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LEWIS, MATTHEW, younger son of William Lewis, Jamaica, and Jane, eldest dau. of Matthew Gregory MD, Jamaica; b.; in school lists 1764; left May 1765; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 13 Jun 1765, Canoneer Student 23 Dec 1767 – res 23 Dec 1772; BA 1769; MA 1772; adm. Inner Temple 8 May 1765; First Clerk and Deputy Secretary of War 1773-1804; m. 22 Feb 1773 Anna Maria, dau. of Right Hon. Sir Thomas Sewell Kt PC, Master of the Rolls; d. 17 May 1812.

Fitzherbert, Sir William, Bart., son of William Fitzherbert, M.P., of Tissington, co. Derby, a Commissioner of Trade and Plantations, by Mary, eldest daughter of Littleton Poynta Meynell, of Bradley, in the same co.; b. May 27, 1748; in school lists 1764; left Christmas 1764; St. John's Coll. Camb. (adm. fellow commoner Feb. 19, 1765); M.A. 1770; adm. to Lincoln's Inn June 14, 1773, called to the bar June 24, 1776; Recorder of Derby; a Gent. Usher to George III; created a baronet Jan. 22, 1784; author of A Dialogue on the Revenue Laws, and of a collection of moral Maxims; m. 14 Oct. 1777, Sarah, only daughter of William Perrin, of Jamaica; d. 30 July 1791 (see DNB)

MITCHELL, JOHN, son of David Mitchell, Carshalton House, Surrey, and Jamaica, West Indies, plantation owner, and Anne Hewitt Smith; b. Jamaica 1781; adm.; in school list 1795; KS 1796; probably Mitchell who played cricket v. Eton at Lords’s 8 Aug 1799; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 5 Feb 1800; BA 1804; MA 1808; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 1803, called to bar 1808; MP Kingston upon Hull 1818-26; of Doune Lodge, Perthshire; m. 11 Sep 1824 Eliza, eldest dau. of John Elliott, Pimlico Lodge, Westminster, porter brewer; d. 24 Jun 1827 [ or 29 Aug 1859 ?].

MOORE, JOHN CARRICK, elder son of James Carrick Moore FSA, Corswall, Wigtonshire, surgeon in London, Pres. Royal Jennerian Society, and Harriet, only dau. of John Henderson; nephew of Lieut. -Gen. Sir John Moore KB; b. 13 Feb 1805; adm. 18 Sep 1815 (G); Min. Can. 1819; left Christmas 1823; Queen’s Coll. Cambridge; 14th Wrangler; BA 1827; MA 1830; adm. Inner Temple 29 Jan 1824, called to bar 28 Jan 1831; landowner in Wigtonshire, Kirkcudbrightshire and Ayrshire; DL JP Wigtonshire; FRS 5 Jun 1856; Secretary, Geological Society 1846-52; author, Recollections of an Octogenarian, 1888, which contains several references to his school friends; m. 12 Apr 1835 Caroline, dau. of John Bradley, Colborne Hill, Staffs.; d. 12 Feb 1898.

IRVING, JAMES; eldest son of James Irving II, and Mary, dau. of Philip O'Connor, Carrickfoyle, Jamaica; b. 9 Jan 1792; adm.; Exeter Coll. Oxford; m. 19 May 1819 Judith Bowen, dau. of Dr Thomas Nasmyth, Rhodes Hall, Jamaica; d. 10 Feb 1857.

TUFTON, HENRY, 11TH EARL OF THANET, son of Sackville Tufton, 8th Earl of Thanet (qv); b. 2 Jan 1775; adm. 10 May 1786; Grand Tour ( (Italy) 1792-4; Ensign, 26th Foot 19 May 1790; Lieut., 8 Jun 1793; Capt., 27 Sep 1793; half-pay; MP Rochester 1796-1802, Appleby 1826 - 20 Apr 1832; succ. brother as 11th Earl of Thanet 20 Apr 1832; a Whig supporter in House of Commons and House of Lords; Lord Lieut., Kent 16 Nov 1840 - 19 Oct 1846; d. 12 Jun 1849.

POLLARD, ROBERT BLEMELL, son of Robert Blemell Pollard, Master of St. Margaret’s Hospital, Westminster, and Charity ---; b. 10 Mar 1783; at school 1793; in school list 1795; BB 1795-1801; St. John’s Coll. Cambridge, adm. Bishop Williams scholar 20 May 1801; BA 1805; Master of Green Coat School, Tothill Fields, Westminster; subsequently Master of Blemell House School, Knightsbridge (on site later occupied by Brompton Oratory); m. 31 Jul 1806 Frances Crispe, Snodland, Kent; d. 10 Jan 1864.

TRELAWNY, EDWARD, fourth son of Sir Jonathan Trelawny, Bart. (qv); bapt. 9 Jul 1699; adm.; QS (Capt. ) 1713; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1717, matr. 27 Jun 1717, Westminster Student 20 Dec 1717 - vacated 11 Jul 1721, when re-entered as gentleman commoner; adm. Inner Temple 2 Jun 1715; MP West Looe 20 Jan 1724 - Dec 1732; a Commissioner for Victualling 21 Oct 1725 – 9 Mar 1732/3; a Commissioner of Customs, Scotland 1732-7; elected MP for both West and East Looe at general election 1734, but disqualified for sitting for either, as being a Commissioner of Customs; Governor of Jamaica 30 Apr 1738 - Sep 1752; an able and efficient administrator; settled the Maroons; Col., 49th Foot, from 25 Dec 1743; took part in expedition against Cartagena 1742 and in capture of Port Louis, San Domingo 1748; returned to England 1753; m. 1st, 6 Nov 1737 Amoretta, dau. of John Crawford (and “niece to Countess of Dartmouth” (GM)); m. 2nd, 2 Feb 1752 Catherine, widow of Robert Penny, Attorney-Gen., Jamaica, and dau. of John Douce, Clarendon, Jamaica; d. 16 Jan 1754. DNB. [Perhaps Lieut., 6th Dragoons 1724-6].

JORDAN, WILLIAM WALKER, brother of Gibbes Walker Jordan (qv); b. 2 Mar 1803; adm. 29 Mar 1815; St. John’s Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 3 Dec 1821, matr. Lent 1822; BA 1826; adm. Inner Temple 28 Jun 1824, called to bar 3 Jul 1829; Oxford Circuit; d. 14 Oct 1846.

HARRIOTT, WILLIAM, eldest son of John Harriott, St. Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, West Indies; b.; adm. 12 Jan 1784; left Dec 1785; Trinity Hall, Cambridge, adm. pens. 12 Jan 1786, did not matr.; migr. to Exeter Coll. Oxford, gent. commoner 4 Nov 1788 – 15 Jun 1789, matr. 3 Nov 1788, aged 20; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 13 May 1785; lived at Metz, France; m. [note will William Harriott, South Stoneham, Hampshire, proved PCC 16 Apr 1822] [perhaps m. at St. Martin’s in the Fields 5 Jul 1789 Ann Pither (IGI)]