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OLIVER, WILLIAM HENRY, brother of Frederick William Oliver (qv); b. 27 Nov 1842; adm. 10 Feb 1857 (G); adm. solicitor Easter 1866, firm Oliver and Sons, Carey Street, London; m. 20 Apr 1870 Amy Bridgewater, second dau. of William Williams, Park Side, Wimbledon, Surrey; d. 15 Nov 1921.

Oliver, Jocelyn Taunton, son of Edwin Oliver of Strawberry Hill and Gertrude Kent, d. of Riley Carr; b. 11 Jan. 1904; adm. Jan. 1919 (A); left Dec. 1920; asst editor OUP 1925-36; prod. man. William Collins & Sons 1936-40, Faber & Faber 1940-1; RAFVR 1941-5 (PO); editor Lutterworth Press 1946-51, Thomas Nelson & Sons 1951; m. 19 July 1933 Nancie Cecil Elspeth, d. of Norman Hallett of Lymington, Hants.; d. 16 Aug. 1993.

Oliver, James Stuart, brother of George Younger Oliver (q.v.); b. June 15, 1890; adm. Sept. 22, 1904 (A); left Dec. 1906; served in Great War I; 2nd Lieut. R.G.A. (S.R.) July 19, 1916; acting Capt. Sept. 5, 1917; Lieut. Jan. 19, 1918; m. Jan. 2, 1915, Helen Marjory, elder daughter of Addison M. Potter, of Newcastle-on-Tyne.

Oliver, Henry Elliott, son of Frederick William Oliver (q.v.); b. Sept. 28, 1871; adm. June 12 1884 (G); Q.S. 1886; left July 1889; m. Aug. 19, 1905, Lucy Caroline, daughter of John Kempster, of Pilning, Gloucs.; d. June 1, 1931.

Oliver, George Younger, son of James Oliver, M.D., of Bloomsbury, by Mary Jane, daughter of George Younger, of Warkworth, Northumberland; b. June 28, 1889; adm. Jan. 14, 1904 (A); left July 1906; Magd. Coll. Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1908; B.A. 1912; 2nd Lieut. 7th Lond. Brigade R.F.A. June 8, 1910; Lieut. June 22, 1913; Capt. June 1, 1916; Hon. Major; served in Great War I; d. 1946.

OLIVER, FREDERICK WILLIAM, eldest son of William Elliott Oliver, New Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, solicitor, and Elizabeth, second dau. of Thomas Cadell, Upper Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square, London; b. 4 Jan 1836; adm. 22 Jun 1848 (G); QS 1849; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1853, matr. 18 May 1853, Westminster Student 1853-61; played cricket for Oxford v. Cambridge 1856-7, and for Surrey 1855-7; BA 1857; MA 1860; adm. solicitor Mich. 1860, firm Oliver and Sons, Carey Street, London; m. 1st, 16 Jul 1861 Harriet Elizabeth, dau. of Henry Pollard Ashby; m. 2nd, 28 Dec 1869 Maude, dau. of Rev. Thomas Gronow, Ash Hall, Glamorgan; d. 7 Jul 1899.

Oliver, Frederick Ronald, only son of Frederick Gronow Oliver (q.v.); b. March 26, 1898; adm. Sept. 26, 1912 (G); elected head to Trin. Coll. Camb. (with Samwaies and Triplett) July 1916, matric. Michaelmas 1916; 2nd Lieut. Grenadier Guards Oct. 14, 1916; Lieut. Aug. 5, 1917; served in France and Belgium May 1 - Nov. 27, 1917, when he was severely wounded at Bourlon Wood, and lost his right leg; retired June 4, 1919; on the staff of Spillers Ltd. 1919-26; asst. treasurer (Appeals) Middlesex Hospital 1926-9; advertisement superinten­dent, J. Lyons and Co. 1929-32; asst. sales manager, Cerebos Ltd. 1932-8; joined the staff of Whitbread and Co. Ltd., Brewers, 1938; commercial manager 1949; technical director in charge of Soho since 1957; m. Jan 17, 1924, Sybil Maud Elizabeth, daughter of Col. the Hon. Ranulph Allsopp, of Bournemouth, Hants.; d. 1976.

Oliver, Frederick Gronow, eldest son of Frederick William Olinor (q.v.). by his second wife; b. Dec. 3, 1870; adm. June 12, 1884 (G); left July 1888; m. June 15, 1897, Edith Rowsell, sister of Harry Rowsell Blaker (q.v.); d. April 20, 1949.

OLIVER, EDGAR, brother of Frederick William Oliver (qv); b. 14 Jul 1848; adm. 12 Jun 1863 (G); left Aug 1866; wine merchant (1881 Census); m. Mary Conroy; d. 4 Oct 1918.

OLIPHANT, WILLIAM; b.; adm. (aged 10) Feb 1731/2.