OLIVER, WILLIAM, son of William Oliver MD FRS, Queen Square, Bath, Somerset, inventor of the “Bath Oliver” biscuit, and Elizabeth --- (IGI); bapt. Bath Abbey 20 Jan 1730/1; adm. Jun 1741 (Levett's); KS 1745; still at school 1748; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 20 Jan 1748/9, aged 18, Canoneer Student 22 Dec 1749 – expulsion “for notorious riot and assault” 15 Nov 1751, having previously been rusticated for a year for neglecting duties and for violence 19 Jun 1750; Leyden Univ., adm. 21 Sep 1753; Padua Univ. 1755; practiced as a physician in Bath and Exeter; the friend of Warren Hastings (qv), who declared that “Distance of Time or Place never erases from the mind of an Old Westminster that early Friendship which always participates of the Success we meet with in Life” (Letters of Warren Hastings to his Wife, 1905, 456); m. 7 Feb 1775 Elizabeth, dau. of Henry Jenkins, Kingston-upon-Thames, London; will proved 20 Aug 1801.
OLIVER, WILLIAM HENRY, brother of Frederick William Oliver (qv); b. 27 Nov 1842; adm. 10 Feb 1857 (G); adm. solicitor Easter 1866, firm Oliver and Sons, Carey Street, London; m. 20 Apr 1870 Amy Bridgewater, second dau. of William Williams, Park Side, Wimbledon, Surrey; d. 15 Nov 1921.
Oliver, Jocelyn Taunton, son of Edwin Oliver of Strawberry Hill and Gertrude Kent, d. of Riley Carr; b. 11 Jan. 1904; adm. Jan. 1919 (A); left Dec. 1920; asst editor OUP 1925-36; prod. man. William Collins & Sons 1936-40, Faber & Faber 1940-1; RAFVR 1941-5 (PO); editor Lutterworth Press 1946-51, Thomas Nelson & Sons 1951; m. 19 July 1933 Nancie Cecil Elspeth, d. of Norman Hallett of Lymington, Hants.; d. 16 Aug. 1993.
Oliver, James Stuart, brother of George Younger Oliver (q.v.); b. June 15, 1890; adm. Sept. 22, 1904 (A); left Dec. 1906; served in Great War I; 2nd Lieut. R.G.A. (S.R.) July 19, 1916; acting Capt. Sept. 5, 1917; Lieut. Jan. 19, 1918; m. Jan. 2, 1915, Helen Marjory, elder daughter of Addison M. Potter, of Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Oliver, Henry Elliott, son of Frederick William Oliver (q.v.); b. Sept. 28, 1871; adm. June 12 1884 (G); Q.S. 1886; left July 1889; m. Aug. 19, 1905, Lucy Caroline, daughter of John Kempster, of Pilning, Gloucs.; d. June 1, 1931.
Oliver, George Younger, son of James Oliver, M.D., of Bloomsbury, by Mary Jane, daughter of George Younger, of Warkworth, Northumberland; b. June 28, 1889; adm. Jan. 14, 1904 (A); left July 1906; Magd. Coll. Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1908; B.A. 1912; 2nd Lieut. 7th Lond. Brigade R.F.A. June 8, 1910; Lieut. June 22, 1913; Capt. June 1, 1916; Hon. Major; served in Great War I; d. 1946.
OLIVER, FREDERICK WILLIAM, eldest son of William Elliott Oliver, New Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, solicitor, and Elizabeth, second dau. of Thomas Cadell, Upper Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square, London; b. 4 Jan 1836; adm. 22 Jun 1848 (G); QS 1849; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1853, matr. 18 May 1853, Westminster Student 1853-61; played cricket for Oxford v. Cambridge 1856-7, and for Surrey 1855-7; BA 1857; MA 1860; adm. solicitor Mich. 1860, firm Oliver and Sons, Carey Street, London; m. 1st, 16 Jul 1861 Harriet Elizabeth, dau. of Henry Pollard Ashby; m. 2nd, 28 Dec 1869 Maude, dau. of Rev. Thomas Gronow, Ash Hall, Glamorgan; d. 7 Jul 1899.
Oliver, Frederick Ronald, only son of Frederick Gronow Oliver (q.v.); b. March 26, 1898; adm. Sept. 26, 1912 (G); elected head to Trin. Coll. Camb. (with Samwaies and Triplett) July 1916, matric. Michaelmas 1916; 2nd Lieut. Grenadier Guards Oct. 14, 1916; Lieut. Aug. 5, 1917; served in France and Belgium May 1 - Nov. 27, 1917, when he was severely wounded at Bourlon Wood, and lost his right leg; retired June 4, 1919; on the staff of Spillers Ltd. 1919-26; asst. treasurer (Appeals) Middlesex Hospital 1926-9; advertisement superintendent, J. Lyons and Co. 1929-32; asst. sales manager, Cerebos Ltd. 1932-8; joined the staff of Whitbread and Co. Ltd., Brewers, 1938; commercial manager 1949; technical director in charge of Soho since 1957; m. Jan 17, 1924, Sybil Maud Elizabeth, daughter of Col. the Hon. Ranulph Allsopp, of Bournemouth, Hants.; d. 1976.
Oliver, Frederick Gronow, eldest son of Frederick William Olinor (q.v.). by his second wife; b. Dec. 3, 1870; adm. June 12, 1884 (G); left July 1888; m. June 15, 1897, Edith Rowsell, sister of Harry Rowsell Blaker (q.v.); d. April 20, 1949.
OLIVER, EDGAR, brother of Frederick William Oliver (qv); b. 14 Jul 1848; adm. 12 Jun 1863 (G); left Aug 1866; wine merchant (1881 Census); m. Mary Conroy; d. 4 Oct 1918.