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 358 BURkE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. Janviary, 1855, and engaged in pastoral pursuits. In 1856 Mr. Acland settled at Holnicote, and has since carried on the occupation of a sheep-farmer. He m. at Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, 17th January, 1860, Emily Weddell, eldest daughter of the Most Rev. Dr. H. J. C. Harper, bishop of Christchurch and primate of New Zealand, and has had issue, I. Barton Dyke, b. 17th February, 1862 ; d. 7th March, 1863. II. John Dyke, b. 17th February, 1863; educated at Christ's College, Canterbury, New Zealand, and at Christ Church, Oxford. III. Henry Dyke, B.A., b. 21st September, 1867; educated at Christ's College, Canterbury, New Zealand, and at Christ Church, Oxford. IV. Hugh Thomas Dyke, b. 10th September, 1874 ; educated at Christ's College, Canterbury. I. Agnes Dyke, b. 28th February, 1861 ; m. 15th September, 1885, Walter Empson, Esq., head master of Wanganui Collegiate School, New Zealand, eldest son of the late Rev. Arthur Empson, vicar of Eydon, co. Northampton, by his wife, a daughter of Dean Hook, of Leeds, and has issue, 1. Arthur Hugh Acland, b. 26th July, 1886. 1. Judith Mary. II. Emily Dyke, d. 18G4. III. Mary Emily Dyke, b. 31st May, 1865 ; m. 10th May, 1887, Frederick Villebois Lysaght, Esq., eldest son of J. R. Lysaght, Esq. of Mokoia, Hawera., New Zealand. IV. Harriet Dyke, b. 21st June, 1866. V. Lucy Alice Dyke, b. 19th April, 1869. VI. Elizabeth Dyke, b. 23rd September, 1870. VII. Emily Rosa Dyke, b. 20th Marcli, 1873. VIII. Dorothy. Hineage. Tbe family of Acland is one of great an- tiquity. The pedigree recorded in the Visit- ation of Devon, A.D. 1620, commences with Baldwin Eccelin, whose sou, Baldwin AcALEN, of Acalen, in the parish of Land Key, Devon, was living temp. Hknet III, hut the antiquity of the family is also shown by a deed in Pole's MS. Deeds and Charters, in which mention is made of Hugh de Acalen, temp. Heney II. The visitation pedigree carries down the family link by link to Hugh Acland, of Acland, living at the time the visitation was made. He was eldest son of John Akeland, of Akeland, by Mar- garet, his wife, daughter and co-heiress of Hugh RadclifEe, of Stepney, and elder brother of Sir John Aclaud, tnt. of Columb John, high sheriir of Devon in 1608. The afore- said Hugh Acland, of Acland, living in 1620, m. 1585, Margaret, daughter of Thomas Monke, Esq. of Potlieridge (aunt to General Monk), and had, with other issue, a son and heir, Sir Arthur Acland, of Acland and Columb John, knighted 1606. He m. Eleanor, daughter and heiress of Robert Malet, Esq. of Wooleigh, co. Devon, and by her (who became the second wife of Sir Francis Vin- cent, Bart.) he had issue, John, his heir; Elizabeth, m. to Anthony Vincent, Esq. of Stoke d'Abernon; and Anne, d. unm. Sir Arthur d. 1614, and was s. by his son, I. John Acland, Esq., was created a baronet, 1st March, 1614 — 5 ; but the letters patent having been destroyed during the civil wars, new ones were granted in 1677, with a special clause of precedence from the date of the first letters. Sir John was distinguished by his zealous devotion to the cause of royalty ; and at one time the garrison of Columb John was the only armed force (ac- cording to Lord Clarendon) which Chablbs I had in the whole county of Devon. He m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Francis Vincent, Bart., by whoni he had (with two daughters, Eleanor, the wife of Sir John Davie, Bart., and Susanna, who m. first, Edward Halsall, Esq. ; and secondly, John Carleton, Esq.) three sons, who in turn inherited the baronetcy.