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Ritchie, Charles John, brother of James William Ritchie (q.v.); b. Jan. 12, 1871; adm. Jan. 24, 1884 (R); left April 1887; Master of the Merchant Taylors Company 1925; M.B.E. Jan. 1, 1920; O.B.E. June 3, 1925; one of H.M.'s Lieutenants for the City of London; m. June 1, 1897, Ethel Beatrice, daughter of David Bruce; d. July 6, 1950.

RISSOAN, SAMUEL, son of Joshua Rissoan, St. Giles in the Fields, London, apothecary, and Martha Richer, The Savoy, London; bapt. French Huguenot Chapel, Spring Gardens, Westminster 24 Aug 1716; adm. (aged 12) Apr 1728; Min. Can. 1731. [Evidently Samuel Rissoan, apothecary, St. Luke, Chelsea, Middlesex, will PCC 6 Sep 1774, 346] [presumably m. (by 1755) Ann --- (IGI), they then living parish St. Luke, Chelsea]

Ripman, Hugh Brockwill, son of Walter Ripman, sec. to the Moderators, Univ. of London, and Constance Brockwill, d. of Brockwill Grier of Montreal; b. 16 Apr. 1909; adm. Sept. 1922 (A, non-res. KS); left Apr. 1928; Rosebery Schol. LSE 1933; a banker; Baring Bros 1928-41; War Office 1941-5; Control Commn Germany and Austria 1945-6; 1st Sec. Brit. Embassy Wash­ington DC 1946-7; Internat. Bank for Reconstruction & Development 1947-74, retd; m. 30 Mar. 1940 Mildred, d. of Harry Gelger of Boyertown, Pa., USA; d. 11 Apr. 1980.

RIPLEY, THOMAS, brother of Richard Ridley (qv); b.; adm. (aged 6) Apr 1733; clerk in Annuity Office, Exchequer (Chamberlayne 1748); Examiner of Tellers’ Vouchers, Exchequer, from 1756; m. 1st, 1750 Amy, dau. of John Dawson, Clerk of Debentures, Receipt of Exchequer; m. 2nd, 27 Jan 1759 Hannah Combes, widow; d. 22 May 1779.

RIPLEY, RICHARD, eldest son of Thomas Ripley, Scotland Yard, Westminster, Comptroller, Board of Works, and Surveyor, Greenwich Hospital, and his second wife Anne Fransum, St. Martin’s in the Fields, a servant of Sir Robert Walpole; bapt. St. Martin’s in the Fields 18 Nov 1724 (IGI); adm. (aged 8) Apr 1733; left 1741; apprenticed to Christopher Denton, Gray’s Inn 22 Feb 1741; holding post in Annuity Office in 1754; Chief Clerk, King’s Works Apr 1756-82, Resident Clerk from 1782; m. 1st, 25 Jul 1754 (IGI) Anne (or Susanna (IGI)), dau. of John Dawson, Clerk of Debentures, Receipt of Exchequer; m. 2nd, 30 Dec 1758 Sybell Morel, St. Margaret’s, Westminster, spinster; d. 1786. [Marriage to Sybell Morel was conducted by William Morel (qv), so was she his sister ?] [She was presumably Sibella Morel, dau. of John Nickols Morel, and Philippa ---, bapt. St. Martin’s in the Fields Jul 1733]

RIOLLAY, ---; b.; adm. 1 Feb 1790.

Rintoul, James Mackenzie, son of James Young Rintoul, of Ealing, by Mary Learmonth Mackenzie; b. Aug. 5, 1905; adm. Sept. 26, 1918 (R); left Aug. 1922; Associate Chartered Institute of Secretaries 1947; on the staff of the British Electricity Authority; retired; 2nd Lieut. Hon. Artillery Company 1929; 2nd Lieut. R.E. Nov. 27, 1940; Major; mentioned in despatches (N.W. Europe) L.G. April 4, 1946; T.D. April 21, 1950; m. July 6, 1958, Margaret, daughter of William Henry Lane, of Gillingham, Kent.

RILEY, RICHARD, of Middlesex; b.; adm.; BB; St. John’s Coll. Cambridge, adm. Bishop Williams scholar 8 Nov 1626; BA 1630/1; MA 1634.