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BELSON, GEORGE, eldest son of Joseph Belson, a Senior Clerk, Admiralty, and Mary, sister of John Larpent (qv); b. 25 Feb 1763; adm. 22 Jan 1770; left Christmas 1777; 2nd Lieut., Royal Marines, 6 May 1778; Lieut., 6 Jul 1780; half-pay 1791; Barrack Master at Chatham 1 Apr 1791; Capt., half-pay, from 28 May 1795; m. 18 Mar 1786 Juliana Eleonora, dau. of Col. Henry Anderson; d. 19 Apr 1853.

BELSON, LIONEL PHILIP LARPENT, second son of Cdr. Henry George Belson, Royal Navy, and Mary Elizabeth, dau. of William Symons MD, St. Helier, Jersey; b. 28 Oct 1868; adm. (H) 22 Sep 1882; left Aug 1885.

Belson, Philip Charles Euan, son of Frederick Charles Belson and Hilda Carlyon Euan, d. of Col. Sir Charles Euan-Smith KCB CSI; b. 16 Dec. 1915; adm. Apr. 1929 (A); left Apr. 1934; TA 1937 (TD 1946); RA, despatches France 1940, seconded Parachute Regt 1944-5, Lieut. Feb. 1945, Capt. July 1946, Maj. Dec. 1951, Lieut.-Col. July 1960; retd as hon. Col. June 1964; a management consultant 1965-; m. 21 Dec. 1945 Sheila, d. of Edwin C. Keliher; d 31 Mar. 1999.

BELSON, WILLIAM WHITELOCKE, fifth son of George Belson (qv); b. 5 Dec 1795; adm.; left 1808; entered Royal Navy 2 Mar 1809 on HMS Rota; Midshipman; d. unm. at sea on HMS Doris off the coast of China, 29 Nov 1813.

BENBOW, CLIFTON, eldest son of John Henry Benbow MP, attorney, Lincoln’s Inn, and agent to Lord Ward; b. 1 Oct 1798; adm. Christmas 1813; in school list Oct 1814; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 15 Aug 1815; Gonville and Caius Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 19 Aug 1816, scholar 1816-9, matr. Mich. 1816; Cadet, EICS Bombay 1818; Lieut., 15th Native Infantry 15 Jan 1820; Capt., 18 Jun 1828; Brevet Maj., 23 Nov 1841; Maj., 15th Native Infantry, 3 Jul 1844; Lieut. -Col., 4th Native Infantry, 4 Jul 1849; Brevet Col., 28 Nov 1854; retd. 4 May 1850 [check]; m. 26 Feb 1857 [check] Maria, fifth dau. of Rev. Andrew Tucker, Rector of Wotton Fitzpaine, Dorset; d. 19 Aug 1881.

BENBOW, HERBERT CLIFTON, son of John Benbow, Uxbridge, Middlesex, merchant, and Adela, dau. of Daniel Tookey; grandson of Clifton Benbow (qv); b. 4 Oct 1861; adm. as exhibitioner (G) 27 May 1875; QS 1876; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge (with Triplett) 1880, adm. pens. 1 Jun 1880, matr. Mich. 1880; BA 1884; MA 1910; a schoolmaster at Cargilfield Sch., Cramond Bridge, Midlothian, 1883-1927; d. 2 Feb 1941.

BENBOW, WILLIAM LEONARD, brother of Herbert Clifton Benbow (qv); b. 11 Jul 1863; adm. as exhibitioner (G) 31 May 1877; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1882, matr. 13 Oct 1882; 1st cl. Cl. Mod. 1884; BA 1886; a schoolmaster at Highgate Sch., Hilbrow, Rugby, and Oatlands, Harrogate, 1890-1908.

BEND, ---; adm. May 1663; a boarder (Busby’s Account Book).

Bendall, Geoffrey Skeat Manley, brother of Philip Manley Bendall (q.v.); b. Oct. 2, 1886; adm. Sept. 28, 1899 (A); K.S. (non-resident) Sept. 26, 1901; left Dec. 1904; a Director of Mark Mayhew, Ltd., Flour Millers, 1907-13; Capt. Oct. 21, 1915; and Adjutant June 1, 1916, 58th London Divisional Train R.A.S.C.; mentioned in despatches L.G. Dec. 30, 1918; d. 1 Jan. 1932.