GRIFFITH, JOHN, second son of Rev. Richard Griffith, Vicar of Bangor, Caernarvonshire, and Rector of Trefdraeth, Anglesey; b. 22 Sep 1789; in school list May 1803; KS 1804; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1808, adm. pens. 28 May 1808, scholar 1809, matr. Mich. 1808; Second Bell University Scholar (third year man) 1810; 8th Wrangler 1812; BA 1812; MA 1815; BD 1822; DD 1831 (adm. ad eundem Oxford 1848); migr. to Emmanuel Coll. 3 Jul 1814, Fellow 3 Apr. 1814, Tutor 1817-28; ordained deacon (Norwich) 18 Dec 1814, priest (Bristol) 17 Jun 1815; Curate, Babraham, Cambs.; Chaplain to William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst (qv), on his embassy to China 1816; wrecked on his return journey and introduced to Napoleon at St. Helena; Whitehall Preacher; Prebendary of Rochester 26 Nov 1827 – Jul 1872; Vicar of Aylesford, Kent 25 Jan 1831-2; Vicar of Boxley, Kent 17 Apr 1832-53; Vicar of Thornton Curtis, Lincs., 13 Apr 1832-51; endowed St. Mary’s church, Strood, Kent, and contributed towards restoration of Rochester Cathedral; undertook at his own expense the prosecution of Sir John Dean Paul, Bart. (qv) and his partners for forgery; m. Mary Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. James Barber, Hildersham Hall, Cambs.; d. 29 May 1879.
GRIFFITH, OWEN, son of Rev. Alexander Griffith, Vicar of Glasbury, Radnorshire, and Gaynor Goodman; b.; adm.; Min. Can. (aged 14) 1648; Queen’s Coll. Oxford; BA 1653; MA 13 Dec 1656; adm. Gray’s Inn 6 Dec 1654.
GRIFFITH, PHILIP; b. 7 Nov 1808; adm. 18 Sep 1820. [See GRIFFITH, JOHN DELANE].
GRIFFITH, RICHARD, son of Thomas Griffith, London; b.; adm.; KS (aged 14) 1755; an apothecary in London; d. 11 Aug 1817. [probably of Bedford Street, Covent Garden, will proved PCC 20 Sep 1817]
GRIFFITH, ROBERT JOHN; b. 13 Nov 1809; adm. 18 Sep 1820. [See GRIFFITH, JOHN DELANE].
GRIFFITH, ROGER; b.; adm. 29 Jan 1662/3; a boarder; still at school 1667 (Busby’s Account Book).
GRIFFITH, ROWLAND, son of Griffith Griffith, Caernarvonshire; b.; at school (aged 12) 2 Jul 1582; QS; a contributor to verses written by QSS to Queen Elizabeth c. 1586 (Salisbury MSS, Hatfield); Exeter Coll. Oxford, matr. 8 Dec 1587; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 20 Nov 1594.
GRIFFITH, THOMAS (alias MUTTON), youngest son of Evan Griffith, Pengwern, Flintshire, and Eleanor, dau. of Edmund Williams, Conway, Caernarvonshire, and sister of Most Rev. John Williams DD, Archbishop of York; stepson of Sir Peter Mutton, Kt., Chief Justice of North Wales; b.; adm.; KS; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1632, adm. scholar 3 May 1633, matr. Mich. 1633; BA 1635/6; MA 1639; Librarian of Trinity Coll. from 15 Dec 1641 (except for a short period in 1646), also Tutor and Registrar [check if also Fellow]; d. 21 Mar 1673/4.
GRIFFITH, WILLIAM; b. ; adm. ; KS in 1619 (Chapter Muniments 33673).
GRIFFITHS, ---; b.; in school lists 1764, 1765.