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 276 GRIERSON— GRIFFITH. GRIERSOX, SiE Alex- : AXDER DAVIDSOX, •• of Lag, CO. Dumfries" (1685, X.S.), lieut. Scottish bor- derers mil.; s. his uncle as 8th Baronet in 1879; b. 30 Xov. 1858 ; heir-presumptive, his brother Gilbert. Arms— Gn. on a fesse or between three quadrangular locks (or fetterlocks) arg. a mullet az. Crest— A lock as in the amis. Motto — Hoc securior. ILineagp. SIR ROBERT GRIERSON (son of James, 2nd son of Sir Robert Grierson, Knt. who was grandson of Sir WiUiam Grierson, alias Grier. of Lag, Knt.), served heir to his (coiisin) uncle Sir John Grierson, of Lag, Knt. 9 April, 1669, created a B.U10XET OF XoVA ScOTIA 25 Mar. 1685, %-ith remainder to his heirs male; m. Henrietta. dau. of James, 2nd Earl of Queens- berry, and sister of "William, 1st Duke of Queensberrj-. Sir Robert, by disposition and deed of tailzie. 28 Aug. 1719, names his 4th son, Gilbert, heir, whom failing, Robert, eldest son of his 2nd son James. He disinherited his eldest son William. His grandson. SIR ROBERT GRIERSON, 4th Baronet (on the death of father Sir Gilbert in 1766). served heir of tailzie 16 April, 1768, Ueut. fh.p.) 11th foot, commission dated 10 Oct. 1761, drew his half-pay 76 years; d. 8 Aug. 1839, aged 102, having m. 1778, ilargaret DalzeU, eldest dau. of Alexander, titular Earl of Camwath, of Glenae, and had with other issue 2 sons and 3 daus. (1) Sir Alexander Gilbert, s. as 5th Baronet. (2) William. Ueut.-col. Dumfries, mil.; b. 7 Aug. 1778 ; d. 30 Nov. 1865, having m., Jane, dau. of Thomas Beattie, Esq. of Crieve, co. Dumfries, and had a son and dau. [1] Thomas Beattie. Ueut. 8th regt.; feU at siege of Delhi. [2] Margaret Elizabeth, m. 1st— 25 Jan. 1860, to David Baird Hope- Johnstone, Esq. (E. Hopetoun), whom she divorced, and re-m.21 April, 1871, as 2nd wife, to John Henry Gordon, late lieut. highland borderers L.I. mil. (E. Mab). (3) Elizabeth, m. 14 Nov. 1810, to James Crichton, of Friars Carse. (4) Mary. m. to Lieut.-Col. Hamilton Maxwell (BART.) (5) Grace Douglas, living 1879. SIR ALEXANDER GILBERT, 5th Baronet; d. 1840. having m. Elizabeth, only dau. of Richard DalzeU, of Glenae, 2nd son of Alexander, 7th (titular) Earl of Camwath, and had with other issue 4 sons and 2 daus. (1) Sir Richard, 6th Baronet, d. s. p. 1846, having m. Helen, wlio d. 2 Oct. 1854, having re-m. 8 Oct. 1850. to Alexander Buchanan, Ueut. 79th highlanders, who d. s. p. 18 Dec. 1855. (2) Sir Alexander WiUiam, 7th Baronet, 78th Ross-shire high- landers; d. s. p. 27 Dec. 1879, having m. Anne, youngest dau. of Robert Dav, of Hants. (3) WilUam Charles, com. R.X.; b. 12 July, 1815 ; d. 8 Feb. 1871,havingm. 3 Oct. 1854, Emma .Sophia West (widow), dau. of Michael Comerford, of Portsmouth, and had 2 sons and a dau. [1] Sir Alexander Davidson, 8th and present Baronet. [2] Gili>ert AViliiam Fre'lerick. late lit-ut. Scottish borderers, heir presumptive to the Baronetcy ; b. 29 July, 1861. [3] Elizabeth Sophia. (4) Frederick, retd. Ueut. E.I.C.M.S.; d. unm. (5) Margaret, d. 8 Dec. 1867, having m. 26 Jan. 1820, to James C Macrae, Esq. of Holmains, co. Dumfries. J.P. and D.L. who d. s. p. 1875. (6) Judith, d. 7 June, 1845, having m. 14 June, 1844, as 1st wife, to WiUiam Davidson, of RuehiU, Lanarkshire, J.P. and had a dau. Judith Datidsox, m. 21 July, 1868, to John Tsveedie, B.c.S. judge Bengal C.S. GRIFFITH, SIR George Richard Waldie-, of Hender- syde Park, co. Roxburgh (1858, U.K.), J.P. and D.L. Anglesey, high sheriflE 1860; s. his father as 2nd Baronet in 1878; b. 31 Jan. 1820; m. U April, 1849, Eliza, youngest dau. of Nicho- las Philpott Leader, Esq. M.p. of Dromagh Castle, CO. Cork, and has a son and 2 daus. (1) Richard John, capt. late 3rd dragoon guards, b. 15 Mar. 1850; m. 11 April, 1877, Mary Nena, dau. of Gren. (William) Irwin, of LeixUp, co. DubUn. (2) Maria Mona, m. 23 Feb. 1880, to Tom, only son of Hugh Taylor, Esq. of Chip- chase Castle and Widdriug- ton, Northumberland. (3) Isabel GwendoUne. Akms — Quarterly. 1st and 4th, Az. on a fesse between three mascles or. a trefoil sUpped vert, GRIFFITH. 2nd and 3rd, Gu. on a chevron erm. between three EngUsh men's heads in profile bearded ppr. an annidet az. GRIFFITH of Penrhyn. Crest — On an antique crown a griffin segreant gu. charged on the shoulder ^vith a trefoil or. Motto — Joris omnia plena. Seat — Hendersyde Park, Kelso, x.B. iLinrage. RICHARD GRIFFITH, of MilUcent, co. Kildare [great- grandson of Very Rev. Richard Griffith, dean of Ross, rector of Coleraine] ; b. 10 June, 1752; bur. 30 June, 1820, having m. 1st — 17 Sept. 1780, Charity, dau. of John Bramston, Esq. of Oundle, Northants.; she d. 1791, having had a son and 3 daus. (1) Sir Richard John, created a BAROXET. (2) Eliza, d. unm. 12 Nov. 1852. (3) Charity EUzabeth, m. to Samuel Whinrey Dickinson, of Ashmovmt, King's co. and had an only chUd, Catherine, m. 19 Aug. 1862, to Isaac, eldest son of Rev. B Price, of nfracombe. (4) Catherine, m. to WilUam Stott, M.D. and d. s. p. RICHARD GRIFFITH m. 2ndly— 23 Feb. 1793, Mary Hussey Burgh, dau. of Right Hon. Walter Hussey Burgh, of Donore, CO. Kildare, chief baron of the comi, of exchequer in Ireland; she d. 10 Sept. 1820, liaving had 6 sons and 3 daus. (5) Walter Hussev, bar.-at-law in Ireland; b. 28 Mav. 1794; d. 25 Feb. 1880, having m. 10 May, 1826, Jane, 4th dau. of WUUam Henn, Esq. a master in chancer}- in Ireland, and had 2 sous and a dau. [1] Richard, b. 18 July, 1828 ; m. 30 Nov. 1861, Charlotte, 4th dau. of Lieut.-Col. .Tames Robert Conway Colthvu-st, of Cork (BART.), and has 2 sons and 2 daus. Walter Hubert de Biu-gli. b. 11 Dec. 1867.— Rupert Henn, b. 3 July, 1871.— Jane Florence.— Maud Eva. [2] WUUam Downes, bar.-at-law, late attorney-gen. Cape of Good Hope, judge county court. South Staff.; b. 18 Julv, 1829; m. 1 Oct. 1861, Hamet, 3rd dau. of WUUam Stokes, M.D. and has 2 sons and a dau. Walter Hussev, b. 4 Aug. 1862.- WilUam Stokes, b. 30 April, 1864.— Mary EUzabeth. [3] Susan, m. 22 Feb. 1862, to John James, 3rd son of Very Rev. William Ogle Moore, dean of Cashel, and has 2 sons and 2 daus. George Ogle Moore, b. . — James Ogle, b. .— Jane. — Emma. (6) Henry AUen, lieut. R.N.; b. 4 Feb. 1798 ; d. s. p. 22 Dec. 1860, having m. 1st — 20 Nov. 1830, his cousin Mary, dau. of Rev. John Buck, D.D. of Desert Create, co. Tyrone ; she d. s. p. He m. 2ndly — 14 Dec. 1849, Mary, widow of Rev. William John Knox, of Ardpatrick. (7) George, m.a. vicar of Castlerea, co. Roscommon ; b. 17 Sept. 1802 ; d. 19 Sept. 1876, having m. 6 July, 1830, Frances, dau. of James Forbes, of Danby, Ballyshaimon, and widow of Robert Crawford, and had 3 sons and 4 daus. [1] Richard, major Madras s.c. 35th N.I.; b. 1833 ; m. Frances Kathleen, ilau. of Linde, and has issue. [2] (Jeorge, of the valuation office, DubUn ; b. 5 May, 1835 ; m. 3 Aug. 1863, Lucy Juliana Famham, dau. of James Courtney Cottingham, Esq. and has a son, George Cottingham, b. 18 July, 1865.