Roose, Hubert Francis Gardner, brother of Henry Edward Robson Roose (q.v.); b. Feb. 28, 1882; adm. May 2, 1895 (R); left Dec. 1897; served in Great War I; temp. Capt. R.E. July 1, 1916; a mining engineer; m. June 4, 1912, Cecily Margaret Baynes; d. April 12, 1929.

Roose, Henry Edward Robson, eldest son of Edward Charles Robson Roose, M.D., of Mayfair, by Edith, daughter of Henry Huggins; b. Oct. 6, 1871; adm. Jan. 14, 1886 (H); left July 1887; engaged in the electrical industry; m. Nov. 27, 1895, Mary Amy Florence, third daughter of M. T. Hood, of Ramsgate, Kent; d. Aug. 11, 1937.

Roose, Fitz-Roy Owen Jonathan, brother of Henry Edward Robson Roose (q.v.); b. July 22, 1880; adm. Jan. 18, 1894 (R); migrated up Rigaud's; left Feb. 1896; served in Great War I; Major R.G.A. Sept. 12, 1915; served in France and Salonika; wounded at Messines June 20, 1917; mentioned in despatches L.G. June 16, 1916, and July 16, 1919; M.I.E.E. 1912; M.I. Mech. E. 1913; practised as an electrical engineer in England 1902-8, and in South America 1908-13; chief electrical engineer, P.W.D., Bombay, 1920; Lieut. R.E. July 23, 1940; Major; m. March 23, 1905, Lilian Edith, daughter of Charles Lowe, general manager of the Mashonaland Railways; d. March 13, 1952.

ROOPE, CABEL, son of Cabel Roope, Norwood, Surrey, and Elizabeth Frederick Maria --- (IGI); b. 5 Aug 1852; adm. 15 Apr 1868 (G); left Easter 1871; Oporto merchant, firm Hunt Roope Teage & Co, Water Lane, London; d. at Oporto 17 Dec 1911.

ROOKE, GEORGE HENRY, son of William Rooke, Carlisle, Cumberland, attorney; b. 3 Aug 1702; in under school list 1715; Min. Can. 1716; KS 1717; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 10 Sep 1720, scholar 6 Apr 1722, matr. 1720; 7th in “ordo” 1724/5; BA 1724/5; MA 1728; DD 1745; migrated to Christ’s Coll. 13 Jan 1726/7; Fellow, Christ’s Coll. 3 Jun 1727 – Mar 1744/5, Junior Dean 1731, Senior Dean 1739, Master from 12 Mar 1744/5; Proctor 1741-2; Vice-Chancellor 1745-6; ordained priest (Lincoln) 28 May 1727; Vicar of Great St. Mary’s, Cambridge 1727; Vicar of Great Eversden, Cambs. , 18 Sep 1732; Vicar of Little Abington, Cambs. , 6 Apr 1736-7; Vicar of Foxton, Cambs. , 7 Mar 1737/8; Rector of Hadstock, Essex, from 1740; Rector of Great Horkesley, Essex, from 30 Apr 1747; Prebendary of Lincoln from 31 Aug 1749; Prebendary of Bristol from 20 Nov 1751; d. unm. 7 Feb 1754.

Roney, Ralph Patrick, son of Louis Roney, currency broker, of Madrid, Spain, and Geraldine Mamie, d. of John J. Moore, civil engineer; b. 23 Jan. 1929; adm. Sept. 1943 (R); left July 1947; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1949 but did not graduate; contested (Cons. ) Bethnal Green 1959; a co. dir., writer and marketing consult.; m. 1st, 5 Oct. 1956 Elizabeth Conder, d. of W. G. MacEwen of Alexandria, Egypt; 2nd, 14 Feb. 1962 Betty, d. of Louis Toogood, restaurateur, of London; d. 28 Sept. 2004.

Rolt, Frederick Alfred, son of Frederick Rolt, of Regents Park, solicitor, by Augusta Gertrude, daughter of Frederick Green, of Madrid; b. Oct. 26, 1877; adm. April 24, 1890 (H); left Dec. 1893; adm. a solicitor Dec. 1899, practised in Paris.

Rolt, Austin Edward, brother of Frederick Alfred Rolt (q.v.); b. July 30, 1879; adm. April 28, 1892 (H); left April 1895; enlisted in the City of London Regt., Royal Fusiliers, and served in Great War I; a clerical officer, Telephone Dept., G.P.O., 1905; d. 12 July 1969.

ROLLESTON, SAMUEL VILETT, eldest son of Lieut. -Col. William Vilett Rolleston, Eythorne, Kent, and Martha Florence, fifth dau. of Joseph Morris, Hill House, Notts. ; b. 23 Apr 1869; adm. 31 May 1883 (H); Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 12 Oct 1888, exhibitioner; BA 1891; BCL and MA 1899; adm. Inner Temple, called to bar 18 Apr 1894, still in Law List 1900; Western Circuit.