BEDINGFELD, THOMAS, son of John Bedingfeld, Halesworth, Suffolk, and Joyce, dau. of Edward Morgan, Lambeth, Surrey; b.; adm.; KS; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1650, matr. 14 Mar 1650/1, Westminster Student to 1660, Faculty Student 1660-3; BA 17 Jan 1653/4; MA 1656; MB 1659; MD 1662; lic. to m. 20 Jul 1670 Mary, dau. of John Weston, Isleworth, Middlesex; buried Isleworth 20 Apr 1691.
BEARE, HENRY, son of Henry Beare, Bideford, Devon, and St. Giles in the Fields, London, and Mary ---; b.; adm.; Min. Can. (aged 13) 1713; QS 1714; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1718, matr. 17 Jun 1718, Westminster Student 22 Dec 1718-25 (void, marriage or expiry year of grace); BA 1722; Master of the Free School at Ripon 1721; ordained; Rector of Bildeston, Suffolk, from 1723; m. 5 Nov 1723 (IGI) Mary, sister of Jacob Brand (qv); d. 30 Oct 1733, aged 34.
Beaven, Coningsby Raywood, 1877-1962
Beaven, Coningsby Raywood, second son of the Rev. Alfred Beaven Beaven, Head Master of Preston Grammar School, by Margaret Rachel, daughter of William Blott, of Hartford, Hunts; b. Jan. 4, 1877; adm. as Q.S. Sept. 25, 1890; left (with Triplett) July 1895; Magd. Coll. Oxon., demy 1895, matric. Oct. 1895; 1st class Mathematics (Mods.) 1897; 2nd class Mathematics 1899; B.A. 1899; M.A. 1904; mathematical master at Warwick School 1902-6; at Campbell Coll. Belfast 1906-39 and 1941-46; d. Dec. 10, 1962.
Bedford, Charles John Riland, 1828-1910
BEDFORD, CHARLES JOHN RILAND, brother of William Kirkpatrick Riland Bedford (qv); b. 28 Aug 1828; adm. (G) 21 Feb 1842; QS 1842; rowed no. 3 in race against Eton 29 Jul 1845; left 23 Jan 1846; Ensign, 55th Foot, 14 Dec 1849, 50th Foot, 12 Jul 1850, retd. 12 Nov 1850; rejoined as Ensign, 9th Foot, 19 Feb 1855; Lieut., 21 Jun 1855; 92nd Foot, 9 Oct 1855; retd. 1857; served Crimean War 1855-6; m. 9 Aug 1871 Emily, elder dau. of Robert Garnett, Moor Hall, Sutton Coldfield, Warwicks., and Rous Lench Court, Worcs.; d. 1910.
BELL, BEAUPRE, only son of Beaupré Bell, Beaupré Hall, Outwell, Norfolk, and Margaret, eldest dau. of Sir John Oldfield, Bart.; b.; adm.; in under school list 1715; Min . Can. (aged 14) 1718; KS 1719; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 24 May 1722, scholar 1723, matr. 1722; 6th in ordo 1725/6; BA 1725/6; MA 1729; adm. Middle Temple 2 Jul 1722; an antiquary and collector; FSA 18 Jan 1725; a correspondent of the Oxford antiquary Thomas Hearne; assisted Blomefield in his History of Norfolk; left unfinished a work on the coins of the Roman Emperors; bequeathed his books, coins and MSS to Trinity Coll. Cambridge; d. unm. on his way to Bath, and was buried at Outwell 6 Sep 1741. DNB.
Bell, Edward Allen, brother of George Kennedy Allen Bell (q.v.); b. May 8, 1884; adm. as Q.S. Sept. 30, 1897; elected to Ch. Ch. Oxon. July 1903, matric. Michaelmas 1903; B.A. 1908; M.A. 1910; assist. Master at Giggleswick 1910, at Eton 1920; Head Master of St. Bees School 1926-35; 2nd Lieut. Giggleswick School O.T.C. March 2, 1915; served in France 1918, Lieut. 9th Batt. Norfolk Regt., and in 1919 as Major and Chief Instructor Army General College, Cologne; author of a History of Giggleswick School; was engaged in the work of the Oxford Group; d. July 9, 1959.
Bell, George Kennedy Allen, 1883-1958
Bell, George Kennedy Allen, son of the Rev. James Allen Bell, Canon of Norwich, by Sara Georgina, daughter of John George Megaw, of Upper Norwood, Surrey; b. Feb. 4, 1883; adm. as Q.S. Sept. 24, 1896; elected head to Ch. Ch. Oxon. July 1901, matric. Michaelmas 1901; 1st class Classics (Mods.) 1903; 2nd class Lit. Hum. 1905; Newdigate Prize for English Verse 1904; B.A. 1905; M.A. 1910; D.D. 1924; Lecturer and Tutor at Ch. Ch. 1910-4, official student 1911-4; Wells Theol. Coll. 1906; ordained 1907; Curate of Leeds 1907-10; Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Wakefield 1910-6; Resident Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury 1914-24; Dean of Canterbury March 21, 1924; editor of The Meaning of the Creed (1917), and other works; consecrated Bishop of Chichester June 12, 1929; Hon. Student of Ch. Ch. 1952; resigned his bishopric 1958; for many years the recognized leader of the Anglican Communion in ecumenical matters; Asst. Sec. of the Lambeth Conference 1920; Epicopa; Sec. 1930; Chairman of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches at its first assembly in 1948, and elected Hon. President of the Council on his retirement from the chair in 1954; author of Randall Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury (1935); a Busby Trustee June 17, 1931; m. Jan. 8, 1918, Henrietta Grace Millicent, elder daughter of the Rev. Richard John Livingstone, Rector of Pencombe, co. Hereford; d. Oct. 4, 1958.
Belli, Charles Almeric, d. 1886
BELLI, CHARLES ALMERIC, fourth son of John Belli, Bath, Somerset, EICS Bengal, Secretary to Warren Hastings (qv), and Elizabeth Stuart, widow of Bryan Glover [check if EICS], Calcutta, India, and only dau. of John Cockerell, Bishops Hull, Somerset; b. 8 Dec 1792; adm. Christmas 1806; KS 1806; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1810, matr. 8 Jun 1810, Westminster Student; BA 1814; MA 1816; ordained deacon (Salisbury) 1816, priest (London) 1817; Vicar of Prittlewell, Essex, 1816-22; Precentor, St. Paul’s Cathedral, from 16 Mar 1819; Vicar of Witham, Essex, 1820-1; Rector of Aldham, Essex, 1821-3; Rector of Paglesham, Essex, 1822-60; Rector of South Weald, Essex, 1823-77; a munificent benefactor to the church in South Weald and in the Brentford district; m. 14 Nov 1827 Frances, second dau. of W. Willan, How Hatch, Essex; d. 5 Jan 1886.
BENNET, JAMES; b.; adm.; KS 1668; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1671, adm. pens. 8 Jun 1671, scholar 1672, 3rd in “ordo” 1674/5; BA 1674/5.
BENNET, JOHN, son of John Bennet, St. Margaret’s, Westminster, High Bailiff of Westminster, and Jane, dau. of William Gavell, St. Margaret’s, Westminster; b. 28 Oct 1657; adm.; KS 1672; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1676, matr. 20 Oct 1676, aged 18, Westminster Student from 24 Dec 1676, Tutor 1683-6; BA 1680; MA 1683; author, Constantius the Apostate, 1683 (a reply to Samuel Johnson’s Julian the Apostate); d. 6 Oct 1686. Buried Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. DNB.