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Hopwood, Sir Francis John, 3rd Baron Southborough, son of Francis, 1st Baron Southborough, P.C., G.C.B., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., K.C.S.I., by his second wife, Florence Emily, daughter of Lieut.-Gen. Samuel Black, C.S.I., C.I.E.; b. March 7, 1897; adm. Sept. 22, 1910 (G); left Dec. 1914; served in Great War I; temp. Sub-Lieut. R.N.V.R. June 14, 1915; managing director, Shell Transport and Trading Co., Ltd.; knighted 1953; a Governor of the School 1957; succeeded his half-brother as 3rd Baron Southborough 1960; m. Nov. 23, 1918, Audrey Evelyn Dorothy, daughter of Edgar George Money; d. 4 Feb. 1978.

Horne, Edward William Theobald, son of Edward Rowley Horne of Eastbourne and Mary Ethel, d. of John Wilson Theobald of Croydon; b. 24 May 1905; adm. Apr. 1920 (H), later (G); left Mar. 1922; RASC 1939-45 (Lieut.-Col.); a tea planter in Ceylon and Mauritius; m. 10 Dec. 1955 Maxine Lillian, d. of James Shelley of Perth, W. Australia; d. 12 Aug. 1982.

HORNE, ROBERT WINTLE, son of Thomas Horne (adm. 1784, qv); b. 7 Aug 1810; adm. 12 Jan 1824 (G); Cadet, EICS Bombay 1827; Ensign, 8th Bombay Native Infantry 3 Jan 1828; Lieut., 25 Jun 1832; Brevet Capt., 3 Jan 1843; ret. 24 Jan 1843; went to live in South Africa and latterly in Tasmania; living 1851; m. 21 Aug 1840 Maria, second dau. of Rev. Roger Bickerstaff, Vicar of St. Martin’s, Shropshire.

Hornor, George Edward, son of Allan Moline Hornor, of Hampstead; b. March 5, 1876; adm. May 10, 1888 (G); left July 1894.

Hornsby, Anthony Charles, brother of Frederick David Hornsby (qv); b. 21 Feb. 1934; adm. Sept. 1947 (G); left July 1952; navigating officer RAF 1952-6; sales man. Blundell Spence & Co. 1957-, chief exec. Blundell Permaglaze Holdings Plc 1979-85; a bus. consult. 1986-99; m. 21 May 1960 Jane Ellen, d. of Herbert Edmund Davis, co. dir., of Kingston Hill, Surrey; d. 26 Nov. 2006.

Hornsby, Frederick Noel, son of Major Frederick Myddleton Hornsby, C.B.E. of West­minster, by Ann, daughter of Charles Johnson, of Wanstead, Essex; b. Dec. 27, 1903; adm. Jan. 20, 1916 (G); left Dec. 1921; chairman and managing director, Myddleton Hotels and Estates Ltd.; Lieut. R.A.S.C. Aug. 26, 1940; transferred to General List April 19, 1941; Staff Capt., War Office; m. May 21, 1931, Enid Mary, only daughter of A.W. Barnett Roberts, of Wandsworth.

Hornsby, Jack Myddleton, brother of Frederick Noel Hornsby (qv); b. 10 May 1905; adm. Sept. 1919 (G); left July 1923; Peterhouse Camb., matric. 1923; RASC 1939-45 (Capt.); dir. Myddleton Hotels & Estates Ltd; m. 25 May 1939 Beryl, d. of Leonard Hodges; d. 28 Mar. 1975.

HORSLEY, SAMUEL, only son of Heneage Horsley (qv); b. 16 Aug 1810; adm. 22 Feb 1822 (G); left Christmas 1824; Balliol Coll. Oxford, matr. 31 Mar 1829; BA 1833; MA 1837; an Inspector under Irish Poor Law Board; d. 21 May 1889.

HORTON, CHRISTOPHER, brother of Walter Buswell Horton (qv); bapt. Croxall, Derbs. 28 Jul 1741 (IGI); adm. (aged 9) Sep 1750 (Grant's); in school list 1754; of Catton Hall, Derbs.; m. 4 Aug 1765 Lady Anne Luttrell (who subsequently m. HRH Prince Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland), sister of Henry Lawes Luttrell, 2nd Earl of Carhampton (I) (qv); buried Croxall, Derbs. 13 Aug 1769.

Horton, William Robert, son of John Henry Horton, of South Weald, Essex, by Caroline, daughter of Edward Frith, of Wimbledon; b. July 13, 1889; adm. April 30, 1903 (G); left July 1908; Trin. Hall, Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1908.