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Roose, Hubert Francis Gardner, brother of Henry Edward Robson Roose (q.v.); b. Feb. 28, 1882; adm. May 2, 1895 (R); left Dec. 1897; served in Great War I; temp. Capt. R.E. July 1, 1916; a mining engineer; m. June 4, 1912, Cecily Margaret Baynes; d. April 12, 1929.

Roose, Henry Edward Robson, eldest son of Edward Charles Robson Roose, M.D., of Mayfair, by Edith, daughter of Henry Huggins; b. Oct. 6, 1871; adm. Jan. 14, 1886 (H); left July 1887; engaged in the electrical industry; m. Nov. 27, 1895, Mary Amy Florence, third daughter of M. T. Hood, of Ramsgate, Kent; d. Aug. 11, 1937.

Roose, Fitz-Roy Owen Jonathan, brother of Henry Edward Robson Roose (q.v.); b. July 22, 1880; adm. Jan. 18, 1894 (R); migrated up Rigaud's; left Feb. 1896; served in Great War I; Major R.G.A. Sept. 12, 1915; served in France and Salonika; wounded at Messines June 20, 1917; mentioned in despatches L.G. June 16, 1916, and July 16, 1919; M.I.E.E. 1912; M.I. Mech. E. 1913; practised as an electrical engineer in England 1902-8, and in South America 1908-13; chief electrical engineer, P.W.D., Bombay, 1920; Lieut. R.E. July 23, 1940; Major; m. March 23, 1905, Lilian Edith, daughter of Charles Lowe, general manager of the Mashonaland Railways; d. March 13, 1952.

ROOPER, HENRY, second son of Sir Anthony Rooper, Kt, Farningham, Kent, and Ann, dau. of Sir John Cotton, Kt, Landwade, Cambs. ; b. ; at school for three years under Camden (J. Venn, Biog. Hist. of Gonville and Caius Coll. , I, 154); Gonville and Caius Coll. , adm. fellow commoner 11 Jan 1594/5, aged 18, matr. c. 1595; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 28 Apr 1597; still living at Farningham, Kent, in 1655; m. 1st, Philippa, dau. of Henry Zouch; m. 2nd, ---.

ROOPE, CABEL, son of Cabel Roope, Norwood, Surrey, and Elizabeth Frederick Maria --- (IGI); b. 5 Aug 1852; adm. 15 Apr 1868 (G); left Easter 1871; Oporto merchant, firm Hunt Roope Teage & Co, Water Lane, London; d. at Oporto 17 Dec 1911.

ROOKE, GEORGE HENRY, son of William Rooke, Carlisle, Cumberland, attorney; b. 3 Aug 1702; in under school list 1715; Min. Can. 1716; KS 1717; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 10 Sep 1720, scholar 6 Apr 1722, matr. 1720; 7th in “ordo” 1724/5; BA 1724/5; MA 1728; DD 1745; migrated to Christ’s Coll. 13 Jan 1726/7; Fellow, Christ’s Coll. 3 Jun 1727 – Mar 1744/5, Junior Dean 1731, Senior Dean 1739, Master from 12 Mar 1744/5; Proctor 1741-2; Vice-Chancellor 1745-6; ordained priest (Lincoln) 28 May 1727; Vicar of Great St. Mary’s, Cambridge 1727; Vicar of Great Eversden, Cambs. , 18 Sep 1732; Vicar of Little Abington, Cambs. , 6 Apr 1736-7; Vicar of Foxton, Cambs. , 7 Mar 1737/8; Rector of Hadstock, Essex, from 1740; Rector of Great Horkesley, Essex, from 30 Apr 1747; Prebendary of Lincoln from 31 Aug 1749; Prebendary of Bristol from 20 Nov 1751; d. unm. 7 Feb 1754.

ROOKE, ---; b.; in school list Jun 1764; left Jul 1764.

ROOK, THOMAS; b.; adm. (aged 15) Jun 1722; in under school list 1723.