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WADD, WILLIAM, only son of William Wadd, Basinghall Street, London, Surgeon Extraordinary to George IV, and Caroline, only dau. of John Mackenzie, Upper Guildford Street, London; b. 23 Nov 1807; adm. 14 Sep 1818; left Christmas 1822; drowned off Mauritius 7 Mar 1828.

WACE, HERBERT, ninth son of Rev. Richard Henry Wace, Wadhurst, Sussex, Anglican clergyman, and Euliela, dau. of Charles Gray; b. 31 Dec 1851; adm. 26 May 1864 (James'); QS 1866; left May 1870; Writer, Ceylon Civil Service 1873; Assistant Collector of Customs, Trincomalee 1876; Assistant Government Agent, Madura 1886; Government Agent, Ratnapura 1891; Second Assistant to Colonial Secretary 1889; Commissioner of Requests, Colombo 1890; member, Ceylon Legislative Council; Government Agent, Central Provinces Jan 1900; CMG 9 Nov 1903; m. 5 Aug 1879 Mabel Frances, dau. of Edward Henry Blyth; d. at Colombo, Ceylon 28 May 1906.

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VYVYAN, SIR COURTENAY BOURCHIER, BART., eldest son of Rev. Sir Vyell Donnithorne Vyvyan, Bart., Trelowarren, Mawgan, Cornwall, and Louisa Mary Frederica, third dau. of Richard Bourchier, Brook Lodge, Dorset; b. 5 Jun 1858; adm. 21 Jan 1870 (G); QS 1873; left Dec 1876; RMC Sandhurst; 2nd Lieut., East Kent Regt., 1 May 1878; Lieut., 6 Jan 1880; Capt., 14 Jan 1886; Maj., 8 May 1897; Brevet Lieut. -Col., 29 Nov 1900; Lieut. -Col., 4 Aug 1902; Brevet Col., 11 Sep 1904; ret. with rank of Col., 4 Aug 1906; re-employed as Assistant Adjutant-Gen., 5 Aug 1914; served in Zulu War 1879 and in operations in South Africa 1896, mentioned in despatches LG 9 Mar 1897; served South African War 1899-1902, second-in-command at Mafeking, mentioned in despatches LG 8 Feb 1901, 29 Jul 1902; served in First World War 1914-9, mentioned in despatches LG 22 Jun 1915, 15 Jun 1916, 11 Dec 1917; CB 29 Jun 1906; CMG 23 Jun 1915; Order of St. Stanislas with swords; succ. father as 10th baronet 27 May 1917; DL JP Cornwall; Vice-Chairman, Cornwall Territorial Force Association 1908; m. 1st, 17 Feb 1887 Eva Catherine Forestier, eldest dau. of Major-Gen. George Edmond Lushington Walker, Royal Engineers, Charlton, Kent; m. 2nd, 21 Nov 1929 Clara Coltman, second dau. of Edward Powys Rogers, Toorilla, Queensland; d. 15 Nov 1941.

VULLIAMY, GEORGE JOHN, brother of Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (qv); b. 19 May 1817; adm. 13 Feb 1826 (Singleton's); Min. Can. 1832; articled to Joseph Bramah & Sons, engineers 1833; in architectural office of Sir Charles Barry 1836-41; travelled abroad; employed until 1861 in the office of his uncle Lewis Vulliamy, architect; ARIBA 1838; FRIBA 1856; Superintending Architect, Metropolitan Board of Works 15 Mar 1861 - May 1886; designed the pedestal and sphinxes for Cleopatra’s Needle on the Thames Embankment; m. 2 Apr 1851 Eliza, widow of Matthew King, Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, and second dau. of Cdr. Samuel Charles Umfreville, Royal Navy; d. 12 Nov 1886. DNB.

VULLIAMY, BENJAMIN LEWIS, eldest son of Benjamin Louis Vulliamy, watch and clockmaker, Pall Mall, London; b. 12 Oct 1815; adm. 26 Apr 1825 (Singleton's); Merton Coll. Oxford, matr. 24 Mar 1836; watch and clock-maker, Pall Mall; d. 23 May 1895 [but not in 1881 Census].