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Aglionby, John Orfeur, son of the Rev. Francis Keyes Aglionby, D.D., Vicar of Newbold Pacey, Co. Warwick, by Amy, daughter of the Right Rev. Edward Henry Bickersteth, D.D., Bishop of Exeter; b. March 16, 1884; adm. Sept. 30, 1897 (A); left Nov. 1900; Queen's Coll. Oxon., matric. Michaelmas 1902; B.A. and M.A. 1910; D.D. 1924; Bishops Hostel, Auckland; ordained deacon 1911, priest 1912 (Durham); Curate of Holy Trinity, South Shields, Co. Durham, 1911-5; joined the R.A.M.C. as a private April 1915; temp. Chaplain to the Forces (4th class) July 7, 1915; served on the western front Nov. 1915-Nov. 1917; M.C. June 4, 1917; Vicar of the Venerable Bede's Church, Monkwearrnouth, Co. Durham, 1918-24; consecrated Bishop of Accra Feb. 2, 1924; resigned 1951; d. May 15, 1963.

Aglionby, Wilfrid Henry, brother of John Orfeur Aglionby (q.v.); b. April 16, 1890; adm. April 30, 1903 (A); left Easter 1908; Corpus Coll. Oxon., matric. Michaelmas 1908: B.A. 1912, M.A. 1915; Wells Theo. Coll. 1912; ordained deacon 1913, priest 1914 (London); Curate of St. Mary the Virgin of Eton, Hackney Wick, Middlesex, 1913-6; temp. Chaplain to the Forces (4th class) June 14, 1916; served in Palestine with the 16th Infantry Brigade Sept. 1916 - June 1918, and in France June-Nov. 1918; twice wounded April 10 and July 29, 1918; M.C. Feb. 18, 1918; Curate of St. Michael's, Shoreditch, 1920-3; Vicar of St. Frideswide, Poplar, 1923; Perpetual Curate of St. Saviour's, Ealing, 1936; Prebendary of St. Paul's 1948; d. July 29, 1958.

Ahrens, Theodore Emil Joseph, son of J. Ahrens, of Bayswater; b. April 26, 1898; adm. April 26, 1912 (H); left Easter 1913.

AIKENHEAD, JOHN LAWRENCE, only son of William Aikenhead, St. Thomas in the Vale, Jamaica; b.; adm. (aged 10) Jun 1745; left 1752; Trinity Coll. Oxford, matr. 14 May 1752, aged 17; BCL 1759; DCL 8 Jul 1773; adm. Middle Temple 8 May 1752, called to bar 24 Nov 1758; d. 1780 (will proved PCC 30 Mar 1780, as of Grosvenor Place]

Aikman, Anthony Robert, son of William Robert Aikman, member of Lloyds, and Marjorie Roberta Amanda, d. of Hugh Fraser Macmillan, curator Roy. Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; b. 3 Feb. 1942; adm. Sept. 1958 (L); left July 1959; Univ. Coll. of North Wales, Bangor, 1959-62, BA (forestry); career incl. working as a forestry officer, teaching and writing in Rome and Venice 1967-70, screenwriting in Hollywood 1970-2, running an Outward Bound Sch. in Italy, the Melanesian mission to the Solomon Is. 1975, exploring in S. America and the Far East; author of The Caves of Segada 1985, Eye of Itza 1986, Brokers of Doom 1987, Treehouses 1988, The Farang 1992, The Black Swan 1999, Boy, Doc, and the Green Man: also The Fire-Eater: a short story 2000; d. 8 July 2011.

AINSLIE, SIR PHILIP, eldest son of George Ainslie, Bordeaux, France, merchant, and Jane, dau. of Sir Philip Anstruther, Bart., Anstrutherfield, Fife; b.; adm. (aged 13) Sep 1742 (Hawkins'); subsequently boarded with a Ms Douglas; left 1745; Adjt. and Sub-Lieut., 2nd Troop Horse Grenadier Guards 23 Mar 1754; Guidon and Capt. 7 Feb 1759; Lieut. and Capt. 17 Jan 1763; Maj. 24 Jun 1768; Brevet Lieut. -Col. 11 Sep 1775; Lieut. -Col., 4th Horse (Ireland) 12 Dec 1777, still 1781; knighted 25 Feb 1778; of Pilton, Midlothian; m. 1771 Hon. Elizabeth Gray, dau. of John, 11th Baron Gray (S); d. 19 May 1802.