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 G38 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. 1. Cbarles, (7. in infancy. I. Lucy Ann, m. Rev. Edward G. Veal, incumbent of IJurnsdalc, Victoria. I. Mary Elizabeth. Hincnge. The family of Horsfatl is said to be of foreign extraction, the name beiug a corrup- tion of d'Orsville or d'Aussville. It was settled in Yorkshire, and one of its members, Charles Horsfall, removed to Maiiclies- ter from Huddersfield, Yorksliire, as a youug man and carried on business as a silk manu- facturer there, and amassed < onsiderable wealth. He m. Alice WoRTHiNOTON, and d. before 1820, leaving by her, who predeceased liim some y^'ars, a son, Joux HORSFALL, was b. at Manchester, Eesidence — Suri-ey Hills, near Alolbourue, Victoi ia where he resided ; he m. at St. John's Church in that town, 16th July, 1812, Mary BowKER, and d. in the Isle of Man, April, 1854, aged 75 years, having by her had issue, I. Charles Kirk Horsfall, h. 1816; »n. but d. s. p. 1881. It. John Atherton, the subject of this memoir. I. Mary Anne, b. 1813 ; m. and d. about 1865. jHunro. HON. JAMBS MUNRO, of Armadale, Melbourne, and of Saint Fillan, Narbethong, Victoria, formerly Agent-General for the colony of Victoria, b. in the parish of Eddrachilli.s, Sutherland.shire, Scotland, 7th January, 1832; removed to Edinburgh in 1848; and emigrated to Melbourne, Victoria, in 1858. He in. 31st December, 1853, Jane, only daughter of Donald Macdosald, of Edinburgh, by Catherine Robertson, his wife, and has issue, I. Alexander, b. 30th November, 1854'. II. Donald, b. -lad June, 1858; m. 1889, Annie, daughter of Devenish, of Malvern, Victoria, and has two sons. III. James, ft. May, 1861. IV. George Mackie, b. May, 1863; in. 1888, Annie, daughter of John PiiiDOX, mayor of Melbourne for the year 1877-8, and has one son and one daughter. I. Catherine Georgina, vi. March, 1882, Robert Lallam Balding, bank manager, son of Robert Baldixg, C.E., of Gcelong, and has four sons and two daughters. Jane, m. August, 1890, William J. Edwards, of Sydney, bank inspector, son of W. Edwards, of the firm of Messrs. Dunlop and Edwards, of Prahran, Melbourne. III. Margaret Isabella Robertson. Mr. Munro entered the Parliament of Victoria as member for North Melbourne in 1874, and was called to office as minister of public instruction in 1875. After being returned in 1877 for Carlton, in 1881 for North Mel- bourne, and in 1886 fur Geelorig, he was again called to office by the governor. Lord Hopetoun, as prime minister and treasurer in 1890. He resigned these offices in 1892, on being appointed to the office of agent-general for the colony of Victoria in London, which he resigned the following year.