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ASHBURNHAM, HON. JOHN, second son of Bertram Ashburnham, 4th Earl of Ashburnham (qv); b. 6 Mar 1845; adm. 21 Jan 1858 (James'); left 1858; entered Diplomatic Service 1866; attaché at Lisbon 1867, Madrid 1869; Third Secretary 1870; transferred Constantinople 1872; Second Secretary 1875; transferred Vienna 1879; acting Agent and Consul-General, Bulgaria 1879-80; retired 7 Apr 1883; JP Sussex; m. 21 Mar 1907 Maud Mary, eldest dau. of Charles Royal-Dawson, South East Wynaad, Madras Presidency, India; d. 12 Apr 1912.

ASHBURNHAM, BERTRAM, 5TH EARL OF ASHBURNHAM, eldest son of Bertram Ashburnham, 4th Earl of Ashburnham (qv); b. 28 Oct 1840; adm. Jun 1854 (James'); left 1857; went to school at Fontainebleau, France; accompanied Marquis of Bath on Garter mission to Vienna Jul 1867; Roman Catholic convert 1872; succ. father as 5th Earl of Ashburnham 22 Jun 1878; a Knight of Malta and Knight Grand Cross of Pontifical Order of Pope Pius; as a peer initially took Conservative whip, but joined Liberal Party over Irish Home Rule; chairman, British Home Rule Association 1886; the representative in Britain of Don Carlos and the legitimate restoration party of Spain; FSA 3 Jun 1880, resigned 1893; declined household office in Liberal government 1893; DL JP Brecknockshire, JP Sussex, Carmarthenshire; m. 25 Feb 1888 Emily, dau. of Richard Chaplin; d. in Paris 15 Jan 1913.

ARCHDALE, HUGH JAMES ARCHDALE MONTGOMERY, second son of Capt. Mervyn Edward Archdale MP, Castle Archdale, Co. Fermanagh, and Emma Inez, dau. of Jacob Goulding, Kensington; b. 15 Jan 1854; adm. 19 Feb 1867 (James'); left Aug 1867; went to Cheltenham Coll.; Lieut., Royal Welch Fusiliers 11 Feb 1875; Capt. 20 Mar 1885; Maj. 13 Jul 1892; Lieut. -Col. 24 Feb - Apr 1900; Lincolnshire Regt. 6 Oct 1900; Brevet Col. 10 Feb 1904; half pay 6 Aug 1904; Col. 7 Jan 1907; Brig. -gen. commanding N. Midland Division, Territorial Army 1908-11; retd. 15 Jan 1911, with hon. rank of Brig. -Gen. 10 Feb 1912; served Sudan 1884-5, Burma 1886-7, South African War 1899-1902; despatches 8 Feb 1901; CB 26 Jun 1902; CMG 1 Jan 1918; m. 1st, 2 Sep 1885 Minnie, eldest dau. of Capt. Hugh Montgomery Archdale, Drumtavy, Co. Fermanagh; m. 2nd, 28 Aug 1894 Helen Evelyn Trevor, elder dau. of Boscawen Trevor Griffith-Boscawen, Trevalyn Hall, Rossett, Denbighshire; d. 31 Aug 1921.

ANDREWS, JOHN LUCKHAM WILLIAMS, fourth son of George James Williams Andrews, Dorchester, Dorset, solicitor, and Elizabeth Ann --- (IGI); b. 31 Jan 1854; adm. 17 Apr 1868 (James'); Min. Can. 1869; left May 1871; Hertford Coll. Oxford, matr. 19 Oct 1874; migrated to St. Alban Hall; BA 1878; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 8 Nov 1873, called to bar 25 Jun 1879; m. Florence Theresa Davis; d. at Angol, Chile 20 Jun 1895, from the results of an accident.

ALLANSON-WINN, ROWLAND GEORGE ALLANSON, 5TH BARON HEADLEY (I), only son of Hon. Rowland Allanson-Winn, and Margaretta Stephana, second dau. of George Walker, Overhall, Essex; b. 19 Jan 1855; adm. 24 Jan 1868 (James'); left 1868; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 24 Feb 1874, matr. Mich. 1874; won middle and heavy weights in University boxing competition; BA 1878; adm. Middle Temple 21 Nov 1879; editor Salisbury Journal; private secretary to Sir Frederic Seager Hunt, Bart. (qv); became a civil engineer, engaged in foreshore protection works in England and Ireland; MICE (I); Fellow, Society of Engineers of England, President 1921; succ. his cousin as 5th Baron Headley (I) 13 Jan 1913; President, British Muslim Society; made pilgrimage to Mecca Jul 1922, entitling him to the prefix Hadji; JP Co. Kerry; author, Boxing, 1920, and other works; m. 1st, 27 Oct 1899 Teresa St. Josephine, youngest dau. of William Henry Johnson, Governor of Leh and Jummu; m. 2nd, 11 Feb 1921 Barbara Janet Ainsleigh, widow of Thomas Baynton, Darlington, co. Durham, and seventh dau. of Robert Lawrence Kilpatrick, Belfast; m. 3rd, 28 Jul 1929 Catharine, widow of Maj. Lindsay Bashford OBE, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, journalist, and dau. of Joseph William Lovibond, Lake House, Wilts., brewer; d. 22 Jun 1935.

ALINGTON, EDWARD HUGH, eighth son of Rev. John Alington, Rector of Candlesby, Lincs., and Charlotte Sophia, youngest dau. of Sir Alan Bellingham, Bart.; nephew of George Marmaduke Alington (qv); b. 9 Apr 1857; adm. from Uppingham School 16 Jun 1870 (James'); BB 25 Jul 1870; QS (Capt. ) 1872; Capt. of the School 1875; left May 1876; Hertford Coll. Oxford, matr. 14 Oct 1876; played Association Football against Cambridge 1877, 1878; BA 1880; MA 1883; ordained deacon 1884, priest 1885 (Bishop Mitchinson for Peterborough); Curate, St. Mark’s, Leicester 1884-7; Curate, St. John the Baptist, Summertown, Oxford 1887-98; Assistant Master, Summerfields Preparatory School, Oxford 1879-84, 1887-1918, Head Master 1918-; m. 30 Jul 1885 Margaret, youngest dau. of Archibald Maclaren, Head Master, Summerfields Preparatory Sch., Oxford.

ADDISON, WILLIAM GRYLLS, son of Rev. William Fountaine Addison, Vicar of Ossett, Yorks., and Sarah Ellen Elizabeth, fourth dau. of Rev. Thomas Grylls, Rector of Cardynham, Cornwall; b. 5 Nov 1852; adm. 6 Jun 1866 (James'); QS Jan 1868; left May 1869; an artist; m. 16 Dec 1880 Alice, dau. of William Knight, Sevenoaks, Kent, artist; d. 30 Sep 1904.

ADDISON, ROBERT BRYDGES, brother of William Grylls Addison (qv); b. 16 Aug 1854; adm. 6 Feb 1868 (James'), BB; left Dec 1868; Professor of Harmony and Composition, Royal Academy of Music; Professor of Music, Trinity Coll. London; a composer; d. unm. 8 Jul 1920.

ADAMS, WILLIAM FREDERICK, son of William Adams FRCS, Henrietta Street, Cavendish Square, London, orthopaedic surgeon, and Mary Anne, dau. of John Mills; b. 27 Aug 1851; adm. from King’s Coll. Sch. 26 Jan 1867 (James'); left 1868; adm. member London Stock Exchange 1875, still 1917.

ADAMS, ARTHUR JOHN, brother of William Frederick Adams (qv); b. 9 Jul 1853; adm. from King’s Coll. Sch. 1 Oct 1866 (James'); left Dec 1869; Gonville and Caius Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 9 Oct 1871, matr. Mich. 1871, but resided only five terms; entered army from militia as Lieut., Royal West Surrey Regt. 20 Nov 1875; Capt. 15 Feb 1886; half-pay 24 Dec 1890; retd. 24 Dec 1895; still in Army retired list 1929 (not 1933).