EELBACK, ---; b.; in under school list 1729.
EELES, CHARLES, son of Isaac Eeles, Wilmington, Kent, and Sabina Lawrence (IGI) [probably dau. of Richard Lawrence]; b. 31 Dec 1785 (IGI); at school in Sep 1797; in school lists 1801, May 1803; left 1803; played cricket against Eton at Lords 8 Aug 1799, 31 Jul 1800 and 31 Jul 1801; Lincoln Coll. Oxford, matr. 10 Mar 1804, aged 18; Ensign, 89th Foot 31 Jul 1806; Lieut., 95th Foot 9 Mar 1808; Capt., 20 Jul 1814; half-pay 1814; served in Peninsular War; killed at battle of Waterloo 18 Jun 1815.
EELES, ISAAC, brother of Charles Eeles (qv); b.; at school Jan 1801; in school lists 1801, May and Oct 1803. [perhaps m. 23 Aug 1812 Elizabeth Campbell (IGI)]
EGERTON, ---; b.; in under school lists 1715, 1716.
EGERTON, FRANCIS THOMAS, son of William Hayter, Newton Toney, Wilts., and Elizabeth, dau. of Scroop Egerton, Salisbury, Wilts.; bapt. Newton Toney, Wilts. 23 Jun 1772 (IGI); adm. 27 Feb 1782; Corpus Christi Coll. Oxford, matr. 6 May 1789, aged 17; assumed surname of Egerton in lieu of Hayter 13 Nov 1792; of Roche Court, Winterslow, Wilts.; m. Elizabeth, eldest dau. of William Wyndham, Dinton, Wilts.; d. 14 Apr 1861.
Egerton, George Julian, son of Emanuel Emanuel, of Bayswater, by Kate, daughter of M. Levin, of Prince's Square, Bayswater; b. Feb. 19, 1872; adm. Sept. 24, 1885 (H); left Dec. 1885; at Dover Coll. 1886-8; a member of Lloyds; assumed the name of Egerton in lieu of Emanuel; d. about 1961.
EGERTON, JOHN; b.; adm. Jun 1737; left 1741. [note John Egerton, son of John Egerton, Chester, Brasenose Coll. Oxford, matr. 31 Mar 1742, aged 17; presumably John Egerton, elder son of John Egerton, Broxton, Cheshire, and Elizabeth, dau. of William Brock, Upton, bapt. 3 Jul 1724, m., died 11 Jun 1762 (IGI)]
EGERTON, RICHARD, eldest son of Maj. -Gen. Caledon Richard Egerton, Col. 89th Foot, and Margaret, third dau. of Alexander Cumming, St. Vincent, West Indies; b. 10 Jul 1844; adm. 3 Jun 1858; QS May 1860; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1863, matr. 27 May 1863; BA 1867; adm. Middle Temple 26 Apr 1866, called to bar 17 Nov 1869; equity draughtsman and conveyancer; Resident Magistrate, St. Thomas in the East, Jamaica 1892; m. 21 Jun 1892 Caroline Mary, elder dau. of Rev. David Phillips Lewis, Rector of Llandrinio, Montgomeryshire; d. at Mount Bay, Jamaica 6 Oct 1901.
EGERTON, THOMAS, 1ST EARL OF WILTON, second son of Sir Thomas Grey Egerton, Bart., MP, and Catherine, dau. of Rev. John Copley, Batley, Yorks., Rector of Thornhill and of Wakefield, Yorks.; b. 14 May 1749; succ. father as 7th baronet 7 Aug 1756; at Manchester GS 1757; in school lists 1764; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 11 Feb 1767; MA 1769; MP Lancashire 4 Feb 1772-84; created Baron Grey de Wilton 15 May 1784 and Earl of Wilton 26 Jun 1801; Lieut. -Col. in Army 21 Jul 1779, during service with Royal Lancashire Volunteers, of which he was Lieut-Col. commanding from 5 Oct 1779; travelling in Italy 1785, 1788; m. 12 Sep 1769 Eleanor, second dau. of Sir Ralph Assheton, Bart.; d. 23 Sep 1814.
EGERTON, THOMAS, 2ND EARL OF WILTON, second son of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquis of Westminster (qv); b. 30 Dec 1799; adm. 18 Jun 1810; in school list Oct 1814; succ. maternal grandfather as 2nd Earl of Wilton 23 Sep 1814; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 31 Oct 1817; DCL London 1834; assumed surname of Egerton in lieu of Grosvenor by royal licence 27 Nov 1821; taking Conservative whip in House of Lords by 1830; Lord Steward of the Household 1 Jan - Apr 1835; Privy Councillor 18 Feb 1835; GCH 1835; invested King of Saxony with Order of the Garter 1842; an ardent sportsman and accomplished musician; his horse Wenlock won the St. Leger in 1872; Commodore, Royal Yacht Squadron, for several years; author, Sports and Pursuits of the English as bearing on their national Character, 1868; m. 1st, 29 Nov 1821 Lady Mary Margaret Stanley, fourth dau. of Edward Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby PC; m. 2nd, 12 Sep 1863 Susan Isabella, only child of Maj. Freeman Elton Smith, Ilminster, Somerset, EICS Madras; d. 7 Mar 1882.