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 324 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. ARKWRIGHT, FRANCIS, Esq. of Overton, near Marton, Rangitikei county, in the province of Wellington, New Zealand, formerly of Coton Hall, Warwickshire, and Overton Hall,- Derbyshire, England, J. P. co. Warwick and N.R. co. York, lord of the manor of Churchover, co. Warwick, formerly in the 100th Regiment, and sometime M.P. for East Derbyshire, b. at Church Mayfield, Staffordshire, 17th March, 1846; educated at Eton; m. first, at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, co. Middlesex, 2nd January, 1868, Louisa, daughter of Henry John Milbank, Esq., by Lady Margaret Henrietta Maria Grey, his wife, sister of the late Earl of Stamford, and by her (who was b. 28th January, 1849, and d. 6th. May, 1873, and was buried at Sutton Scarsdale, CO. Derby) has had a daughter, Margaret Louisa, b. 28th April, 1873. He m. secondly, at Up-Ottery, co. Devon, 15th September, 1875, Hon. Evelyn Addington, third daughter of William Wells, third Viscount Sidmouth, of Sidmouth, co. Devon. HtneatjE. Sib Eichabd Aekweight, of Wil- lersley, Cromford, co. Derby, England, to whom we owe the compilation and com- pletion into a connected whole of the different parts of the invention called the spinning frame, was born at Preston, in Lancashire, September, 1732. He m. first, 1755, Patience, daughter of Eobert Holt, of Bolton, by whom he had one son, Richard, his heir ; and secondly, 1761, Margaret Biggens, by whom he had one other child, Susannah, m.to Charles Hurt, Esq. of Wirks- worth, CO. Derby. Sir Eichard Arkwright was knighted on presenting an address to George III, and served as sheriff of Derby- shire 1787. He d. 2nd August, 1792, and was s. by his son, Eichard Arkwright, Esq. of Willersley, Cromford, co. Derby, J. P. and D.L., high sheriff 1801, b. 19th December, 1755 ; m. 1780, Mary, daughter of Adam Simpson, Esq. of Bonsall, co. Derby, and had issue, I. Eichard, M.P., b. 30th September, 1781 ; m. Maria, daughter of the Eev. WUliam Beresford, and c?. s.p. 1832. II. Egbert, of Sutton Scarsdale, of whom hereafter. III. Peter, of Willersley, Cromford, co. Derby, J.P. and D.L., b. 17th April, 1784 ; m. 1805, Mary Anne, daughter of Charles Hurt, Esq. of Wirksworth, CO. Derby, and by her (who d. 1872) had issue, 1. Frederic, of "Willersley, aforesaid, b. 16th August, 1806; m. 4th November, 1845, Susan Sabrina, daughter of the Venerable Arch- deacon Burney; and by her (who d. 7th October, 1874) had issue. I. Frederick Charles, of Wil- lersley, CO. Derby, J.P. co. Derby, and high sheriff thereof, 1887 ; captain 2nd Derbyshire Eifle Volunteers from 1882 to 1887; b. 7th November, 1853 ; educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford; s. his father, 6th December, 1874 ; m. 7th No- vember, 1883, Eebecca Olton, third daughter of Sir John Gray Newton Alleyne, third baronet, and has, with other issue, a son, Eichard Alleyne, b. 1884. I. Ellen Mary, m. 29th July, 1868, to Eev. Frederick Fawkes, vicar of Woolley, second son of Eev. Ayseough Fawkes, of Farnley, and has issue. II. Susan Alice. Mr. Frederic Arkwright d. 6th December, 1874. . Edward, b. 15th December, 1808 ; m. 1845, Charlotte Wilmot, daughter of Eobert SitweU, Esq., and d. 1850, leaving by her (who d. 1855) three daughters, Con- stance Charlotte, wife of Captain Fawkes ; Edith Anne, wife of E. D. Cleasby, Esq. ; and Mary Anne, wife of Eev. Eichard FitzHerbert. . Henry (Eev.), M.A., vicar of Bodenham, near Leominster, and chaplain of Coningsby Hospital, Hereford, b. 16th March, 1811 ;