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Bottomley, Arthur Cousen, son of A. W. Bottomley, of Weston-super-Mare, Somerset; b. May 8, 1885; adm. as Q.S. Jan. 18, 1900; left (with Triplett) July 1904; Clare Coll. Camb., scholar 1904, matric. Michaelmas 1904; played chess against Oxford 1905-7; B.A. 1907; served in the R. N. V. R. during Great War I.

BOUGHEN, EDWARD, of Buckinghamshire; b. 1587; adm.; QS; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1605, matr. 13 Dec 1605, Westminster Student to 1615; BA 1609; MA 1612; DD 1646; ordained; Chaplain to Right Rev. John Howson DD, Bishop of Oxford; Rector of Wargrave, Oxfordshire 1620; Vicar of Bray, Berks., 1621-40; Vicar of Stoke Talnage, Oxfordshire, 1627/8; Rector of Woodchurch, Kent, 13 Apr 1633-40; deprived of his livings for having acted as a justice of the peace in 1640; Prebendary of Chichester from 6 Dec 1638; a learned divine and a staunch defender of the Church of England; author, The Principles of Religion, 1646, and other works; m. Margaret ---; d. 9 Nov 1653. DNB.

BOULGER, WILLIAM, son of William Boulger, Bradfield, Berks.; b. 12 Feb 1808; adm. 18 Sep 1816 (Du Brieux's); Queen’s Coll. Oxford, matr. 1 Dec 1825.

Boult, Sir Adrian Cedric, only son of Cedric Randal Bault, of Blundellsands, near Liverpool, by Katherine Florence, daughter of Harry Dawson Barman, of Blackheath, Kent; b. April 8, 1889; adm. April 26, 1901 (G); left July 1908; Ch. Ch. Oxon., matric. Michaelmas 1908; B.A. and Mus. Bae. 1912; M.A. 1915; studied in Leipzig; on the musical staff, Royal Opera, 1914; served during Great War I in the War Office, and on Commission Internationale de Ravitaillement; conducted for the Royal Philharmonic and the Liverpool Philharmonic Societies, the London Symphony, Queen's Hall, and Albert Hall orchestras; joined the teaching staff of the Royal College of Music 1919; conductor of Patron's Fund 1919-24; Musical Director of the Birmingham City Orchestra 1924-30 and 1959-60; Director of Music of the B. B.C. 1930-42; Conductor of the B. B.C. Orchestra 1930-51, and of the London Philharmonic Orchestra 1951-7; Mus.D. Oxon. 1921; Hon. LL.D. Birmingham 1930; F.R.C.M.; Hon. Mus.D. Edinburgh 1933; knighted 1937; Hon. Student of Ch. Ch. Oxon. 1939; Hon. LL.D. Liverpool 1947; Hon. Mus. Doc. Cambridge 1953; a Busby Trustee 1946; author of A Handbook on the Technique of Conducting; m. July 1, 1933, Ann, daughter of Capt. F.A. Bowles, R.N., of Sittingbourne, Kent; d. 22 Feb. 1983.

BOULTE, SIMON, son of Simon Boulte, St. Margaret’s, Westminster, Deputy Teller of the Exchequer, and Elizabeth, dau. of John Clayton, The Stable Yard, Westminster; stepson of Richard Russell (qv); bapt. Westminster Abbey 6 Jul 1705; in school list 1715; Min. Can. (aged 12) 1718; KS 1719; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1723, but went to Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 24 May 1723; BCL 1747 [check]; ordained deacon (Oxford) 16 Jun 1728, priest (Ely) 21 Dec 1729; Rector of Deane, Hants., from 21 Dec 1729; Vicar of Kingsclere, Hants., from 30 Jan 1747/8; m. Oct 1734 Elizabeth Harwood, Deane, Hampshire; buried Deane, Hampshire 25 Jan 1752.

Boulter, Basil Seaton, brother of Benjamin Consitt Boulter (q.v.); b. April 20, 1878; adm. as Q.S. Jan. 15, 1891; elected to Trin. Coll. Camb. (with Triplett and junior Samwaies) July 1897 (adm. sub-sizar Oct. 1, 1897, classical exhibitioner, 1900); matric. Michaelmas 1897; B.A. 1900; 1st class clerk in the War Office 1901-19; served with the Royal Berks Regt. in France 1916-9; abroad in Jugoslavia; m. Aug. 10, 1919, Ida Marie, daughter of Edward Schaefer, of Vienna.

Boulter, Benjamin Consitt, second son of the Rev. Walter Consitt Boulter, Vicar of Norton, Worcs., by Hannah Maria, daughter of Nathaniel Easton, of Torquay, Devon; b. May 6, 1876; adm. as Q.S. Jan. 16, 1890; left (with a Triplett gratuity) July 1895; Brasenose Coll. Oxon., matric. Oct. 1895; Junior Hulme Exhibitioner 1895; B.A. 1900; M.A. 1902; assist. master at the Mercers' School from 1901; illustrated several books and was author of Relics or Realities? (1919) and other works; m. May 8, 1913, Bertha, younger daughter of Charles Tressler, of Godalming, Surrey; d. March 26, 1960.

Boulter, Reginald Stanley Lewis, eldest son of Stanley Boulter, of Godstone, Surrey, barrister at-law; b. March 8, 1876; adm. Sept. 22, 1887 (G); left June 1889; at Eton 1889-92; Trin. Hall, Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1892; a member of the London Stock Exchange; temp. Lieut. R. A. S. C. Oct. 16, 1915; Capt. April 1, 1917; Staff appointment Jan. 1, 1918; m. Oct. 26, 1910, Ivy Armine Douglas, elder daughter of H. Douglas Rowley, of Marlay Grange, co. Dublin; d. April 5, 1929.

BOULTON, HENRY, only son of Henry Boulton, Stixwould, Lincs., and Alice, dau. of James Bolton, Moulton, Lincs.; b.; adm. (aged 13) Jun 1740 (Taylor's); left 1745; Emmanuel Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 12 Nov 1746; a Clerk to Clerks, Board of Green Cloth Aug 1765 - Jul 82, Assistant Clerk of the Household Jul - Oct 1782; of Moulton, Lincs., and Great Oxenden, Northants.; JP Rutland, Lincolnshire; m. 1st, Susannah, widow of John Beridge, Algarkirk, Lincs., and dau. of Robert Butler, Spalding, Lincs.; m. 2nd, Sarah, dau. of Thomas Buckworth, Spalding, Lincs.; m. 3rd, 9 Feb 1756 Mary, dau. of Darcy Preston, Askham Bryan, Yorks.; d. 10 Dec 1788.

BOUQUETT, PHILIP, son of Thomas Bouquett, La Rochelle, France; b.; adm.; KS 1683; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1689, adm. pens. 12 Jun 1689, aged 18, scholar 2 May 1690; BA 1692/3; MA 1696; BD 1706; DD 1711; Major Fellow, Trinity Coll., 3 Jul 1696, a Senior Fellow from 1722; ordained priest (Lincoln) 14 Mar 1702/3; Regius Professor of Hebrew, Cambridge, 1704-5 and from 24 Aug 1712; refused to sign the petition against Bentley; much ridiculed for his oddities and way of living; d. 12 Feb 1747/8; buried in Trinity Coll. Chapel. DNB.