Fortescue-Brickdale, Charles, Sir, 1857-1944
FORTESCUE-BRICKDALE, SIR CHARLES, eldest son of Matthew Inglett Fortescue-Brickdale (qv); b. 1 Mar 1857; adm. 16 Jun 1870 (James'); QS 1871; one of the founders of The Elizabethan in 1874, designing its original headpiece, and also an illuminated school prayer book, which he presented “curae monitorum” (Elizabethan, I, 63, and xvii, 192); left (with Triplett) Whitsun 1875; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 20 May 1875; BA 1879; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 2 May 1877, called to bar 17 Nov 1883; Assistant barrister, Land Registry Office 1888, Assistant Registrar 1894, Registrar and Chief Registrar 1900-23; knighted 1 Jan 1911; JP Gloucestershire; a Busby Trustee from 16 May 1916; author, various publications on transfer of land; m. 5 Sep 1888 Mabel Beatrice, eldest dau. of George Louis Monck Gibbs, Bramley, Surrey; d. 20 Sep 1944.
A Beckett, Gilbert Arthur, 1837-1891
A BECKETT, GILBERT ARTHUR, eldest son of Gilbert Abbott à Beckett (qv); b. 7 Apr 1837; adm. 6 Jun 1849 (G); QS 1851; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1855, matr. 7 Jun 1855, Westminster Student; BA 1860; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 15 Oct 1857; a clerk in the office of the Examiners of Criminal Law Accounts 1862-5; one of the principal contributors to Punch, and author of numerous libretti and dramatic pieces; joint author with W. S. Gilbert of the famous burlesque The Happy Land, performed at the Court Theatre 3 Mar 1873; Roman Catholic convert 1869; m. 24 Nov 1863 Emily, eldest dau. of William Hunt, Bath, Somerset; d. 15 Oct 1891. DNB.
A Beckett, Thomas Turner, 1808-1892
A BECKETT, THOMAS TURNER, brother of Sir William à Beckett (qv); b. 13 Sep 1808; adm. 10 Jul 1818 (Packharness'); articled to his father 1824-9; adm. solicitor 1829, practising in Golden Square, London 1829-50; emigrated to Australia 1850; practised as a solicitor in Melbourne from Jan 1851; Registrar, Diocese of Melbourne 1854-87; nominated member, legislative council, Victoria 14 Jul 1852-6; elected member for Central Province 1858-78; Minister without Portfolio, Victoria Nov 1860- Nov 1861; member, Executive Council, sworn 7 Jan 1861; Commissioner for Trade and Customs, Victoria Apr 1870- Jan 1871; author, Remarks on the present state of the law of debtor and creditor, 1844, and other works; m. Eliza Stuckey; d. at Brighton, near Melbourne, Australia 1 Jul 1892.