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ROOPE, CABEL, son of Cabel Roope, Norwood, Surrey, and Elizabeth Frederick Maria --- (IGI); b. 5 Aug 1852; adm. 15 Apr 1868 (G); left Easter 1871; Oporto merchant, firm Hunt Roope Teage & Co, Water Lane, London; d. at Oporto 17 Dec 1911.

ROOKE, GEORGE HENRY, son of William Rooke, Carlisle, Cumberland, attorney; b. 3 Aug 1702; in under school list 1715; Min. Can. 1716; KS 1717; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 10 Sep 1720, scholar 6 Apr 1722, matr. 1720; 7th in “ordo” 1724/5; BA 1724/5; MA 1728; DD 1745; migrated to Christ’s Coll. 13 Jan 1726/7; Fellow, Christ’s Coll. 3 Jun 1727 – Mar 1744/5, Junior Dean 1731, Senior Dean 1739, Master from 12 Mar 1744/5; Proctor 1741-2; Vice-Chancellor 1745-6; ordained priest (Lincoln) 28 May 1727; Vicar of Great St. Mary’s, Cambridge 1727; Vicar of Great Eversden, Cambs. , 18 Sep 1732; Vicar of Little Abington, Cambs. , 6 Apr 1736-7; Vicar of Foxton, Cambs. , 7 Mar 1737/8; Rector of Hadstock, Essex, from 1740; Rector of Great Horkesley, Essex, from 30 Apr 1747; Prebendary of Lincoln from 31 Aug 1749; Prebendary of Bristol from 20 Nov 1751; d. unm. 7 Feb 1754.

ROOKE, ---; b.; in school list Jun 1764; left Jul 1764.

ROOK, THOMAS; b.; adm. (aged 15) Jun 1722; in under school list 1723.

Roney, Ralph Patrick, son of Louis Roney, currency broker, of Madrid, Spain, and Geraldine Mamie, d. of John J. Moore, civil engineer; b. 23 Jan. 1929; adm. Sept. 1943 (R); left July 1947; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1949 but did not graduate; contested (Cons. ) Bethnal Green 1959; a co. dir., writer and marketing consult.; m. 1st, 5 Oct. 1956 Elizabeth Conder, d. of W. G. MacEwen of Alexandria, Egypt; 2nd, 14 Feb. 1962 Betty, d. of Louis Toogood, restaurateur, of London; d. 28 Sept. 2004.

ROMER, JOHN, son of Capt. John Lambertus Romer, 4th Foot, military engineer, and Mary Hammond; b. 5 Jul 1713; adm. (aged 11) Jan 1724/5; in school list 1729; served Army 1735-51, Capt.; m. 1746 Margaret Amor, Tweedmouth; d. 20 Jun 1775.

ROLT, SAMUEL, son of Oliver Rolt, Alderton, Northants, and Martha, dau. of Richard Rookes, St. Michael Le Querne, London, citizen and vintner; b. 29 Aug 1697; at school under Freind (Alum. Dub. ); Trinity Coll. Dublin, adm. pens. 15 Nov 1715, aged 17; in a letter of 20 Sep 1715 to Rolt’s kinsman, Dean Swift, Robert Freind (qv) reports that Rolt “has behaved himself very well here. He is not of the highest sort, but is very sober and industrious and will work out his way” (Swift, Works, xvi, 264); Wadham Coll. Oxford, matr. 17 May 1716; BA 1719; MA 1722; ordained; Vicar of Caistor, Lincs. , 1 Jan 1720/1-43; schoolmaster, Caistor; Vicar of Bishop Norton, Lincs. ; m. 27 May 1726 Mrs. Elizabeth Pritchard, Eton, Bucks. ; d. 1758.