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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.

Rolt, Frederick Alfred, son of Frederick Rolt, of Regents Park, solicitor, by Augusta Gertrude, daughter of Frederick Green, of Madrid; b. Oct. 26, 1877; adm. April 24, 1890 (H); left Dec. 1893; adm. a solicitor Dec. 1899, practised in Paris.

Rolt, Austin Edward, brother of Frederick Alfred Rolt (q.v.); b. July 30, 1879; adm. April 28, 1892 (H); left April 1895; enlisted in the City of London Regt., Royal Fusiliers, and served in Great War I; a clerical officer, Telephone Dept., G.P.O., 1905; d. 12 July 1969.

ROLLSTONE, JOHN; b.; adm. (aged 12) Jan 1721/2; in under school list 1725.

ROLLESTON, SAMUEL VILETT, eldest son of Lieut. -Col. William Vilett Rolleston, Eythorne, Kent, and Martha Florence, fifth dau. of Joseph Morris, Hill House, Notts. ; b. 23 Apr 1869; adm. 31 May 1883 (H); Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 12 Oct 1888, exhibitioner; BA 1891; BCL and MA 1899; adm. Inner Temple, called to bar 18 Apr 1894, still in Law List 1900; Western Circuit.

ROLLESTON, JOHN HENRY; b.; adm. 11 Jan 1796 (Clapham); in school list 1797; left Easter 1797. [Possibly John Rolleston, son of Christopher Rolleston, Watnall, Notts., and Anne, dau. of Capt. --- Nicholas, Royal Navy; b. 22 Feb 1787; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 24 Jan 1805, aged 17; BA 1808; MA 1814; ordained deacon 25 Mar 1810, priest 21 Jul 1811 (both York); Vicar of Annesley, Notts., 1811-48; Vicar of Burton Joyce, Notts., from 1822; m. Elizabeth ---; d. 17 Nov 1862]

ROLLER, WILLIAM EYTON, brother of George Conrad Roller (qv); b. 1 Feb 1858; adm. 26 Jan 1871 (James'); left Dec 1873; Gonville and Caius Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 1 Oct 1876, matr. Mich. 1876, resided two years but did not graduate; played cricket for Surrey in 120 matches 1881-8, 1890; Secretary, Biarritz Golf Club, in 1898; m. Ada Isabel, dau. of J. B. Tickle, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; d. 27 Aug 1949.

ROLLER, GEORGE CONRAD, eldest son of Frederick William Roller, The Grange, Clapham Common, Surrey, merchant, and Eva, dau. of Adam Eyton, Holywell, Flints.; b. 10 Jun 1856; adm. 26 Jan 1871 (James'); left Easter 1872; served in South African War as Sergeant-Maj., Middlesex Yeomanry; hon. Lieut., 30 Mar 1901; DCM 27 Sep 1901; served in France in 1914-8 War until invalided in 1918; Maj., 3rd London Yeomanry 6 Mar 1916; TD 1916; JP Surrey, London; m. 1st, 1884 Mary, dau. of W. Halliday, Thames, New Zealand; m. 2nd, 1910 Emily, dau. of H. Kirk Craig, Crawley, Sussex.

ROLLER, CHARLES TREVOR, brother of George Conrad Roller (qv); b. 28 Feb 1865; adm. 23 Jan 1879 (J); left Dec 1882; played cricket for Surrey in four matches 1885-6; m. 6 Mar 1894 Marie Dolores, youngest dau. of Whitworth Shaw, Sackville Street, Piccadilly, London; d. 14 Nov 1912.