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Hemmant, William Anthony, son of Daniel Ground Hemmant, barrister-at-law, of Eynsford, Kent, and Lynette Cooper-Willis MRCS LRCP; b. 20 Nov. 1906; adm. Apr. 1920 (R); left Dec. 1924; RAFVR (A & SD) in WW2 (Wing Cdr); m.; d. 18 May 1988.

Hemmerde, Albert James, fourth son of George Richard Hemmerde, manager of the St. James's Square Branch of the London and Westminster Bank; b. June 28, 1869; adm. Sept. 28, 1883 (H); left April 1887; d. Feb. 27, 1909.

HEMMINGE, WILLIAM, ninth child of John Hemminge, St. Mary’s, Aldermanbury, actor, and Rebecca, widow of William Knell, same parish; bap 3 Oct 1602; at Merchant Taylors’ Sch. in 1616; adm.; KS in 1619; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1621, Westminster Student to 1629, matr. 24 Jul 1624, aged 19; BA 1625; MA 1628; author, The Fatal Contract, 1653, and other plays; d. 1653 (?). DNB.

HEMSLEY, ALFRED MACARTNEY, brother of Henry Morley Hemsley (qv); b. 20 Jul 1860; adm. 4 Jun 1874 (G); left Aug 1878; St. John’s Coll. Oxford, matr. 28 Jan 1880; BA 1882; adm. solicitor Feb 1886; went out to Australia; in practice at Sydney, New South Wales, by 1894; member, New South Wales Legislative Council 1927-33; d. 12 Jul 1937.

HEMSLEY, HENRY MORLEY, son of Alexander Hemsley, Ealing, Middlesex, solicitor, and Catherine --- (1881 Census); b. 19 Feb 1859; adm. from Marlborough Coll. 24 Sep 1874 (G); left Dec 1875; adm. solicitor Apr 1883; practised in London and Ealing; d. 26 Apr 1926.

HEN, HENRY; b. ; adm. ; Min. Can. 1641.

HENCHMAN, CHARLES, brother of Humphrey Henchman (KS 1684, qv); b.; adm.; KS 1685; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1688, matr. 29 Jun 1688, aged 17, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1688 – void 1701, expiry year of grace as V. Great Budworth; BA 1692; MA 1695; ordained; Vicar of Great Budworth, Cheshire from 13 Mar 1699/1700; Vicar of Horton, Northants 22 Aug 1700-1; Master of the King’s School, Chester, by 1712; Rector of Alderley, Cheshire, from 16 May 1713; Prebendary of Chester from 20 Jan 1717/8; m. Margaret, dau. of Hamlet Woods; d. 6 Feb 1741/2.

HENCHMAN, HUMPHREY, third son of Thomas Henchman, citizen and skinner, London, and Anne, dau. of Robert Griffiths, Caernarvonshire; bapt. Barton Seagrove, Northants 22 Dec 1592; adm. ; KS 16 Jan 1608/9 (Chapter Lease Book 1605-10, f. 219 b); Christ’s Coll. Cambridge, matr. 18 Dec 1609; BA 1612/3; MA 1616; BD 1623; DD 1628; Fellow, Clare Hall 1616 – 1622/3 (on Freeman foundation, as founder’s kin); ordained; Precentor and Canon Residentiary of Salisbury 20 Jan 1622/3 – Oct 1660; Prebendary of Salisbury 26 Feb 1622/3 – Oct 1660; Rector of Rushton, Northants 4 May 1624-38/9; Rector of Westbury, Wilts. , 1631; Rector of Wyke Regis, Dorset 11 Jan 1638/9, and of Isle of Portland, Dorset, from 28 Oct 1639; deprived of preferments 1643, “having gone to the Army against the Parliament”; largely instrumental in arranging escape of Charles II after battle of Worcester; consecrated Bishop of Salisbury 28 Oct 1660; Lord High Almoner from 5 May 1662; Bishop of London from 15 Sep 1663; set an example to his clergy by remaining in London during the Great Plague of 1665; a close friend of George Herbert (qv); Izaak Walton recorded that “no one mentioned him without some veneration for his life and excellent learning”; m. 1630 Ellen, sister of Robert Townson (qv); d. 7 Oct 1675. DNB.

HENCHMAN, HUMPHREY, elder son of Humphrey Henchman (KS 1684, qv); b. 28 May 1715; adm. Jan 1725/6; in school list 1729; Christ Church, Oxford, subs. 30 May 1730, Canoneer Student 16 Jul 1730 – void 1733; migrated to All Souls’ Coll., Oxford; BA 1735; MA 1739; BD 1759; adm. Inner Temple 9 Jun 1733, left 1745; ordained; Rector of Littleton, Middlesex, from 20 Apr 1745; m. 17 Jul 1745 Anne Keywood, Woodstock, Oxfordshire; d. 23 Mar 1765.

HENCHMAN, HUMPHREY, son of Thomas Henchman, Fulham, Middlesex, and Mary, dau. of Thomas Howe, Abbots Langley, Herts.; grandson of Humphrey Henchman (KS 1608/9, qv); b.; adm.; KS 1684; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1687, matr. 15 Jul 1687, aged 18, Westminster Student 19 Dec 1687 - void 1704; BA 1691; MA 1694; BCL and DCL 1702; adm. advocate, Doctors’ Commons 23 Oct 1703; one of the counsel for Dr. Sacheverell 1710; an intimate friend of Francis Atterbury (KS 1674, qv); Judge, Admiralty Court 22 Jun – 1 Dec 1714; Chancellor, Dioceses of Rochester 1714 and London 1715; Commissary of Essex and Hertfordshire; m. 22 Sep 1713 Anne, fourth dau. of Thomas Wood, Littleton, Middlesex; d. 15 Aug 1739. DNB.