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Arthur, James Fergus, son of James Alexander Swan Arthur, of Hampstead; b. Feb. 16, 1896; adm. Sept. 22, 1910 (R); left Easter 1913; enlisted in the 28th Batt. London Regt., 2nd Lieut. in 14th Batt. of the Royal Fusiliers Jan. 5, 1915, transferred to the Machine Gun Corps and went out to France; Lieut. Aug. 1, 1916; mentioned in despatches; an exchange and share broker at Penang; employed with Fraser and Co. Ltd., Singapore; m.; d. March 23, 1961.

ARUNDELL, FRANCIS; b.; adm.; KS; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1631, adm. scholar 1631, matr. Easter 1632; BA 1635/6; MA 1639; Minor Fellow, Trinity Coll. 1637, Major Fellow 1639; expelled from his fellowship by the Parliamentary Visitors 1648.

ARUNDELL, GEORGE, son of Rev. Francis Arundell, Vicar of Cheddar, Somerset; b.; adm.; KS 16 Nov 1610; Gonville and Caius Coll. Cambridge, adm. to scholar’s table 12 Oct 1614, aged 18, scholar Mich. 1614, matr. Mich. 1614; buried St. Michael’s, Cambridge Jan 1614/5.

ARUNDELL, JOHN, b. ; adm. ; KS in 1619 (Chapter Muniments 324511); Christ Church, Oxford, adm. 1620, but did not matric.

ASCHAM, GILES, eldest son of Roger Ascham, tutor to Queen Elizabeth I, and Margaret Howe; b.; adm.; QS 1573; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1578, adm. scholar 1579, matr. Easter 1579; BA 1582/3; MA 1586 (incorp. Oxford 11 Jul 1586); BD 1593 (incorp. Oxford 10 Jul 1593); Minor Fellow, Trinity Coll., 2 Oct 1583, Major Fellow 1585; ordained; Vicar of Trumpington, Cambs., 1590/1; Rector of Stoke Fleming, Devon 1594; Rector of Duxford St. Peter, Cambs., 1595; d. c. 1596.

ASCOUGH, THOMAS; b. ; adm. ; KS 1641.

ASGILL, SIR CHARLES, BART., only son of Sir Charles Asgill (qv), and his second wife; b. 7 Apr 1762; adm. 29 Mar 1769; in school list Oct 1775; left 1777; Ensign, 1st Foot Guards 27 Feb 1778; Lieut. and Capt. 3 Feb 1781; Capt. and Lieut. -Col. 3 Mar 1790; Col. in the Army 26 Feb 1795; Brig. -Gen. on the staff in Ireland 1797; Maj. -Gen. 1 Jan 1798; 3rd Maj., 1st Foot Guards 25 Nov 1799; Col. 46th Foot 9 May 1800; Lieut. -Gen. 1 Feb 1805; Col., 5th West India Regt. 8 Feb 1806; Col., 85th Foot 30 Oct 1806 – Feb 1807, 11th Foot from 25 Feb 1807; Gen. 4 Jun 1814; served in America and taken prisoner at capitulation of Yorktown 1781; chosen by lot to suffer death in retaliation for execution of Capt. Huddy by American loyalists, but through French intervention was released on parole by Act of Congress 7 Nov 1781; served in Flanders 1794 and in Ireland during rebellion of 1798; succ. father as 2nd baronet 15 Sep 1788; m. 28 Aug 1790 Jemima Sophia, youngest dau. of Admiral Sir Chaloner Ogle, Bart.; d. 23 Jul 1823. DNB.