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Thacker, Hugh Berners, son of Samuel George Thacker, of Sutton, Surrey, by Mabel Elizabeth Jane Dalrymple, daughter of Willian Hugh Berners, of Havant, Hants and grand­ daughter of Ralph Berners (q.v.); b. Feb. 3, 1896; adm. Sept. 23, 1909 (G); left Dec. 1914; served in Great War I; Lieut. 5th Batt. Beds Regt. (T.F.) June 1, 1916, attached R.F.A. June 29, 1918; a tea broker in Calcutta; m. April 30, 1923, Marjorie Agnes Gwynne, daughter of Lieut.-Col. Charles John Gwynne Bird, Indian Army; Lieut. R.A. Oct. 2, 1939; Capt.; M.B.E. June 14, 1945.

THACKER, GILBERT, second son of Gilbert Thacker, Repton, Derbs., and Jane, third dau. of Sir Thomas Burdett, Bart.; b. 24 Jan 1659/60; adm.; KS 1673; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1677, adm. pens. 29 Jun 1677, aged 17, scholar 1677; d. 1677.

Thacker, Derwent Alleyn Braithwaite, son of Ransley Samuel Thacker, Judge of HM Supreme Court Nairobi, and Olive Frances, d. of Francis Braithwaite, an official of the Royal Mint; b. 22 June 1921; adm. Sept. 1935 (R); left July 1939; Kenya RNVR in WW2; Wadham Coll. Oxf., matric. 1944; E. African Airways Corpn 1952-3; called to the Bar (Gray's Inn) Feb. 1957; prac­tised Cyprus Bar 1960; resident magistrate Nyasaland 1961.

Tetley-Jones, Tetley Ironside, son of William Tetley-Jones of Cooling Castle, Kent, and Mary Grizeal Garden, d. of Surgn Maj. William Ironside RM; b. 10 Sept. 1912; adm. Apr. 1926 (B); left Apr. 1931; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1931, BA 1934, MA 1960; Sgt Pilot RAFVR 1936; 2nd Lieut. RE (TA) Aug. 1938, transf. RA Aug. 1940 (Maj.); Army Air Force 1940-5, Sqdn Cdr/Maj. 1941; TD; man. dir. and chairman Tetley Tea Co. 1945, pres. Tetley Tea Co. Inc. USA 1946; introduced tea bags to the UK housewife; m. 1st 3 July 1937 Kathleen Beryl Le Strange, d. of Lieut.-Col. Henry William Herring MC RE, of Colchester; 2nd 12 May 1958 Mary Elizabeth Seebirt, d. of Eli Fowler Seebirt of South Bend, Indiana, USA; 3rd 21 May 1973 Ann, d. of Capt. Willie Hyde Dickens OBE JP, planter, of Kenya; d. 8 Sept. 1990.

TERRY, WILLIAM, eldest son of William Terry, Peterborough House, Fulham, Middlesex, and Susan E. --- (1881 Census); b. 13 Jun 1864; adm. 23 Jan 1879 (G); of Park House, Newbury, Berks.; JP Buckinghamshire; m. 1st, 1886 [check year] Laura Barberie, second dau. of Corlis Lloyd Throckmorton, New Jersey, USA; m. 2nd, 1917 Georgina Emily, widow of Lieut. -Col. C. H. Carr, Dublin Fusiliers, and dau. of Sir James Duke, Bart., MP, Alderman and Lord Mayor of London; living 1923.

TERRY, THOMAS, son of Isaac Terry, Canterbury, Kent, and Elizabeth ---; b. 16 Oct 1676; adm.; KS (Capt. ) 1693; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1696, matr. 4 Jul 1696, aged 18, Westminster Student 29 Dec 1696 - void 30 Jul 1713 (Canon), Tutor 1703-12, Senior Censor 1706-11, Catechist 1712; BA 1700; MA 11 Mar 1702/3 (incorp. Cambridge 1707); BD 1711; DD 1713; Proctor 1708; Moral Philosophy Reader 1708; Regius Professor of Greek, Oxford Univ., from 6 Mar 1711/2; ordained; Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, from 30 Jul 1713, Sub-Dean Aug 1713 - Sep 1725 and from Dec 1733; Rector of Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks., from 19 Jun 1723; Chaplain in Ordinary to George I and II from 1725; gave £50 to building fund for New Dormitory; m. 20 Sep 1716 Elizabeth, dau. of Robert Lukin, St. Margaret’s, Canterbury, Kent; d. 15 Sep 1735.

Terry, Richard Cresse, son of Alfred Terry, co. director, of Ealing and Jessica Bethea, d. of Richard Cresse, draper, of Worcester; b. 3 Jan. 1914; adm. Sept. 1927 (A); left July 1931; Roy. Coll. of Science, ARCS 1933, DIC 1934, MSc 1935; CChem FRSC; a research chemist 1934-42; 2nd Lieut. RE 1942, transf. RASC 1943 (Maj.); entered HM Colonial Service; asst govt chemist Hong Kong 1947-54; called to the Bar (Middle Temple) Nov. 1958; a practising barrister 1959- 87; Asst Commissioner Boundary Commission for England 1981-4; m. 30 Sept. 1939 Phyllis Nora, d. of Clifford Watson Kett, insurance official, of Norwich; d. Dec. 1999.

Terry, John Melville, son of Frank Treacher Terry FSI, of Streatham, and Helen Patricia, d. of Thomas Jopling Melville; b. 25 Dec. 1909; adm. Sept. 1923 (A); left Apr. 1927; RASC in WW2; Conservative Party agent South Molton Divn 1938-9, Cambs County 1945, Enfield 1947-9, Enfield West 1949-53, Stepney 1953-8, North Kensington 1958-60, North Islington 1960-1, Hayes & Harlington 1963-6; sec. Friends of the Clergy Corpn 1967-72; Master Worshipful Company of Saddlers 1969-70; m. 12 May 1951 Elizabeth Mary, d. of John Mackenzie Cossar of Hadley Wood, Herts; d. 25 Feb. 1989.

TERRY, ASTLEY FELLOWES, eldest son of Lieut. -Col. Thomas Henry Clarke Terry, Burvale, Surrey, and Charlotte, second dau. of Henry Fellowes; b. 12 May 1840; adm. 20 Jan 1853 (James'); QS 1854; left Mar 1855; Ensign, 60th Rifles 1 Apr 1858; Lieut., 11 Sep 1860; Adjt., 23 Jun 1863; Capt., 18 Dec 1867; Maj., 7 Jan 1880; Lieut. -Col., Kingís Royal Rifle Corps 1 Jul 1881; Col. in Army 1 Jul 1885; retd. as hon. Major-Gen., 1 Jul 1887; served in Zulu campaign 1879 and in operations in East Griqualand 1880; Knight of Justice, Order of St. John of Jerusalem 26 May 1908; author, Uniform and Equipment, Kingís Royal Rifle Corps, 1913, and other works; m. 13 Dec 1864 Edith, youngest dau. of Henry Cory, Weybridge, Surrey; d. 8 Dec 1926.