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RODNEY-HARLEY, THOMAS JAMES, 4TH BARON RODNEY, second son of George Rodney, 2nd Baron Rodney, and Anne, second dau. of Hon. Thomas Harley (qv); b. 12 Apr 1784; adm. 24 Oct 1796 (Clapham); in school list 1797; left Midsummer 1801; assumed additional surname and arms of Harley by royal licence 4 Nov 1805; succ. brother as 4th Baron Rodney 21 Jun 1842; d. unm. 30 Oct 1843. [Whitmore thus, but check order of surnames].

ROLLESTON, JOHN HENRY; b.; adm. 11 Jan 1796 (Clapham); in school list 1797; left Easter 1797. [Possibly John Rolleston, son of Christopher Rolleston, Watnall, Notts., and Anne, dau. of Capt. --- Nicholas, Royal Navy; b. 22 Feb 1787; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 24 Jan 1805, aged 17; BA 1808; MA 1814; ordained deacon 25 Mar 1810, priest 21 Jul 1811 (both York); Vicar of Annesley, Notts., 1811-48; Vicar of Burton Joyce, Notts., from 1822; m. Elizabeth ---; d. 17 Nov 1862]

ROSS, HENRY JOHN; b.; adm. 1 Jul 1800 (Clapham); left Bartholomewtide 1800. [Perhaps Henry John Ross, son of William Sutherland Ross, St. Clement Danes, London, and Hannah Margaretta Owen; b. 30 Aug 1787; d. 1830 (IGI)] [note will Henry Ross, St. James, Clerkenwell, proved PCC 3 Feb 1830]

ROSS, PETER; b.; at school 1791 (Clapham); left Easter 1794.

RUSSELL, CLAUD, son of Claud Russell, Binfield Manor House, Berks., EICS Madras, member of Council, Madras, and Leonora, natural dau. of George Pigot, 1st Baron Pigot (I) MP, EICS Madras, Governor of Madras; b. 7 May 1779; adm. 16 Jan 1793 (Clapham); Min. Can. 1793; Writer, EICS Bengal 26 Sep 1795; arrived in India 27 Feb 1797; Assistant to Persian Translator; Senior Assistant to Persian Secretary 1801; Secretary to Lieut. -Gov. in Ceded Districts 1802; Collector, Alighar 1804; Judge and Magistrate, Kanpur 1807; Second Judge, Provincial Court of Appeal, Benares 1817; m. 12 Mar 1810 Charlotte, third dau. of Robert Grant, EICS Bengal; d. at Benares 5 May 1817.

RUSSELL, SIR JOHN, BART., elder son of Sir John Russell, Bart. (qv); b. 6 May 1777; succ. father as 9th baronet 7 Aug 1783; adm. 30 Jun 1791 (Clapham); Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 29 Oct 1795; d. unm. 11 Jun 1802.

SEDLEY, CHARLES HENRY, son of Henry Venables-Vernon, 3rd Baron Vernon (qv); b. 5 May 1792; adm. 7 Oct 1802 (Clapham); in school list 1803; d. at school 2 May 1804. Buried South Cloister, Westminster Abbey.

SHELLEY, ROBERT; b.; adm. 4 Sep 1796 (Clapham); left 1796.

SMITH, ---; b.; adm. 9 Jan 1792 (Clapham); left 1794.

SOMERSET, FITZROY JOHN HENRY, 1ST BARON RAGLAN, youngest son of Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort (qv); b. 30 Sep 1788; adm. 1 Feb 1802 (Clapham); in school list 1803; Cornet, 4th Light Dragoons 9 Jun 1804; Lieut., 30 May 1805; Capt., 6th Garrison Battn., 5 May 1808; 43rd Foot 18 Aug 1808; Brevet Maj., 9 Jun 1811; Brevet Lieut. -Col., 27 Apr 1812; Capt. and Lieut. -Col., 1st Foot Guards 25 Jul 1814; Col. in the Army and ADC to Prince Regent 28 Aug 1815; Major-Gen., 27 May 1825; Col., 53rd Foot 19 Nov 1830 – May 1854 [check]; Lieut. -Gen., 28 Jun 1838; Col., Royal Horse Guards, from 8 May 1854; Gen., 20 Jun 1854; Field-Marshal 5 Nov 1854; served with Wellington in Peninsular War; wounded at battle of Busaco; lost right arm at battle of Waterloo; Secretary to Embassy, Paris 1814, Minister Plenipotentiary there Jan – Mar 1815; Secretary to Master-Gen. of the Ordnance 1815-27; MP Truro 1818-20, 1826 – Mar 1829; Military Secretary, War Office Jan 1827 – Sep 1852; Master-Gen. of the Ordnance 30 Sep 1852 – May 1855; Commander-in-Chief of British Troops in Crimea from 1854; Privy Councillor 16 Oct 1852; created Baron Raglan 20 Oct 1852; KCB 2 Jan 1815; GCB 24 Sep 1852; DCL Oxford 1834; m. 6 Aug 1814 Lady Emily Harriet Wellesley Pole, second dau. of William Wellesley Pole, 3rrd Earl of Mornington PC, Master of the Mint; d. in camp before Sevastopol 28 Jun 1855. DNB.