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 310 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. d. 13tli September, 1853, having had issue, I. Sydney Etelyn Liaedet, of whom we treat. II. John Fortescue Evelyn, of Island Bay and Happy Valley, New Zealand, J.P., entered the Navy when young, but meeting with an accident which lamed him, he was obliged to leave the Service. He was some years in the Grovernment service employed at Hong Kong ; afterwards, as a mer- chant, be opened up a trade between China and Australia, and finally settled in the colony of New Zealand. He has been the head of many enter- prises which have served to develop the resources of that colony. Besides the above-mentioned estates, he holds other considerable properties, and was a member of the Government at an early period. He m. first, 22nd No- vember, 1854, Jane, daughter of Mr. Moreshead, and widow of Mr. James Symons ; and secondly, 19th August, 1875, Janet Porteous, and has four children. III. Fortunatus Evelyn, merchant, J.P. for the colony of New Zealand, and consul for Sweden and Norway. He was engaged in literary pursuits until he came to the colony of New Zealand in 1853, where he took the post of postmaster-ill -chief for the province of Canterbury, which he held for some years, leaving that position and be- coming a merchant, finally settling down on his estates. He m. 6th June, 1860, Ellen, third daughter of 3. G-undry, Esq. of Wilts, England, and has eleven children. I. Louisa Felecite Prideaux Evelyn, m. Edward William Mills, Esq. of Wel- hngton, New Zealand, merchant, J.P., and has nine children. II. Laura Frances Phillipa Evelyn, m. first, 3rd September, 1860, Captain Eensett; and secondly, 12th March, 1869, James Wallace, Esq., M.D., late R.N., but has no issue. III. Susannah Prideaux Evelyn, wi. 6th October, 1857, John L. Moffltt, Esq., and has eight children. Arms used — Vert, three stags' heads cahossed ; quartering Evelyn, viz., az., a griffin pass., wings elevated, and a chief, or. Crest — The bust of a man affrontee, coiiped at the shoulders, a robe flowing over the left shoulder and ducally crowned. Motto — ■ Danger I court. Residence — Hope Lodge, Hopper-street, Wellington, New Zealand. agaooU of 3&ictarton. WOOD, WILLIAM DERISLEY, Esq. of Riccarton, Christchurch, New Zealand, h. 17th December, 1824; m. 25th August, 1855, at Hadleigh, CO. Suffolk, England, Anna Maria Wilson, and lias issue, I. William, h. IGth March, 1858; m. 28fch April, 1885, Mary Loughnan, and has one son and one daughter. IT. Henry, I. 31st March, 1860. III. Charles, I. 3rd September, 1863 ; m. 26th October, 1887, Lucy Frances Tottenham Flower. IV. Walcot, h. 20th September, 1864. V. Derisley, I. 17th February, 1867. VI. Peter, h. 23rd February, 1868. I. Eliza, b. 18th January, 1862; m. 30th November, 1887, George Bar- kentin Bullock, Esq. Mr. Wood was one of the early colonists who left England in the ship " Randolph," September, 1850, for the purpose of founding the Canterbury Province. On his arrival, he acted for a short time as private secretary to John Robert Godley, Esq., and was transferred to Christchurch as secretary at the opening of the Land Board. He subsequently entered into pastoral and mercantile pursuits.