D’AGAR, PETER, brother of James D’Agar (qv) (IGI); bapt. St. Martin’s in the Fields 8 Mar 1702 (IGI); adm. (aged 10) Jun 1715; left Christmas 1715.
D’ARCY, HYACINTH, fifth son of Hyacinth D’Arcy, Kiltalla, co. Galway, and Catharine, dau. of John D’Arcy, Gorteen, co. Mayo; b.; adm. (aged 17) Mar 1735/6 (Preston's); left 1736; of Cloonbanane, co. Mayo; d. 10 May 1743.
D’ARCY, JOHN, eldest son of John D’Arcy, Houndswood, co. Mayo; b.; adm. 23 Mar 1773; left Aug 1775; adm. Middle Temple 21 Oct 1775; adm. King’s Inns, Dublin 1781.
D’ARCY, ROBERT, 4TH EARL OF HOLDERNESS, only surviving son of Robert D’Arcy, 3rd Earl of Holderness, a Lord of the Bedchamber, and Lady Frederica Schomberg, dau. of Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg PC KG, General of the Horse; b, 17 May 1718; succ. as 3rd Earl of Holderness 20 Jan 1722; adm. Sep 1726; in school list 1731; Trinity Hall, Cambridge, adm. nob. 18 Nov 1732; Lord Lieut., Yorkshire North Riding 31 May 1740- 6 Feb 1778; a Lord of the Bedchamber 17 Apr 1741 - Jun 1751; in attendance to King George II at battle of Dettingen 16 Jun 1743; Ambassador to Venice Oct 1744 - Aug 1746; Ambassador to The Hague Jun 1749 - Jun 1751; Secretary of State for Southern Department 21 Jun 1751 - Nov 1756, Northern Department Nov 1756- Jun 1757, Southern Department Jun 1757 - Mar 1761; Privy Councillor 21 Jun 1751; Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and Governor of Dover Castle from Oct 1765; Governor to the Prince of Wales 12 Apr 1771 - 28 May 1776; member Society of Dilettanti 1745; Busby Trustee from 17 Mar 1774; DL Yorkshire West Riding 1757, Middlesex 1763; m. 3 Nov 1742 Mary, Lady of Bedchamber to Queen Charlotte, dau. of François Doublet, a member of the States of Holland; d. 16 May 1778. DNB.
D’ARCY, WILLIAM KNOX, only son of William Francis D’Arcy, Newton Abbott, Devon, and afterwards of Rockhampton, Queensland, solicitor, and Elizabeth Baker, dau. of Rev. Robert Bradford, Rector of Wolborough, Devon; b. 11 Oct 1849; adm. 27 Jan 1863 (James'); Min. Can. 1864; left Christmas 1865; went out to Queensland; became one of proprietors of Mount Morgan mine; returned to England with a large fortune in 1889; subsequently acquired original D’Arcy conecession of Anglo-Iranian Oil Co.; of Stanmore Hall, Middlesex; m. 1st, 23 Oct 1872 Elena, dau. of Samuel Bradford Birkbeck, Glenmore, Queensland; m. 2nd, 21 Feb 1899 Nina, dau. of Arthur Leslie Boucicault, Queensland, and sister of Mary Boucicault, singer; d. 1 May 1917. DNB Missing Persons 172-3.
D’ASSIGNY, ---; b.; in under school list 1724.
D’ASSIGNY, FIFIELD, son of Marius D’Assigny, and Rebecca Fifield; bapt. St. Pancras Old Church 3 Jul 1711 (IGI : Christian name not stated); adm. (aged 13) Jun 1724; in under school list 1725; apprenticed to William Vicaris, citizen and apothecary, 7 Jun 1726; a medical practitioner in Dublin; there is no evidence that he took the degree of M. D. attached to his name on the title-page of one of his books; author, Poems on Several Occasions, 1730, A Serious and Impartial Enquiry into the Cause of the Present Decay of Free-Masonry in the Kingdom of Ireland, 1744, and another book on freemasonry; buried St. Werburgh’s Churchyard, Dublin 10 Jan 1744/5. [Russell Barker and Stenning state that he was son of Rev. Samuel D’Assigny, Dublin, but it seems clear that his parents were Marius D’Assigny and Rebecca Fifield, who m. at St. James, Clerkenwell 18 Jul 1710] [father perhaps Chaplain, Royal Navy]
D’EVEREUX, SIMEON; b.; adm.; KS 1671; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1675, adm. pens. 10 Jun 1675, scholar 1676, matr. 1677; 3rd in “ordo” 1678/9; BA 1678/9; MA 1682; ordained; Chaplain, Trin. Coll. 1681-9; Perpetual Curate of Nackington, Kent, from 1686; Minor Canon and Sacrist of Canterbury from c. 1690; Minor Canon of St. Paul’s 23 Feb 1691/2 - 1 Jun 1698; Rector of Harbledown, Kent, from 1731; Vicar of Brookland, Kent, from 1731; d. 6 Jul 1733.
D’OYLY, EDWARD, only son of Edward D’Oyly, Capt. EIC Maritime Service, and Anna Maria, dau. of Jonathan Black, Hedge Lane, Charing Cross, London, brewer; b. 15 Jul 1769; adm. 4 Mar 1784; left Aug 1786; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 14 Aug 1787, matr. Mich. 1787; a famous oarsman, cricketer and golfer; won gold medal at St. Andrews 13 Oct 1820; of Sion Hill, near Thirsk, Yorks.; m. 17 May 1789 Hannah, third dau. of Richard Marston, Willenhall, Staffs.; d. at Fontainebleau, France 30 Sep 1823.
D’OYLY, FRANCIS, eldest son of Rev. George D’Oyly DD, Rector of Lambeth, Surrey, and Maria Frances, dau. of William Bruere, Chetwynd, Shropshire; b. 27 Nov 1815; adm. (G) 8 Oct 1827; subsequently went to Eton; d. 27 Jul 1831.