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Vey, David Christopher Leslie, brother of Frank Hamilton Vey (q.v.); b. July 24, 1890; adm. April 30, 1903 (H); migrated up Grant's; left July 1908; Clare Coll. Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1908; B.A. 1911; M.B. and B.Ch. 1923; Univ. Coll. Hospital; M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. 1914; served in France in Great War I; Capt. R.A.M.C. Sept. 19, 1914; mentioned in despatches; M.C. March 3, 1917; trained in Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eye Hosp.; House Surgeon, Central London Eye Hosp.; D.O. (Oxon.); practised in ophthalmology till retirement in 1937; m. Oct. 1937, Victoria Louise Conrad.

VEVERS, WILLIAM; b.; adm. 18 Jul 1777; left 1780.

VEVERS, RICHARD, son of Thomas Wilkinson, Rothwell, Yorks.; b. 2 Feb 1756; assumed surname of Vevers in lieu of Wilkinson, in accordance with the will of Richard Vevers, Scholes, Yorks., who died 11 Jan 1767; adm. 27 Jan 1772; left 1774; [presumably Cornet, 6th Dragoons 1775-7]; ordained deacon (York) 27 Jul 1783, priest (Lincoln) 19 Dec 1784; Vicar of Crofts, Lincs., 20 Dec 1784; St. John’s Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 29 Apr 1786; BD 1796; Rector of Bucknall, Lincs., 4 Nov 1791, and again 1 Aug 1800; Vicar of Garthorpe, Leics., 23 Jul 1800; Rector of Saxby, Leics., 19 Apr 1804 (disp. to hold with V. Garthorpe); Rector of Stoke Albany and Wilbarston, Northants, 4 Jun 1813; Rector of Kettering, Northants, from 6 Apr 1831; m. 1 Jan 1778 Theodosia Dorothy, third dau. of Sir William Anderson, Bart. (qv); d. 17 Jan 1838. [mother probably Susan Broadhead (IGI)]

VEVERS, RICHARD WILLIAM, eldest son of Richard Vevers (qv); b. 25 Nov 1778; adm.; KS 1793; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1797, adm. pens. 27 Jun 1797, scholar 20 Apr 1798; BA 1801; MA 1816; EI Maritime Service; 6th mate, ship Walmer Castle 1805/6; ordained; Vicar of Marton and of Great Carlton, Lincs., 25 Jun 1812; Rector of Somersal Herbert, Derbs., 15 Oct 1821; Rector of Cubley and Marston Montgomery, Derbs., from 2 Mar 1832; m. Frances Stanhope Darby, natural dau. of Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield; d. 24 Jan 1858.

VESEY, JOHN, only son of Ven. Thomas Vesey, Archdeacon of Armagh and Rector of Coleraine, co. Londonderry, previously a Presbyterian minister; b. 10 Mar 1637/8; at school under Busby (Cotton, Fasti Eccl. Hib., iii, 386); Trinity Coll. Dublin; MA 1667; DD 1672 (incorp. Cambridge [check date]); ordained deacon and priest (Raphoe) during Commonwealth; Chaplain, Irish House of Commons 1661; Archdeacon of Armagh 16 Oct 1662 - May 1663; Prebendary of Cloyne 1664-7, Treasurer 4 Nov 1667-73; Prebendary of Limerick 4 Feb 1666/7-73; Dean of Cork 4 Nov 1667 - 1672/3; consecrated Bishop of Limerick 12 Jan 1672/3; translated to Archbishopric of Tuam 18 Mar 1678/9; forced to leave Tuam during Lord Lieutenancy of Earl of Tyrconnel, and was proscribed by Parliament of James II; retired to London, where he obtained a lectureship with a salary of £40 p. a.; returned to his diocese after the Revolution of 1688; one of Lord Justices of Ireland 1712, 1714; Vice-Chancellor, Dublin Univ. 1713-4; author, The Life of John Bramhall, Archbishop and Primate of All Ireland, prefixed to an edition of Bramhall’s Works, 1678; lic. to m. 1st, 11 Jun 1662 Rebecca Wilson, Cork House, Dublin; m. 2nd, Anne, dau. of Col. Agmondesham Muschamp; d. 28 Mar 1716. DNB.

VERNON, RICHARD; b.; adm.; KS 1682; d. at school.

VERNON, JOHN; b.; adm.; at school Mich. 1804 (Clapham); left 1806.

VERNON, JOHN, younger brother of Henry Vernon (qv); b. 20 Jan 1720; adm. (aged 9) Feb 1727/8; left 1733; d. at Cairo, Egypt 16 May 1747. [Identification seems clear, despite discrepant age given in admission register, as he and Henry Vernon (qv) were adm. same month and left in same year].