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BLIGH, ROBERT, third son of Thomas Bligh, MP (I), Athboy, co. Meath, and Elizabeth, youngest d. of Col. James Napier, Loughcrew, co. Meath; b.; adm. (aged 12) Sep 1716; in under school list 1718; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 21 Jun 1721; BA 1725 (incorp. Dublin 1725); Trinity Coll. Dublin, MA 1728; ordained; Vicar of Timoleague and Lislee, co. Cork, from 5 Apr 1735; Rector of Killsillagh, co. Cork, from 28 Oct 1736; Rector of Kilmaloda, co. Cork, from 16 Oct 1746; Prebendary of Ross from 5 Apr 1735; Dean of Elphin from 20 Aug 1768; m. 1st, Jul 1742, Catherine, widow of Charles Boyle, Arraghlin Bridge, co. Cork, and dau. of --- Elliot; m. 2nd, 18 Mar 1759 Frances Winthrop, London; d. Jun 1779.

Bliss, Douglas Arthur, son of Herbert Alfred Bliss ACA, of Norbury, and Janet Ellen, d. of Walter McDougall of Streatham; b. 31 May 1916; adm. Jan. 1930 (R); left July 1934; Gloster Regt 1940-5 (Maj.), despatches (NW Europe) May 1945; RAF Regt 1950, Sqdn Ldr 1952, retd Mar. 1958; m. 22 Jan. 1955 Madeleine Winifred, d. of G. W. Webb of Epsom Downs, Surrey; d. Oct. 2006.

Bliss, John Mac Humberstone, brother of Douglas Arthur Bliss (qv); b. 4 Oct. 1919; adm. Sept. 1933 (R); left July 1938; RE in WW2; St John's Coll. Oxf., matric. 1946, BA 1948; asst master Brentwood Sch. 1949; Allhallows Sch., Devon, 1949- 71, housemaster 1958-71; d. 6 Nov. 2003.

Blizard, Gray Percy, son of George Blizard, of London, architect; b. Aug. 2, 1889; adm. Jan. 16, 1902 (A); migrated up Rigaud's; left Easter 1903; readm; Sept. 28, 1905; left Dec. 1907; served as a gunner in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in Great War I.

BLIZARD, JEREMIAH, elder son of Stephen Blizard (qv); bapt. St. George, Antigua 2 Mar 1734; adm. (aged 13) Jan 1747/8 (Morel's); left 1751; Peterhouse, Cambridge, adm. pens. 27 Sep 1751; adm. Gray’s Inn 28 Mar 1753; returned to Antigua, where he became a member of the Assembly; m. 1st, 17 Jul 1759 (IGI) Ann, dau. of Col. John Gunthorpe, a member of the Council of Antigua; m. 2nd, Mary ---; d. in the lifetime of his father.

BLIZARD, STEPHEN, son of Jeremiah Blizard, St. John’s, Antigua, a member of the Council of Antigua, and his second wife Anne Lavington; b.; adm. (aged 15) Oct 1717; Wadham Coll. Oxford, matr. 2 Jun 1720; Judge of Court of Common Pleas, Antigua; m. 1 Oct 1724 Jane, sister of Nelmes Kerby (qv); d. 24 Nov 1777.

BLOIS, ---; adm. Christmas 1809; left 1811.

BLOMER, CHARLES; b.; adm. (aged 10) Jan 1748/9; left 1749. [Probably Charles Blomer, Lieut. Royal Navy 12 Mar 1757; d. 1770 (will proved PCC 7 Jun 1770 describes him as Lieut., Royal Navy, and merchant, Dinajpur, Bengal)] [perhaps m. 3 Mar 1763 Sarah Perreau (IGI)]