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Chicken, Bryan William Osman, son of William Osman Chicken, chartered sec., Esher, Surrey, and Sylvia Nellie Jenner, d. of Horace Leonard Jenner, engineer, Esher, Surrey; b. 10 Nov 1936; adm. May 1950 (A); left July 1955; NCO Queen’s Own Roy. West Kents 1955-7; Inst. of Chartered Accountants 1958-65, FCA; various managerial positions in British and American commercial and industrial companies; self-employed 1982; retd. 1996; d. 2 Jan. 2019.

Chidson, Lowthian Hume, son of Charles Richard Chidson, of Streatham, Surrey, by Norah, daughter of Frederick O'Melia, of Bath, Somerset; b. July 16, 1896; adm. as non-resident K.S. Sept. 22, 1910 (H); Mure Scholar 1912; elected head to Trin. Coll. Camb. (with Samwaies) July 1914 (adm. sub-sizar Michaelmas 1914; senior scholar 1920), matric. Easter 1919; 1st class Classical Tripos, part 1, 1921; 2nd class Mod. Languages, part 1, 1922; B.A. 1921; 2nd Lieut. 4th Batt. (Extra Reserve) East Surrey Regt. Aug. 15, 1914; Lieut. Sept. 11, 1915, attached Machine Gun Corps, Capt.; Major April 13, 1918; served in France May - Oct. 1915, and Macedonia Nov. 1915 - March 1919; mentioned in despatches; M.B.E. June 3, 1919; asst. in Asiatic Petroleum Co. (S. S.) Ltd.; called to the bar at the Middle Temple June 16, 1926; practised at Singapore; Lieut.-Col. 2nd Batt. Straits Settlements Volunteer Force; O.B.E. Jan. 1, 1941; m. Dec. 14, 1927, Joyce Mary, daughter of the Rev. Christopher George Wilkinson, of Tasmania; d. Dec. 17, 1946.

CHILD, ---; b.; in school list Jul 1774.

CHILD, FRANCIS, son of Samuel Child MP, Osterley, Middlesex, banker, and Agatha, dau. of Mileson Edgar; b.; adm. (aged 8) Feb 1743/4 (Stephens'); in school list 1752; Magdalen Coll. Oxford, matr. 4 Jul 1753; MA 1757; DCL 8 Jul 1763; member firm Child & Co., bankers, Temple Bar, Fleet Street, London; MP Bishop’s Castle from 1761; d. 23 Sep 1763.

CHILD, HENRY, of Middlesex; b.; adm.; QS; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1588, matr. 17 Jan 1588/9, aged 19, Westminster Student to 1599; BA 1592; MA 1595; ordained; Rector of Arlington, Gloucs., 1599 [successor 1633 ?].

CHILD, ROBERT, brother of Francis Child (qv); b.; adm. (aged 8) Feb 1746/7 (Stephens'); in school list 1754; Magdalen Coll. Oxford, matr. 9 Feb 1758, aged 18; member firm Child & Co., bankers, from 1760; MP Wells from 15 Jan 1766; of Osterley Park, Middlesex; FSA 18 Nov 1778; m. 6 Oct 1763 Sarah, dau. of Paul Jodrell, Wraysbury, Middlesex; d. 28 Jul 1782.

CHILD, THOMAS; b.; adm. (aged 11) Jan 1716/7.

CHILD, WILLIAM GILBERT, son of William Child, Smith Street, Westminster; b. (Hamburg, Germany); adm. 1 Jul 1773; KS (aged 11) 1774; elected to Trin. Coll. Camb. 1779, but never adm.; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 7 Feb 1777; Cornet, 21st Light Dragoons, 26 Dec 1778; Lieut., 26 Feb 1780; 23rd Dragoons, 24 Sep 1781; Capt. -Lieut., 19th Light Dragoons, Mar 1785; Maj., 13 Apr 1792; 25th Light Dragoons, 12 Jan 1797; Lieut. -Col. in Army 3 May 1796; ret. 19 Feb 1799; Barrack Master at Colchester, 1812, and at Chatham, 1816; m. 9 Sep 1803 Charlotte Delancey (IGI); d. 1821 (will proved PCC 2 Jun 1821).

CHILDE, ARNOLD, eldest son of Arnold Childe, Sutton Court, Chiswick, Middlesex, and Elizabeth Weeks, Aldenham, Herts.; b.; adm. KS 1610 (Chapter Lease Book 1605-10, f. 326); adm. Gray’s Inn 7 May 1623.