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Allen, Philip John, son of Rev. Solomon Wall Allen, Chaplain to Central Lond. District Sch., Hanwell, and Clara Beckett, d. of Henry George Gervase Cutler of Brixham, S. Devon; b. 5 Nov. 1902; adm. Sept. 1916 (KS); left July 1920; Univ. of Lond., BSc 1923; AMIMechE 1934, MIMechE 1968; staff of Crown Agents for Overseas Govts and Administrations, MBE 1957, retd 1967; m. 1st 18 Feb. 1928 Grace Brenda, d. of Alfred William Arthurton, railway officer; 2nd 4 Oct 1957 Helen, d. of Howarth Barnes, electrical engineer; d. May 1992.

ALLESTRY, JAMES, son of James Allestry, bookseller, London; b. 1653; adm.; KS (Capt. ) 1667; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1672, matr. 3 Jul 1672, aged 18, Westminster Student from 24 Dec 1672; BA 1676; MA 1679 (incorp. at Camb. 1680); Music Reader 1679; Terrae Filius 1682; philologist and poet; principal contributor to Verses and Pastoral spoken before James, Duke of York, 21 May 1681, and published in Examen Poeticum, 1693; d. 15 Oct 1686, “of the French pox”. DNB, s. v. Jacob Allestry. [Perhaps bapt. St. Augustine, Watling Street 13 Apr 1654, son of James Allistraw (sic), and Ruth --- (IGI)]

ALLEYNE, JOHN, brother of Reynold Alleyne (qv); b.; adm. (aged 13) Sept 1715; in under school list 1716; Queen’s Coll. Oxford, matr. 10 Oct 1718, aged 16; of Rockhill Plantation, Barbados; m. 1st, ---, dau. of Gen. Henry Peers; m. 2nd 15 Jan 1736 (IGI) Mary, dau. of Abel Alleyne; d. Oct 1737.

ALLEYNE, THOMAS, fourth son of Reynold Alleyne, Barbados; b.; adm. (aged 13) Jul 1723; Queen’s Coll. Oxford, matr. 2 Nov 1725, aged 18 (sic); adm. Middle Temple 6 Apr 1726.

ALLOTT, ---; b.; adm.; in school list 1656, first quarter; left 1656.

Almond, Francis Robert Howard, brother of Basil George Almond (qv); b. 11 July 1929; aboard SS City of Cairo when she was torpedo by German forces, 1942; adm. Sept. 1943 (G); left July 1947; regional man. British-American Tobacco Co. 1950-63; IBM (UK) 1963-87, financial adviser 1987-9; MBCS 1970; IT consult., self-employed 1989-92; retd. 1993; m. 1st, 6 Nov. 1954 Heather Katherine, d. of Rev. Kenneth William Seymour Jardine of Haslemere, Surrey, hon. Canon of Lahore; 2nd, 29 Apr. 1961 Margaret Rosemary, d. of Rev. William Oscar Cosgrove, Rector of Brasted, Kent; d. 4 Apr. 2007.

ALNWICK, AMON, a native of London; b.; adm.; QS ; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1586, matr. 17 Dec 1586, aged 18, Westminster Student to 1598; BA 1590; MA 1594; ordained deacon and priest 3 Jul 1597; Rector of Didcot, Berks., from 1597; Prebendary of Lincoln from 31 Dec 1612; m. (son bapt. 3 Apr 1614, IGI]; buried Didcot 29 Sep 1621.

Alport, Claude Mashiter, younger son of Laurence Alport, of Kensington, by Mary Ann Frances, daughter of Thomas Augustus Sackville Manning; b. Oct. 29, 1888; adm. Jan. 14, 1904 (R); left Easter 1906; went out to China; Cipher Officer H. B. M. Legations, Pekin and Hankow 1934; Temp. Sec. H. B. M. Embassy, Ankara, 1940; M.B.E. Jan. 1, 1941; 2nd Lieut. 8th Batt. Black Watch Feb. 18, 1916, Lieut. Sept. 18, 1917, Capt. May 24, 1918, attached R.A.F.; m. June 26, 1918, Violet, only daughter of Leslie Charles Wintle, of Eastbourne, Sussex; d. Dec. 18, 1945

ALLEYNE, ABEL, second son of Abel Alleyne, Mount Steadfast Plantation, Barbados, and Boston, New England, by Mary, sister of Dudley Woodbridge (qv); bapt. St. James, Barbados 22 Sep 1722 (IGI); adm. (aged 8) Oct. 1730; left 1732; d. young.

Allan, Alastair John, brother of James McAllister Allan (qv); b. 20 Sept. 1931; adm. Sept. 1945 (G); left July 1948; m. 12 Oct. 1961 Celia Ann, d. of Frederick Thomas Harry Heathman Doidge of Okehampton, Devon; d. 2019