McCheane, Peter James, son of Col. Montague William Hiley McCheane CMG CBE RA, of Shortlands, Kent, and Monica Beatrice Primrose, d. of Frederick Arthur Mills MD FRCS; b. 9 June 1925; adm. Sept. 1939 (A); left July 1942; RASC 1943-7; branch man. Scaffolding (GB) Ltd. 1949-58, Norstel & Templewood Hawksley 1962-70; dir. Cedelton Ltd., import export co., 1970, man. dir. 1973-86; man. dir. Pembstone Ltd. 1979-; m. 31 Mar. 1956 Patricia Ann, d. of George Stinchcombe, building co. dir.; d. 28 Aug. 1999.

McCleary, Fergus Hornersharn, son of George Frederick McCleary, M. D., of Hampstead, by Hilda, daughter of His Honour Homersham Cox, of Tonbridge, Kent, Judge of County Courts; b. March 29, 1902; adm. Sept. 23, 1915 (A); left April 1919; 2nd Lieut. Manchester Regt. Sept. 1922; Lieut. Sept. 1924; R. W. African Frontier Force, Sierra Leone 1925-7; served in Sierra Leone successively as Asst. District Commr., District Commr. and Asst. Colonial Secretary and Clerk of Executive Council 1928-38; Lieut. R. A. O. C. Sept. 29, 1939; transferred to General List May 8, 1940; Lieut.-Col.; successively D. A. A. G., A. A. G. and A. A. & Q. M. G. 1st Army, North Africa 1942-3; A. M. G. 8th Army, Italy 1944; Allied Commission, Italy and Austria 1944-8; Senior Divisional Officer, British Admn., Eritrea, 1949-52; Clerk of the Eritrean Assembly since April 1952; m. 1st April 2, 1930, Brenda Marie, daughter of Frederick William Alsop, of Northampton; 2nd 1948, Anna Johanna Franzisca Hazelrieder, of Vienna.

McClure, Joseph Crosland, son of J. H. McClure, of East Molesey, Surrey; b. Sept. 18, 1871; adm. Jan. 22, 1885 (H); left March 1886.

McConnell, Williarn Edward, only son of William Robert McConnell, K.C., Chairman of the County of London Sessions, of Bloomsbury, by Minnie, eldest daughter of Edward Marshall; b. Nov. 18, 1888; adm. April 30, 1903 (A); left July 1906; Magd. Coll. Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1907; B.A. 1911; served in Great War I; Capt. R.A.F. April 1, 1918; m. July 10, 1923, Rose Gertrude, only daughter of Harry Cecil Jones, of Dulwich; d. April 24, 1927.

MCDONNELL, SIR ALEXANDER, BART., eldest son of James McDonnell MD, Belfast, Ireland, and his first wife Elizabeth, dau. of J. Clarke, Belfast; b. 1794; adm. Mich. 1808; KS 1810; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1813, matr. 1 Jun 1813, Westminster Student, afterwards Faculty Student; Chancellor’s Prize for Latin Verse 1815, for Latin Essay 1819 and for English Essay 1820; Newdigate Prize for English Verse 1816; BA 1816; MA 1820; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 22 May 1817, called to bar 22 Nov 1824; Midland Circuit; gave up legal practice to become Chief Clerk in office of Chief Secretary for Ireland; Resident Commissioner, Board of Education (I), 1839-71; Privy Councillor (I) 1846; created baronet 20 Jan 1872; m. 1826 Barbara, widow of Richard Staples, and eldest dau. of Hugh Montgomery, Benvarden, co. Antrim; d. 21 Jan 1875. DNB.

McDougall, Eardley Harold Victor, son of Harold McDougall and Helena Victoria Augusta, d. of Col. Eardley Maitland CB RA; b. 30 Dec. 1910; adm. May 1924 (A); left July 1929; adm. a solic­itor Dec. 1933; under-sec. Law Society 1938-51; sec. Inst. of Chartered Accountants of Scot­land 1951-76; CBE 1976; m. 16 Aug. 1941 Gwendolen Mary, d. of Rev. John Owen Hagger BO of Chorleywood, Herts.; d. Jan. 2001.

McDougall, Gordon Arthur Adair, son of Arthur James McDougall, of Finsbury Park; b. Oct. 12 1903; adm. April 26, 1918 (R); left Dec. 1920.

MCEWAN, NICHOLSON LACEY, son of Robert McEwan, Holbrooke House, Richmond, Surrey, and Mary, dau. of William Buck; b. 15 Mar 1847; adm. 30 Jan 1860 (James'); QS 1862; left Oct 1863; clerk with North British and Mercantile Fire Insurance Co., London (1881 Census); m. 1877 Lucy Peters.

Mcfarlane, Colin Forsythe, son of Donald Mcfarlane, merchant, and Maria Ellen, d. of Andrew Forsythe of Scoutbush, Carrickfergus; b. 21 Nov. 1903; adm. Sept. 1917 (H, non-res. KS); Capt. of the school 1921-2; left July 1922; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1922, BA 1926, MA 1973; tutor to the son of Grand Duke Kirill of Russia 1926-7; in business 1928-40; Intell. Corps 1940-6 (Lieut. ­ Col.), USA Legion of Merit Jan. 1946; Principal Foreign Office (German section), later Min. of Supply; Counsellor British Embassy Bonn 1955-67; Board of Trade 1967-9; CBE Jan. 1961; retd 1969; in business with Iran 1970-87; m. 14 June 1933 Lydia, d. of Siegfried Perlhefter, banker, of Vienna; d. 11 Jan. 1991.