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Lonsdale, Errol Henry Gerrard, brother of Christopher Edwin Lonsdale (qv); b. 26 Feb. 1913; adm. Sept. 1926 (G); left July 1931; St Cath. Coll. Camb., matric. 1931, BA 1934, MA 1948; 2nd Lieut. RASC Feb. 1933, Lieut. Feb. 1936, Capt. Feb. 1941; Sudan Defence Force 1938-42; despatches (Middle East) Dec. 1941, MBE Apr. 1942; Maj. RASC July 1946, Lieut.-Col. Apr. 1953, Col. Apr. 1957, Brig. Apr. 1961, Maj.-Gen. Apr. 1965; Inspector RASC/RCT 1964-6; Transport Officer in Chief (Army) 1966-9, retd Feb. 1969; FCIT 1966, CB 1969; Col. Com­ mandant RCT 1969-74; hon. Col. 562 Parachute Sqdn RCT 1969-78; Brit. Olympic Assn Council 1967-77; m. 16 Sept. 1944 Muriel Allison, d. of E. R. Payne of Chipstead, Surrey; d. 3 Apr. 2003.

Lonsdale, Christopher Windley, brother of William Henry Mackenzie Lonsdale (q.v.); b. Feb. 1, 1886; adm. May 4, 1899 (G); left July 1902; Durham Univ.; Head Master of Shawni­gan Lake School, British Columbia; d. Aug. 3, 1952.

Lonsdale, Christopher Edwin, son of William Henry Mackenzie Lonsdale (qv); b. 18 Aug. 1910; adm. May 1924 (G); left July 1929; asst Supt Indian Police 1931, acting Supt 1939-46, Supt 1947, retd 1947; ord. deacon (BC, Canada) 1955, priest (Kootenary) 1956; incumbent St James, Armstrong, BC, 1955-9, St Peter, Comox, 1959-68; Rector of All Saints View Roval and St Columba Strawberry Hill, BC, 1968; m. 4 Sept. 1934 Phyllis Enid, d. of Frederick Stride of Southsea, Hants.

Lonsdale, Cedric John Gerrard, brother of Christopher Edwin Lonsdale (qv); b. 3 May 1916; adm. Jan. 1930 (G); left July 1934; REME 1942-6 (2nd Lieut.); a schoolmaster in Canada, vice­ principal Chemainus Sec. Sch. Vancouver I., BC, Canada 1969-75; m. II Feb. 1943 Mary Clifford, d. of George Clifford Dent of Leeds; d. 11 Aug. 1986.

Lonnon, McAlister Pender, son of Arthur Ernest Lonnon, metallurgist, of Selukwe, Rhodesia, and Margaret Christy, d. ofJohn Pender, farmer, of Humbie, E. Lothian; b. 20 Apr. 1916; adm. Sept. 1929 (H); left July 1934; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1934; rowed against Oxford 1935-7, and for Leander at the Berlin Games 1936; pres. CUBC 1936-7; BA 193 7, MA 1961; Cadburv & Sons, chocolate manufacturers, 1937-9; RE 1940-6 (Bde Maj. I Assault Bde), wounded (Hol­land); Lieut. RE (perm. commn) Jan. 1945, Capt. July 1946; attd Kaimakam Sudan Defence Force 1949-53; Maj. Apr. 1952, Lieut.-Col. Jan. 1955; psc; technical staff Australian Armv 1955-7; retd from Armv Nov. 1965; tech. sec. BSI 1965-81; MICE; craft member Guild of Glass Engravers; m. 1st 16 May 1944 Winifred Ida, d. of Ronald Richardson, corn merchant, of Fulford, Yorks; 2nd 18 Jan. 1964 Rosemary Niven MCSP, d. of Alexander Niven, farmer, of East Linton, E. Lothian; d. 28 Jan. 1999.

LONGSTAFFE, AMYAS PHILIP, eldest son of John Lawrance Taylor (afterwards Longstaffe), Berners Street, London, solicitor, and Clara A. --- (1881 Census); b. 28 Sep 1858; adm. 26 Jan 1871; QS 1873; left May 1877; assumed surname of Longstaffe in lieu of Taylor; adm. Inner Temple 14 Nov 1877, called to bar 9 Jun 1880; North-Eastern Circuit; Revising Barrister 1890; County Court Judge, Halifax District (Circuit 12), from 1911; m. 9 Aug 1883 Alice Rose, elder dau. of Leopold Lewis, Bradford, Yorks.; d. 13 Jun 1914.

Longsdon, Serlo Jacques de Longisdon, son of Henry Serlo Longsdon, engineer, of Keighley, Yorks, and Kathleen Mary, d. of Sir Walter Tapper KCVO FRIBA; b. 27 Nov. 1914; adm. Sept. 1928 (G); left July 1931; Unilever Ltd 1936-45; RNVR in WW2 (Lieut.-Cdr), DSC (Dunkirk)Jan. 1941; a civil servant, Min. of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food, retd 1967; Lieut.-Cdr RNR; VRD; m. 18 Apr. 1941 Edith Meriel, d. ofLieut.-Col. Francis Cyril Rupert Studd DSO, The Buffs; d. Apr. 1995.

LONGMORE, ---; b.; adm. Mich. 1808; left 1810.