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BRIDGES, BROOK EDWARD, fifth son of Sir Brook Bridges, Bart., MP, Goodnestone Park, Kent, and Fanny, dau. of Edmond Fowler, Graces, Essex; b. 7 Sep 1779; adm. 7 Oct 1790; KS 1793; Emmanuel Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 6 Jul 1797, matr. Mich. 1797; BA 1801; MA 1805; ordained deacon 1802, priest 1803 (both lit. dim. from Canterbury); Perpetual Curate of Goodnestone, Kent, 27 Apr 1804-14, again 1816; Rector of Orlingbury, Northants., 24 Apr 1805-7; Rector of Bonnington, Kent, from 18 Jun 1807; Prebendary of Lichfield, 13 Apr 1810; Vicar of Lenham, Kent, from 2 Aug 1810; Perpetual Curate of Wingham, Kent, from 15 May 1817; m. 22 Nov 1809 Harriet, second dau. of John Foote, Lombard Street, London, banker; d. 23 Apr 1825.

BRIDGES, BROOK, third son of John Bridges, Barton Seagrave, Northants., and Elizabeth, dau. of William Trumbull, Easthampstead, Berks., and sister of Sir William Trumbull, Kt, Secretary of State; bapt. 12 Jan 1670/1; adm.; KS 1684; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1689, matr. 17 Jun 1689, aged 18, Westminster Student from 30 Dec 1689; BA 1693; adm. Inner Temple; d. 1693.

BRIDGES, JOHN, son of Southcott Bridges, London; b.; adm.; KS 1678; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1683, matr. 17 Dec 1683, aged 19, Westminster Student 17 Dec 1683-97 (void); BA 1687; MA 1690; BCL and DCL 1694; adm. advocate, Doctors’ Commons, 8 Jul 1697; m. Ann ---.

BRIDGES, JOHN, son of William Bridges, Covent Garden, London, Secretary of the Stamp Office, and Martha, dau. of Robert Hart, Brice, Bucks.; nephew of Brook Bridges (qv); b.; adm. (aged 14) Jan 1721/2; Christ Church, Oxford, . matr. 22 Apr 1725; Grand Tour (Italy) 1725-7; of Barton Seagrave, Northants; m. his cousin Margaret, dau. of John Horton, Gumley, Leics.; d. 16 Jul 1741.

BRIDGEWATER, ---; b.; in under school list 1715.

BRIDGEWATER, ---; b.; in school list 1754.

Bridgewater, Bentley Powell Conyers, son of Convers Bridgewater OBE, barrister-at-law, and Violet Irene, d. of Israel Wood Powell, med. practitioner in Victoria BC, Canada; b. 6 Sept. 1911; adm. Sept. 1924 (G), KS 1926; left July 1930; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1930, BA 1933, MA 1965; staff of Brit. Museum 1937; Asst Principal Dominions Office 1941-2; For. Office 1942-5; Sec. Brit. Museum 1948-73 (dep. Keeper 1950, Keeper 1961); retd 1973; d. Feb. 1996

BRIDGMAN, ORLANDO, son of Richard Whalley Bridgman, London, attorney, and Clerk of the Grocers’ Company, and Mary --- (IGI); bapt. St. Mildred Poultry, London 20 Oct 1789 (IGI); adm.; in school lists 1801, May 1803; left 1803. [Note Richard Orlando Bridgman, barrister, 3 New Square. Lincoln’s Inn, Law List 1822, but he was presumably Richard Orlando Lanty Bridgman, baptized Richard Lanty Bridgman, Bombay, whose will was proved PCC 19 Aug 1829]

BRIDGWATER, THOMAS, eldest son of Edward Bridgwater, Nevis, West Indies, Treasurer of Nevis, and Sarah ---; bapt. 8 Aug 1730; adm. (aged 14) Jun 1744 (as Bridgewater) (Watts'); left 1748; adm. Middle Temple 25 Oct 1752, called to bar 26 Nov 1756; m. 10 May 1764 Mary, sister of Edward Paris, Nevis, West Indies.