Memorials of four old families

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1 8 14, but apparently the Bengal Europeans were not present at any
engagements. They seem to have garrisoned the Moluccas with various
detachments till the islands were made over to the Dutch in 1817. In the
East Ind. Register, corrected co 19th November, 18 16, Lieut. Alex. Irvine's
name appears 15th out of 22 Lieuts., and again as Quartermaster, and
stationed at Macassar, in the Isle of Celebes, and in the next vol. of the
Register, corrected to 1st August, 1817, under casualties since last publica-
tion, is recorded the death of Alex. Irvine, Lieut. European Regiment, on
1 6th August, 1 8 16, intimation of this evidently not having reached London
in time for previous volume.
George Nugent, their 3rd son, also got a cadetship, and went to India
in 1820. He was a Lieutenant in the nth Bengal Native Infantry in
Nov., 1822, and served afterwards in the 4th Local Horse.
He was a Master Mason of the Masonic Lodge of True Friendship,
No. 1 Bengal, at Calcutta, in March, 1822 : a Knight Templar, Nov., 1822,
and a Past Master, April, 1823, as his certificates show. An hon. member
of Lodge Kilwinning in the East, at Nusseerabad, in Nov., 1826. He
visited my father and mother in the Fort at Allahabad, in Feb., 1827, when
he gave a horse to my aunt, his sister Isabella. He was afterwards
quartered at Neemuch, where he was very ill, and started on sick leave for
the hills, but died 3 marches from Neemuch, on 3rd Dec, 1827, attended by
two brother officers of his regiment, who had his remains carried back to
that place for burial.
I have in my possession a very small pocket Bible, printed in small but
clear type, in London, in 1658 It has been rebound long ago in calf with
silver clasps, the hasps of which are missing, but the parts attached to the
book have on one the initials I. I., and on the other I. G. I think I. I. must
be for a James or John Irvine of the Artamford branch, and I. G. for his
wife. The first name written in the book is " Rebecca Irvine," my grand-
father's sister, born 1757, nearly 100 years after the book was printed : she
married Geo. Ogilvie of Auchiries : the next my grandfather's name,
apparently in his writing, "Charles Irvine": the next, "Alex. Irvine,"
probably his eldest brother, the laird, because below it is written " Drum,
14th Sept., 1839, to Margaret Irvine," my aunt, in her handwriting : below
that is my own name.
The 17th laird died in 1761, and was succeeded by his eldest son.
XVIII. ALEXANDER, the 18th laird, b. 1754, died 1844. He was
only 7 years old at his accession : he married, 31st December, 1775, Jean
only daughter of Hugh Forbes of Schivas (she died 12th March, 1786), and
had issue by her 4 sons and 1 daughter.