BRASIER, WILLIAM, son of Thomas Brasier, Kent; b.; at school (aged 12) 2 Jul 1582 (Chapter Muniments 43050).
BRATHWAITE, SIR JOHN, BART., only son of Col. John Brathwaite, Governor in Chief of the African Company’s Factories on the South Coast of Africa, and Silvia Cole; b. 3 Feb 1739; adm. (aged 9) Apr 1748; in school list 1752; Ensign, 13th Foot, 8 Apr 1755; Lieut., 22 Mar 1756; Capt. -Lieut., 10 Jul 1761; lost his entire fortune at play to a gang of professional gamesters; Secretary to the Garrison at Gibraltar, but was removed from this post in 1768 for issuing Mediterranean passes to individuals who were not British subjects; Maj., EICS Madras, 21 Jun 1770; Lieut. -Col., 22 Dec 1772; Col., 17 Dec 1779; captured Mahe in the war against Hyder Ali 1779; surprised by Tippoo Sahib on the banks of the Coleroon 7 Feb 1782, and was compelled to surrender after a gallant struggle of twenty-six hours; remained a prisoner for two years; commanded the force which took Pondicherry, 23 Aug 1793; Maj. -Gen., 20 Dec 1793; organised the expedition against Malacca in 1799; Commander-in-Chief, Madras Army, 1800-2; returned to England 1802; created baronet 18 Dec 1802; m. 13 Apr 1761 Elizabeth, dau. of John Browne, and niece of Peter Colleton (qv); d. 16 Aug 1803.
Bratt, Eric Victor, son of Edwin and Grace Evelyn Bratt, of St. James's, London; b. Sept. 9, 1892; adm. Sept. 27, 1906 (H); left Dec. 1910; served in the 5th Batt. Norfolk Regt. (T. F.) during Great War I; adm. a solicitor Oct. 1922; practised in London and Guildford; m. June 26, 1916, Annie Isabella Ernestine, daughter of Ernest Millington Fisher.
Bratt, John Cameron, brother of Eric Victor Bratt (q.v.); b. May 28, 1903; adm. Sept. 27, 1917 (H); left Dec. 1920.
Bratt, Lionel Edwin, brother of Eric Victor Bratt (q.v.); b. Jan. 4, 1894; adm. Jan. 16, 1908 (H); left July 1911; Lincoln Coll. Oxon.; served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in Great War I.
BRATTELL, DANIEL, son of Daniel Brattell, Sinker of Coining Dies, Mint, Tower of London; b.; adm.; KS (aged 16) 1650; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1652, adm. pens. 22 Jun 1652, scholar 1653; BA 1655/6; MA 1659; BD 1667; DD 1681; Fellow of Trinity Coll. 1658 - ejected 1660, restored 9 Aug 1660, holding Fellowship to death, latterly a Senior Fellow; Junior Dean 1671-2; signed for priest’s orders (London) 8 Mar 1665/6; Rector of Cheadle, Staffs., 1673-7; Rector of Loughton, Bucks., from 1 Mar 1681; d. 5 Feb 1694/5; buried in Trin. Coll. Chapel.
BRATTELL, THOMAS, brother of Daniel Brattell (qv); b. 25 Mar 1637 [but date must be wrong, check]; at Merchant Taylors’ Sch. 1648-9; adm.; BB in 1650; KS; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1658, matr. 8 Dec 1658, Westminster Student; BA 22 Mar 1661/2; MA 1664; ordained; Usher, Magdalen Coll. Sch., Oxford, 9 Mar 1662/3 -4; d. unm. 23 May 1703.
BRAUNCHE, LIONEL, son of William Braunche, Mayor of Abingdon, Berks., and Barbara [or Katherine ?], dau. of Thomas Jenings; bapt. St. Helen, Abingdon, Berks. 18 Aug 1566 (IGI); adm.; Min. Can. (aged 13) 1580; Magdalen Coll. Oxford, matr. 2 Jul 1585, demy 1585-93; BA 11 Feb 1590/1. [Perhaps m. St. Martin, Ludgate, London 8 Jul 1596 Valentia Sparkes]
BRAWNE, WILLIAM; b.; adm. (aged 12) Apr 1718.
BRAY, SIR EDWARD, younger son of Reginald Bray FSA, Shere, Surrey, solicitor, and Frances, sister of Charles Longman (qv); b. 19 Aug 1849; adm. (G) 25 Sep 1863; QS (Capt. ) 1864; Capt. of the School 1867; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge (with Triplett) 1868, adm. pens. 21 Sep 1868, matr. Mich. 1868; BA 1873; played cricket for Cambridge 1871-2, and for Surrey 1870-3, 1878; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 7 Nov 1870, called to bar 7 Jun 1875; South-Eastern circuit; County Court Judge, Birmingham, Dec 1905-8; Additional Judge, London Metropolitan Courts, 1908-11; County Court Judge, Bloomsbury, 1911-23, Dorking and Redhill from 1923; knighted 18 Feb 1919; author, Principles and Practice of Discovery, 1884; m. 22 Jul 1873 Edith Louisa, dau. of Rev. Thomas Hubbard, Newbury; d. 19 Jun 1926.