VINCENT, JOHN, son of John Vincent, Fontmell, Dorset, edge tool maker, and a younger brother of Thomas Vincent, Under Master; b.; KS ; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1647, but he had been detained at school “through the exigence of warre” and was granted seniority at Christ Church as if he had been elected on 1 May 1646 (Burrows, ed., 1881, 268), Westminster Student (still 1663, no longer by Dec 1665); submitted to Parliamentary Visitors 14 Jul 1648 (Burrows, op. cit., 155); BA 1650; MA 1652; ordained; Curate, Benson, Oxfordshire 1655; d. St. Clement’s parish, Ipswich, Suffolk May 1665, when he was described as a “minister”, lately of Christ Church, Oxford (A. G. E. Jones, “The Great Plague in Ipswich 1665-1666”, Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology, 27-8, 1958, 89). Will made on board ship Unicorn at Harwich 12 Apr 1665, proved PCC 18 Sep 1665
VINCENT, HENRY; b. ; adm. ; KS 1700. [Possibly Sir Henry Vincent, Bart. , fourth but eldest surviving son of Sir Francis Vincent, Bart. MP, Stoke D’Abernon, Surrey, and Rebecca, dau. of Jonathan Ashe, London, merchant; bapt. Stoke D’Abernon, Surrey 10 Jul 1685 (IGI); Corpus Christi Coll. Oxford, matr. 11 Oct 1703, aged 18; MP Guildford 21 Feb 1728-34; succ. father as 6th baronet 10 Feb 1736; m. Elizabeth, dau. of Bazaliel Sherman, London, Turkey merchant; d. 20 Jan 1757 : see William Vincent, below]
VINCENT, GEORGE, son of George Giles Vincent (qv), and his first wife; b. 8 Jun 1807; adm. 10 Jan 1820; KS 1822; an attorney; Steward of the Manors of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster; m. 14 Oct 1835 Caroline, sister of Charles Arthur Bedford (qv); d. 25 Mar 1851.
VINCENT, EDWARD ODELL, son of Joseph Vincent, Oxford, proprietor and printer Oxford University Herald; b. 14 Apr 1835; adm. 5 Oct 1845 (Rigaud's); QS 1849; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1853, adm. 7 May 1853, scholar 1854; BA 1857; MA 1860; ordained deacon 1860, priest 1862 (both Oxford); Curate, Ducklington, Oxfordshire 1860-2, Northam, Devon 1864-8; Principal, Brixton Hill College, Surrey 1870-86; m. Frances E. M. A. --- (by 1881); d. 17 Feb 1927.
VINCENT, DORMER, eldest son of Francis Vincent, Inner Temple, London, and Mercy, widow of Thomas Adderley, Weddington Hall, Warwicks., and third dau. of Rev. Dormer Sheldon, Abberton, Worcs.; b.; adm. 4 Feb 1773; KS (aged 13) 1775; University Coll. Oxford, matr. 1 Dec 1779; Ensign, 33rd Foot 18 Sep 1780; Lieut., 22nd Foot 1 Feb 1782; half-pay 69th Foot 24 Mar 1787; 5th Foot 30 Oct 1799; half-pay 1802-4; Capt., 17 Mar 1804; 38th Foot 3 Aug 1804; d. Dec 1806.
VILLIERS, HON. HENRY, younger son of Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey, Lord Chamberlain of the Household, and Barbara, dau. of William Chiffinch, Bray, Berks. , Page of the Bedchamber to Charles II; b. ; adm. ; KS (Capt. , aged 13) 1715); elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1719, matr. 23 Jun 1719, Westminster Student 23 Jun 1719 - void 18 Dec 1723; ordained deacon 3 Oct 1731, priest 10 Oct 1731 (both Bath and Wells); Vicar of Frome Selwood, Somerset 11 Oct 1731; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. nob. 28 May 1733; MA 1733; Rector of Marston Bigott, Somerset 13 Sep 1733 (disp. to hold with Frome Selwood); d. May 1743.
VILLIERS, GEORGE, only son of Capt. Edward Villiers, Worcester, and Joan, dau. of William Heming, Worcester, brewer; b. 11 Apr 1690; adm.; QS 1705; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1709, matr. 18 Jun 1709, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1709 - void 1723, Tutor 1716; BA 1713; MA 1716; ordained deacon (Winchester) 4 Jun 1721; Vicar of Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, from 1723; claimed Earldom of Buckingham 1734, but never assumed title; m. 14 Nov 1722 Catherine, dau. of Thomas Stephens, Worcester; d. Apr 1748.
VILLA, JOHN, son of Peter Villa, St. Martin’s in the Fields, London, and Anne Gibson; bapt. St. Martin’s in the Fields 13 Oct 1670 (IGI); adm.; KS 1684; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1687, adm. pens. 5 Jun 1687, aged 16, scholar 1688, matr. 1687; BA 1690/1; ordained deacon 22 May 1692, priest 4 Jun 1699 [sic : check] (both Lincoln); Vicar of Sundon, Beds., 1692-8; Rector of Wakerley, Northants 4 May 1714-30; tutor to Princess Royal of Prussia (in 1729); Rector of St. John the Evangelist, Westminster, from 3 Jul 1730; lic. to m. 15 Dec 1718 Deborah Horn, St. Martin’s, Stamford, Lincs.; d. 1736. [Presumably John Villa, London, who was at Padua, Italy, 11 May 1701].
Vigor, Robert Harold, son of Harold Decimus Vigor of Keston, Kent, and Rosa Mary, d. of Walter Laurence Hodder of Frome, Somerset; b. 19 June 1914; adm. Sept. 1927 (KS); left July 1932; horticulture in N. Ireland; m. 15 Sept. 1942 Brigid Nessa, d. of Edward John Donelly of Stewartstown, Co. Tyrone; d. 23 Mar. 1996.
VIDAL, HENRY DASHWOOD SEALY, son of Edward Urch Vidal (qv); b. 5 Nov 1854; adm. 24 Jan 1868 (G); QS 1869; left May 1873; ordained deacon 1880, priest 1881 (both Winchester); Curate, St. Luke’s, Jersey 1880-3; held other curacies; emigrated to New South Wales, Australia 1886; Curate, Ballarat 1887-8, St. Lukeís, Liverpool 1889-91; Vicar of Guyong 1894-8; Rector of Rylestone 1900-2; Rector of Carcoar from 1902; m. 25 May 1890 Kate Elston, eldest dau. of John Brown Bossley, Edenson Park, New South Wales; d. at Carcoar 1 May 1905.