ROUS, HON. HUGH ANTHONY, son of John Rous, 1st Earl of Stradbroke (qv), and his second wife; b. 15 Jul 1800; adm. Mich. 1812; KS 1814; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1818, adm. pens. 14 May 1818, but went to Brasenose Coll. Oxford, matr. 6 Jun 1818; BA 1821; MA 1824; ordained; Vicar of Reydon, Suffolk, 10 Oct 1826; Perpetual Curate of Southwold, Suffolk, from 1826; d. at Geneva 29 Sep 1828.

Roura, Joseph Esteban, son of Jose Edwards Roura y Vilaret, of Brockley, Kent, by Maria del Carmen Ferrer y Llosas, of Barcelona; b. Dec. 22, 1895; adm. April 28, 1910 (R); left Dec. 1913.

Rountree, Gilbert Harry, son of Harry Rountree, artist, of Southall, Middx, and Estella Stewart of Auckland, NZ; b. 27 Aug. 1907; adm. Jan. 1921 (G); left July 1925; adm. a solicitor Mar. 1931; practised in Swindon; RAFVR 1940-5 (Sqdn Ldr A & SD), despatches Jan. 1945; called to the Bar (Inner Temple) July 1946; western circuit; appointed a County Court Judge (Plymouth and Cornwall) Jan. 1962; m. 25 June 1932 Catherine Mary, d. of Capt. Robert Douglas Mackie of Darjeeling; d. 20 Sept. 1962.

ROUGH, SIR WILLIAM, only son of William Rough, St. James’s, Westminster; b. 21 Aug 1773; adm. 23 Jan 1786; KS 1789; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1792, adm. pens. 6 Jun 1792, scholar 12 Apr 1793; BA 1796; MA 1799; adm. Gray’s Inn 9 Feb 1796; migr. to Inner Temple, called to bar 18 Jun 1801; Midland Circuit; Serjeant-at-Law 30 May 1808; President of Court of Justice, Demerara and Essequibo 1816-21; suspended by acting Governor for having usurped “the privileges and functions of the Executive”, but the Privy Council decided in Rough’s favour on appeal, Apr 1825; Puisne Judge, Ceylon, 1833-6, Chief Justice from 13 Mar 1836; knighted 7 Aug 1837; said to have contributed to Southey’s Flagellant when at school, and to have been one of the projectors of the University Magazine of 1795 when at Cambridge; author, Lorenzino de Medici, 1797, and other works; m. 26 Jun 1802 Harriet, natural daughter of John Wilkes MP; d. at Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon 19 May 1838. DNB.

ROUGH, WILLIAM HENRY, only son of Sir William Rough (qv); b. 1 Oct 1808; adm. 9 Jun 1823 (G); left Sep 1826; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 13 Sep 1827, matr. 1827; BA 1832; MA 1840; adm. Middle Temple 5 Jul 1839, called to bar 4 Nov 1842; equity draughtsman and conveyancer; d. 5 Nov 1869.

Rough, Andrew Clarke, son of Solomon McColl Rough of South Kensington; b. 30 May 1914; adm. Jan. 1928 (H); left July 1930; 2nd Lieut. Lincoln Regt June 1940; d. Mar 1995.

ROTHMAN, RICHARD WELLESLEY, son of Charles Rothman, Secretary to Council, Fort William College, Calcutta, India, and his second wife Sarah Anne Woodhouse; b. 21 Jul 1800; adm. 10 Jun 1811; KS (Capt. ) 1813; left 1815; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 24 Nov 1817, scholar 1820; BA 1823; MA 1826; LM 1835; MD 1840; Fellow, Trinity Coll. 1825, Junior Bursar 1834-6; Registrar, University of London, from 1838; d. 28 Mar 1856.

ROTHERHAM, JOHN, son of Thomas Rotherham, Luton, Beds.; b.; adm.; KS 1661; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1664, matr. 22 Jul 1664, aged 17, Westminster Student 30 Dec 1674 – void 1677; BA 1668; MA 1671; licensed for deacon’s orders extra tempore 1672; Rector of Springfield Richards, Essex 1679-84.

ROSTON, JAMES, son of Thomas Roston, Draycot, Wilts.; b.; adm. (aged 15) Jul 1751 (Jones'); Queen’s Coll. Oxford, matr. 29 Oct 1754. [Perhaps James Roston, son of Thomas Roston, bapt. Duffield, Derbs., 9 Feb 1735 (IGI)].

Rossiter, Derrick Lyle, son of Arthur Wellesley Rossiter, of South Norwood, by Violet Adelaide Mabel, daughter of Alfred Hill, of Coulsdon, Surrey; b. Oct. 3, 1901?; adm. Sept. 21, 1916 (H); left Easter 1920; a tea buyer in Ceylon 1926; m. Nov. 15, 1930, Helen, daughter of George E. Woods, of Astoria, Long Island, New York; d. July 1972.