Lichfield, Stuart Leslie, son of Siegmund Lichfield, of Ealham; b. Feb. 3, 1899; adm. Sept. 26, 1912 (A); assumed the surname of Lichfield in lieu of Lichtenfeld 1914; left April 1916.
Liberty, John Ince, only son of John Barnes Liberty (q.v.); b. Jan. 26, 1888; adm. Sept. 26, 1901 (A); left July 1905; a cattle farmer in Argentina; being at home on a holiday, enlisted in the H. A. C. Aug. 8, 1914; served in Egypt with B Battery and was invalided; 2nd Lieut. R. F. A. Oct. 22, 1915; Lieut. July 1, 1917; went out to the western front in April 1916; killed in action near Ypres, Flanders, Nov. 28, 1917; unm.
LIBERTY, JOHN BARNES, son of John Edwards Liberty, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, and Harriet ---; b. 3 Nov 1854; adm. 13 Jul 1868 (James'); left Aug 1872; wine merchant, firm Liberty & Co., Parliament Street, Westminster; m. 9 Sep 1885 Elizabeth Ann, dau. of Edward Percy Ince, Shepherds Bush, Hammersmith, Middlesex; d. 21 Dec 1907.
LEYBORNE, ROBERT, son of Anthony Leyborne, London, and Anne, sister of William Shippen (qv); b. London; adm.; QS (aged 15) 1708; Brasenose Coll. Oxford, matr. 9 Mar 1710/1, but did not go into residence; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1712, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1712 – void Oct 1715 (on election as Fellow, Brasenose); BA 19 Jan 1714/5; MA 1717; BD and DD 1731; Fellow, Brasenose Coll. Oxford 10 Oct 1715 – 5 Dec 1730, Junior Bursar 1727-8; Proctor 1723; ordained; Rector of St. Dunstan’s, Stepney, Middlesex, from 21 Jul 1730, and of St. Anne’s, Limehouse, from 25 Sep 1730; Principal of St. Alban Hall, Oxford, from 1736; m. 1st, ---; lic. to m. 2nd, 20 Jan 1732/3 Rebeccah Towne, St. Mary’s, Stratford at Bow, Essex; d. 13 May 1759.
LEY, JOHN HENRY, eldest son of Henry Ley, Trehill, Devon, Town Clerk of Exeter, and Mary, dau. of Capt. Charles Smith RN, Lieut. -Gov. Greenwich Hospital; b. 28 Jan 1777; adm.; Min. Can. 1790; KS 1791; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1795, but went to Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 20 May 1795, Canoneer Student 23 Dec 1796 – void 25 Jun 1807; BA 1799; MA 1801; adm. Middle Temple 27 Jun 1797, called to bar 10 Jun 1803, Bencher 31 Jan 1843; Second Clerk Assistant, House of Commons Jul 1801-14, Clerk Assistant 1814-20, Chief Clerk from 31 Oct 1820; of Trehill, Devon; m. 23 Oct 1809 Lady Dorothy Frances Hay, second dau. of George Hay, 7th Marquess of Tweeddale (S); d. 21 Aug 1850.
LEY, JACOB, son of Rev. Jacob Ley, Rector of Ashprington, Devon, and Caroline, dau. of Rev. John Hill; b. 18 Jun 1803; adm. 11 Oct 1816 (Packharness'); KS 1818; St. Alban Hall, Oxford, matr. 18 May 1822; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1822, Westminster Student (still 1847), Tutor, Censor, Catechist, Librarian; BA 1826; MA 1828; BD 1840; Proctor 1839; ordained deacon 1827, priest 1828 (both Oxford); Vicar of St. Mary Magdalen, Oxford 1845-58; Vicar of Staverton, Northants, from 24 May 1858; d. unm. 10 Apr 1881.
LEY, HENRY, brother of John Henry Ley (KS 1791, qv); b. 14 Aug 1781; adm.; KS 1795; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1799, matr. 22 May 1799, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1799 – void 20 Sep 1806 (expiry year of grace as R. Kenn from 28 Sep 1805); BA 1803; MA 1806; ordained priest 25 Aug 1805; Rector of Kenn, Devon, from 28 Aug 1805; d. 8 Jan 1856.
LEWYS, JOHN; b.; adm.; QS 30 Jul 1553 (Chapter Muniments).
LEWIS, THOMAS, of Worcestershire, “doctoris fil. ”; b.; adm.; QS ; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1591, matr. 11 Feb 1591/2, aged 16, Westminster Student to 1594 [again 1600-1, check].
LEWIS, ROWLAND, brother of Charles Lewis (qv); b. 11 Nov 1727; adm. (aged 16) Sep 1743 (Peirson's); St. John’s Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 1 Jul 1745, matr. 1746; BA 1749/50; ordained deacon (Rochester) 1 Apr 1750, priest (Lichfield for Chichester) 22 Dec 1751; Curate, Westerham, Kent; Perpetual Curate of Wivelsfield, Sussex, 25 Dec 1751-72; Rector of Perivale, Middlesex, from 10 Jun 1752; m. 18 Dec 1761 Mary, elder dau. of Benjamin Comber MD, Lewes, Sussex; d. 19 Mar 1783.