PRESTON, EDWARD CLOVER, son of Joseph Preston (qv); b. 9 Sep 1863; adm. 22 Sep 1876 (G); left Aug 1879; at Malvern Coll. Sep 1879 – Midsummer 1883.
PRESTON, BENJAMIN, youngest son of Capt. Thomas Preston, Royal Navy, and his second wife Caroline, second dau. of Rev. Robert Rolfe; half-brother of Joseph Preston (qv); b. 20 Apr 1846; adm. 30 Jun 1859 (James'); left Christmas 1864; Gonville and Caius Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 31 Jul 1866; played cricket v. Oxford 1869; BA 1871; MA 1874; a maltster and wine merchant, Lowestoft, Suffolk, firm Youngman Preston & Co; JP Suffolk; m. 1st, 1 Feb 1872 Alice Mary, second dau. of W. Youngman, Lowestoft, Suffolk; m. 2nd. 15 Jan 1880 Mary Jane, second dau. of Rev. Richard Cooke Denny, Norwich; m. 3rd, 19 Nov 1901 Lillie Pearce, dau. of Henry Phillips, Highbury New Park, Islington; d. 1 Jun 1914.
PRESTON, ---; b.; at school under Smith (G) (list of boarders up Grant’s c. 1768).
PRESTON, ---; b.; in school list 1764.
PRESTON, ---; b.; adm.; QS 12 May 1554 (Chapter Muniments).
PRESSE, ---; b.; adm.; QS in 1556 (Chapter Muniments 7723).
PRESSE, ---; b.; adm.; QS in 1554 (Chapter Muniments).
PRESCOTT, EDWARD, son of William Prescott, Clare Hall, Halifax, Yorks.; bapt. Halifax 20 May 1760 (IGI); at Manchester GS 1772; adm. 10 Jan 1774; KS 1774; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1778, matr. 17 Jun 1778, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1778 – void 21 Oct 1790 (expiry year of grace as V. Long Preston from 26 Oct 1789); BA 1782; MA 1785; ordained; Vicar of Long Preston, Yorkshire, from 1789; m. 31 Aug 1790 Mary Cooke, Callico Hall, Halifax, Yorks.; d. 16 Feb 1809, aged 48.
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Preece, Percy John, third son of Sir William Henry Preece, K.C.B., F.R.S., engineer-in-chief to the General Post Office, by Agnes Mary, daughter of George Pocock, of Southampton; b. July 24, 1870; adm. as Q.S. June 12, 1884; left (with Triplett) July 1889; Trin. Coll. Camb. (adm. pensr. May 27, 1889); B.A. 1892; adm. a solicitor March 1897; firm, Fox and Preece, Dean's Yard, Westminster; secretary to the governing body of the school; 2nd Lieut. Rifle Brigade July 28, 1897; served in the South African War with the Army Post Office Corps; mentioned in despatches; Lieut. Feb. 3, 1900; Capt. 8th Batt. London Regt. Dec. 9, 1902; acting Major Sept. 5, 1914; Lieut.-Col. June 1, 1916; served in France in Great War I; T.D.; secretary to the governing body July 29, 1912 to Feb. 18, 1918; d. Oct. 29, 1921.