116 HEREDITY AND DEVELOPMENT OF NAVAL OFFICERS. 



was commander at the age of 22. He won a treaty from the dey of Algiers, after many 

 difficulties. In the battle of Quiberon his ship was the first to get into action. His later years 

 were embittered by suspiciousness and quarrelsomeness, and though for a time he was first lord 

 of the admiralty, his popularity soon disappeared entirely. IV 9, William Keppel (1727-1782), 

 was a lieutenant general and commander in chief in Ireland, 1773. IV 10, Frederick Keppel 

 (1728-1777), was bishop of Exeter and dean of Windsor. IV 16, Lady Caroline Keppel (born 

 1737 and died in childbirth), is thought to have composed the ballad "Robin Adair" when her 

 family would not consent to her marriage. IV 17, Robin, or Robert, Adair (born 1790), became 

 inspector general of military hospitals and then royal staff surgeon and surgeon of Chelsea hos- 

 pital. IV 18, Lady Elizabeth Keppel (died 1768), a very beautiful woman; she was one of the 



bridesmaids of Queen Caroline. IV 19, Russell, marquis of Tavistock, who was killed 



while out hunting at the age of 22. IV 20 (second consort's M F), Robert Walpole, second 

 Earl of Orford (1701-1751). IV 21 (second consort's M M), Margaret Rolle. 



Fraternity of M: V 1, Edward Southwell, Baron de Clifford (1767-1832), member of Parlia- 

 ment. V 2, Sophia Southwell. V 3, John Thomas Townshend, Viscount Sydney. V 4, Cather- 

 ine Southwell (died 1802). V 5, Colonel George K. Coussmaker. V 7, William Gamier, preb- 

 endary of Winchester Cathedral. V 8, Dr. Thomas Gamier, Dean of Winchester. V 10 (M), 

 Elizabeth Southwell (1776-1817), was not yet 16 years of age when she married, and one of her 

 early bride exploits was sliding down the banisters and having her head trepanned in conse- 

 quence. V 11 (F), William Charles Keppel, fourth Earl of Albemarle (1772-1849), was appointed 

 master of the horse in 1830; was a member of Parliament. V 12 (F's second consort), Char- 

 lotte Hunloke. V 13, Sir Coutts Trotter. V 16, Sir Robert Adair, a distinguished diplomat who 

 died in 1844, aged 80 years. V 17, Sir Thomas Lennard. V 19 (second consort's F), Martin 

 J. West. V 20, Maria Walpole. V 21, Captain Hon. George Harrington. V 23, Francis Rus- 

 sell, fifth Duke of Bedford (1765-1802), became a leader in the House. V 24, William Russell 

 (born 1767), lived abroad at Geneva. V 25, Charlotte Anne Bussy. V 26, John Russell, sixth 

 Duke of Bedford (1766-1839), lord lieutenant of Ireland. V 27, Georgiana Elizabeth Byng. 



VI 1, Hon. Sir Alan Napier M'Nabb, first and last British premier of Canada. VI 3, 

 George Gamier, studied at the Royal Naval College. In 1822 he sailed for the Cape of Good 

 Hope and was never heard of again. VI 4, Thomas Gamier, Dean of Lincoln. Fraternity of 

 Propositus: VI 5, Caroline Keppel (died 1898), a sensitive child, but popular as a young woman; 

 of charming personality, prompt in action and a great walker. VI 7, Augustus Frederick, fifth 

 Earl of Albemarle (1794-1851), served in the Peninsular war with the Foot Guards. In later life 

 he became eccentric and had to be placed under restraint; believed himself possessed of unbounded 

 wealth. A post-mortem examination revealed a fracture of the skull. VI 8, George Thomas 

 Keppel, sixth Earl of Albemarle (1799-1891), took part in the Waterloo campaign. He served 

 in Africa and India and returned to England in 1823, traveling overland through Persia, Moscow, 

 and St. Petersburg. He visited the seat of the Russo-Turkish war in 1829 and was with the 

 British fleet in Turkish waters; rose to the rank of general, wrote books of travel. VI 9, Susan 

 Trotter. VI 10, Mary Keppel (died in 1884, aged 80 years); was a great walker. VI 11, Henry 

 Stephenson (died 1850). VI 12, Sophia Keppel (died 1824). VI 13, Sir James MacDonald. VI 

 14, Charles Keppel (1805-1817), killed in a shooting accident. VI 15, Edward Southwell Keppel 

 (1800-1883), rector of Quidenham and canon of Norwich. VI 16, Thomas Robert Keppel (1811- 

 1863), studied at the naval college, but later became rector of North Creake and honorary canon 

 of Norwich. VI 17, Frances Lennard. VI 18, John Keppel (1815-1823). VI 19, Georgiana 

 Charlotte (died 1854). VI 20, Edward E. Hill. VI 21, Anne Amelia Keppel (died 1844). VI 

 22, Thomas Coke, first Earl of Leicester (1754-1842), a famous agriculturist. VI 24 (first consort), 

 Catherine Crosbie (died 1859). VI 25 (Propositus), HENRY KEPPEL. VI 26 (second consort), 

 Jane Elizabeth West. Fraternity of second consort: V 27, Rt. Hon. Sir Algernon West (born 

 1832), was a clerk in the admiralty; was secretary at the India office and to Mr. Gladstone when 

 he was prime minister. VI 28, Mary Barrington. Second cousins of Propositus: V 29, Francis 

 Russell (1793-1832), a lieutenant colonel in the army. VI 32, John Russell (1796-1835), a com- 

 mander of the Royal Navy. VI 33, Francis Russell, seventh Duke of Bedford (1788-1833). 

 VI 34, George William Russell (1790-1846), a major general in the army, sometime envoy extraor- 

 dinary and minister plenipotentiary at Berlin, and aide-de-camp, to Queen Victoria. VI 35, 

 John Russell (1792-1878), created Earl Russell; sat in the House of Commons 47 years; a 

 distinguished statesman, orator, and writer; fond of travel. VI 36, Wriothesley Russell 

 (1804-1886), rector of Chenies, Bucks, and canon of Windsor. VI 37, Edward Russell (1805-1887), 

 C. B.; an officer of the Legion of Honor. VI 38, Charles James Fox (1807-1894), formerly 

 in the army; sergeant at arms, House of Commons. VI 39, Francis John Russell (1808-1869), 



