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 702 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. bis wife, eldest dangliter of Barry John, tliird Viscount Avonmore (see Bdeke's Peerage'), and lias issue, I. Jolin Goring, h. 2ud August, 1S70. II. Walter Goring, b. 13th ilay, 1873. HI. Oswald Goring, h. 13th June, 1877. I. Ida Mary, //. 27th November, 1868. II. Hilda Jane, b. 22nd August, 1871. III. Sydnej' Emily Mary, 6. 2nd October, 1874. IV. Ella Cecilia, b. 10th June, 1876. Mr. W. W. Johnston arrived in Wellington with his parents in January, 1842. He is a member of the firm of Johnston & Co., of Wellington. He sat for Manawatu in the House of Representatives from 1871 to 1884. He was postmaster-general in the Atkinson Government from March, 1881, to October, 1882, and minister of Public Works from April, 1881, in addition to his other ofiice, to November, 1883, and a member of the cabinet, without portfolio, till the ministi'y resigned in June, 1884. Hincnat. This family claims descent from the noble house of JonxsTONE, of Annandale, through an Ayrshire brm; li. John Johnstox, of Lorestane, co. Ayr, m. first, 22nd August, 1763, and liy his first wife, who d. 1st September, 1773, had issue, I. Jean, b. 2nd August, 1764. II. David, h. 29t)i December, 1765. III. Quintin.of Trolarg, b. 28th October, 176S, from wliom that family. IV. Tliomas, b. 3nl March, 1770, and d. 18th February, 1800, leaving one daugliter. V. James, b. 7th Jnnuarv, 1772. I. Betty, b. 29lh August, 1773, »n. 1792, and d. 19th January, 1799. Mr. John .Tohnston m. secondly, 11th March, 1776, and by liis second wife had issue, VI. John, b. 1st June, d. 16th xsovember, 1778. VII. John, b. 17th September, 17/9. Till. Robert, of whom we treat. II. Janet, b. 28th October, 1776, d. 10th Decenber, 1798. III. Bai'bara, b. lOl.h June, 1779, in. 9th January, 1804, Thomas Walsh. IV. Margaret, b. 30th May, 1785, m. John Reip. V. Katherine, b. 1st May, 1788, m. Prolan, and left two daughters, Mrs. Cathpart and Mrs. Candlish. Mr. John Johnston d. 21st Sept«mber, 1825. His younirer son, RoBKEr JoHXSTON. of T.oTes'ane, co. Ayr, and art'r"ardsof Camden Street and ol the Stock Exchange, I ondon, b, at Lovestane, in the parisli of Dailly, Ayrshire, 10th May, 1783, VI. at .yr, 2lUh March, 1805, Mary, daughter of John W00D.S, and d. in Loudon 6th August, 1856, having luid by her, who d. 27th October, 1S34, had issue, I. John, of whom presentlv. II. Robert, b. 10th April," 1811, d. 3rd Mav, 1813. III. William Woods, M.D.,i. 2nd Febru- ary, 1813, III. Eupheinia Melville, daughter of George (?) MoRKisoy, and had issue, 1. Robert, d. voung. 2. John. 1. Mary, m. E. MacMillan. IV. Robert, b. 9th November, 1815, d. .-th May, 1817. V. Robert, b. 5th August, 1819, ni. Marrianne, daughter of Jehu P. Rob- inson, of Merton Hall, Yorkshire. VI. Ohai-les Alfred, b. 18th March, 1825, d. 1858. I. Agnes Eirkwood, b. 9th April, 1806, m. Thomas Graham. II. Catherine Park, b. 16th July, 1807, m. Edward Fetch, M.D., of Sear- borough, Yorkshire. III. Mary Rosina Gordon, m. Francis Knight. IV. Helen Robina, m. James Likely Johnston, of Greenock. V. Janet Elizabeth. VI. Mary Woods, m. Benjamin Tilly, of Chantilly, co. Dublin. VII. Adeline Matilda. VIII. Jessie Adeline, iii. Robert Crau- stoun Arnot. The eldest son, The Hon. John Johnston, of Homewood, Karori, Wellington, New Zealand, b. at Tnrn- bery Lodge, parish of Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, 23rd July, 1809, was educated in Paris ; went oiit to Wellington, New Zealand, in 1842, and engaged in mercantile pursuits, an.d was head of the firm of Johnston and Company, of Wellington. He was a member of the Legis- lative Council for many years, from 1858 to the time of his death in 1887. He was minis- ter, without portfolio, and a member of the Executive Council in the Stafford Adminis- tration from 14th May, 1866, to 5th April, 1867. He m. in London, 1st December, 1838,