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 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. 2y and Isabel Dorothy ; and Houston Stewart, b. Stli September, 1855, m. 1878, Mdlle. Anna Horst. Ad- miral Chamberlain, by his second wife, Sarah Morgan Holroyd, had issue, a daughter, Harriet Sarah. He d. 27th February, 1878, at Brighton, co. Sussex, and was buried there. Her Majesty was pleased to grant his widow apart- ments in Hampton Court Palace. Til. James John (Rev.), of White Hall, near Colchester, co. Essex, rector of Abberton, co. Essex, b. 28th Septem- ber, 1800 ; educated at Harrow School and Christ College, Cambridge, B.A. 1830, M.A. 1835; presented to the rectory of Abberton by the late Lord Lyndhurst, Lord Chancellor, and was rector of that parish for forty-six years. He m. 12th September, 1833, Sophia, eldest daughter of Samuel Tyssen, Esq. of Narborough Hall, co. Norfolk, and d. 3rd February, 1876, and was buried at Abberton, having had by her (who d. 5th July, 1870), 1 Tyssen Sowley (major), of Dony- land Lodge, Colchester, co. Essex, and of the Junior United Service Club, London, J.P., captain in the Essex Militia, b. 11th January, 1839, was formerly captain in the Queen's 34th ; served with them in the Crimea, 1855, including the siege and fall of Sebastopol, and the assault of the Redan ; also in the Indian crisis 1857 — 59, and was present at the actions at Cawnpore (where he was wound- ed), Meeangunge, Lucknow, Az- imghur, and Bootwul. Major Hol- royd subsequently exchanged into the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers. He m. 2nd October, 1872, Mary Anne Jane, only daughter of the late Rev. Robert Corbett (by Maria Simmonds, his wife, daughter of John Pountney, Esq. of Low Hill, 00. Stafford), who was third son of Uvedale Corbett- Winder, Esq. of Aston Hall, co. Salop. (See COEBETT OF ASHEIELD HaLL, in Burke's Landed Gentry.) 2 George Ridley, h. 6th February, 1844; d. 14th July, 1850. 3 John Henry Graham, captain 6th West York Militia, formerly cap- tain 65th regiment, 1864 to 1873, when he retired ; was present with his regiment during the war in New Zealand; b. 5th April, 1846; m. 17th October, 1872, Harriet Gertrude Isabella, eldest daughter of the Hon. Charles William Moore-Smyth, of Bally- natray, co. Waterford, Ireland, J.P. and D.L., who was second son of Stephen, third Earl Mount- cashell (see Burke's Peerage), and has issue. r. Rowland Henry Tyssen, b. 3rd August, 1874. II. Charles Edward, b. 16th August, 1882. III. A son, b. in Alexandria, 4th June, 1885. I. Isabella Charlotte Sophia Wilmot, b. 21st July, 1873. II. Ada Lilian Louisa, b. GVo. January, 1876. III. Helena Anna Mary, h. 7th March, 1877. IV. Harriette Gwendoline, b. 4th November, 1878. T. Sophia Beryl, b. 29th Sep- tember, 1880. Tl. A daughter, b. in 1887. 4 James William, b. 13th February, 1848 ; d. 4th March, 1848. 5 Charles Wbish, h. 13th February, 1849 ; d. 17th February, 1853. 1 Sophia Baker, b. 27th June, 1834; m. 9th June, 1858, General John Alfred Street, C.B., colonel of the 2nd battalion Scottish Rifles, who served in the 98th regiment with the expedition to the North of China, 1842 ; was brigade-major, 1st brigade, 4th division, in the Crimea, and was present at the battles of Balaklava and Inker- man, siege and fall of Sebastopol, and expedition to Eimbourn ; afterwards served as military secretary at Gibraltar to General Sir W. F. Williams, Bart, K.C.B., the governor, until he became a major-general 6th March, 1868, soon after which he was appointed to command the troops in Ceylon. She d. in Ceylon, 15th December, 1874, having had issue, I. Alfred Edmund Campbell, b. 16th January, 1861; d. 10th September, 1861. I. Sophie Catherine, b. 27th July, 1862; m. 22nd April, 1880, Edric Frederick, 3rd Baron GifEord {b. 5th July, 1849), of St. Leonard's, co. Devon, major late 57th regi- ment, V.C. (see Burke's Peerage), who accompanied Sir Garnet Wolseley to the Gold Coast in September, 1873, and for his conspicuous gallantry in the Ashantee War was given the Victoria Cross ; took part in the Zulu War, 1879. His lordship was subsequently colonial secre- tary for Western Australia, and senior member of the Legislative Council, and in 1883 was appointed colonial secretary at Gibraltar. II. Louisa Mary, b. 18th April, 1864. 2 Charlotte Henrietta, b. 2nd May, 1836 ; d. 22nd AprU, 1850.