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WEEKES, FRANCIS, brother of Thomas Hobbs Weekes (qv); bapt. 18 Mar 1719/20 [check]; adm. (aged 8) Jan 1727/8; in under school list 1731; went to Winchester Coll., scholar 1732-7; Queen’s Coll. Oxford, matr. 2 Dec 1737; BA 1741; of Sparsholt, Hampshire; dead by 1756. [will proved Winchester 1749 : check].

WEEKES, ABRAHAM, brother of Thomas Hobbs Weekes (qv); b. 22 Sep 1717; adm. (aged 10) Jan 1727/8; left 1729; of Southampton and Rookley, Hampshire; m. 14 Sep 1743 Frances, sixth dau. of Sir John Astley, Bart.; d. at Boulogne, France 8 Jun 1755. [Perhaps 5th Mate, EI Maritime Service 1736-7]

WEEDON, THOMAS, eldest son of Thomas Weedon, St. Dionis Backchurch, London, and Hampstead, Middlesex, merchant, and his second wife Susanna, widow of Thomas Roberts, London, and sister of Jacob Wachter; b. 30 Jul 1705 (IGI); adm. (aged 14) Sep 1718; adm. Middle Temple 8 Nov 1723; apprenticed to William Sims, attorney, King’s Bench, 4 Jun 1724.

WEEDON, RICHARD, brother of Thomas Weedon (qv); b. 4 Nov 1706 (IGI); adm. (aged 12) Sep 1718; in under school list 1720; apprenticed to Foot Gregg, attorney, 19 Jul 1725.

WEDGWOOD, THOMAS JOSIAH, brother of John Allen Wedgwood (qv); b. 10 Sep 1797; adm. Christmas 1811; left 1811; Ensign and Lieut., 3rd Foot Guards 11 Jan 1814; Lieut. and Capt., 28 Dec 1820; Capt. and Lieut. -Col., 31 Dec 1830; ret. 10 Nov 1837; served at battle of Waterloo; m. 1836 Anne Maria, sister of Roper Trevor Tyler (qv); d. 7 Nov 1860.

WEDGWOOD, JOHN ALLEN, eldest son of John Wedgwood, Cote House, Bristol, banker, and Louisa Jane, sister of John Hensleigh Allen (qv); grandson of Josiah Wedgwood, potter; b. 20 Jun 1796; adm. Christmas 1811; left 1813; ordained deacon 1821, priest 1822 (both Chester); Perpetual Curate of Maer, Staffs., 10 Aug 1825-64; d. unm. 19 Jul 1882.

Wedderspoon, Alexander Gillan, son of Rev. Robert John Wedderspoon, Minister in Church of Scotland, of Glasgow, and Amy Beatrice, d. of Walter Woolley, of Saleby Manor, Lincs; b. 3 Apr. 1931; adm. Sept. 1945 (L); left July 1949; Jesus Coll. Oxf., matric. 1951, BA 1954, MA 1960; PGCE (Lond. ) 1958; Cuddesdon Theol. Coll., BD 1962; ord. deacon 1961, priest 1962 (Southwark); Curate Kingston, Surrey, 1961-3; lecturer in Religious Education Univ. of London 1963-6; educational adviser C. of E. Schools Council 1966-9; licensed to officiate Diocese of London 1963-70; Canon Residentiary, Winchester Cath. 1970-87, Vice-Dean 1980-7; Dean of Guildford 1987-2001; m. 1968 Judith Joyce Wynne, d. of Arthur Fitzwalter Wynne Plumptre CBE, Principal Scarborough Coll. Toronto, Canada; d. 10 June 2014.

WEBSTER, WILLIAM, son of James Webster, London; b.; adm. (aged 12) Jan 1744/5; KS 1748; left 1751.