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 684 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. retired Bombaj Civil Scrvicp, but has no issue. IV. Louisa Jane. T. Alice Sophia, m. Rcr. Cliarlcs Herbert, Arms — Gil. on a c/ievroii org. he/ireeii Ihree leznnfs, as main/ trpfoils sJijipei! aziirp Sesidence — Bishopscourt, Eandwiek, Svdney, New South Wales. GnTTTiTn, M.A. (Camb.), of 4, Bel- mont, Dyke Koad, Brighton, oo. Sus- sex, and has one son, Herbert Cliarles. CDb)n5j)Cutr. THE HON. CHARLES JAMES TOWNSHEND, of Halifax, province of Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada, one of Her Majesty's Justices of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, h. 22nd March, 1844, m. fir.sfc, 23rd April, 1867, Laura, daughter of John D. Kinneae, and by her (who d. 17th Marcli, 1884) has issue, I. George Ernest, 6. 11th February, 1873. I. Mary Blair. II. Gei'trude Laura. He m. secondly, 2.5th October, 1887, Margaret, daughter of John M.cfat!LAXe, and by lier has issue, II. Charles Stuart, h. 15th July, 1888. Mr. Justice Townsliend was educated at the Collegiate School, and at the University of King's College, Nova Scotia, where he gradu.ated with high honours in 1862, B.A. 1863, B.C.L. 1872, was admitted to the bar of Nova Scotia, April, 1866, Q.C. 1880, was elected to the Legislative Council for co. Cumberland in 1878, and re-elected 1882, but resigned in ] 884, and elected a member of the Canadian House of Commons in that year. He was a member of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia, 1878-82. He was elevated to the Bench of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in March, 1887. Htncacic ElCHAED ToWNSHEXD, of Wrexham, Wales, descended from the Norfolk family of which Marquess Tovvnehend is the head, left a son, Hon. William Townshexd, president of H.M. Council, collector and naval officer, of Prince Edward Island, Canada, was also president of the Council, and for some time administered the government of that colony, I. in Wales, England, «(. Flora, daughter of the Hon. Chief Justice Stewakt, of Prince Edward Island, and (/. in England 1816, having by her, who d. 1843, had issue, I. Cecil Wray. II. William James. III. Peter Stewart. IV. John Dalton. V. Charles. VI. Geoeoe, of whom presently. I. Esther Wray. II. Helen Diana. The youngest son, Eev. Geobge Townshend, of Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada, and Bushcy, Herts, England, B.A. 1813; M.A. 1836, rector of Amherst, diocese of Nova Scotia, and rural dean 1835 ; lion, canon of St. Luke's Cathe- dral, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1889, and canon 1874-89, I. 9th May, 1810; m. 22nd Septem- ber, 1838, Elizabet'h, daughter of the Hon. Alexander Stewakt, master of the Eolls, and judge of Court of Vice-Admiralty, Nova Scotia, and by her, who d. 24th April, 1881, had issue, I. George Stewart, h. 25th July, 1839 ; m. March, 1867, and d. April, 1888, leaving issue, three sons and one daughter. II. Alexander Stewart, h. 2ud August, 1811 ; m. October, 1864, and has issue, two sous and one danghter. in. Chakles James, the subject of this memoir. IV. William Hill, b. 30th June, 1815 ; m. July, 1875, and Las issue, two sous. V. John Medley, b. 20th January, 1852 ; m. June, 1880, and has issue, one son and one daughter. VI. Cecil Wray, b. 3rd May, 1854, de- ceased. I. Flora Stewart, m. September, 1870, P. W. St. Georse, C.E., and has issue, four sons and two daughters. II. Mary, m. Sc])tember, 1863, and has issue, one son and one daughter.