History of the Fife Pitcairns

246 THE FIFE PITCAIRNS.
ROBERT PITCAIRN of that Ilk.
Colonel Robert Pitcairn, twenty -third in descent, the
second son of Sir James Pitcairn, was born at Athlone
on the 29th of Dec. 1808. He entered the Staff Corps on
the igth of June 1826. In February 1829 he was trans-
ferred to the 12th Regiment. He exchanged in 1830 to
the 7th Fusiliers, and in February 1831 to the 92nd
Highlanders. He was gazetted Captain 6th Sept. 1839,
and Major nth Nov. 1851 ; Lieut.-Colonel, and appointed
Staff officer of Pensioners for the Northern Division in
1857. Pitcairn married at Malta, on the 5th Dec. 1839,
Eliza, fifth daughter of General G. Cardew of the Royal
Engineers.
Colonel Pitcairn died on the 27th August 1873, leaving
two sons and four daughters : —
(1) James Edward, born 16th June 1845.
(2) Charles Dalbiac, born 6th Feb. 1847, died 10th March
1896. He married Helen Whyte Mary, daughter of Dr
Malcolm Munro Mackenzie ; and had four sons and one
daughter : —
1, Kenneth Malcolm, born 26th Aug. 1887.
2, Douglas Nevill, born 1st May 1889.
3, Colin Mackenzie, born 5th Aug. 1893.
4, Guy Dalbiac, born 28th April 1895.
1, Marjorie Joyce, born 12th June 1896.
(1) Harriet Emma Louisa, born 8 George's Quay, Cork,
26th August 1840, died at Barbadoes, nth May 1841.
(2) Anna Maria, born at Berbice, 20th May 1842 ; married
Captain Thomas L. Walsh, and died.
(3) Eleanor Constance Schreiber, married Edward N.
Kilvert, Esq., and has two children : Robert, Lieut, in the
Marine Artillery ; and May, her only daughter.
(4) Leonora Cicely.