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 386 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. VI. Sara Godwin, h. 11th November, 1873. VII. Christabel Finances, b. 22nd October, 1875. This gentleman came to New Zealand in 1842, as a cridet of the New Zealand Company. He acquired property in the colony, and entered actively into a political career, being member of the House of Representatives for Cheviot from 1860 to 1861, when he resigned, and settling in Canterbury sat as member for the Ellesmere district in the Provincial Council for several years. He subsequently visited Europe, and on his return to New Zealand in 1883, settled at Patea. Hi'neage. This Huguenot family left France at the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, and took refuge in Scotland, where they settled at Perth and Stirling. At the end of the last century, John Jollib left Scotland and reaideci in Carlisle, co. Cumberland, England, where he started a paper called the Carli.de Journal (still in existence, although not now the property of tliis family). East Tower- street, in Carlisle, was built by this gentleman. He m. Mary Ogilvie, of the famUy of that name in co. Forfar, Scotland, and had a son, Feancis Jollte, Esq. of Brampton, near Carlisle, co. Cumberland, m. Margaret Routledge, whose mother was a Miss Hali- burton, of the Cupar-Angus family, and di about 1826, having had, I. Francis, m. Mrs. Jane Cooper, widow ; and d. s.p. II. John, m. Emma, daughter of Mr. Chambers ; and d. s.p. III. William, M.D., d. unm. IV. Edward, now of Waireka. I. Elizabeth, m. Peter Haggie, Esq. of Gateshead, co. Durham, England, and had issue, 1. Peter Sinclair. 2. Francis. 3. Douglas. 4. Charles. 5. Edward. 1. Frances. 2. Elizabeth. 3. Louisa. 4. Florence. 5. Caroline. 6. Clara. Creat used. — A hird, holding in the heaJc a sprig of olive. Motto — Lcetavi. Residence — Waireka, Patea, Taranaki, New Zealand. Lilians of M^^t%. PILLANS, FRANCIS SCOTT, Esq. of Myres, Inch Clutha, Stirling, Otago, New Zealand, J. P. and late member of the Legislative Council, h. at Leith Mount, 1st January, 1810 ; arrived at Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand, on Christmas Day, 1849 ; is unmarried. Hintaae. James Pilians, Esq. of Leith Mount, Scotland, the grandfather of F. S. Pillans, Esq., was b. 2nd February, 1739 ; m. 8th July, 1768, Helen Skirring; and d. 23rd December, 1808. His uncle, Thomas Pillans, Esq., went to London, where he lost his fortune in the South Sea speculations in 1720, after which he settled in Holland ; his son, Richard Pillans, Esq., b. 1727, settbd in Norwich, and d. in 1793. Fi-om him sprang the Norfolk branch of the Pillans family, now extmet, the last survivor being the late Countess of Dudley and Ward. Mr. Jamea Pillans had issue, James Pillans, Esq. of Mvres Castle, Fife, N.B., b. 5th November, 1774 ; m. at St. Helen's Church, London, ISth November, 1800, Anne, daughter of John Wilson, Esq. of the Cleugh, Lanarkshire, N.B. She was b. at Slanmore, 2nd May, 1774, and d. at Plean, Stirlingshire, 15th September, 1852. He d. 7th June, 1862, having had issue, I. James, m. Elizabeth Ben, and had issue, two sons and two daughters. II. John Wilson, m. Jane Broughton, and had issue, two sons and five daughters. III. William Soltau, colonel of the Bengal Horse Artillery, Hon. E.I. Co.'s service, late of Broome Hall, near Bungay, co. Suffolk, b. 12th March, 1806 ; m. at Chislehurst, co.