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KNIGHT, EDWARD FREDERICK, son of Edward Knight, Papcastle, Cumberland, Army officer, and Catherine Pemberton; b. 23 Apr 1852; adm. 26 Sep 1867 (James'); left Dec 1869; Gonville and Caius Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 1 Oct 1873; BA 1877; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 24 Jan 1876, called to bar 7 May 1879; a journalist with The Morning Post; travelled in South America, South Africa, Central Asia; Times correspondent in Hunza-Nagar campaign 1891, Matabeleland 1893-5, Madagascar 1895, Sudan 1896 and 1897-8, Greece 1897, Cuba 1898 and Spain 1899; Morning Post correspondent in South African War 1899-1900; severely wounded at Belmont and had right arm amputated; with the Ophit tour round the world 1901; with Kuroki’s army in Russian-Japanese war 1904, in Turkey 1908, and with Harwich Naval Forces in 1914-18 war; a keen sailor; author, Where Three Empires Meet, 1893, The Cruise of the Falcon, and other works; his Reminiscences, 1923, give some account of his school days at Westminster; m. Miriam [Mariane ?], widow of Cosmo Rose-Innes, barrister, and dau. of William Bowen Rowlands KC, County Court Judge; d. 3 Jul 1925.

KNAPP-FISHER, SIR EDWARD FRANCIS, second son of George Henry Knapp-Fisher, Cavendish Road West, Regent’s Park, London, solicitor, and Elizabeth Grace, dau. of John Goodchild MD, Westerham, Kent; b. 15 Nov 1864; adm. 27 Sep 1877 (J) (as Edward Francis Fisher); left Dec 1878; adm. solicitor Mar 1887; assumed additional surname of Knapp 1900; Receiver-Gen. and Chapter Clerk, Westminster Abbey 1917-38; Secretary to Governing Body, Westminster School 1918-38; knighted 1930; CVO 1938; m. 1st, 28 Jul 1892 Winifred, youngest dau. of James Wilson Holme; m. 2nd, 16 Jun 1917 Ethel Mary Eykyn, elder dau. of James Bagnold Burgess RA; d. 29 Nov 1940.

KIDSON, ALFRED BOWMAN, son of William Kidson, merchant trading with Mauritius, and Ernestine --- (1881 Census); b. 23 Oct 1863; adm. 6 Jun 1874 (James'); left Dec 1880; solicitor’s articled clerk (1881 Census); adm. solicitor 1886; emigrated to Western Australia; member, Upper House of Legislature, Western Australia; m. 27 Apr 1887 Constance Caroline, dau. of Lieut. -Col. Charles D’Oyley Forbes; d. 23 May 1937.

KERR, FREDERICK WILLIAM, son of T. N. Kerr, Tavistock Square, London; b. 7 Jun 1859; adm. 6 Apr 1872 (James'); left 1873; d. 3 Sep 1938.

JEPHSON, CUTHBERT ARMROID, eldest son of Rev. William Jephson, Vicar of Hinton Waldrist, Berks., and Elizabeth Child, second dau. of John Cuthbert Joyner, Denmark Hill, Surrey; b. 1 Jan 1846; adm. 21 Jan 1858 (James'); BB 3 Jun 1858; Min. Can. 1860; left Dec 1862; emigrated to Canada; m. 20 Apr 1870 Josephine, youngest dau. of Rev. Peter Cotes, Rector of Litchfield, Hampshire.

JEPHSON, ALBAN MOUNTENEY, brother of Cuthbert Armroid Jephson (qv); b. 5 Jul 1847; adm. 20 Jan 1860 (James'); left Aug 1860; entered Royal Navy; d. on board HMS Melville at Hong Kong 30 Sep 1871.

JACKSON, HENRY STORAR, son of Joseph Henry Jackson, Forty Hill, Enfield, Middlesex, linen merchant, and Sarah --- (IGI); b. 1 Aug 1854; adm. 22 Jan 1869; left Christmas 1872; linen merchant (1881 Census); m. 2 Jun 1881 Emily Frances, sister of Nicholas Charles Tindal (qv); d. 26 Aug 1906.

HUSSEY, WILLIAM, son of William Law Hussey (qv); b. 13 Mar 1855; adm. 2 Jun 1869 (James'); QS 1870; left 10 Apr 1873; a solicitor (1881 Census, living London, unm. ); d. 16 Nov 1885.

HUNT, LEWIS GEORGE, brother of Henry Arthur Hunt (qv); b. 13 May 1849; adm. 23 Jan 1862 (James'); left Dec 1864; entered merchant navy; subsequently an artist; [unm. in 1881]; d. 20 Aug 1908.

HUGGINS, CHARLES PELHAM, only son of Hastings Charles Huggins DCL, Middle Temple, barrister, Attorney-Gen., British Honduras; b. 18 Dec 1861; adm. 24 Sep 1874 (James'); left Aug 1879; adm. Inner Temple 4 Nov 1879, called to bar 21 Jun 1882; practised in Jamaica, West Indies.