Melville, George Alexander Easson, son of Sir Eugene Melville KCMG, UK Ambassador to UN, and Elizabeth Maxwell, d. of Charles Maxwell Strachan OBE, chartered accountant, of Hull, Yorks; b. 15 Apr. 1944; adm. Sept. 1957 (R); left July 1962; adm. solicitor June 1970; partner successively Franks Charlesley & Co., Kingsley Wood & Co., Tucker Turner Kingsley Wood & Co; m. 1st, 26 Oct. 1969 Jenny Scott, d. of Forbes Somerville, antique dealer, of Saxmundham, Suffolk; 2nd, 29 Oct. 1983 Lorna Mary, d. of Neil Jordan, solicitor, of Dewsbury, Yorks; d. 22 Oct. 2011.

Melville-Smith, Henry MacLane, son of Herbert Melville-Smith, C.B.E., of Aldington, Kent, by Anne Huntingdon, daughter of Thomas Charles Farrer, artist; b. Dec. 12, 1892; adm. Sept. 26, 1907 (A); left July 1911; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1911; B.A. 1915, M.A. 1919; served in Great War I; 2nd Lieut. R.E. (T.F. Res.) Sept. 2, 1914; seconded to the Ministry of Munitions Sept. 1915 - April 1919; a management consultant and co. direc­tor; A.M.I.Mech.E. 1929; m. Oct. 11, 1917, Gladys, daughter of John Shrager, of Hampstead; d. 9 Aug. 1982.

Membrey, Anthony John, son of Edward John Membrey ARSM, mining engineer, of Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa, and Vera Margaret Barton, d. of Rev. Alfred J. Mitchell, Rector of Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland; b. 17 June 1932; adm. Sept. 1945 (A); left July 1950; Guy’s Hosp. Med. Sch., MB BS 1955; DRCOG 1961, FRCGP 1984; house appts. 1958-9; gen. med. practitioner, Tunbridge Wells, Kent 1960-; MBE 1991; m. 20 June 1959 Priscilla Ann, d. of Henry Sydney Atkinson MBE BM BCh MRCS LRCP, gen. med. practitioner, of Redhill, Surrey; d. 5 Nov. 2006.

MERCER, FRANCIS; b.; adm.; KS; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1618, adm. scholar 1619, matr. Lent 1618/9; BA 1622/3; MA 1626; subscribed for priest’s orders (Bristol) 21 Dec 1628; Rector of Godmanstone, Dorset, from 21 Nov 1628; m. 1st, 29 May 1630 Bridget, second dau. of Sir Robert Browne, Kt, Godmanstone, Dorset; m. 2nd, Katharine, widow of Robert Browne, Godmanstone, Dorset, and dau. of Richard Savage, Sydling, Dorset; buried Godmanstone 29 Dec 1668.

Mercer, Henry Philip, son of Henry Chandler Mercer, of Paddington; b. Sept. 8, 1877; adm. April 28, 1892 (A); left April 1895.

Mercer, John Wray, son of John Thomas Mercer, M.R.C.S., of Brixton; b. April 30, 1874; adm. Jan. 17, 1889 (R); left Dec. 1891; Clare Coll. Camb., matric. Oct. 1892; B.A. 1895; a student at St. George's Hospital; d. Oct. 31, 1902.

Mercer, Raymond Vaudrey Farquharson, son of Raymond Gingell Morton Mercer, engineer, of Thornbury, Gloucs, and Marjory, d. of Peter Farquharson of Aberdeen; b. 4 Sept. 1905; adm. May 1919 (R); left July 1923; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1923, BA 1926, MA 1930; St Barth. Hosp. Med. Sch., MRCS LRCP BChir 1932; MB 1937; practised at Cookham, Berks; m. 1933 Vivian Stuart, d. of William Price of Wanstead, Essex; d. Feb. 1993.

MERCER, ROBERT, second son of George Mercer (qv); b.; adm. 4 Jul 1797 (Clapham); left Midsummer 1798 (name up School 1798); Ensign, 3rd Foot Guards 5 Dec 1799; Lieut. and Capt., 3 Sep 1801; Lieut. and Capt., 3rd Foot Guards, 25 Dec 1802; Capt. and Lieut. -Col., 5 Mar 1812; served in Egypt and in the Peninsular War; killed in storming of Bergen-op-Zoom, Netherlands 8 Mar 1814.

Mercer, Samuel David, son of Nelson Samuel Mercer MD, of Omaha, USA, and Anna Mary, d. of James Mulholland of Ireland; b. 5 May 1920; adm. May 1934 (B); left July 1936; Worcester Coll. Oxf., matric. 1938; lived in Nebraska, USA; m. 14 Feb. 1943 Agnes Mason, d. of S. Emlen Randolph; d. 5 Feb. 2013.

Mercer, Vernon Henry, brother of Henry Philip Mercer (q.v.); b. Dec. 13, 1878; adm. April 28, 1892 (G); migrated up Ashburnham; left April 1895; served in Great War I; 2nd Lieut. 10th Batt. Royal Warwicks Regt. Aug. 5, 1916.