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FRENCH, SAMPSON TOWGOOD WYNNE, eldest son of Savage Towgood French (qv); b. 19 Jul 1807; adm. (G) 3 Jun 1822; left Bartholomewtide 1825; Trinity Coll. Dublin, adm. fellow commoner 10 Feb 1826; adm. King’s Inns 1830; JP co. Cork; m. 12 Sep 1827 Phoebe Maria, youngest dau. of Samuel Perry, Woodroff, co. Tipperary; d. 12 Nov 1878.

FREMANTLE, WILLIAM ROBERT, youngest son of Vice-Adm. Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle GCB, and Elizabeth, dau. of Richard Wynne, Falkingham, Lincs.; b. 30 Aug 1807; adm. (G) 18 May 1818; Min. Can. 1821; left Bartholomewtide 1825; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 20 Oct 1825, Fell exhibitioner 1826; steered Oxford eight in first race against Cambridge 1829; BA 1829; MA 1832; BD and DD 1876; Fellow, Magdalen Coll. 25 Jul 1831-5; ordained deacon 1833, priest 1834; Curate, Swanbourne, Bucks.; Rector of Pitchcott, Bucks.; Vicar of Steeple Claydon, Bucks., 1841-68; Rector of Middle and East Claydon, Bucks., 1841-76; Hon. Canon, Christ Church, Oxford 1869-76; Dean of Ripon from 9 May 1876; a leading member of the Evangelical wing of the Church of England; founder of the Navvy Mission; author, Memoirs of the Rev. Spencer Thornton, 1850, and other works; m. 1st, 4 Nov 1835 Emily Caroline, second dau. of Gen. Sir Harry Calvert, Bart., GCB GCH; 2nd, 9 Oct 1879 Caroline, third dau. of Hon. Alexander Leslie-Melville; d. 8 Mar 1895.

Freke, John Henry, son of Cecil George Freke CIE, Indian Civil Service, of Radlett, Herts, and Judith Mary Marston; b. 2 May 1925; adm. Sept. 1938 (G); left July 1940; at Rugby Sch. 1940-3; St John’s Coll. Camb., matric. 1943, BA 1948, MA 1950; 2nd Lieut. RE May 1945; a chartered accountant, ACA 1952; emigrated to Canada; m. 1st, Sheila Vivian Read; m. 2nd, Kate Emily Nelson; d. at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 13 June 2010.

FREEMAN, WILLIAM, son of William Sherrin Freeman, London; b. 1 Mar 1849; adm. (G) 23 Jan 1863; Min. Can. 1864; left Aug 1866.

Fraser, Robert, son of James Fraser, of Craigton, Ross; b. Feb. 14, 1896; adm. April 28, 1910 (G); left Easter 1913.

Fraser, James Graham Farncombe, son of Arthur Fraser and Phyllis Mary, d. of Harry Farncombe of Southsea, Hants; b. 1 May 1936; adm. Sept. 1949 (G); left July 1954; Worcester Coll. Oxf., matric. 1954, BA 1957, MA 1961; Guy’s Hosp. Med. Sch. 1959-62, BM BCh 1961; FRCS 1967; ENT surgeon Univ. Coll. Hosp. 1971; m. 1963 Patricia Mary Fraser MD, d. of John G. Thompson, engineer, of Totteridge; d. 8 Feb. 1994.

Franklin, Peter James, brother of Richard Kimber Franklin (qv); b. 28 Feb. 1948; adm. Sept. 1961 (G); left June 1962 owing to a serious illness; d. 5 Apr. 1985.

Francke, Victor Ernest, brother of Paul Mortimer Francke (q.v.); b. Jan. 13, 1872; adm. Jan. 24, 1884 (G); left July 1887; Trin. Coll. Oxon., matric. Oct. 1890; appointed Vice­Consul in Siberia July 12, 1918, and was employed at Vladivostok until Feb. 1919, when his appointment terminated; believed d. 1936.

Frampton, Walter John, son of Walter Bennett Frampton (qv); b. 6 Aug. 1929; adm. Sept. 1942 (G); left Apr. 1947; Oriel Coll. Oxf., matric. 1950, BA 1953; called to the Bar, Middle Temple July 1954; oil exec. BP; m. 4 Aug. 1941 Mary Elizabeth, d. of F. B. Davies of Westcliff-on-Sea; d. 15 Nov. 2022.

Frampton, Walter Bennett, son of Walter Frampton, of Streatham, barrister-at-law, by Catherine, daughter of Capt. Robert Bennett, of Jersey; b. Oct. 1, 1903; adm. Sept. 23, 1915 (G); left July 1921; called to the bar at the Middle Temple June 24, 1925; south-eastern circuit; a Metropolitan Magistrate 1947; Pilot Officer (A. and S.D.) R.A.F.V.R. Aug. 15, 1940; acting Wing-Cdr.; O.B.E. June 11, 1945; mentioned in despatches L.G. June 2, 1943; m. July 28, 1928, Gwyneth, daughter of Fred Davies, of Longueville, Jersey; d. 29 Apr. 1981.