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CALVERLEY-BLACKETT, SIR WALTER, BART., only son of Sir Walter Calverley, Bart., and Julia, eldest dau. of Sir William Blackett, Bart., MP; b. 18 Dec 1707; adm. Oct 1717; in under school list 1720; Balliol Coll. Oxford, matr. 28 Feb 1723/4; assumed additional surname of Blackett on his marriage in 1729; Alderman, Newcastle upon Tyne, from 1729, Mayor 1735, 1748, 1756, 1764, 1771; High Sheriff of Northumberland 1731/2; MP Newcastle upon Tyne from 1734; succ. father as 2nd baronet 15 Oct 1749; m. 29 Sep 1729 Elizabeth Orde, natural dau. and devisee of Sir William Blackett, Bart.; d. 14 Feb 1777.

CALVERT, ---; b.; in under school lists 1715, 1716. .

Calvert, Albert Cyril Holcombe, son of Albert Frederick Calvert, of Hampstead, by Florence, daughter of Joseph Francis Holcombe, of Kentish Town, b. June 24, 1896; adm. Sept. 28, 1911 (G); left Easter 1915; 2nd Lieut. York and Lancaster Regt. Oct. 10, 1915; served in Egypt, France, Flanders, Italy, and Fiume 1915-9; wounded; Capt. and Adjt. 8th Batt. Oct. 23, 1917; Adjt. May 21, 1918; M.C. Jan. 1, 1919, and Italian Croce de Guerra; a private secretary.

CALVERT, HON. BENEDICT LEONARD, second son of Benedict Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore (I), and Lady Charlotte Lee, eldest dau. of Edward Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield; b. 21 Sep 1700; at school under Freind, having previously been at St. Omer (Hearne, Collections, vi, 96); converted from Roman Catholicism by Philip Bisse, Bishop of Hereford, and the Head Master; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 3 Jul 1716, residing to Apr 1720; adm. Inner Temple 29 May 1719; travelled in Italy and France to 1726; Governor of Maryland 1727-32; FRS 25 Mar 1731; when at Oxford, the “dear excellent friend” of the antiquary Thomas Hearne, and himself much interested in antiquarian pursuits; d. on his passage home from America 1 Jun 1732.

CALVERT, EDWARD, brother of Peter Calvert (qv); b. 20 Mar 1709; adm. Sep 1720; in under school list 1722; buried Albury, Herts., 1 Aug 1727.

CALVERT, GEORGE, brother of Peter Calvert (qv); b.; adm. (aged 9) Jun 1724; left 1727; apprenticed to James Field, Odiham, Hants., attorney, 14 Jul 1731; adm. attorney, Common Pleas, 14 Jul 1736; buried Albury, Herts., 8 Sep 1740.

CALVERT, JOHN, brother of Peter Calvert (qv); bapt. Hunsdon, Herts., 5 Jun 1711 (IGI); adm. (aged 10) Sep 1720; in under school list 1721; Emmanuel Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 12 May 1727; BA 1730/1; MA 1734; ordained [check]; d. 22 Sep 1739.

Calvert, Leonard Edward Lawrence, brother of Albert Cyril Holcombe Calvert (q.v.); b. Oct. 27, 1899; adm. Sept. 25, 1913 (G); left Dec. 1917; a clerk in the Bank of England; m. July 26, 1930, Phyllis Mary, daughter of Alfred George Newnham, bank official, of Northwood, Middlesex.

Calvert, Paul John, brother of Albert Cyril Holcombe Calvert (qv); b. 31 Aug. 1907; adm. Sept. 1921 (G); left Dec. 1923; Faraday House, AMIEE 1942, AMIMechE 1947; Admiralty Scientific Res. Dept in WW2; m. 7 Aug. 1937 Winifred Jessie, d. of Lieut.-Cdr Joseph Benjamin Somerville RN; d. 18 Oct. 1963.

CALVERT, PETER, son of Felix Calvert MP, Albury Hall, Herts., and Marsham, Berks., brewer, and Mary, youngest dau. of Sir Francis Winnington, Kt MP, Solicitor-General; b.; adm. (aged 13) Sep 1720; of Red Lion Square, London; m. 5 Sep 1745 (IGI) Anne Nicholas; d. 28 May 1782.