ROOK, THOMAS; b.; adm. (aged 15) Jun 1722; in under school list 1723.
Roney, Ralph Patrick, son of Louis Roney, currency broker, of Madrid, Spain, and Geraldine Mamie, d. of John J. Moore, civil engineer; b. 23 Jan. 1929; adm. Sept. 1943 (R); left July 1947; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1949 but did not graduate; contested (Cons. ) Bethnal Green 1959; a co. dir., writer and marketing consult.; m. 1st, 5 Oct. 1956 Elizabeth Conder, d. of W. G. MacEwen of Alexandria, Egypt; 2nd, 14 Feb. 1962 Betty, d. of Louis Toogood, restaurateur, of London; d. 28 Sept. 2004.
ROMER, JOHN, son of Capt. John Lambertus Romer, 4th Foot, military engineer, and Mary Hammond; b. 5 Jul 1713; adm. (aged 11) Jan 1724/5; in school list 1729; served Army 1735-51, Capt.; m. 1746 Margaret Amor, Tweedmouth; d. 20 Jun 1775.
ROLT, SAMUEL, son of Oliver Rolt, Alderton, Northants, and Martha, dau. of Richard Rookes, St. Michael Le Querne, London, citizen and vintner; b. 29 Aug 1697; at school under Freind (Alum. Dub. ); Trinity Coll. Dublin, adm. pens. 15 Nov 1715, aged 17; in a letter of 20 Sep 1715 to Rolt’s kinsman, Dean Swift, Robert Freind (qv) reports that Rolt “has behaved himself very well here. He is not of the highest sort, but is very sober and industrious and will work out his way” (Swift, Works, xvi, 264); Wadham Coll. Oxford, matr. 17 May 1716; BA 1719; MA 1722; ordained; Vicar of Caistor, Lincs. , 1 Jan 1720/1-43; schoolmaster, Caistor; Vicar of Bishop Norton, Lincs. ; m. 27 May 1726 Mrs. Elizabeth Pritchard, Eton, Bucks. ; d. 1758.
Rolt, Frederick Alfred, son of Frederick Rolt, of Regents Park, solicitor, by Augusta Gertrude, daughter of Frederick Green, of Madrid; b. Oct. 26, 1877; adm. April 24, 1890 (H); left Dec. 1893; adm. a solicitor Dec. 1899, practised in Paris.
Rolt, Austin Edward, brother of Frederick Alfred Rolt (q.v.); b. July 30, 1879; adm. April 28, 1892 (H); left April 1895; enlisted in the City of London Regt., Royal Fusiliers, and served in Great War I; a clerical officer, Telephone Dept., G.P.O., 1905; d. 12 July 1969.
ROLLSTONE, JOHN; b.; adm. (aged 12) Jan 1721/2; in under school list 1725.
ROLLESTON, SAMUEL VILETT, eldest son of Lieut. -Col. William Vilett Rolleston, Eythorne, Kent, and Martha Florence, fifth dau. of Joseph Morris, Hill House, Notts. ; b. 23 Apr 1869; adm. 31 May 1883 (H); Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 12 Oct 1888, exhibitioner; BA 1891; BCL and MA 1899; adm. Inner Temple, called to bar 18 Apr 1894, still in Law List 1900; Western Circuit.