Richard Keatinge (judge)

[1] He and his wife Harriet Augusta Joseph has a number of distinguished descendants, including an eminent scientist, a famous novelist and a recipient of the Victoria Cross.

[3] The Government was enthusiastic about the idea, but informed legal opinion in Ireland was generally against it, the objection being that Keatinge was already seriously overworked, and despite his undoubted ability, he had no experience of Admiralty work.

[2] He married Ellen-Flora Mayne (1829-1907) of Teffont Evias, Wiltshire and was the grandfather of the English soldier and Conservative Party politician Sir Edgar Keatinge (1905-1998).

Richard (1825-1904) became a Lieutenant General and was awarded the Victoria Cross for his services during the Indian Mutiny.

[6] The younger Harriet married the Scottish geographer Coutts Trotter (1831-1906) and was the maternal grandmother of the eminent scientist J.B.S.