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Brown, John Stephen, son of Cecil Norman Brown, member of Lloyd's, of Lyminster House, Sussex, and Violet Esther, d. of Charles Henry Cooper, haberdasher, of Finchley; b. 26 May 1912; adm. Jan. 1926 (G); left July 1931; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1931, BA 1934, MA 1938; asst master Edinburgh Academy 1934-40; Roy. Scots Regt 1941-5 (Capt.); War Office Selection Boards 1942-5; asst master Emanuel Sch. 1946-52; HM Bexhill-on-Sea County GS 1952- 68; m. 1st 1 June 1935 Nesta, d. of Sir Clement Jones CB, shipowner, of Crick, Rugby; 2nd 23 Nov. 1950 Diana Mary, widow of John Alderson (qv); d. 1 Aug. 1968.

Brown, Nigel Patrick Vivian, son of Vivian Percy Brown of Llandenny, Monmouthshire, and Helen Mary, d. of Percy Balfern Liversidge of Kingston Hill, Surrey; b. 24 May 1932; adm. Sept. 1945 (G); left July 1949; ACA 1957; m. 26 May 1962 Jean Barbara, d. of Frank Wyndham Woodroffe of Wellington, New Zealand; d. 18 May 1967.

Brown, Tom Whittingham, son of Arthur Cecil Brown, cotton merchant, and Beatrice Maude, d. of Thomas Whittingham of Hessle, Yorks; b. 19 Aug. 1915; adm. Sept. 1928 (G); left July 1933; Peterhouse Camb., matric. 1933, BA 1936, MA 1945; RNVR 1943-5 (Lieut.-Cdr); Cdr RNR, VRD; asst master Clifton Coll. 1947-51; HM King's Sch. Gloucester 1951-65; HM Duke of York Sch. Nairobi 1965-9; Kenya Inst. of Education 1969-71; Bursar St Catharine's, Cumber­land Lodge, 1972; d. in Nairobi 6 Feb. 1985.

BROWNE, SIR BENJAMIN CHAPMAN, third son of Col. Benjamin Chapman Browne, Stouts Hill, Uley, Gloucs., 9th Lancers, and Mary Anne Lloyd, dau. of Thomas John Lloyd Baker, Hardwicke Court, Gloucs.; b. 26 Aug 1839; adm. (G) 29 Jan 1852; left 1855; King’s Coll. London; apprentice engineer at Sir William Armstrong’s Elswick works 1856-60; AMICE 6 Dec 1864, MICE 7 Mar 1871; MIME; chairman, R. & W. Hawthorn Leslie & Co. Ltd., engineers and shipbuilders, Newcastle upon Tyne, for many years; member, Institution of Naval Architects; Mayor, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1885-7; knighted 5 Aug 1887; hon DCL Durham 1887; DL JP Northumberland; m. 9 Feb 1861 Annie, dau. of Robert Thomas Atkinson, High Cross House, Benwell, Northumberland, civil engineer; d. 1 Mar 1917.

BROWNE, CHARLES AUGUSTUS GUNTER, eldest son of Philip Augustus Browne (qv); b. 14 Jan 1832; adm. (G) 28 Sep 1848; Cornet, 4th Light Dragoons, 13 Dec 1850; Lieut., 26 Oct 1854; Capt., 21 Sep 1855; Maj., 5 May 1863; served in Crimean War; d. 30 Jul 1865.

BROWNE, PHILIP AUGUSTUS, only son of Augustus Browne (qv); b. 13 Aug 1805; adm. (G) 21 Jun 1819; Corpus Christi Coll. Oxford, matr. 3 Dec 1825; BA 1829; MA 1833; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 17 Jan 1831; gold and silver refiner; of Devonshire Place, London, and Sutton Place, near Guildford, Surrey; m. 2 Jun 1831 Caroline Jessintha, dau. of Sir Charles Henry Rich, Bart.; d. 5 Jan 1883.

BROWNE, PHILIP CHETWODE, son of Philip Augustus Browne (qv); b. 3 Mar 1837; adm. (G) 30 May 1850; Cornet, 1st Dragoon Guards, 21 Dec 1860; Lieut., 29 Jul 1862; Capt., 11 Nov 1864; retd. 13 Jun 1868.

Browne, Walter Stephen Wilfrid; b. May 9, 1877; adm. May 8, 1891 (G); lqt Dec. 1892; 2nd Lieut. Liverpool Regt. (from Militia) Dec. 9, 1899; Lieut. July 21, 1900; Capt. Dec. 9, 1908, Indian Army Feb. 29, 1912; Major Sept. 1, 1915; Lieut.-Col. (Brevet) Jan. 1, 1919 (subst.), July 25, 1923; was employed with the West African Frontier Force, Feb. 21, 1903 - June 24, 1904.

BRUCE, JOHN, younger son of Rev. John Collingwood Bruce LLD FSA, Head Master, Percy Street Academy, Newcastle upon Tyne, and Charlotte, dau. of Tobias Gainsford, Gerrard’s Cross, Bucks.; b. 17 Oct 1855; adm. (G) 24 Jan 1868; left May 1873; a mining engineer; manager, Grinkle Ironstone Mines, 1887-1914; JP Yorkshire, North Riding, 1918; MICE 6 Dec 1892; m. 1 Sep 1887 Florence Emma, third dau. of William Martin Flegg, Belsize Square, South Hampstead, Middlesex, solicitor.

Bruce, Robert, 12th Baron Balfour of Burleigh (de facto 8th Baron), elder son of George John Gordon, de facto 7th Baron, 11th but for the Attainder, and Dorothy, d. of Richard Henry Done of Salterswell, Cheshire; b. 6 Jan. 1927; adm. Nov. 1940 (G); left July 1945; RN 1945-8 (ldg radio electrician’s mate); Faraday House, Dip. 1951; English Electric Co., UK 1952-7, Madras 1957-60, dir. and gen. man. India 1960-4, gen. man. Liverpool 1965-6; dir. and gen. man. D. Napier & Sons 1966-8; succ. father as 12th Baron Balfour of Burleigh (S) 4 June 1967; FIEE CEng 1968; dir. Bank of Scotland 1968-91, Dep. Governor 1977-91; chmn. Viking Oil 1971-80; dir. Scottish Invest. Trust 1971-97; chmn. Scottish Arts Council 1971-80; Forestry Commissioner 1971-4; chmn. NWS Bank 1978-91; dir. William Lawson Distillers 1984-97; chmn. Cappella Nova 1988-2009; office-holder in other companies and arts organisations; FRS (Ed) 1986; Chancellor, Stirling Univ. 1988-98; Vice-Lieut., Clackmannan 1995-2001; m. 1st, 30 Oct. 1971 Jennifer Ellis Brittain-Catlin, formerly wife of John Edward Jocelyn Brittain-Catlin (qv), and d. of Ellis Manasseh; 2nd, 29 Aug. 1993 Janet Morgan CBE DPhil, political historian, d, of Frank Morgan; d. 2019