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Britten, Johnstone Fletcher, son of Harold Victor Britten, insurance co. sec., and Claudia, d. of Harold Victor Fletcher of Hove, Sussex; b. 1 Oct. 1931; adm. Sept. 1945 (KS); left July 1950; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1951, BA 1954, MA 1960; chief engineer Clockhouse Engineering Ltd. 1959-63; co. dir. 1963-; m. 1st, 9 Jan. 1960 Anne Spencer, d. of W. A. Webster; 2nd, 1971 Diana Marilyn Britten; d. 24 Nov. 2009.

BRINTON, ROLAND DANVERS, brother of Wilfred Brinton (qv); b. 9 Feb 1858; adm. (G) 22 Sep 1870; exhibitioner 1871; QS 1872; left May 1876; Downing Coll. Cambridge, adm. 9 Oct 1879, matr. Mich. 1879; BA 1883; MB 1884; MD 1889; St. Bartholomew’s Hospital; MRCS, LSA 1882; MRCP 1891; Resident Medical Officer, Prince Alfred’s Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1885-6; practised as physician in London; temp Lieut., RAMC, 1 May 1915; Capt., 1 May 1916; m. 8 Oct 1890 Helen Constance, youngest dau. of Sir Alexander Meadows Rendel KCIE, consulting engineer, London; d. 25 Jan 1946.

BRIERCLIFFE, SAMUEL, son of Rev. Samuel Briercliffe, Vicar of Darrington, Yorks., and Ann Winkes; b. 30 Jun 1685; adm.; KS 1701; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1705, adm. pens. 7 Jun 1705, scholar 12 Apr 1706, matr. 1705/6; BA 1708/9; ordained deacon 19 Jun 1709, priest 24 Sep 1710 (both London); Curate, Hatfield, Herts.; Chaplain EICS, Fort William, 1713; buried Agra 15 Aug 1717.

Bridgewater, Bentley Powell Conyers, son of Convers Bridgewater OBE, barrister-at-law, and Violet Irene, d. of Israel Wood Powell, med. practitioner in Victoria BC, Canada; b. 6 Sept. 1911; adm. Sept. 1924 (G), KS 1926; left July 1930; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1930, BA 1933, MA 1965; staff of Brit. Museum 1937; Asst Principal Dominions Office 1941-2; For. Office 1942-5; Sec. Brit. Museum 1948-73 (dep. Keeper 1950, Keeper 1961); retd 1973; d. Feb. 1996

BRIDGES, JOHN, son of Southcott Bridges, London; b.; adm.; KS 1678; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1683, matr. 17 Dec 1683, aged 19, Westminster Student 17 Dec 1683-97 (void); BA 1687; MA 1690; BCL and DCL 1694; adm. advocate, Doctors’ Commons, 8 Jul 1697; m. Ann ---.

BRIDGES, BROOK, third son of John Bridges, Barton Seagrave, Northants., and Elizabeth, dau. of William Trumbull, Easthampstead, Berks., and sister of Sir William Trumbull, Kt, Secretary of State; bapt. 12 Jan 1670/1; adm.; KS 1684; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1689, matr. 17 Jun 1689, aged 18, Westminster Student from 30 Dec 1689; BA 1693; adm. Inner Temple; d. 1693.

BRIDGES, BROOK EDWARD, fifth son of Sir Brook Bridges, Bart., MP, Goodnestone Park, Kent, and Fanny, dau. of Edmond Fowler, Graces, Essex; b. 7 Sep 1779; adm. 7 Oct 1790; KS 1793; Emmanuel Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 6 Jul 1797, matr. Mich. 1797; BA 1801; MA 1805; ordained deacon 1802, priest 1803 (both lit. dim. from Canterbury); Perpetual Curate of Goodnestone, Kent, 27 Apr 1804-14, again 1816; Rector of Orlingbury, Northants., 24 Apr 1805-7; Rector of Bonnington, Kent, from 18 Jun 1807; Prebendary of Lichfield, 13 Apr 1810; Vicar of Lenham, Kent, from 2 Aug 1810; Perpetual Curate of Wingham, Kent, from 15 May 1817; m. 22 Nov 1809 Harriet, second dau. of John Foote, Lombard Street, London, banker; d. 23 Apr 1825.

BRICKENDEN, ALEXANDER; b.; adm.; QS; a pensioner 1564-7 (tutor, Prebendary Wiborne) (Chapter Muniments 54005-54015).

BREVAL, JOHN DURANT, son of Rev. Francis Durant de Bréval DD, Rector of Milton, Kent, and Prebendary of Westminster, formerly a Roman Catholic priest, and Susanna Samoline; b. ; KS (aged 12) 1693; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1697, adm. pens. 9 Jun 1697, scholar 6 May 1698; BA 1700/1; MA 1704; Minor Fellow, Trinity Coll. , 2 Oct 1703, Major Fellow 28 Apr 1704 - expelled 5 Apr 1708, having become involved with a married woman ; enlisted as volunteer in British Army in Flanders, and employed by Duke of Marlborough on diplomatic missions to various German courts; Lieut. , 5th Foot, 10 Nov 1713 (commission renewed, 1 Jun 1715); wrote for the London booksellers, chiefly under the name of Joseph Gay; travelling tutor to George, Viscount Malpas, on his Grand Tour in early 1720s, and subsequently tutor to John Crawley, in Italy in 1725; ridiculed Pope, who retaliated in the Dunciad; author, Remarks on several parts of Europe, 1723-8, and various poetical and dramatic works; d. in Paris Jan 1738/9. DNB.

BRETT, THOMAS, son of Arthur Brett, Ghent, Flanders; b.; adm. (aged 8) Apr 1722; Min. Can. 1728; KS 1729.