JOHNSTON, CHARLES SMYTH, brother of Edward John Johnston (qv); b. 19 Dec 1844; adm. 1 Oct 1858 (G); left 1859; Trinity Hall, Cambridge, adm. pens. 30 Jun 1865, matr. Mich. 1865; BA 1869; ordained deacon 1869, priest 1870 (both Chichester); Curate, Battle, Sussex 1869-72; Rector of Stanningfield, Suffolk 1872-5; Rector of Felsham, Suffolk 1875-7; Rector of Whelnethan, Suffolk 1878-80; Rector of Sproughton, Suffolk, from 1880; of Bradfield Hall, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk; m. 1864 Harriet Mary Hunter, dau. of Benjamin Brydges Hunter Rodwell (IGI); d. 4 Nov 1910.

Johnson, Henry Charles East, son of Herbert Adolphe Johnson of Cookham Dean, Berks, and Gertrude Elizabeth, sister of Alfred Tomlin East (qv); b. 19 June 1916; adm. May 1930 (G); left July 1934; adm. a solicitor Dec. 1939; practised in London; RA 1940-5 (Lieut.); retd from prac­tice 1979; m. 25 July 1953 Jane Moore, d. of Samuel Moore Segar of Wimbledon; d. 2010.

JOHNSON, ARTHUR MAXWELL, younger son of Murray Maxwell Johnson, Stone Castle, Greenhithe, Kent, solicitor, and Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. John Milbourne Jackson, Royal Navy; b. 10 Oct 1854; adm. 27 May 1869 (G); left Christmas 1871; member, London Stock Exchange; m. 14 Sep 1882 Clara Maria, second dau. of Rev. Frederick Christian Jackson, Rector of Grade, Cornwall.

John, John Harold, son of David John, of Llanelly, co. Carmarthen, by Elizabeth, daughter of Capt. John Samuel, of Llanelly; b. Feb. 2, 1894; adm. May 2, 1907 (G); left Easter 1912; served in Great War I; Lieut. Welsh Field Co. R.E. (T. F.) June 1, 1916; a steel manufacturer; m. June 1, 1922, Helen Lilias, daughter of Richard Harry Sampson, of Pontardulais, South Wales; d. March 16, 1959.

John, David Nettleship, son of Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R. A., by Ida Margaret, daughter of John Trivett Nettleship, of Hindhead, Surrey; b. Jan. 6, 1901; adm. Jan. 18, 1917 (G); left Easter 1920; an orchestral musician employed with the B. B.C. since 1929; m. April 1946, Amy Margaret, daughter of Frederick Charles Habernal.

John, David Martin, brother of John Harold John (q.v.); b. April 24, 1895; adm. Jan. 17, 1907 (G); left July 1913; a medical student 1914-5; served in Great War I as Lieut. in the R.G.A. 1915-7 and in R.A.F. 1917-9; a metal broker 1923; Pilot Officer (A. and S.D.) R.A.F.V.R. May 30, 1941; Flying Officer May 30, 1942.

JESSON, WILLIAM PERCY, brother of Thomas Jesson (qv); b. 22 Feb 1812; adm. 18 Jan 1826 (G); Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 14 Jan 1831, matr. Mich. 1831; BA 1835; living Christchurch, Hampshire, in 1881 (1881 Census), no occupation stated; m. 4 Dec 1838 Agnes Louisa, dau. of Edward Wilson, and niece of Sir Robert Wilson (qv); d. 6 Jun 1886.

JESSON, THOMAS, son of Thomas Jesson, Hill Park, Westerham, Kent, and Anna Elliott, sister of William Percy (qv); b. 17 Nov 1810; adm. 24 Sep 1823 (G); left Dec 1828; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 13 Dec 1828, matr. Mich. 1829; m. 6 Oct 1846 Anne Frances, youngest dau. of Thomas Read Kemp (qv); d. 2 Dec 1871.

JERVIS, SIR JOHN, third son of Thomas Jervis QC MP, Second Justice of Chester, and Mary Ann, eldest dau. of Oliver Dixon, Red Hill, Old Swinford, Worcs., barrister, Bencher Gray’s Inn; b. 12 Jan 1802; adm. 18 Sep 1815 (G); left 3 Dec 1818; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 4 Feb 1819, matr. 13 Nov 1819; adm. Middle Temple 12 Jan 1819, called to bar 6 Feb 1824, Bencher 21 Apr 1837, Treasurer 1846; member, Oxford and Chester circuits; patent of precedence 1837; MP (Whig) Chester 1832 – Jul 1850; Solicitor-Gen., 4-7 Jul 1846, Attorney-Gen., 7 Jul 1846 – Jul 1850; knighted 1 Aug 1846; President of Commission for enquiring into systems of pleading in the Common Law Courts 13 May 1850; Chief Justice of the Common Pleas (and Serjeant-at-Law) from 16 Jul 1850; Privy Councillor 14 Aug 1850; as Attorney-Gen. introduced the 1846 Acts relating to Justices of the Peace, known by his name; one of orinators of, and contributor to, The Jurist; joint editor of two sets of Exchequer Reports; author, Practical Treatise on the Office and Duties of Coroners, 1829, and other works; m. 3 Nov 1823 Catherine Jane, sister of Walter Garcia Mundell (qv); d. 1 Nov 1856. DNB.

JENNINGS, RICHARD WILLIAM, son of William David Jennings, Proctor, Court of Arches; b. 28 May 1801; adm. 24 Apr 1816 (G); left Christmas 1817; adm. solicitor Hilary 1825; adm. proctor, Court of Arches 1825; firm Jennings and Son, Bennet’s Hill, City of London; m. 30 Oct 1827 Mary Ann Spong, dau. of Dr. Francis Smith, Maidstone, Kent; d. 18 Aug 1869.