THREE GENERATIONS FROM "LT JOHN TOVEY and HAMILTON DUNBAR" 1. John TOVEY Lt b.11 Jun 1753, Birmingham, Warwickshire, (son of William TOVEY and Elizabeth TWAMLEY). He married Hamilton DUNBAR, m. 12 Mar 1778, in St Philips, Edinburgh Parish, b. C 1764, Stirling House, Woodside, Scotland, (daughter of Sir James DUNBAR and Jacobina HAMILTON) d. 19 Jan 1823, Stirling, Scotland. John died 15 Feb 1841, Stirling, Scotland. Children: i William TOVEY, b. 9 Dec 1778, Halifax, Nova Scotia, d. 14 Feb 1805, Killed in Navy action off coast of India. ii Col Hamilton TOVEY, b. 20 Aug 1782, Barryhugh, Highlands, Scotland. He married Helen GRAHAM, m. 1836, (daughter of Lt.General Samuel GRAHAM). Col died 4 Mar 1866, Pynnacles, Shannon, Middlesex, England, buried: Shannon, Middlesex. 2. iii James Dunbar TENNENT prev TOVEY b. 25 Oct 1783. iv Copeland TOVEY, b. 3 Jun 1786, London, England, d. 21 Aug 1801, Jamaica, West Indies. 3. v Major George b. 23 Nov 1787. 4. vi Alexander b. 23 Apr 1789. vii Elizabeth Ann TOVEY, b. 28 Mar 1791, Stirling, Scotland, d. C 1820. 5. viii Eleanor b. 1793. 6. ix Jacobina Anne b. 1794. x Patrick (or Peter) Murray TOVEY, b. 1795, d. 1818. xi Jesse TOVEY, b. 1797, Stirling, d. 1799, Stirling. xii Jesse (2) TOVEY, b. C 1801, Stirling, d. C 1803, Stirling. xiii Tennent TOVEY, b. 1808, Stirling, d. 1810, Stirling. Second Generation 2. James Dunbar TENNENT prev TOVEY, b. 25 Oct 1783, Upminster, Essex. He married (1) 'unknown', m. ABT 1800. He married (2) 'unknown'. He married (3) Margaret Murray (or Muir) MERCER, m. 4 Jan 1827, in St Cuthberts, Edinburgh. James died 1852, Stirling. Children: 7. i Anne A b. 12 Feb 1812. 3. Major George TOVEY, b. 23 Nov 1787, Blackwood, Dumfries, Scotland. He married Caroline KIRBY, m. 23 Jul 1827, in Tonbridge, Kent, (daughter of Robert KIRBY and Sophia Elizabeth TOVEY) d. 13 Nov 1836, Malta. Major died 15 Apr 1858, Brighton, England. Children: i James TOVEY, b. 1829, Tonbridge. He married 'unknown', m. ABT 1855. James died 1860. ii Hamilton Dunbar (Amy) TOVEY, b. ABT 1832. She married (1) John VIDLER, m. 28 JULY 1852, in Hurstpierpoint. She married (2) 'unknown', m. MAR 1877. Hamilton died 1858. 4. Alexander TOVEY, b. 23 Apr 1789, Stirling, Scotland. He married (1) Anne BOLTON, m. 1819, in Luland, Cork, b. c 1790, County Wexford, d. 13 Jun 1822, sea off St Helena after short illness, buried: 22 Jun 1822, buried at sea three days out from Bombay. He married (2) Mary Hamilton IRVINE, m. 26 May 1827, in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, b. C 1800, (daughter of William IRVINE and Matilda GRANT) d. 21 Oct 1865, Bath, England. Alexander died 3 Oct 1865, Bath, England. Children: i 'unknown' died young, b. c 1820, d. c 1820. 8. ii Elizabeth Anne b. 10 Sep 1821. 9. iii Matilda Grace b. 14 Mar 1828. 10. iv Hamilton Dunbar (Dora b. 27 Feb 1829. v John TOVEY b. 21 Jul 1830, Quebec, Canada. vi Major James Tennent TOVEY, b. 14 Jan 1832, Quebec, Canada. He married Rose BEAVER, m. 1860, in India, b. Baltimore, d. 27 SEPT 1862, of cholera at sea near Ganges, India, buried: Plymouth. Major died 26 Dec 1870, Stoke, Damerel, Devon, buried: Plymouth. 11. vii Capt Alexander Charles Hughes b. 16 May 1833. viii George Dunbar TOVEY, b. 6 Mar 1835, Montreal, d. APRIL 1839, Montreal, North America, buried: Montreal. ix Mary TOVEY, b. 3 Mar 1837, Kingston, Canada. She married Major John BLAKE, m. DEC 1858, in Paignton, Devon. 12. x Lt Col Hamilton b. 16 Jul 1841. xi Rose Irvine TOVEY, b. 25 Nov 1845, Rosehill, Bideford near Appledore, d. 16 Mar 1877, Waltham Abbey. 5. Eleanor, b. 1793. She married John WRIGHT, m. 22 APRIL 1813, in Stirling, Edinburgh Parish, Scotland, b. Broom, Stirling. died July 1844. Children: i Hamilton WRIGHT, b. ABT 1814. ii Florence WRIGHT, b. ABT 1818, Stirling. iii Helen WRIGHT. iv William WRIGHT. v John WRIGHT. 6. Jacobina Anne TOVEY, b. 1794, Berwick, Stirling. She married Dr. David JAMESON, m. 30 Aug 1818, in Stirling. Jacobina died 1837. Children: i John JAMESON. ii David Hamilton JAMESON, b. 5 Jan 1822, Gibraltor. iii James Tennant JAMESON, b. 30 Jun 1823, Stirling. iv Eleanor JAMESON, b. 12 Mar 1824, Fermoy. v Elizabeth JAMESON, b. 21 Aug 1827, Newbridge. vi Jacobina Anne JAMESON, b. 19 Jan 1829, Cork. vii Mary Fair JAMESON, b. 20 Apr 1830, Norwich. viii Caroline JAMESON, b. 26 Oct 1831, Norwich. She married Alexander IRVINE, m. AUGUST 1850, in Edinburgh. ix Caroline (2) JAMESON. x Hamilton Tennant JAMESON, b. 1 Jul 1833, Fordington. Third Generation 7. Anne A TOVEY, b. 12 Feb 1812, West Indies. She married Major Charles Thynne THOMAS, m. 2 Jun 1829, b. 15 Jan 1797, Bath, Somerset, (son of Ven Josiph THOMAS and Suzanna Isabella HARINGTON) d. 23 Jun 1874, Nelson, New Zealand. Anne died C 1880, Bath. Children: i Charles Thynne THOMAS, b. 1831, Nelson (prob India). ii James Dunbar THOMAS, b. 1833, Nelson (prob India). iii Henry THOMAS, b. 1835. iv Edmund THOMAS, b. 1837, New Zealand. v Walter THOMAS, b. 1839, Futteghur, India. vi Godfrey THOMAS, b. 1841, New South Wales. vii Frederick THOMAS, b. 1843, New Zealand. viii Lucy THOMAS, b. 1846, Bath, Somerset. She married Capt FOLEY. 8. Elizabeth Anne TOVEY, b. 10 Sep 1821, Francis Place, Island of St Helena. She married Dr. James Murray DRYSDALE, m. 21 May 1839, d. 11 Oct 1853, Cupar Fife. Elizabeth died 1911, Brighton, England. Children: i William Alex Albert DRYSDALE, b. 28 Feb 1840, Montreal, d. 22 May 1843, West Indies. ii Theodore DRYSDALE, b. 29 Jul 1843, 4 Manor Tce, Manor Street, Clapham. He married _____ EAMES. iii Alexander Tovey DRYSDALE. iv William McGrath DRYSDALE. v 5th child unknown, d. August 1850, Cupar Fife. 9. Matilda Grace TOVEY, b. 14 Mar 1828, Athlone, Ireland. She married (1) M.Gen Alexander Henry Edmonstone BOILEAU, m. 5 SEPT 1850, in Paignton, Devon, b. 1807, (son of Thomas BOILEAU and Leah JESSOP) d. 1862, India of fever. She married (2) Gen Alexander CADELL, m. C 1864. Children: i Henry BOILEAU, b. 1851, d. 1851, India. ii Arthur Cadell Tait BOILEAU, b. 1856. He married Isabella Geraldine Halliburton STEWART, d. 1890, childbirth. Arthur died 1925. iii Mary Hamilton Eliza BOILEAU, b. C 1856. She married Dr A CADELL, m. 6 Jan 1870, in Tamil, Nadu, Madras, India. iv Frances (Frank) BOILEAU. v Alexandrina (Nina) Grace CADELL, b. C. 1865. vi Lillian (Lillie) Evangeline CADELL, b. C 1865. She married Capt Herbert LANE. vii Alexander (Alick) C T CADELL, b. C 1867. 10. Hamilton Dunbar (Dora) TOVEY, b. 27 Feb 1829, Richmond, St James Park, Dublin, Ireland. She married Gen George STRANGWAYS, m. 26 Apr 1854, in Noorpoor, Punjab, India. Hamilton died in Jersey. Children: i Mary STRANGWAYS, b. C 1856, India, d. August 1857, Seige of Lucknow. ii Cordelia (Corrie) STRANGWAYS, b. C 1857, India. iii Elisheba (Ella) STRANGWAYS, b. C 1857, India. iv Hamilton STRANGWAYS, b. C 1862. v Henry Fawcus STRANGWAYS. He married Millie THOMPSON, m. in Colorado, USA. vi Alexander Hamilton STRANGWAYS, b. 1869. 11. Capt Alexander Charles Hughes TOVEY, b. 16 May 1833, Montreal, Canada. He married Julia Maria MARTIN, m. 15 Sep 1859, in St Mary's Church, Leicester, b. 13 Dec 1838, St Heliers, Jersey Islands, (daughter of Rev Walter Hattam MARTIN and Caroline WILLASEY) d. 26 May 1929, Chatswood, Sydney, NSW. Capt died 13 Dec 1917, Tauranga, New Zealand. Children: i Alexander Martin TOVEY, b. 18 Jul 1860, Dum Dum, Bengal, India. He married Jessie Clare ROBERTS, b. C 1862, Coromandel, (daughter of Colonel John ROBERTS) d. 6 Feb 1946, Auckland, New Zealand. Alexander died 6 Sep 1930, Auckland, New Zealand. ii Walter Hamilton TOVEY, b. 7 Sep 1862, Onehunga, New Zealand. He married Jeanette Amelia McDOWELL, b. 11 Jun 1866, Blue Earth Faribault, Minnesota, USA, (daughter of David Henry McDOWELL and Mary Elizabeth SPENCER) d. 26 Feb 1954, Amity, Oregon, USA. Walter died 15 Dec 1929, Amity, Oregon, USA. iii Hamilton Dunbar TOVEY, b. 15 Mar 1868, Tauranga, New Zealand. He married Lurline CLARKSON, m. 1908, in Wellington. Hamilton died 7 Aug 1948, Sydney, Australia. iv Edith Winifred TOVEY, b. 5 Mar 1872, Tauranga, New Zealand. She married Thomas C TIMS. v Kenneth Francis TOVEY, b. 14 Aug 1879, Tauranga, New Zealand. He married Vivienne Mildred SHEARMAN, m. 1908, b. 3 Jul 1886, Christchurch, New Zealand, (daughter of Robert Clark SHEARMAN and Jessie Henrietta DODD) d. 4 Nov 1954, Howick, New Zealand. Kenneth died 25 Nov 1960, Howick, New Zealand. 12. Colonel Hamilton TOVEY RE, b. 16 Jul 1841, 7 Tamar Tce, Stoke, Dameral, Devonport. He married Maria Eliza GOODHUE, m. 14 Apr 1864, in London, Ontario, Canada, b. 27 Jun 1843, London, Ontario Canada, (daughter of Hon George Jervis GOODHUE and Louisa MATTHEWS) d. 13 Sep 1926, Boscombe, Hants, England. Colonel Hamilton died 5 Aug 1889, London, England. Children: i Mary Louisa (Molly) TOVEY, b. 11 Apr 1865, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She married Francis DUKA. ii Maria (Minnie) TOVEY, b. 24 Apr 1866, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She married Harold TINGAY. iii Hamilton Tennent TOVEY, b. 1 Jun 1870, Stoke Damerel. He married Alice May WEBSTER, (daughter of John Alfred WEBSTER and Martha Wilhelmina KEMP). Hamilton died 1912. iv Harold Dunbar TOVEY, b. 16 Nov 1871, 2 Victoria Villas, Gillingham, New Brompton. He married Mary (May) Louisa DRYSDALE, m. 25 Jul 1907, in St Marys, Shortland, Kent, b. 24 Jul 1883, Atherfield, Bournemouth, (daughter of Alexander Tovey DRYSDALE and Louisa ICELY) d. 12 Jan 1948, Wirelsfield, Sussex. Harold died 12 Dec 1943, West Chittingdon, Sussex, England. v Francis Hamilton TOVEY, b. 23 Sep 1872, Southsea, d. 1899, India. vi Rose Irvine TOVEY, b. 23 Feb 1874, Southsea. vii Lt Col George Strangways TOVEY, b. 29 Sep 1875, Southsea. He married Lilian Mary CONDER, m. 1910, (daughter of Rev A CONDER) d. 1939. Lt Col died 13 Jan 1943. viii Dr Arthur Hamilton TOVEY, b. 25 Oct 1876, Waltham Abbey, England. He married Florence PRIESTLEY, m. 10 SEPT 1910, in St Peters, Wellington, b. 18 Jan 1880, Foxteth Park, Lancaster, (daughter of William Hudson PRIESTLEY and Katharine Hastings Hudson EVANS) d. 12 Feb 1973, Auckland. Dr Arthur died 11 JUNE 1943, Tauranga, buried: 12 JUNE 1943, Tauranga Cemetery. ix Grace Katherine Adams TOVEY, b. 25 Apr 1879, Waltham Abbey. x Harry Turner TOVEY, b. 16 May 1880, Waltham Abbey. He married Gwendoline Frances (Poppy) NOEL. Harry died 22 Apr 1918, WWI. xi Lord John Cronyn TOVEY, b. 7 Mar 1885, Boley Hill, Rochester, Kent. He married Aida ROWE, m. 1916, (daughter of John ROWE) d. 1970, Swanage, England. Lord Tovey died 12 Jan 1971, Swanage, England, buried: Burial service at Westminister Abbey 1971. He was Admiral of the Fleet during WWII and was responsible for the sinking of the Bismarck.