BREBAINE, RENE; b.; adm. (aged 12) Jun 1718; in under school list 1720.
Breem, Wallace Wilfred Swinburne, son of Richard Wallace Breem MM, Headmaster Down House Sch., Esher, and Edith Mary, d. of William Hopkin Wright, land agent, of Cambridge; b. 13 May 1926; adm. May 1940 (A); left Apr. 1944; Frontier Force Regt IA 1945, transf. to QVO Corps of Guides Feb. 1946 (Capt. ), served NW Frontier 1946-7; asst. librarian, Inner Temple 1950, sub-librarian 1956, librarian and keeper of MSS 1965-90; founder member Brit. and Irish Assn. of Law Librarians 1969, hon. sec. and treasurer 1969-76, chmn. 1976-80, vice-pres. 1980-8, pres. 1988-90; author of novels Eagle in the Snow 1970, The Legate’s Daughter 1974, The Leopard and the Cliff 1978; contributor to and editor of many legal publications; m. 28 May 1966 Daphne Audrey, d. of Ernest Joseph Parnham, analytical chemist, of Huntercombe, Bucks; d. 12 Mar. 1990.
BREMNER, ---; b.; adm. 20 Feb 1769; left Whitsun 1771.
Bremner, Alistair John Bruce, son of Douglas Bruce Bremner AMICE, of Battersea; b. 24 Feb. 1917; adm. Sept. 1930 (H); left Dec. 1934; d. Jan. 2003.
Bremner, Cecil James, son of David Alexander Bremner, of Westminster, by Minnie, daughter of Edward Upton, of St. Margaret's Bay, Kent; b. March 10, 1896; adm. Sept. 22, 1910 (R); left July 1912; temp. 2nd Lieut. 9th Batt. East Kent Regt. Nov. 30, 1914; Lieut. 2nd Batt. Nov. 1, 1915; Capt. Feb. 28, 1918; M.C. June 3, 1918; obtained a Colonial Service appointment, Kenya Colony, May 1920; 2nd Lieut. The Buffs May 10, 1940; transferred to the Royal Armoured Corps May 8, 1942; Capt.; m. April 26, 1920, Gabrielle Caroline Jeanne, daughter of Joseph Vander Veken, of Antwerp; d. 21 Oct. 1993.
Brenan, Cecil Fynes-Clinton, son of Charles Frederick Brenan, insurance office manager, of Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, and Edith, d. of Rev. Osbert Fynes-Clinton, Rector of Barlow Moor, Lancs; b. 10 Apr. 1907; adm. Jan. 1921 (R); left Apr. 1924; Univ. Coll. of N. Wales 1924-8, BSc; AMIEE 1939, CEng MIEE 1970; Central Electr. Board and Brit. Eltctr. Authority 1931- 49; Eastern Electr. Board 1949-61; teacher Norwich HS for Girls 1964-81, retd 1981; m. 1st 4 June 1932 Beatrice Annie, d. of Robert Howarth, solicitor; 2nd 21 Apr. 1965 Anthea Daphne, d. of David Ogmore Williams, med. practitionter, of Horsham, Sussex; d. 7 Nov. 1992.
Brend, Gavin Cunningham, son of William Alfred Brend, M. D., of Battersea, by Lilian Jessie, daughter of Gavin Brown Clark, M. P., of East Heath Road, Hampstead, Middlesex; b. Jan. 28, 1904; adm. May 2, 1917 (H); left Aug. 1922; admitted a solicitor Feb. 1929; practised in London; Chairman of the Sherlock Holmes Society; author of Dear Holmes; Pilot Officer (A. and S. D.) R.A.F.V.R. March 28, 1941; Flying Officer March 28, 1942; m. April 15, 1939, Lucy Phyllis, daughter of William George Challenger, of Boscombe, Hants.; d. Feb. 13, 1958.
Brenon, Edward Percy Algernon St. John, son of Edward St. John Brenon, of Kensington, author; b. Jan. 14, 1875; adm. Jan. 18, 1888 (H); left Oct. 1888; was at St. Paul's School Jan.- July 1889; at King's College School 1891-3; a school master and dramatic critic in New York; m. Grace Partridge, the contralto singer.
BRENT, ---; b.; in school lists 1767, 1769, 1770, 1771; BB.
BRENT, CHARLES, son of Daniel Brent, St. Paul’s, Covent Garden, London, woollen draper, and Jane, dau. of William Stobart, Richmond, Surrey; bapt. 9 Jan 1682/3; adm.; KS 1696; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1701, matr. 4 Jul 1701, aged 18, Westminster Student from 24 Dec 1701, Tutor 1712-5, Junior Censor 1712-3, Librarian 1713 (but degraded for one year for neglect of studies, 24 Dec 1706); BA 1705; MA 24 Mar 1707/8; ordained deacon (Oxford) 1708, priest (Winchester) 18 Jun 1709; Rector of Heythrop, Oxfordshire, from 1714; d. 17 Jan 1722.