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Byham, George Richard Garth, son of William Louis Byham, L. R. C. S., of Sunbury-on­ Thames, Middlesex, by Grace Violet Durham, daughter of John Hudson Lamb, of Hampton, Middlesex; b. April 16, 1895; adm. April 28, 1910 (A); left Easter 1914; enlisted in the 5th Batt. London Regt.; 2nd Lieut. 8th Batt. Middlesex Regt. (T. F.) March 20, 1915; Lieut. Nov. 5, 1916; Capt. Sept. 11, 1916; served in France 1914-7; mentioned in despatches L. G. June 1917; wounded Aug. 16, 1917; M.C. Oct. 18, 1917; Capt. R. A. O. C. Dec. 1, 1939; Major 1941; T. D. 1946; m. March 19, 1926, Gladys Wilhelmina, daughter of William Nicholson, of Theydon Bois, Essex; d. 11 Dec. 1981.

BYNDLOSS, ---; b.; in school list Jun 1764; left Nov 1764.

BYNE (or BYNNE), EDMUND, elder son of Sir John Byn (n)e, Kt., Rowdell, Washington, Sussex, and Audrey, dau. of Richard Weaver, Lingfield, Sussex; bapt. 2 Sep 1602; adm.; KS; elected to Christ Churtch, Oxford 1621, matr. 29 Nov 1621, aged 19, but apparently a gentleman commoner at Ch. Ch. rather than a Westminster Student; succ. father at Rowdell 1640/1; m. 26 Oct 1631 Elizabeth, dau. of Henry Goring MP, Highden, Washington, Sussex; buried 22 Oct 1646.

BYNG, ---; b.; in school list 1780; left Whitsun 1786.

BYNG, HON. EDMUND JOHN SHANSON, second son of John Byng, 5th Viscount Torrington (qv); b. 11 Sep 1774; adm. 21 Jan 1784; at Charterhouse Sch. 1785-90; Ensign, 26th Foot, 18 Aug 1790; Lieut., 7th Foot, 11 May 1791; Capt., 18 Apr 1795; retd. 1803; Commissioner, Colonial Audit Office; d. unm. 5 Apr 1854.

BYNG, HON. FREDERICK GERALD, son of John Byng, 5th Viscount Torrington (qv); b. 1784; at school under Vincent (Steward, Anniversary Dinner 1827); Page of Honour to Prince of Wales 1791; Lieut. [or Cornet : check], 27th Light Dragoons 1799; Lieut. in Army 26 Jan 1801; 53rd Foot 13 Aug 1801, half-pay 1802; Clerk, Foreign Office, 23 Jan 1801-22, Second Class Clerk 28 Mar 1822-4, Senior Clerk 5 Jan 1824 - retd. 5 Apr 1839; a Gentleman Usher of the Privy Chamber from 18 Dec 1830; known as “Poodle” Byng on account of his crisp, curly hair; a well-known figure in London society during the first half of the 19th century; a private in the Volunteers when they were reviewed by George III in 1803, and in the Queen’s Westminster Volunteers when they were reviewed by Queen Victoria in 1860; m. Catherine Neville; d. 5 Jun 1871.

BYNG, GEORGE, eldest son of George Byng (adm. 1742/3, qv); b. 17 May 1764; adm. 2 May 1773; left Aug 1780; Lieut. in Army 17 Nov 1780; Lieut., 49th Foot, 27 Mar 1781; Capt., 103rd Foot 24 Aug 1782; half-pay 1783; MP Newport (IOW) 28 Jan 1790-90, Middlesex from 1790; Father of the House of Commons from 1832; a staunch and highly respected Whig politician; his uninterrupted representation of Middlesex for fifty years was celebrated by a public dinner at Drury Lane Theatre, 10 Mar 1840; m. 26 Jun 1797 Harriet, eighth dau. of Sir William Montgomery, Bart., MP (I); d. 10 Jan 1847.

BYNG, GEORGE, eldest son of Hon. Robert Byng MP, Commissioner of the Navy, subsequently Governor of Barbados, and Elizabeth, dau. of Jonathan Forward, St. Mary at Hill, London, contractor of transports; b.; adm. (aged 7) Mar 1742/3 (Watts'); KS 1749; elected to Trin. Coll. Camb. 1753, but was never adm.; Ensign, 24th Foot, 1753; Lieut., 1756; Capt., 83rd Foot, 21 Oct 1758; 24th Foot, 1760; Maj., commanding 99th Foot, 1761; left Army 1773 (?); adm. Gray’s Inn 2 Jul 1765; MP Wigan 1768-80, Middlesex 1780-4; an active Whig politician; of Wrotham Park, South Mimms, Middlesex; m. 5 Mar 1761 Anne, sister of Thomas Conolly (qv); d. 27 Oct 1789.

BYNG, GEORGE, 4TH VISCOUNT TORRINGTON, elder son of George Byng, 3rd Viscount Torrington, Major-Gen. in the Army, and Elizabeth, dau. of Lionel Daniel; b.; adm. (aged 8) May 1749 (Porten's); in school list 1754; succ. father as 4th Viscount Torrington, 17 Apr 1750; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. nob. 28 Oct 1757, matr. 1757; MA 1759; Grand Tour (Italy) 1760-1; Minister Plenipotentiary at Brussels, 31 Jul 1782 - Jun 1792; m. 10 Jul 1765 Lady Lucy Boyle, only dau. of John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork and 5th Earl of Orrery (qv); d. 14 Dec 1812.

BYNG, HON. GEORGE, son of George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington (qv); b.; adm. 14 Jun 1784; Royal Naval Academy, Portsmouth, adm. 28 May 1789, aged 13; entered Royal Navy; d. on board HMS Aquilon, while on the Mediterranean station, 13 Oct 1792, aged 15.