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Racic, Antun, 1920-1994
GB-2014-WSA-14365 · Person · 1920-1994

Racic, Antun, son of Stefan Antun Racic, shipowner, of Cavtat, Yugoslavia, and Pava, d. of Nikola Pasic of Belgrade; b. 8 Oct. 1920; adm. Jan. 1936 (B); left July 1939; Univ. of Belgrade; d. 1994.

GB-2014-WSA-14364 · Person · 1789-1856

RABY, ARTHUR TURNOUR, son of Alexander Raby, Cobham, Surrey, iron and copper manufacturer, and Anne Cox; b. 31 Aug 1789; in school lists 1801, 1803; m. 1813 Henrietta Jane Smith; d. at Homburg, Prussia, Germany 14 Aug 1856.

GB-2014-WSA-14363 · Person · ca. 1552-1631

RABBET, MICHAEL; b.; adm.; QS in 1568; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1571, adm. scholar 1572, matr. Easter 1572; BA 1575/6; MA 1579 (incorp. Oxford 14 Jul 1584); migrated to Gonville and Caius Coll., Fellow and Tutor Nov 1579 – Lady Day 1587; BD 1586; ordained deacon and priest (Lincoln) 8 Feb 1581/2; Rector of Cricket Malherbie, Somerset 1581; Rector of Streatham, Surrey, from 1585; adm. Gray’s Inn 20 Feb 1596/7; Rector of St. Vedast, Foster Lane, London, 13 Feb 1603/4 – 1617; one of translators of the Bible; m. 1st, ---; m. 2nd, 19 Oct 1619 Margaret Gifford; d. 5 Feb 1630/1, aged 78.

GB-2014-WSA-14362 · Person · 1915-1990

Quixley, Frederick George Peter, b. 23 Dec. 1915; adm. Apr. 1929 (A); left July 1935; Metropoli­tan Police Coll., Sub-Divisional Inspector Metropolitan Police; Roy. Tank Regt 1940-6 (Maj.), served Middle East and Italy; RAOC 1946-51 (Maj.), retd 1959; BP Co. and other mining inter­ests, retd 1975; m. 24 Dec. 1941 Dorothy Irene Betsy, d. of William Atkinson of Dorking, Sur­rey; d. 1990.

Quintilian
GB-2014-WSA-01174 · Person
Quin, James, ca. 1721-1659
GB-2014-WSA-14361 · Person · ca. 1721-1659

QUIN, JAMES, son of Walter Quin, Dublin, poet and preceptor of Charles I; b.; adm.; KS 1636; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1639, matr. 6 Dec 1639, aged 18, Westminster Student; BA 1642; MA 1646; ejected from Studentship by Parliamentary Visitors for non-submission; Wood, who had several times heard him “sing with great admiration”, recorded that Quin had “the best bass voice in England, but wanted skill” (Life and Times, ed. Clark, I, 287); Cromwell was so charmed with his voice that he procured Quin’s restoration to his Studentship; reported in 1651 to be “non compos”; d. insane Oct 1659. Buried Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. DNB.

GB-2014-WSA-14360 · Person · 1881-1902

Quin, Henry George, elder son of Richard James Quin, of Bayswater, London, barrister-at­ law, by Mary Charlotte, elder daughter of Surg.-Major Charles Richard Nicoll, Grenadier Guards; b. Dec. 15, 1881; adm. as Q.S. Sept. 27, 1895; left April 1899; R.M.C. Sandhurst 1899; 2nd Lieut. Northumberland Fusiliers Aug. 11, 1900; killed in action at Yzerspruit, near Klerksdorp, South Africa, Feb. 25, 1902.