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HOTHAM, JOHN WILLIAM, third son of Sir William Hotham, Bart. (adm. 1782, qv), and his first wife; b. 30 Mar 1809; adm. 16 Jan 1822 (G); left Whitsun 1822; passed examination for Royal Navy 1830; Lieut., 13 Mar 1832; Cdr. on retired list 16 Apr 1878 [check]; m. 1st, 29 Apr 1838 Sarah Eliza, eldest dau. of William Hawksley, The Circus, Bath; m. 2nd, 21 Nov 1874 Matilda Anne, eldest dau. of Dennis Hollingworth, Hollingworth Hall, Cheshire; d. 31 Aug 1879.

HOTHAM, SIR JOHN, BART., brother of Sir Charles Hotham, Bart. (adm. 1741, qv); b. 16 Mar 1734/5; adm. Jun 1744 (Morel's); left 1752; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 27 Jan 1752, scholar 24 Apr 1753, matr. Easter 1753; BA 1756; MA 1760; ordained deacon 1757, priest 1759 (both Rochester); Vicar of Aston Abbotts, Bucks., 4 Apr 1759-67; Chaplain to British Staff in Germany for a few months, but returned to England with Lord George Germain (qv) after battle of Minden; Chaplain in Ordinary to George III 1760 (still 1774); Prebendary of St. Paul’s 25 May 1763 – Feb 1780, also Archdeacon of Middlesex 1 May 1764 – Jan 1780; Vicar of Northolt, Middlesex 14 Dec 1763-79; Vicar of St. Leonard’s, Shoreditch 14 Oct 1767-80; Chaplain to John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire (qv), when Lord Lieut. Ireland 1776-9; DD Trinity Coll. Dublin 1777; consecrated Bishop of Ossory 14 Nov 1779; translated to Clogher 17 May 1782; succeeded brother as 9th baronet 25 Jan 1794; m. 11 Apr 1765 Susannah, dau. of Herbert Mackworth (b. 1687, qv); d. 3 Nov 1795.

HOTHAM, MONTAGUE, third son of George Hotham (adm. 1748, qv); b. 20 Mar 1779; adm. 9 Feb 1790; left 1794; Capt., 14th Foot 11 Jun 1796; Maj.; m. 22 Jan 1804 Ann, dau. of Thomas Bird; d. 4 Mar 1805.

HOTHAM, SIR CHARLES, BART. , eldest son of Sir Beaumont Hotham, Bart. , Commissioner of Customs, and his cousin Frances, eldest dau. of Rev. Stephen Thompson, Vicar of Welton, Yorks. ; first cousin of Sir Charles Hotham, Bart. (adm. 1745, qv); b. 18 Jun 1729; adm. Oct 1741 (Morel's); left 1745; adm. Middle Temple 22 Dec 1742; Ensign, 1st Foot Guards 24 Sep 1746; Lieut. and Capt. , 6 Feb 1750; Capt. and Lieut. -Col. , 5 May 1758; Col. in the Army 19 Feb 1762; Lieut. -Col. , 63rd Foot 10 Jul 1765; Col. , 63rd Foot, 13 Sep 1765 – Sep 1768, 15th Foot from 21 Sep 1768; Maj. -Gen. , 25 May 1772; Lieut. -Gen. , 29 Aug 1777; Gen. , 12 Oct 1793; served in Flanders towards end of War of Austrian Succession, on expedition to St. Malo 1758, and in Germany during Seven years War; MP St. Ives 1761-8; a Groom of the Bedchamber to George III 5 May 1763 – 20 Jan 1788; a favourite at Court; succ. father as 8th baronet 29 Aug 1771; assumed surname of Thompson in lieu of Hotham 25 Dec 1772, on succeeding to the Thompson family’s estates at Hambleton and Ebberston, Yorks. , but resumed surname of Hotham 2 Jul 1787, after these estates had been resettled; many interesting particulars of his school life and school fellows are given in The Hothams, 1918, ii, 1-18; m. 21 Oct 1752 Lady Dorothy Hobart, only dau. of John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire (qv), and his first wife; d. 25 Jan 1794.

HOTHAM, WILLIAM FRANCIS, youngest son of Hon. Frederick Hotham (qv); b. 28 Mar 1819; adm. 21 Jan 1833 (Stikeman's); KS 1833; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1837, matr. 5 May 1837, Westminster Student; BA 1841; MA 1843; Fellow, All Souls’ Coll. Oxford 1843-55; ordained deacon 1841, priest 1842 (both Oxford); Rector of Buckland, Surrey, from 1853; m. 31 Jan 1855 Emma, fifth dau. of John Carbonell; d. 10 Sep 1883.

HOTHAM, WILLIAM, 1ST BARON HOTHAM (I), brother of Sir Charles Hotham, Bart. (adm. 1741, qv); b. 8 Apr 1736; adm. Apr 1745; left 1747; Royal Naval Academy, Portsmouth 31 May 1748; entered Royal Navy on board HMS Gosport 1751; Lieut. , 28 Jan 1755; Cdr. , 19 Nov 1756; Post Capt. , 17 Aug 1757; served at Belleisle 1761; Commodore, North American station 1776; took part in action off St. Lucia 1778, and in encounters with French fleet Apr – May 1780; Colonel of Marines 1779-87; served under Howe at relief of Gibraltar 1782; Rear-Adm. , 24 Sep 1787; Vice-Adm. , 21 Sep 1790; second in command under Lord Hood in Mediterranean 1793-4, in chief command 1794-5; Adm. , 16 Apr 1795; created Baron Hotham (I) 7 Mar 1797; succeeded nephew as 11th baronet 18 Jul 1811; d. unm. 2 May 1813. DNB.

HOTHAM, SIR WILLIAM, second son of George Hotham (adm. 1748, qv); b. 12 Feb 1772; adm. 4 Apr 1782; left 1785; entered Royal Navy as 1st cl. Volunteer, HMS Grampus 1786; Lieut., 27 Oct 1790; served as volunteer with brigade of seamen employed under Nelson at siege of Bastia May 1794; Cdr., 12 Aug 1794; Post Capt., 4 Oct 1794; commanded HMS Adamant at battle of Camperdown 11 Oct 1797, and at blockade of Mauritius 1799; Rear-Adm. 4 Dec 1813; Vice-Adm., 19 Jul 1821; Adm., 10 Jan 1837; KCB 2 Jan 1815; GCB 4 Jul 1840; “for several years a Gentleman in Waiting” (DNB) [but not in Sainty/Bucholz]; his diaries and written recollections formed the basis of A, M. W. Stirling, Pages and Portraits of the Past, 1919; m. 1st, 7 Jun 1804 Anne, dau. of Sir Edward Jeynes, Kt; m. 2nd, 25 Jun 1835 Jane Seymour, widow of Roger Pettiward, Great Finborough Hall, Suffolk, and dau. of Francis Colman, Hillersdown, Devon; d. 31 May 1848. DNB.

Houdret, Maurice, son of Jules Houdret, of Putney, Surrey, by Cornelie Dams, of Belgium; b. Nov. 12, 1885; adm. Jan. 18, 1900 (G); left July 1904; London Univ.; an engineer; served in Great War I in the 18th Batt. Royal Fusiliers from Private to Sgt.-Major, and became acting Capt. 3rd Batt. Royal Scots July 14, 1918; wounded; M.C. Dec. 2, 1918; m. 1st April 25, 1912, Winifred Catherine Barbara, daughter of. John James Farr; 2nd June 9, 1927, May Elizabeth, daughter of George Webber Shapland, of Taunton, Somerset.

HOUGHTON, PHILIP; b.; adm. (aged 11) Jun 1743 (Hart's); left 1748.