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Rolt, Austin Edward, brother of Frederick Alfred Rolt (q.v.); b. July 30, 1879; adm. April 28, 1892 (H); left April 1895; enlisted in the City of London Regt., Royal Fusiliers, and served in Great War I; a clerical officer, Telephone Dept., G.P.O., 1905; d. 12 July 1969.

ROLLESTON, SAMUEL VILETT, eldest son of Lieut. -Col. William Vilett Rolleston, Eythorne, Kent, and Martha Florence, fifth dau. of Joseph Morris, Hill House, Notts. ; b. 23 Apr 1869; adm. 31 May 1883 (H); Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 12 Oct 1888, exhibitioner; BA 1891; BCL and MA 1899; adm. Inner Temple, called to bar 18 Apr 1894, still in Law List 1900; Western Circuit.

ROLLESTON, JOHN HENRY; b.; adm. 11 Jan 1796 (Clapham); in school list 1797; left Easter 1797. [Possibly John Rolleston, son of Christopher Rolleston, Watnall, Notts., and Anne, dau. of Capt. --- Nicholas, Royal Navy; b. 22 Feb 1787; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 24 Jan 1805, aged 17; BA 1808; MA 1814; ordained deacon 25 Mar 1810, priest 21 Jul 1811 (both York); Vicar of Annesley, Notts., 1811-48; Vicar of Burton Joyce, Notts., from 1822; m. Elizabeth ---; d. 17 Nov 1862]

ROLLER, WILLIAM EYTON, brother of George Conrad Roller (qv); b. 1 Feb 1858; adm. 26 Jan 1871 (James'); left Dec 1873; Gonville and Caius Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 1 Oct 1876, matr. Mich. 1876, resided two years but did not graduate; played cricket for Surrey in 120 matches 1881-8, 1890; Secretary, Biarritz Golf Club, in 1898; m. Ada Isabel, dau. of J. B. Tickle, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; d. 27 Aug 1949.

ROLLER, GEORGE CONRAD, eldest son of Frederick William Roller, The Grange, Clapham Common, Surrey, merchant, and Eva, dau. of Adam Eyton, Holywell, Flints.; b. 10 Jun 1856; adm. 26 Jan 1871 (James'); left Easter 1872; served in South African War as Sergeant-Maj., Middlesex Yeomanry; hon. Lieut., 30 Mar 1901; DCM 27 Sep 1901; served in France in 1914-8 War until invalided in 1918; Maj., 3rd London Yeomanry 6 Mar 1916; TD 1916; JP Surrey, London; m. 1st, 1884 Mary, dau. of W. Halliday, Thames, New Zealand; m. 2nd, 1910 Emily, dau. of H. Kirk Craig, Crawley, Sussex.

ROKEBY, ALEXANDER, second son of Alexander Rokeby, Sandal, Yorks., and Susan, dau. of Gervase Boswell, Edlington, Yorks.; b.; adm.; KS; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1650, adm. pens. 10 Jun 1650, scholar 1651, matr. Easter 1650; the Miscellanea Poetica of Nicholas Hookes (qv), published 1653, contains some verses “on the immature death of his hopeful friend Mr. Alexander Rokeby”; d. at Trinity Coll., Cambridge, c. 1652.

ROGERSON, CHARLES, son of Rev. Roger Rogerson, Vicar of Hanwell, Middlesex, and his first wife Anne ---; b. 9 Mar 1679/80; adm.; KS 1694; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1699, adfm. pens. 20 Jun 1699, aged 18, scholar 12 Apr 1700, matr. 1699/1700; BA 1702/3; MA 1718; ordained deacon 6 Jan 1705/6, priest 9 Sep 1708 (both London); Vicar of Marks Tey, Essex, from 1713; d. 1721.

ROGERS, WILLIAM; b.; adm.; KS 1699; left 1701.

ROGERS, SAMUEL, son of William Rogers, Gloucester, and Sarah --- (IGI); bapt. St. Michael. Gloucester 31 Mar 1734 (IGI); adm. (aged 9) Jan 1742/3 (Preston's); KS 1748; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1753, matr. 27 Jun 1753, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1753 – void 5 Dec 1800 (expiry year of grace as R. Batsford from 18 Dec 1799), Librarian 1779; ordained; Rector of St. Mary Magdalen, Oxford 13 May 1763 – 27 Mar 1778; Curate, Binsey, Oxfordshire 1778; Prebendary of St. David’s from 29 Dec 1783; Rector of Batsford, Gloucestershire, from 1799; d. 22 Nov 1806.

ROGERS, RICHARD; b.; adm. (aged 13) Jan 1746/7 (Preston's); left 1749.