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MOORE, JOHN CARRICK, elder son of James Carrick Moore FSA, Corswall, Wigtonshire, surgeon in London, Pres. Royal Jennerian Society, and Harriet, only dau. of John Henderson; nephew of Lieut. -Gen. Sir John Moore KB; b. 13 Feb 1805; adm. 18 Sep 1815 (G); Min. Can. 1819; left Christmas 1823; Queen’s Coll. Cambridge; 14th Wrangler; BA 1827; MA 1830; adm. Inner Temple 29 Jan 1824, called to bar 28 Jan 1831; landowner in Wigtonshire, Kirkcudbrightshire and Ayrshire; DL JP Wigtonshire; FRS 5 Jun 1856; Secretary, Geological Society 1846-52; author, Recollections of an Octogenarian, 1888, which contains several references to his school friends; m. 12 Apr 1835 Caroline, dau. of John Bradley, Colborne Hill, Staffs.; d. 12 Feb 1898.

Moore, Nöel Christian, son of Edwin Henry Moore, C. E., of Wandsworth and Annie Blanche, governess of Beatrix Potter and daughter of James Carter, of Marlborough, Wilts.; b. Dec. 24, 1887; adm. Jan. 15, 1903 (G); left Dec. 1905; Corpus Christi Coll. Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1910; B.A. 1913; Bishop's Coll. Cheshunt; ordained deacon 1914, priest 1915 (London); Curate of St. Frideswide, Poplar, 1914-23; Curate-in-charge of St. Augustine, Beckenham, Kent, 1923-43; Vicar of St. Augustine, Northam, Hants., 1943-50; Chaplain of St. Mary's Convent, Buxted, Sussex, 1955; Beatrix Potter wrote the earliest version of The Tale of Peter Rabbit for Nöel whilst he was ill; d. 1969.

Mordaunt, Roy George Allsup, son of Sydney Allsup Mordaunt of Pangbourne, Berks, and Alice, d. of George Brown of Westcliff-on-Sea; b. 21 Aug. 1908; adm. Sept. 1922 (G); left July 1926; Midland Bank; OBE; m. 12 Mar. 1936 Joan Marguerita, d. of Walter Harold Sturges of Worthing; d. 12. Oct. 1975.

Morgan, Arthur Cecil, son of Arthur John Morgan, of Cinderford, Gloucs, by Maud Mary, daughter of John Edward Axten, of London; b. Feb. 4, 1900; adm. Jan. 15, 1914 (G); left July 1918; Ch. Ch. Oxon., matric. Hilary 1919; B.A. 1921; called to the bar at the Inner Temple April 25, 1923; served in Great War I; Lieut. R.G.A. Jan. 7, 1918; m. Oct. 11, 1923, Gladwys, daughter of John Hughes, of Regents Park; d. Feb. 13, 1947.

MORGAN, HERBERT HENRY, brother of Walter Lloyd Morgan (qv); b. 22 May 1847; adm. 1 Feb 1858 (G); left Aug 1863; d. unm. 6 Oct 1875.

MORGAN, WALTER LLOYD, eldest son of Charles Morgan, Elvaston Place, South Kensington, solicitor, and Mary Sadelbia, dau. of John Morgan, Cadogan Place, Chelsea; b. 6 Nov 1845; adm. 1 Feb 1858 (G); left Aug 1863; d. unm. 29 May 1868.

MORISON, SIR THEODORE, son of James Augustus Cotter Morison, Fitzjohn’s Avenue, Hampstead, Middlesex, writer, and Frances Adelaide, dau. of George Virtue, Walton on Thames, Surrey, publisher; b. 9 May 1863; adm. 26 Sep 1878 (G); elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1882 (with Triplett), adm. pens. 4 Oct 1882; BA 1885; MA 1889; DCL Durham 1920; tutor to Maharajahs of Chhaturpur and Charkhari 1886-8; Professor, Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental Coll., Aligarh 1889-99, Principal of Coll. 1899-1905; member, Council of India 19 Dec 1906 – 18 Dec 1916; member, Royal Commission on Public Services of India 1913-5; 2nd Lieut., 1st bn. Cambridge Regt., 16 Nov 1915; served East African Expeditionary Force 1916-8, and afterwards at War Office; demobilised Apr 1919, with rank Lieut. -Col.; Principal, Armstrong College, Newcastle upon Tyne 1919-29; Vice-Chancellor, Durham Univ., 1924-6; Director, British Institute, Paris, from 1933; KCIE 1 Jan 1910; KCSI 1 Jan 1917; CBE 3 Jun 1918; Officier de la Croix de Léopold (Belgium) 1918; author, The Industrial Organisation of an Indian Province, 1906, and other works; m. 21 Oct 1895 Margaret, dau. of Right Hon. Arthur Cohen KC MP, Cumberland Place, Hyde Park, London; d. 24 Feb 1936. DNB.

MORLAND, EDWARD, third son of George Bowes Morland, Abingdon, Berks., and Mary, dau. of Thomas Thornhill, Woodleys, Oxfordshire; b. 26 Dec 1841; adm. 28 Sep 1854 (G); left 1857; brewer; Mayor of Abingdon several times; JP Berkshire 1882; m. 1881 Ethel, third dau. of James Duncan Thomson, Aston, Herts.; d. 12 Jul 1894.

Morland, John Kenneth, son of Stanley Morland, stockbroker, of Highgate, and Pauline Victo­ria, d. of Eugene Karminski; b. 7 July 1920; adm. Sept. 1933 (G, non-res. KS); left Dec. 1937; Trin. Hall Camb., matric. 1938, BA 1941, MA 1949; RM 1941-5 (Capt.); dir. Triefus plc, diamond merchants, retd 1984; AIL 1985; m. 18 Oct. 1947 Judith, d. of Frank Potter of Colchester, Essex, and widow of Wing Cdr Guy Bruce-Lockhart DSO RAF; d. 22 May 2005.