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March, Cecil Gow, son of Frederic Henry March, sculptor, of Farnborough, Kent, and Agnes Annie, d. of John Gow, whisky blender, of Kelso, Roburghshire; b. 8 July 1935; adm. May 1949 (H); left July 1952; ACII 1971; called to the Bar, Gray’s Inn, 1974; d. 14 June 1986.

MARCH, ---; b.; in school list 1747. [Hudson reads “Monck”, i. e. Monck, John]

MARCET, FRANCIS, son of Alexander John Gaspard Marcet MD, Russell Square, London, Physician to Guy’s Hospital, and Jane, authoress, only dau. of Francis Haldimand, London, Swiss merchant; b. 25 May 1803; adm. 2 Oct 1815 (G); Min. Can. 1816; KS 1817; left Nov 1817; fought on patriot side in Greek War of Independence 1821; MD (where ?); FRCP; Assistant Physician, Westminster Hospital; FRS 28 Jan 1836; became naturalised as a Swiss citizen; member, Swiss Legislature; edited and revised the 14th edition of his mother’s Conversations on Natural Philosophy, 1872; m. at Geneva, Switzerland 23 Apr 1827 Aimée Amélie Beaumont (IGI); d. 14 Apr 1883.

Mappin, Joseph, son of Joseph C. Mappin, of South Kensington; b. May 15, 1888; adm. April 30, 1903 (A); left July 1906; m. Jan. 28, 1911, Rita, daughter of W. F. Thomas, of Dolguan, Montgomeryshire.

Silversmiths. Established in Sheffield in 1775. Incorporated as Mappin Brothers Ltd in mid-19th Century. Opened London showroom in 1849. Run by Edward Mappin & Joseph Mappin. Sold in 1884 and re-aquired by Mappin & Webb Ltd in 1903.

Silversmiths. Established in Sheffield in 1775. Incorporated as Mappin Brothers Ltd in mid-19th Century. Opened London showroom in 1849. In 1860, John Mappin broke away from Mappin Brothers and started Mappin & Company. He was joined 2 years later by his brother-in-law George Webb. Mappin, Webb and Co was formed in 1864. Mappin & Webb Ltd was first recorded in 1889, based in Sheffield. The original London business, Mappin Brothers, was aquired by Mappin & Webb Ltd in 1903.

MAPLETOFT, JOHN, son of Rev. Joshua Mapletoft, Vicar of Margaretting and Rector of Wickford, Essex, and Susanna, dau. of John Collett, Bourn, Cambs.; b. 15 Jun 1631; adm.; KS in 1645; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1648, adm. pens. 20 May 1648, scholar 1649, matr. Mich. 1649; 9th in “ordo” 1651/2; BA Jan 1651/2 (incorp. Oxford 11 Jul 1654); MA 1665; MD 1667 (incorp. Oxford 13 Jul 1669); DD 1690; Fellow, Trinity Coll. 1 Oct 1653 – c. 1662, Tutor 1656; adm. Gray’s Inn 12 May 1652; tutor in family of Earl of Northumberland 1658-60; went abroad to study medicine; subsequently medical practitioner in London to 1679, when he retired from practice; Professor of Physic, Gresham College 1675-9; ordained deacon and priest 3 Mar 1682/3; Rector of Braybrooke, Northants 5 Mar 1682/3-6; Vicar of St. Lawrence Jewry, London, from 10 Jan 1685/6; the last survivor of the community at Little Gidding founded by Nicholas Ferrar; author, The Principles and Duties of the Christian Religion, 1710, and other works; m. 18 Nov 1679 Rebecca, dau. of Lucy Knightley, Hackney, Middlesex, Hamburg merchant; d. 10 Nov 1721. DNB.

MAPLETOFT, HUGH, son of Rev. Solomon Mapletoft, Rector of Sawtry All Saints, Hunts., and Judith, dau. of John Collett, London, and Bourne, Cambs., oil merchant; first cousin of John Mapletoft (qv); b.; adm.; KS 1666; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1670, adm. pens. 29 Jun 1670, scholar 1671; 7th in “ordo” 1673/4; BA 1673/4; MA 1677; Fellow, Trinity Coll. 1674; ordained priest (Lincoln) 21 Dec 1679; Rector of Hamerton, Hunts., from 1679; Rector of All Saints, Huntingdon, from 1696; m. 1st, ---; lic. to m. 2nd, 11 Jun 1680 his cousin Susanna, dau. of Nicholas Collett, Hamerton, Hunts.; d. 26 Aug 1731, aged 80.

MAPLET, JOHN, second but only surviving son of John Maplet, St. Martin-le-Grand, London, citizen and haberdasher, and his second wife Mary ---; bapt. St. Lawrence Jewry, London 24 Feb 1610/1; adm. ; KS 1628, on recommendation of Mr. Secretary Conway (CSP Dom 1628-9, 182); elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1630, matr. 24 Feb 1631/2, Westminster Student; BA 1634; MA 1638; MD 1647; Proctor 9 Dec 1643; Principal of Gloucester Hall, Oxford 1647; submitted to Parliamentary Visitors 1648; “absent on leave” when required to take the Engagement 17 Feb 1650/1 (Burrows, 329); ejected from his post while still abroad with his pupil Lucius Cary, 3rd Baron Falkland; settled as a physician at Bath; reinstated as Principal of Gloucester Hall 1660, but resigned in 1662 and returned to Bath; author, miscellaneous works in prose and verse; m. Anne, sister of Walter Williams; d. 4 Aug 1670. DNB.

MAPLESDON, PETER; b.; adm.; KS in 1609; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1612, adm. scholar 1613, matr. Mich. 1612; BA 1616/7; MA 1620; Fellow, Trinity Coll. 1618 – c. 1621.