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 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. 65 Hickman (His Honour), barrister-at-law, and, since 188G, judg-e of the Court of Insolvency, Victoria, formerly County Court judge, 6. 23rd February, 1842, m. first, 9th July, 1868, Eliza Emily, second daughter of William Rutledge, Esq. of Farnham Park, Warrnambool, Victoria, J. P., member of the Legislative Assembly, and one of the earliest and best known of the pioneers of the Colony of Victoria (see Rutledge op Werronggurt), and has issue, 1. Robert Arthur, h. 6th Jaly, 1871. 2. William Farnham, b. 7th March, 1874. 1. Enid Josephine. 2. Emily Maud. He on. secondly, 15th June, 1882, Alice Henrietta, daughter of Dr. Ffloyd Minter Peck, of Sale, Gippsland, Victoria, previously of Newmarket, and by her has issue, Elaine, Lynette, and one other, ir. Robert Arthur, b. 15th April, 1843; m. 10th June, 1874, Flora MacDonald, second daughter of John Matheson, Esq., and has issue, 1. John Matheson, b. 16th February, 1878. 2. Robert Hickman, b. 24th November, 1879. 3. William Edwin. I. Elizabeth Josephine, m. 10th March, 1869, to George Edmeades Tolhurst, Esq., and has issue. Sir Robert was educated at Trinity College, Dublin (B.A. 1826, M.A. 1833), was called to the Bar, 1828 ; emigrated to Adelaide in 1852, proceeded to Melbourne the following year, and was called to the Victorian Bar ; the same year was for a short time acting chief justice ; solicitor-general for Victoria from 1854 to 1856, when he was created a judge of the Supreme Court, which office he resigned May, 1886, and the same year received the honour of knighthood. HmcacjE. The family descends from Sib Walter Moleswoeth, an eminent soldier, temp. Edward I, who accompanied that monarch to the Holy Land, and w as con- stituted, in the 26th of the same reign, sheriff of the counties of Bedford and Bucks for ten years. From Sir Walter we pass to his descendant, Sir Koger Molesworth, of Huntingdon- shire, "whose son, John Molesworth, Esq. of Helpeston, in Northamptonshire, was escheator of the co. Rutland. He d. in 1542, and was s. by his son, JoHK Molesworth, Esq., who m. Mar- garet, daughter and heir of William Westcott, Esq. of Hansacre, in Staffordshire, and had, with other issue, Anthony, his successor. John, of Pitcarrow, ancestor of the Baronets Molesworth. The elder of these, Anthony Molesworth, Esq., «?. Cicely, daughter and heir of Thomas Hurland, Esq. of Fotheringay, co. Northampton, and fixed VOL. I. his residence there ; but from hberal habits and the expenses incurred by entertaining Queen Elizabeth at his seat, Mr. Moles- worth became so much involved in debt, that he disposed of the greater part of his landed possessions to discharge the incumbi-ances. His elder son, William Molesworth, Esq., m. Mary; daughter of Sir Francis Palmes, of Ashwell, CO. Rutland, and left three sons, Guy, colonel of horse in the Royal Army during the Civil Wars. Edward, captain of foot, 1642, and sub- sequently major-general, m. Miss Hat- bean. He d. leaving three daughters, Mary, Jane, and Frances. Robert. The third son, Robert Molesworth, Esq., was also a military officer during the civil wars in Ireland, and after that kingdom was delivered up by the Marquess of Ormonde to the Par- liament of Eiiffland, he became an adventurer for continuing hostilities, in order to reduce it to obedience, by making three several sub- F