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 594. BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. filter. THE MOST REV. ANDREW BURN SUTER, D.D., M.A. (Caml..), of Chnrcli Hill House, Nelson, New Zealand, formerly Bishop of Nelson, b. 30th November, 1830; m. 7th August, 1860, Amelia Damaris, fourth daughter of the Rev. Thomas Harrison, M.A., iucumbent of Womenswold, CO. Kent, but has no issue. Bishop Suter, who is the son of the late Richahd SuTEK, of Castle Hill, Maideahoad, co. Berks {d. 1883), by Ruth Aune, his wife (d. 1854), daughter of Major-General Andrew Burn, was educated at St. Paul's School, London, and at Trinity College, Cambridge; was curate of St. Dunstan's-in-tbe-Wost, Fleet Street, London, from 1856 to 1859; incum- bent of All Saints', Spitalfields, from 1859 to 1866; on the 24th August, 1866, was consecrated Bishop of Nelson, New Zealand, and resigned 31st December, 1891. Sesideuce — Church Hill House, Nelson, New Zealand. THE LATE FREDERIC CHARLES ROWAN, of Melbourne, Victoria, formerly Consul-General for Denmark (resigned 1890) ; served with distinction in the 43rd Light lufantry in the New Zealand War, and also in the New Zealand Armed Constabulary (resigned 1877), 6. 28th August, 1844, m. 23rd October, 1874, Marian Ellis, eldest daughter of Charles Rtan, of Derriweit, Mount Macedon, by Marian Cotton, his wife, and d. llth December, 1892, leaving an only son, Feederic Charles Eric Eliot, b. 13th July, 1876. iLiiuacic Tlie family of Eowan is of Scotch descent and derives from, John Eowan, of G-reenhead, in the parish of Grovan. co. Lanark, N.13., b. 1548, wlio acquired these lands with his first wife, the daughter and heiress of John Gibson, of Greenhead. His only son by this lady, John Eowan, of G-reenhead, d. 1614, leaving by Agnes Shanks, his wife, an elder son and heir, John Eowan, of Groenhead, m. Janet Andebson, of Govan, co. Lanark, and d. 1089, having had with othtr issue, an eldest son, Eet. Andeew Eowan, who went to Ireland and was inducted to the rectory of Dunagby, diocese of Connor, co. Antrim, 13th September, 1661, and resided at Old- stone alias C'lough, co. Antrim. He m. first, about 1660, a daughter of Captain William MacPhedeis, of Camglass, in the same county, and by her had, with two d:uightors, two sons, 1. William (Captain), of Dcrry, allainted w-ith liis father, by the Parliament lield by King James If, at Dublin in 1689 ; m. Mildred Thompson, and left an elder son, William, of Ri'dimond, Surrey, m. Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Eyhe, of CO. Galway, and left at his decease an only daughter and lieii', Jane, who m. first, Tichborne AsTON, and secondly, Gawen Hamilton, of ICillyleagh (xee Landed Geiitri/, EoWAN- HamILTON, of Killijlenyh). II. John, of whose line we treat. Ho m. secondly, Alice Dunlop, and by her had with two daughters, three sons, Robert, Archibald, and George, of Maghero, co. Down, ancestor of the Kerry family of Eowan. Eev. Andrew Eowan d. 1717. His second son, Eev. John Eowan, of Ballinagapog, eo. Down. m. Margaret Stew'Art, of co. Do»n, and had issue. The seventh son. Eev. Eouekt Eowan, of Mullans, co.