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56 HOUSE OF GORDON.
Jan. lo, ret.; Feb. 12, Bt. Col. (Philippart's Mil. Cal., v. 124; A.L., 1797-
65; Hart's /I.L., 1840-65; Offs. Services, 1828, P.R.O.).
Third son of Thomas, of Spring Garden, Waterford, 1323 ; who in
his will dated 1805, May 29, states he bought him a troop in the 5th Dgn.
Gds., "which I intended as a provision for him, but from his very good con-
duct as a soldier in said regiment in which he is very highly esteemed, I
cannot close this my will without leaving him a further token of my affection
and regard. I therefore bequeath him £500 stg. '' ; b. 1790; in. 1820, Jul.
20, at York, Anne eldest dau. of Joseph Bilton, York (G.M., vol. 90, p. 84),
and had with other children Arthur, 269, Edward Charles Acheson, 427,
Stephen Bilton, 1302. Gordon was a great friend of the Princess Charlotte,
who was godmother to his eldest child, Prince Leopold being its godfather.
He (i. 1865, May 12, at Orvieto, on his way to England, at a very advanced
age, bur. at Florence {N. and Q., loth S., ix. 444).
273. Arthur Neil. 1878, May 25, 2nd Lt., 24th (Worcestersh.) Ft.
1880, res. (Hart's A.L., 1879-81 ; A.L., 1879— Dec. '80).
Third son of John, 989; b. 1857, Dec. 31 ; educated at Glenalmond ; ;;;.
1891, Amy Alice, dau. of William Bancroft Thomson and has Catherine Amy
Sempill, b. 1895, Nov. 18, bap. 1896, Jan. 25, at Benares; John Woodburn
Sempill, b. 1897, Mar. 11, bap. May 9, at Gorakhpur ; Christine Beryl Sem-
pill, b. 1898, June 26 ; Hugh Cosmo Erskine, b. 1900, Oct. 29, bap. Dec.
23, at Christ Ch., Lucknow. 1896, Asst. D.S. Police, N.W. Provinces and
Oudh. 1897, Gorakhpur. 1900, Etah, 1905; wrote. Modern Ishmaeliics, or
Sketches of the Wandering Tribes 0/ N.W. Provinces (Allahabad, pp. 71).
274. Arthur William Bolton. 1877, Jun. 19, Lt., R.A. 1882,
served in Egyptian expedition, battle of Tel-el-Kebir (Medal with clasps.
Bronze Star). 1886, Jan. 11, Capt. 1886, Feb. i— 1889, Mar. 31, A.D.C.
to Maj. Gen., W. District. 1887, Feb. i— Aug. 22, A.D.C. to Govr. of Bom-
bay. 1890, Nov. 26—1895, ^'^''- 3I' Staff Capt., R.A., Madras. 1895, Apr.
I— Dec. 6, D.A.A.G., Madras; Sep. 20, Maj., Reserve of Ofi's. ; Nov. i, Maj.
1900, Nov. 28, ret. on ret. pay {A.L., 187 7- 19 10).
Elder son of Edward Charles Acheson, 427; b. 1858, Aug. 2 ; ;;;. and has
a son b. 1904, Jul. 15, at Heavitree, Exeter {Times) and a son b. 1908, Apr.
5, at Grasslawn, Exeter (ibid.).
275. Arthur William Wollocombe. 1885, May 27, Lt., ist Vol.
Batn., the Buffs, E. Kent. Reg. {A.L., 1885— Jul. '86).
Eldest son of Stephen Bilton, 1302; b. 1856, Dec. 3; Winchester Sch.,
1870; Matric. Corpus Christi, Oxford, 1876, Jan. 27; B.A., 1880; M.A., 1882;
III. 1893, Aug. 3, Marion Louise, 2nd dau. of W. W. Gascoigne of Bapchild