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 270 BTJRKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. were lost, in consequence of the family's ad- herence to the Presbyterian form of worship, the great great great grandfather of the pre- sent representative being, according to tradi- tion, the last proprietor. His eldest son was b. at Jardinfield, a remnant of the Edington estate, and d., aged 104 years, leaving issue, John Eddington, Esq., the great grand- father of the present representative, who held a commission in the army. He changed the spelling of his name from Edington to Eddington; m. in Ireland, 1764, Miss Cathe- rine Munro (whose father went from the north of Scotland into Ireland), and d., 1814, aged 76 years, having had two sons, I. GrEOEGE (Captain), of whom pre- sently. II. John, major of the 4th West India Regiment, d. 1815, and was buried at Edinburgh. Captain G-eoege Eddington, of the 1st Battalion Royal Scots, b. 6th July, 1766, was present at the fating of Demerara. He m. first, Susan, daughter of Captain Graham, and by her had issue, I. John (Lieutenant), of whom pre- sently. I. Susan, d. unm. Captain Eddington m. secondly, July, 1813, Helenor, second daughter of Captain Smollett Campbell, of the 73rd Regiment, younger son of James Campbell, Esq. of Craignish, Argyllshire, Scotland, and d. in Edinburgh, 10th December, 1851, aged 85 years, having had issue by her, II, Smollett Montgomerie (Colonel), of G-lencreggan House, Kintyre, Argyll- shire ; Shane Valley, Isle of Man ; 13, Wynnstay-gardens, London; and of the United Service Club, Edin- burgh ; J.P. and D.L. for co. Argyll, served in the 37th Regiment and 78th Highlanders, and is colonel of the Argyll and Bute Militia; b. 11th Sep- tember, 1816 ; educated at the Aca- demy and University of Edinburgh ; m. first, 29th December, 1841, Mary Jane, only child and lieiress of Cap- tain John Fleming, R.N., of Muasdale, Argyll, by his wife, Mary Campbell, of Island Rhie ; and, secondly, 28th April, 1867, Isabella Mary, eldest daughter of Richard Forman, Esq. (by his vrife, Eliza Meyrick, of Myllo- degarth), and widow of Captain George Robertson, and by the former (who d. 17th February, 1865) had issue, 1. John Fleming, of Melbourne, b. 1845. 2. George, b. 1851 ; d. 1884. 3. James Edward, b. 1854 ; d. 1866. 4. Edward William, b. 1855; d. 1859. 5. Smollett Montgomerie, b. 1858. 6. Dugald Campbell, b. 1862. 7. Breadalbane, b. 1863. 1. Mary Elizabeth, m. Count Leo- pold Stolberg-Stolberg. 2. Helenor Campbell. 8. Catherine Eda. 4. Mary Jane, d. 1865. III. James George, captain 95th Regi- ment, m. nth September, 1849, Eliza, youngest daughter of James McPher- son, Esq. of Rotterdam, merchant. He was killed at the battle of the Alraa, aged 29 years, and left three daughters. IV. Edward William, lieutenant 95th Regiment. Killed at the battle of the Alma, aged 21 years. II. Elizabeth, of 4, West Maitland- street, Edinburgh, unm. III. Catherine Mary, unm. His eldest son, LlErTENANT JOHN EdDINGTON, WaS gazetted to the 2nd Battalion Royal Scots in 1814, went with his regiment to the East Indies, and for his services during the Mahratta War received a medal and two clasps. At the age of 20 he was obliged to retire upon half -pay, and in 1839 emigrated to Australia. He m. Ann Elizabeth, daugh- ter of James Blair, Esq. of Rothesay, Scot- land, merchant, by EUzabeth McLachlan, his wife, and had issue, I. Aechibald CAMPBELii, of whom we treat. II. Harry Graham, of Ballarat, Vic- toria, Australia, h. 31st October, 1837 ; m., 1859, Lizzie, daughter of the Ven. Archdeacon Braine. I. Violette, m. George Gordon, Esq. of Melbourne, Victoria, C.E., and has issue, three sons and one daughter. Arms used — Az. three savage heads vouped arg. Crest. — A savage's head couped at the neck and distilling blood. Motto — Data fata secutus. Residence — Ballangeich, co. ViUiers, Vic- toria, Australia. Btafetn t^l ILlanaitJ). DEAKm, HON. ALFRED, of Llanarfch, Walsh-street, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, barrister-at-law, representative for Essendon and Flemington in the Legislative Assembly of Victoria, member of