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Roberts, John Anthony Storm, son of Alexander Storm Roberts, chartered accountant, and Ernestine Bickford Pearce, documentary film producer, d. of Ernest Vivian Pearce, mining engineer, of Penryn, Cornwall; b. 24 Feb. 1936; adm. Sept. 1949 (B); left July 1954; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1955, BA 1959, MA; editorial work on East African Standard 1963-6; BBC Swahili section 1967-9; editor Africa Report (USA) 1970-3; authority on traditional African and Caribbean music; founded Original Music (mail order co. ) 1982; author, Black Music of Two Worlds 1972, and The Latin Tinge 1979; m. 1st, 10 Oct. 1959 Jane Lloyd; m. 2nd, Anne Needham; d. 29 Nov. 2009.

ROBERTS, JAMES; b.; adm. (aged 11) May 1738 (Hawkins').

ROBERTS, HUGH, eldest son of John Roberts MP, Plas Newydd, Denbighshire, and his first wife Susan, dau. of William Parry, Llwyn Ynn, Denbighshire; b. ; at school under Freind three years (J. E. B. Mayor & R. F. Scott, Admissions to St. John’s Coll. Camb. , iii, 2, 298); St. John’s Coll. Cambridge, adm. fellow commoner 24 Oct 1715, aged 18; d. c. 1721.

ROBERTS, HUGH; b.; adm. (aged 9) Jan 1753 (Morel's).

Roberts, Hugh Aleth, son of Francis Roberts, of Farnham, Surrey, by Ellen, daughter of Edward Whistler, of Clapham Park, Surrey; b. June 1, 1882; adm. as Q.S. Sept. 24, 1896; elected to an exhibition at Ch. Ch. Oxon. July 1901, matric. Michaelmas 1901; B.A. 1905; in the timber trade, Burma, 1906-24; m. July 7, 1921, Vyda Beatrix, daughter of Arthur Cay, of Clifton, Bristol; d. April 27, 1954·

ROBERTS, HENRY; b.; in school lists Feb 1727/8, 1729.

ROBERTS, HENRY JOHN, son of William Roberts, Rose Hill, Ipswich, Suffolk; b. 20 Dec 1854; adm. 21 Jan 1870 (G); elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1873, adm. pens. 8 Oct 1873, matr. Mich. 1873; BA 1877.

Roberts, Gilbert Howland, brother of Sir Thomas Langdon Howland Roberts (q.v.); b. Oct. 11, 1900; adm. April 26, 1912 (G); left July 1913; Midshipman R.N. Jan. 1, 1917; Lieut. Oct. 15, 1920; Lieut.-Cdr. Oct. 12, 1928; Cdr. June 30, 1935; served on staff of H.M. Tactical School 1935-6; commanded H.M.S. Fearless 1937-8; retired for ill-health 1938; rejoined R.N. 1940; Capt.; served in Great War II in H.M.S. Excellent and on staff of C.-in-C. Western Approaches as Director of Tactical School; C.B.E. 1944; Orders of Polonia Restituta and St. Olaf; m. 1st Oct. 15, 1930, Marjorie, younger daughter of John Boultbee Brooks, of Blackwell Court, Bromsgrove, Wores; 2nd Jean Winifred Warren; d. 22 Jan. 1986.

ROBERTS, EDWARD; b.; adm.; BB 1682-3 (Chapter Muniments 33717-8).