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Berman, Humphrey David, son of Emil Berman, stockbroker, and Frida Pauline, d. of Pius Lewenz of Nottingham; b. 2 Nov. 1903; adm. Sept. 1917 (KS); left Aug. 1922; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1922, BA 1925, MA 1937; Lond. Stock Exchange 1934; Lincolnshire Regt 1939-40 (Capt.); Pioneer Corps 1941, invalided 1942; Admiralty (Secretariat) 1942-6; partner John Stone & Co. 1954 (now Seligmann, Harris & Co.); lecturer and author of works on Stock Exchange law and practice; examiner on SE subjects for Roy. Soc. of Arts; m. 24 Feb. 1940 Eliz­abeth May, d. of John Baillie Noble, wine merchant, of Inverness; d. 1 Sep. 1994

BERNARD, CHARLES, son of Charles Bernard, London; b.; adm. (aged 9) 10 Jan 1714/5; KS 1720; left 1724. [Possibly Charles Bernard, son of Charles Bernard, barrister, adm. Inner Temple 7 Jul 1720 and Pembroke Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 5 Jul 1726, aged 20].

BERNARD, EDWARD, son of Henry Bernard, Bucks., and Anne ---; b.; at school (aged 15) 2 Jul 1582; QS; d. 27 Dec 1584; buried in Westminster Abbey Cloisters.

BERNARD, SIR FRANCIS, BART., eldest son of Rev. Francis Bernard BD, Rector of Brightwell, Berks., and Margaret, dau. of Richard Winlowe, Lewknor, Oxfordshire; b. 12 Jul 1712 (IGI); in school list 1721; KS (aged 12) 1725; elected to Ch. Ch. Oxford 1729, matr. 12 Jun 1729, Westminster Student 23 Dec 1729 - 19 Jan 1742 (void, by marriage); BA 1733; MA 1736; DCL 2 Jul 1772; adm. Middle Temple 22 Oct 1733, called to bar 29 Apr 1737, Bencher 26 Jan 1770; Midland Circuit; Recorder of Boston, Lincs., 1757; Governor of New Jersey 27 Jan 1758- Nov 1759; Governor of Massachusetts Bay 27 Nov 1759; his administration of British ministerial policy and his want of political tact appear to have hastened the American War of Independence; created baronet 5 Apr 1769; recalled to England 1769, remaining nominally Governor until 1771; inherited Nether Winchendon estate, Bucks., 1771; a Commissioner of Excise (I) 22 Jan 1773- Dec 1774; a Commissioner of Customs (I) 25 Dec 1773 - Dec 1774; edited the Latin odes of his stepfather Anthony Alsop (qv) in 1752; author of several pamphlets; m. 1741 Amelia, dau. of Stephen Offley, Norton Hall, Derbs.; d. 16 Jun 1779. DNB.

BERNARD, FRANCIS, eldest son of Sir Francis Bernard, Bart. (qv); b. 27 Sep 1743; adm.; KS 1757; sustained a serious injury by falling on his head when tossed in a blanket on his election into College, which caused the custom of tossing the successful Min. Cans. to be discontinued for some time; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1761, matr. 21 May 1761, Westminster Student from 24 Dec 1761 (with leave of absence to go to North America 15 Apr 1767); BA 1766; d. unm. at Boston, Mass., 20 Nov 1770.

BERNARD, JAMES; b.; adm.; KS; elected to Trin. Coll. Camb. 1623, but there is no record of his adm., matr., or degrees. [Possibly James Bernard, Trinity Coll., literate, ordained deacon (Peterborough) 24 Sep 1627, and priest 8 Apr 1630 as “M. A. of Trin. Coll. ”]

Bernays, Guy Henderson, son of the Rev. Arthur Edwin Bernays, of Durham, one of H. M. Inspectors of Schools; b. Feb. 23, 1880; adm. as Q.S. Jan. 23, 1893; elected to an exhibition at Ch. Ch. Oxon. (with Triplett) July 1898, matric. Michaelmas 1898; entered the Indian Police 1900; Superintendent (4th grade), Police Department, Madras; d. at Madras Feb. 24, 1916.

BERTIE, HENRY, brother of William Bertie (qv); b. 20 Apr 1709; adm. Oct. 1715; KS 1723; left 1725. [note will Henry Bertie, Bombay, proved PCC 3 Dec 1746]

BERTIE, JOHN, brother of William Bertie (qv); b. 22 Nov 1711; adm. Jun 1718; KS 1726; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1731, matr. 22 Jun 1731, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1731 - res 4 Oct 1743; BA 1735; MA 1738; ordained; Rector of Kenn, Devon, from 19 May 1747; Prebendary of Exeter from 26 Jan 1763; m. Mary, dau. of Clark Nicholas; d. 1 Feb 1774.

BERTIE, WILLIAM, third son of Hon. James Bertie MP, Stanwell, Middlesex, and Hon. Elizabeth Willoughby, dau. of George Willoughby, 7th Baron Willoughby of Parham; b. 13 Jan 1706; adm. 10 Jan 1714/5; KS 1719; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1723, matr. 18 Jun 1723, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1723 - res 3 Jan 1741; BA 1727; MA 28 Mar 1729/30; BD 6 Mar 1741/2; DD 1752; ordained; Perpetual Curate of Crendon with Notley, Bucks., 1732; Rector of Albury, Oxfordshire, 1740 -57; Rector of Wytham, Berks. (disp. to hold both livings 1741/2); Proctor in Convocation, Diocese of Oxford (Chamberlayne 1748); d. c. 1767 (will proved PCC 14 Mar 1767).