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 BURKR'S COLONIAL GEXTUY. 719 liim, who (/. 1S79, has issue, three sons ami three daughters. II. Jane, b. at sea, 7th Deeember, 1819, III. ailh Aii;ust, 1H;!9, William Henry Srudl'I,!., of lieU'ast, anil d 2mi1 Sep- tember, 1H1.J, leaving with oilier issue, Charles William (who emigrated to New Zealand, m. and has issue). Sesidence — The Downs, Outrani, West-Taieri, Duuedin, N.Z, III. Alieia Charlot'e, h. at Cossepore, India. 1st Afjireh, 1S22, d. ttiim., in Kentish Town, London, 24th J une, 1852, and was buried in Lisburn Cat-liedral. IV. Mary, 4. at Futtvghur, India, 10th Mav, d. 4th August, 1829. asaatt. HON. JOHN BROWN WATT, of Eyueshury, Sytliicy, New Soutli Wales, member of tlie Legislative Council of that, colony ; h. at Edinburgh, Kith May, 1826 ; m. 30th July, 18G2, Mary Jane, eldest daughter of George Kenyon Holpen,* formerly of Montpelier, Bristol, England, and afterwards of Ashfield, and of Rockton, Sydney, New South Wales, by Eliza Mackenzie, his wife, and has is.'^ue, I. William Holden, of Howlong, N.S.W., h. 10th May, 1865. II. Ernest Alexander Stuart, b. 8th December, 1874. III. Walter Oswald, b. 11th February, 1878. I. Margaret Gilchrist, 7)!. 27th January, 1887, W. 11. Cm, dwell. Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, eldest son of the late William Caldwell, of Portobello, N.B. II. Eliza Florence, m. 12th February, 1890, Gordon Caldwell, of Lasswade, N.B., younger son of the late William Caldwell, of Portobello, N.B. in. Elinor Mary, m. at St. Peter's, Bournemouth, Hants, 27th April, 1892, Christian DE Falre, Lieutenant of the (36th) Worcestershire Regiment, son of Captain Vigant de Falbe, Royal Dani.sh Navy. The Hon. J. B. Watt, who was educated at Edinburgh Universitj'-, emigrated to New South Wales, where he arrived on the 6th December, 1S42, to enter the office of his uncle, John Gilchrist (of the firm of Gilchrist, Alexander, and Co.), at Sydney; in 1852 he became a partner in the firm of Gilchrist, Watt, and Co. In 186], Mr. Watt was nominated a member of the first Legislative Council appointed under the new Constitution; resigned on leaving the colony for England, 1866, was rc-nominated 1874, resigning on again returning to England in 1889 in ill-liealtli, which has hitherto prevented him returning to Sydney. He has been identified for many years with almost every public commercial enterprise undertaken in the colony of New South Wales. He has occupied for many years the position of president of the Chamber of Commerce of Sydney, is now chairman of the board of directors of the Mutual Life Association of Australasia, and has been a director of the Union Bank of Australia since 1852. Mr. Watt was a commissioner at the solicitor, aud in 1S31 einigrated to Sydney, where he was appointed private seen'tary to Sir Richard Bourke, the tiien (governor of New .South Wales, in 1S.'J7 lie was ajipointed crown prosecutor, which office he held but for a short time, Mr. Holdcn was lujminated a meniher of the Legislative t/onncil of New South Wales in ISiil. ami in the following year took the office of Kxaraiuer of Titles, lie d. at his residence, Kocklon, lljlli April, 1871, leaving live sons and three daughters.
 * GnoROE Kentox IIoldex was A. at Woreestcr, I80G. He beeame an attornev and