shire Council of Waranga for nine years, two years' out of which he was president, and stood for the Eastern Province against Sir Francis Murphy, but retired in favour of that gentleman on Mr. Patrick O'Brien's coming forward. He is a life member of the Royal Geographical Society, and was- elected a life fellow of the Royal Colonial Institute, 1886. By royal licence, dated 24th January, 1889, he and his issue were authorised to assume the surname of Irving in addition to and after that of Winter, and to quarter the arms of Irving. Hmcanc. The Irvings have long been one of the con- siderable clans in the south of Scotland, tlieir fighting force being estimated in the 16th century at 500 men. The Bonshaw family were looked upon as chiefs, and so recognised in an Act of Parliament, 1587. Egbert de Hibewtne, 1226, is the first of the name traced ; in 1258, Alan Ykewtne was sent as envoy from the Scottish nobles to those of Wales ; Reginald was archdeacon of Teviotdale and Glasgow, and d. before 1286 ; EoGEE OF Irwtn was clerk of the King's wardrobe, 1327—32, and in 1329, Wiiliam Ikwtn was clerk register; and in 1384, Nicholas de Yeewtne was canon of Glas- gow. In 1504, David Irwin was owner of Irwin and Hegsland ; younger branches were seated at Woodhouse, Coveshaw, Auchin- bedridge. Stank, Luce, Wyseby, Gribton, Logan, Knockhill, &c., and at Castle Irvine, CO. Fermanagh. Christopher Irving, of Bonshaw, Annan, CO. Dumfries, is said to have been at Flodden ; in 1547 he was taken prisoner by the English under Henry Wharton. Edward Irving, of BonsliBW, his son, in 1590, was at feud with William Bell, of Blackethouse, and drove him from bis fortalice. At this time, Johnstone, of that ilk, is styled his " master and land- lord ; " he and his sons were concerned in the slaughter of Lord Maxwell, warden of the Marches; one of his sons was killed by the Kirkpatricks, circa 1554 ; Bonshaw Tower was besieged, but not taken, by the Earl of Marton. His son, Chbistophee Irving, of Bonshaw, m. 1566, Margaret, daughter of John Johnstone, of that ilk, which marriage had been, in 1564, prohibited by the privy council. He had issue, William, of Bonshaw, d. s.p., and Edwarb Irving, of Bonshaw, who m. Margaret, widow of Sir Alexander Kirk- patrick, of Kirkmichael, and had issue, I. William. II. Herbert, in whose favour his nephew James resigned the estate, 1655. But at this period the succession is involved in some obscurity; George Irving, of Bon- shaw, m. Agnes Carleton, who in her widow- hood m. her husband's brother, Jeffrey Irving, of Robgill, who was beheaded in 1624. The second son of Edward Irving, Herbert Irving, was of Bonshaw, 1648. James Irving, of Bonshaw, was, 25th May, 1655, served heir special of his grandfather's grandfather, Edward, of Bonshaw, in the