Showing 21090 results

WESTMACOTT, CHARLES BABINGTON, son of Augustus Frederick Westmacott, Hertford Street, Mayfair, London, elocutionist, and Hannah Lyons, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; b. 5 Feb 1864; adm. 26 Sep 1878 (J); left Aug 1880; emigrated to Australia 1884; made debut as actor at Sydney 29 Oct 1887; after 1895 combined career as an actor with theatre management; general manager, J. C. Williamson Ltd, theatrical producers and lessee of Theatre Royal, Sydney 1916 - Jan 1934; a prominent figure in Australian yachting and horse racing; OBE 1917; m. 3 Aug 1893 Rosa Butler; d. at Sydney 21 Oct 1934.

WESTLEY, THOMAS; b.; adm. (aged 12) Jul 1752; in school list 1754. [Perhaps Thomas Westley, bapt. St. Mary, Marylebone Road 12 Jan 1740, son of Thomas Westley, and Edith --- (IGI)]

WESTLEY, CHARLES, son of Robert Westley, St. Mary le Bow, London, and Sarah ---; bapt. St. Pancras Soper Lane, London 22 Dec 1715; adm. (aged 10) Jan 1726/7; left 1733; Lincoln Coll. Oxford, matr. 4 Apr 1734; BA 1737.

WESTERN, THOMAS, only son of Thomas Western MP, Rivenhall, Essex, and Mary, youngest dau. of Sir Richard Shirley, Bart.; bapt. St. Andrew’s, Holborn 13 Jan 1713/4 (IGI); adm. (aged 10) Dec 1724; left 1728; went to Hackney Sch.; Clare Coll. Cambridge, adm. 4 Nov 1731; of Rivenhall Place, Essex; m. 18 Mar 1735 (IGI) Anne, dau. of Robert Callis; d. 26 May 1766.

Printing business set up by Rowley Atterbury in 1950, eventually sold to a larger corporation in 1984.

WESTENRA, HON. JOHN CRAVEN, brother of Henry Robert Westenra, 3rd baron Rossmore (I) (qv); b. 31 Mar 1798; at school under Carey (Steward, Anniversary Dinner 1844); Ensign and Lieut., 3rd Foot Guards 4 May 1814; Lieut. and Capt., 7 Oct 1824; Capt. and Lieut. -Col., 9 Aug 1833; retd. 13 Jan 1843; MP (Whig) King’s Co. 1835-52; m. 1st, 31 Mar 1834 Eleanor Mary, widow of Sir Gilbert East, Bart., and sister of Hylton Jolliffe (qv); m. 2nd, 23 Jul 1842 Ann, dau. of Louis Charles Daubuz, Truro, Cornwall; d. 5 Dec 1874.

WESTENRA, HENRY ROBERT, 3RD BARON ROSSMORE (I), eldest son of Warner Westenra, 2nd Baron Rossmore (I), and his first wife Mary Anne, second dau. of Charles Walsh, Walsh Park, co. Tipperary; b. 24 Aug 1792; adm. 9 Apr 1804; left 1806; Trinity Coll. Dublin, adm. fellow commoner 4 Jul 1810; MP Co. Monaghan 1818-30, 1831-2, 17 May – 30 Jul 1834, 1835 – 10 Aug 1842; succ. father as 3rd Baron Rossmore (I) 10 Aug 1842; Lord Lieut., Co. Monaghan, from 1843; m. 1st, 25 Jan 1820 Anne Douglas Hamilton, natural dau. of Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton (S) KT; m. 2nd, 19 May 1846 Julia Ellen Josephine, second dau. of Henry Lloyd, Farinrory, co. Tipperary; d. 1 Dec 1860.

WESTCORN, ---; b.; at school 1665 (Busby’s Account Book).

WESTBY, JOHN, son of Titus Westby, York; bapt. 6 Jun 1613 St. Gregory by St. Paul, London (IGI); adm. ; KS (aged 15) 1629 (Bodleian Library, Oxford, Tanner MSS lxix, f. 224).