GRIFFITH, JOHN, second son of Rev. Richard Griffith, Vicar of Bangor, Caernarvonshire, and Rector of Trefdraeth, Anglesey; b. 22 Sep 1789; in school list May 1803; KS 1804; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1808, adm. pens. 28 May 1808, scholar 1809, matr. Mich. 1808; Second Bell University Scholar (third year man) 1810; 8th Wrangler 1812; BA 1812; MA 1815; BD 1822; DD 1831 (adm. ad eundem Oxford 1848); migr. to Emmanuel Coll. 3 Jul 1814, Fellow 3 Apr. 1814, Tutor 1817-28; ordained deacon (Norwich) 18 Dec 1814, priest (Bristol) 17 Jun 1815; Curate, Babraham, Cambs.; Chaplain to William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst (qv), on his embassy to China 1816; wrecked on his return journey and introduced to Napoleon at St. Helena; Whitehall Preacher; Prebendary of Rochester 26 Nov 1827 – Jul 1872; Vicar of Aylesford, Kent 25 Jan 1831-2; Vicar of Boxley, Kent 17 Apr 1832-53; Vicar of Thornton Curtis, Lincs., 13 Apr 1832-51; endowed St. Mary’s church, Strood, Kent, and contributed towards restoration of Rochester Cathedral; undertook at his own expense the prosecution of Sir John Dean Paul, Bart. (qv) and his partners for forgery; m. Mary Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. James Barber, Hildersham Hall, Cambs.; d. 29 May 1879.
GRIFFITH, RICHARD, son of Thomas Griffith, London; b.; adm.; KS (aged 14) 1755; an apothecary in London; d. 11 Aug 1817. [probably of Bedford Street, Covent Garden, will proved PCC 20 Sep 1817]
GRIFFITH, ROWLAND, son of Griffith Griffith, Caernarvonshire; b.; at school (aged 12) 2 Jul 1582; QS; a contributor to verses written by QSS to Queen Elizabeth c. 1586 (Salisbury MSS, Hatfield); Exeter Coll. Oxford, matr. 8 Dec 1587; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 20 Nov 1594.
GRIFFITH, THOMAS (alias MUTTON), youngest son of Evan Griffith, Pengwern, Flintshire, and Eleanor, dau. of Edmund Williams, Conway, Caernarvonshire, and sister of Most Rev. John Williams DD, Archbishop of York; stepson of Sir Peter Mutton, Kt., Chief Justice of North Wales; b.; adm.; KS; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1632, adm. scholar 3 May 1633, matr. Mich. 1633; BA 1635/6; MA 1639; Librarian of Trinity Coll. from 15 Dec 1641 (except for a short period in 1646), also Tutor and Registrar [check if also Fellow]; d. 21 Mar 1673/4.
GRIFFITH, WILLIAM; b. ; adm. ; KS in 1619 (Chapter Muniments 33673).
Griffiths, Brian Pinckstone, son of William Edward Bertram Griffiths CBE, dir. of Aviation Safety, Ministry of Aviation, of Blackheath, and Emily Pinckstone, d. of Walter Williams of Plymouth, Devon; b. 1 June 1935; adm. Sept. 1948 (B); left July 1953; Bank of England 1955-; m. 1st, 23 June 1962 Caroline Alexandra, d. of Leslie Bilsby, property developer, of Blackheath; 2nd, 5 June 1985 Alison Jane, d. of Peter Lawson Marshall, chief press officer, Home Office; d. Aug. 1995.
Griffiths, James Maxwell Ravenscroft, son of Leo Griffiths and Doris Ravenscroft; b. 5 June 1930; adm. Sept. 1944 (R); left July 1948; Westminster Hosp. Med. Sch., MB BS 1957; appts. include res. med. officer King Edward VI Hosp., Windsor, med. registrar, Roy. Nat. Orthopaedic Hosp., hon. med. clinical asst. St George’s Hosp; gen. med. practitioner; m. 15 Oct. 1960 Catherine Margaret Mather Cordiner MB BS MRCS LRCP, gen. med. practitioner; d. 12 May 1995.
Griffiths, Joseph Walter, son of Albert Griffiths, Prof. Univ. of London, and Constance Harrison, d. of Walter Knowles of West Horsley, Surrey; b. 8 Jan. 1920; adm. Sept. 1933 (KS); left July 1937; Imp. Coll. Lond., BSc 1940; RAFVR 1938-45 (Sqdn Ldr tech. branch), seconded Russia 1941-2 introducing Air Cobra engines to Russian Air Force; m. 16 Mar. 1943 Margaret Jeanne Morris; d. Jan. 1996.
Griffiths, Louis, son of Owen Thomas Griffiths of Aberporth, Cards, and Elizabeth, d. of John Lewis of Llandyssul, Cards; b. 2 Aug. 1913; adm. Jan. 1927 (H); left July 1930; St Thom. Hosp. Med. Sch., MRCS LRCP 1937; Lieut. RAMC Nov. 1939, Maj. Nov. 1947, retd Dec. 1959; m. 22 Sept. 1939 Mair Wynn, d. of Evan Wynn Davies of Caernavon; d. 1966.
Griffiths, Robert John, son of Edgar Jones Griffiths, tinplate manufacturer, of Porthcawl, Glam., and Beatrice Lillie Griffiths, d. of Robert Ray of Briton Ferry, Glam.; b. 9 Feb. 1915; adm. Sept. 1928 (B); left Mar. 1931; King's Coll. Lond., BSc 1935; 2nd Lieut. Manchester Regt Jan. 1935, Lieut. Jan. 1938, Capt. Jan. 1943, Maj. Jan. 1948, temp. Lieut.-Col. Feb. 1955; served Palestine 1936-9; Armaments Design Dept. Min of Supply in WW2; retd 1960 as hon. Lieut.-Col.; m. 16 Mar. 1947 Audrey Veronica, d. of R.E. Izzard; d. 31 Oct. 1986.