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REPINGTON, JOHN, third son of Gilbert Repington, Woodhouse, Warwicks., and Jane, dau. of Sir Thomas Vernon, Kt, London; b.; adm. (aged 15) Jun 1726; in school list 1729; Exeter Coll. Oxford, matr. 12 Jul 1729; migrated to Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 29 May 1730, Canoneer (Vernon) Student 16 Jul 1730 – void 1739. [Presumably John Repington, son of Gilbert Repington, bapt. Lichfield Cathedral 7 Mar 1708 (IGI, sic)].

RENTZSCH, GEORGE HENRY, third son of Sigismund Rentzsch, St. James’s Square, London, clockmaker and watchmaker, and his second wife Mary, dau. of William Ransom; b. 27 Mar 1832; adm. 11 Apr 1842; MRCS 1857; LSA 1859; served on Turkish Army Medical Staff during Criimean War; founder and surgeon, Aldershot Infirmary and Dispensary; subsequently a medical practitioner in Chelsea; m. 28 Dec 1872 Fanny, second dau. of Arthur Rumsey, Fulham, Middlesex; d. 17 Jun 1887.

Rentoul, Mervyn Audley, son of His Hon. James Alexander Rentoul, L.L.D., K.C., M.P., of Wallington, Surrey, by Florence Isabel, youngest daughter of David William Young, of Wallington Lodge; b. Sept. 20, 1888; adm. Sept. 26, 1901 (H); left July 2, 1902.

Renshaw, David Martin, son of Alfred Percy Bailey Renshaw AMIEE, of Northwood, Middlesex, and Thelma Muriel, d. of William Henry Duckworth of Bowdon, Cheshire; b. 3 Sept. 1934; adm. Sept. 1948 (KS); left July 1953; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1953, BA 1957, MA 1966; adm. solicitor 1961; consult. David Renshaw & Co.; m. 20 Apr. 1963 Susan, d. of Norman Willmot Pendleton of Rickmansworth, Herts; d. 8 Sept. 2014.

RENOUF, PHILIP LOUIS CHARLES FREDERICK, son of Sir Peter Le Page Renouf, Kt, Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities, British Museum, and Ludovica, dau. of Brentano La Roche, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; b. 29 Oct 1858; adm. 26 Mar 1874; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1877 (with Triplett), adm. pens. 11 Oct 1877; BA 1884; employed with The Humber Co. for many years; inventor of improvements to bicycles and motor cars; original patentee of four-wheel brakes; d. 23 Aug 1915.

Renny, Ian Alexander, son of Alexander Hastings Renny and Jean, d. of James Weddell Scott of Edinburgh; b. 7 July 1923; adm. Sept. 1937 (A); left July 1941; RAC in WW2 (Capt. ), 6 Airborne Divn, seconded Parachute Regt; joined Shell Co. 1947, Shell Co. W. Africa, Nigeria, 1954; m. 29 Aug. 1953 Angela Kathleen, d. of Reginald Rutherford MacBryan of Oxford; d. Feb. 2006.

Rendle, Robert, son of Edward Ebenezer Rendle of Bromley, Kent, and Katherine Jones, d. of Thomas Campbell Walker of Ramsgate, Kent; b. 25 Nov. 1905; adm. Jan. 1919 (A); left July 1923; a professional aviator 1929-56; FO RAFVR Nov. 1932, Flt Lieut. Sept. 1940, Wing Cdr, retd as Sqdn Ldr Apr. 1946; Colonial Civil Aviation 1946-56, Commandant Singapore Air­port; m. 1938 Margaret Joan, d. of J. H. Stevenson of Brough, Yorks; d. 27 Aug. 1986.

Rendle, Edward John, brother of Robert Rendle (qv); b. 16 Feb. 1908; adm. Apr. 1921 (A); left Mar. 1926; adm. a solicitor June 1931; Roy. Berks Regt 1940-5 (Lieut.-Col.); sen. partner Loxleys, City of London, 1968-78; BA (Open Univ.) 1983; m. 16 Apr. 1937 Angela Bernardine, d. of Surgn-Capt. Lancelot Kilroy RN; d. 9 Jan. 1991.

RENAUD, GEORGE, eldest son of Rev. George Daniel Renaud, Vicar of Messingham, Lincs., and Rebecca Bennett; b. 29 Sep 1814; adm. 19 Apr 1827 (Stikeman's); left 1830; Corpus Christi Coll. Oxford, matr. 12 Jun 1830, scholar 1830-8; BA 1834; MA 1837; Fellow, Corpus Christi Coll. 1838-9; ordained deacon 11 Mar 1838, priest 24 Feb 1839 (both Lincoln); Curate, Hatfield, Herts., 1838; Vicar of Silsoe, Beds., 1864-70; Chaplain, Hertford Infirmary 1870-3; Perpetual Curate of Christ Church, Clevedon, Somerset 1874-6; Vicar of Flitton, Beds., 1876-83; author, Matutina, 1848, and other works; m. 1 Aug 1839 Georgiana Cecilia Grantham, eldest dau. of Rev. Francis Joseph Faithful, Rector of Hatfield, Herts.; d. 18 Dec 1901.