PRICE, RICHARD JOHN, eldest son of Richard Watkin Price, Rhiwlas, Merioneth, and Frances, sister of Edward Lloyd (KS 1792, qv); b. 29 Nov 1803; adm. 6 Jun 1817 (G); left 1821; Brasenose Coll. Oxford, matr. 14 Jan 1822; BA 1825; m. 21 May 1839 his cousin Charlotte, third dau. of Edward Lloyd (KS 1792, qv); d. 22 Aug 1842.

Preston, Sir Ronald Douglas Hildebrand Bt, son of Sir Thomas Hildebrand Preston Bt (qv); b. 9 Oct. 1916; adm. Sept. 1930 (G); left Dec. 1934; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1935, BA 1938, MA 1967; 2nd Lieut. Gen. List Nov. 1940, transf. Intell. Corps Apr. 1942 (Maj.), Allied Control Commission Sofia 1945-6; a journalist, diplomat and farmer; Reuter's correspondent Bel­grade 1948-53; Times correspondent Vienna 1953-60, Far East correspondent Tokyo 1960-3; HM Diplomatic Service 1963-76; succ. his father as 7th Bt 31 Dec. 1976; a farmer and land­ owner in Norfolk 1977-; m. 1st 12 Jan. 1954 Smilya, d. of Mihailo Stefanovic, advocate, of Paris; 2nd July 1972 Pauleen, d. of Paul Lurcott of Hove, Sussex; d. 4 Apr. 1999.

PRESTON, JOSEPH, only son of Capt. Thomas Preston, Royal Navy, and his first wife Sophia, dau. of Joseph Clover; b. 28 Dec 1826; adm. 11 Jan 1841 (G); rowed v. Eton 29 Jul 1845; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 16 Jun 1845; 33rd Wrangler 1849; BA 1849; MA 1852; ordained deacon 1860, priest 1861 (both London); Curate, St. Michael’s, Chester Square, London 1860-2, Wymondham, Norfolk 1863-6, Reymerston, Norfolk 1866-74, St. Helen’s, Norwich 1875-82; m. 29 Jul 1862 Marian Anne, sister of William Graham Green (qv); d. 13 Feb 1900.

PRESTON, SIR JACOB HENRY, BART., eldest son of Sir Thomas Preston (formerly Hulton), Bart., and his second wife Jane, dau. of Thomas Bagge, Stradsett Hall, Norfolk; b. 25 Jan 1812; succ. father as 2nd baronet 21 Apr 1823; adm. 18 Jan 1826 (G); left Jul 1829; rowed v. Eton 27 Jul 1829; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 1 Jun 1829, fellow commoner 21 Oct 1829, matr. 1829; MA 1832; DL JP Norfolk, High Sheriff 1847; m. 4 Nov 1846 Amelia, youngest dau. of William Willoughby Prescott, Hendon, Middlesex, banker; d. 19 Oct 1891.

PRESTON, EDWARD CLOVER, son of Joseph Preston (qv); b. 9 Sep 1863; adm. 22 Sep 1876 (G); left Aug 1879; at Malvern Coll. Sep 1879 – Midsummer 1883.

PRESTON, ---; b.; at school under Smith (G) (list of boarders up Grant’s c. 1768).

Pratt, Anthony Warre, son of Warre Harriott Alexander Pratt LMSSA, med. practitioner, and Gertrude, d. of Archibald Frost Hardyment; b. 27 Apr. 1923; adm. Sept. 1936 (G); left July 1940; Univ. of London 1940-2 and 1946-9, BSc 1949; Roy. Aircraft Establishment Farnborough 1942-6; a chemical engineer, AMIChemE 1953, CEng 1969; Allen & Hanbury Ltd 1949-54; BP 1954-5; Kellogg lnternat. Corpn 1956-65; Pullman-Kellogg Co., New York and Houston, Texas, 1965-70; Chemical Construction Corpn New York 1970-6; Stone & Webster Eng. Corpn New York 1976-9, Principal systems engineer London 1979-83; process engineer Humphreys & Glasgow Lt 1984-6; m. 12 July 1949 Nancy Barbara, d. of Sydney Charles Cronk of Streatham.

Prance, Miles Howard, son of Miles Herbert Prance, solicitor, of Sutton, Surrey, and Amy, d. of Richard Armstrong, architect; b. 29 Nov. 1900; adm. Sept. 1914 (G); left Apr. 1919; adm. a solici­tor Aug. 1924; practised in London; Maj. RA (TA) Apr. 1938; TD Mar. 1946; m. 5 Jan. 1933 Phyllis Madeleine, d. of Arthur Emil Foucard, merchant, of Sutton, Surrey; d. 9 Mar. 1989.

POWER, HUGH ALEXANDER, son of Henry Power FRCS, Great Cumberland Place, London, and his first cousin Ann, dau. of Thomas Simpson, Whitby, Yorks., banker; b. 11 Mar 1870; adm. 22 Sep 1882 (G); left Jul 1886; mining engineer; m. Frances Theodora, elder dau. of Henry Hook; d. 1913, while on a voyage from Karachi to Bombay.

Powell, James Osman Tom, son of Trevor Powell, of Gloucester, by Louisa, daughter of James Barrett, of Ross-on-Wye, Worcs.; b. Dec. 27, 1873; adm. Jan. 1887 (G); left July 1891; a brewer, employed from 1909 with Messrs. Bass at Burton-on-Trent; m. June 18, 1901, Edith Jessie, daughter of Thomas Barnabas Lowe, of Burton-on-Trent.