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Hepburn, George, brother of Jonathan King Hepburn (q.v.); b. March 3, 1888; adm. Sept. 24, 1903 (R); left July 1905; readm. Jan. 1906; left July 1906; passed into the Technical Coll., South Kensington, 1906; took B.Sc., and won a nomination to the R.E. at Chatham for one year 1909; obtained an appointment at Rosyth 1910; entered the Indian Public Works Dept. as asst. engineer 1911; returned to England May 1916; 2nd Lieut. R.E. July 1916; Lieut. Jan. 1, 1918; went out to the western front Feb. 1917, and served with the 98th Field Co.; killed in action at Driencourt, near Peronne, France, March 22, 1918; umm.

Hepburn, Jonathan King, son of James Smith Hepburn, of Croydon, solicitor, by Ellen, daughter of William Peter Jolliffe, of Bloomsbury; b. Aug. 10, 1885; adm. Sept. 26, 1901 (R); left July 1904; Queen's Coll. Oxon., matric. Michaelmas 1904; B.A. 1907; passed into the Forest Service of India 1906, but exchanged into that of the Sudan, where he went out as a Deputy Inspector 1908, after spending a year in Germany; Inspector 1912; d. at Wau, on the Blue Nile, June 6, 1912; unm.

Hepburn, Rodger Bawtree, son of George Hepburn, leather merchant, of Sutton, Surrey, and Ethel, d. of James Bawtree of Sutton; b. 15 Mar. 1905; adm. Jan. 1920 (R); left Apr. 1922; a leather merchant; m. 11 Sept. 1930 Joan Winifred, d. of Edgar Christian Robson of Sutton; d. 5 Nov. 1971.

Hepburn, Wallace, son of Ernest Hepburn, solicitor, of Hampstead, and Alice Mary, d. of Edward Hinds Shackle, solicitor, of Hayes, Middx; b. 29 Jan. 1898; adm. Sept. 1911 (G); left July 1915; 2nd Lieut. 4th Battn Dorset Regt Mar. 1917, res. for ill-health Sept. 1918; a chartered accountant, ACA 1920, FCA 1930; practised in London; retd 1964; m. 7 Feb. 1923 Beryl Mary, d. of Paul Storr of Hampstead.

HEPPEL, ADAM MONTAGUE, son of John Mortimer Heppel, London, and Elizabeth Mary Gosset (IGI); b. 29 May 1856; adm. 27 May 1869; QS 2 Feb 1872; left Mar 1873; clerk in insurance office (1881 Census); d. 14 Oct 1885.

Heppel, George; son of George Hastings Heppel, Mansion House Street, London, fruiterer, and Louisa, dau. of John Corner, London, engraver ; b. 21 Oct 1830 ; ed. King’s Coll. School, London, and St.John’s Coll.Cambridge, adm.pens. 26 Jun 1849, matr.Mich.1849 ; BA and 33rd Wrangler 1853 ; MA 1857 ; Principal, Nelson Coll., New Zealand ; Assistant Master (Mathematics) Sep – Dec 1862 ; schoolmaster, resident in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset (1871 Census) ; living latterly in Ealing, Middlesex ; private tutor (1881 Census, 1891 Census, 1901 Census) ; author, Arithmetic for the use of Schools, 1864, and other textbooks on mathematics ; m. at Nelson, New Zealand 1 Jan 1861 Catherine, elder dau. of George Richard Corner FSA, Southwark, Surrey, solicitor ; d. 19 Dec 1908.

HERBERT, ---; b.; in school lists 1732-6 (“left Midsummer, pays”).

HERBERT, ALEXANDER, third son of Sir Thomas Herbert, Bart. , Tintern, Monmouthshire, Groom of the Bedchamber to Charles I, and his first wife Lucia, dau. of Sir William Alexander, Gentleman Usher to Charles I; bapt. St. Margaret, Westminster 13 Dec 1641; at school under Busby; Trinity Coll. Dublin, adm. fellow commoner 21 Jun 1659, aged about 20 (Busby’s name is not mentioned in the TCD admission register, which records that he was educated by “Mr. Gregory, Westminster, and Hill, Dublin”, “Mr. Gregory” evidently referring to Francis Gregory (qv), an Usher in the early 1650s); buried St. Crux, Fossgate, York 29 Jan 1668/9.

Herbert, Aubrey, brother of Jesse Basil Herbert (qv); b. 16 Oct. 1905; adm. Sept. 1919 (A); left July 1924; Univ. Coll. Oxf., matric. 1924, Pres. of the Union 1928, BA 1928, MA 1962; education officer BBC 1933-41; dir. of programmes Malaya Broadcasting Corpn 1941-2; officer in charge propaganda broadcasting Colombo 1942-6; foreign correspondent India 1950-3; chief agent Liberal Party 1945, contested (Lib.) Parly elections between 1929 and 1966; West Suffolk CC 1955-70, county alderman 1970-4, Suffolk CC 1974; OBE Jan. 1978; m. 1st 28 Apr. 1929 Phyllis Irene, d. of Ernest James Haylor, draper, of Oxford; 2dn Ruth Crisp, d. of Sir Thomas Crisp English (qv); d. 20 Nov. 1981.