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 250 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. Mavsliall, Esq., and d. 8th April, 1872, leaving issue, 1. John Wallace, of Cairn Hill and Westport, b. 1863. 2. Francis Sandilands, b. 1865. II. Colonel Charles Vereker Hamilton- Campbell, of Netherplace, co. Ayr, N.B., b. 1819, assumed the surname of Campbell on succeeding to the estate of Netherplace, an ancient cadetship from the Loudon family ; m. 1863, Mary Sancroft, only daughter of Samuel Randall, Esq. of Orford, Suf- folk, and by her (who d. 1872) has issue, two sons and three daughters. III. Thomas Feekieb, of Elderslie. IV. John Prendergast, m. Agnes, daugh- ter of James Buchanan, Esq., and has two sons and one daughter, Lilias, who m. 7th November, 1888, David Alexander Skene, Esq. of Pierrepoint, Hamilton, Victoria, lieutenant in Vic- torian Mounted Infantry {b. Ist August, 1855), third son of the Hon. William Skene, of Skene, Hamilton, Victoria, member of the Legislative Council (see Skene oe Marnoo). V. William Archibald, captain Ayrshire Eifles, deceased. I. Jane Lillias, m. Colonel Andrew Gril- lon, of Wallhouse, co. Linlithgow, J.P., who d. 1888. She d. leaving one son, Henry, of Wallhouse, and of 13, Eoyal-terrace, Edinburgh, b. 185'! ; captain 18th Hussars from 1885 to 1888, and paymaster 13th Hussars from 1884 to 1S88. II. Julia Mary, m. G-eorge Oswald, Esq. of Auohincruive, Ayrshire, J.P. and D.L., who d. 1871. She d. leaving issue, a daughter and a son, Richard Alexander, of Auchinoruive, co. Ayr, N.B., and of Cavens, Kirkcudbright, N.B., who was b. 1841; m. 1868, Maud, second daughter of the late J. H Smith-Barry, of Marbury HaU, Cheshire. III. Georgina Vereker, d. 28th March, 1864. Colonel Hamilton served throughout the Peninsular Campaign, for which he received a war medal and three clasps. He repre- sented, through his mother and grandmother, two of the oldest famihes in Ayrshire, viz., Wallace, of Cairnhill, and Cunninghame, of Cunninghame Head; and, through his grand- mother, Hamilton, of Westport, and Sandi- lands, of Hilderston. He d. 13th May, 1871, and was s. by his eldest son, Walter Ferrier Hamilton, Esq. of Cairn Hill and Westport. Arms — Quarterly, 1st and 4th, gu., three cinquefoils, erm., within a bordure, arg., charged with eight martlets of the first, for Hamilton ; 2nd and 3rd, gu., a lion ramp. arg., within a bordure arg. and az., for Wal- lace. Crest — Two branches of oak crossing each other in saltire. Motto — Addunt robur stirpi. Residence — Elderslie, New Gisborne, Bourke co., Victoria, Australia. J^amflg of asaallace. The Wallaces of Cairnhill (formerly spelt CairngeU) are one of the oldest Scotch families. The first was the second son of Sir Richard Wallace, of Eiokarton, whose third son was Wallace of EUerslie, and whose eldest son m. the heiress of Lindsay, of Craigie, and has ever since quartered the Wallace and Lindsay arms. The Wallaces of Cairnhill are connected by marriage with nearly every family of distinction in Ayr- shire, and even with royalty itself. At Flodden, one of the slain knights was Wal- lace, of Cairnhill, and it is generally under- stood his eldest son perished by his side. On the old tower at Cairnhill is a curious stone, with inscription and a coat of arms, Wallace and Muir of Rowallan, a niece of Elizabeth Muir, wife of King Robeet II, having m. Sir Hugh Wallace, of Cairn- hill. Adam Wallace, second son of Sie Rich- ard Wallace, of Rickarton, m. a davighter of Allan, Lord Cathcart — his grandson and great-grandson were both killed at Flodden, 1513 — the latter m. Janet Montgomei-y, of Giffin, and his son, Hugh, m. Isbel Mure, of Rowallane ; their grandson, Hugh Wallace, was, in 1567, one of the assize who tried those persons accused of Darnley's murder. He m. Janet, Lady Barskimming, and was s. by his grandson, John Wallace, who d. 1610 ; his eldest son, James, d. unm., and was s. by his brother, Sir John Wallace, who m. Jane, daughter of Sir Archibald Stewart, of Castle- milk ; he was member for the co. Ayr from 1617 to 1621, and d. in 1631; he was s. by his son, Robert, who d. 1701, and was s. by his cousin. Sir Thomas Wallace (brother of Sir Jolm Wallace, of EllersUe, now repre- sented in the female line by Sir Archibald Campbell, of Garscube, hart.). Sir Thomas in. Lilias Cunninghame, of Craigends ; d. 1748, and was s. by his eldest son, William Wallace, who in. Jean, daughter of Archi- bald Campbell, of Garscube, by whom he had four sons and one daughter, I. Thomas. II. Archibald, d. 1799. III. William, lieutenant-colonel 30th Regiment, d. 1809, at Scoor, East Inches, having served through the Indian campaign, including Seringa- patam. IV. John, killed at the taking of Bhurt- pore, 1805. I. Lillias, m. to Walter Ferrier, of Glen- ferrier, co. Stirling, and had issue, 1. John, now of Cairnhill.