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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.

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.

ABERNETHY, HAROLD WILLIAM, third son of James Abernethy FRS (Ed), Delahay Street, Westminster, President Institute of Civil Engineers, and Ann, eldest dau. of John Neill, Wakefield, Yorks.; b. 22 Oct 1858; adm. 26 Jan 1872 (James'); left Dec 1877; civil engineer; MICE; resident engineer on Runcorn section of Manchester Ship Canal 1885-94; d. 9 Jul 1895 on board the Union S. S. Scot, during his voyage home from the Cape of Good Hope.

TERRY, ASTLEY FELLOWES, eldest son of Lieut. -Col. Thomas Henry Clarke Terry, Burvale, Surrey, and Charlotte, second dau. of Henry Fellowes; b. 12 May 1840; adm. 20 Jan 1853 (James'); QS 1854; left Mar 1855; Ensign, 60th Rifles 1 Apr 1858; Lieut., 11 Sep 1860; Adjt., 23 Jun 1863; Capt., 18 Dec 1867; Maj., 7 Jan 1880; Lieut. -Col., Kingís Royal Rifle Corps 1 Jul 1881; Col. in Army 1 Jul 1885; retd. as hon. Major-Gen., 1 Jul 1887; served in Zulu campaign 1879 and in operations in East Griqualand 1880; Knight of Justice, Order of St. John of Jerusalem 26 May 1908; author, Uniform and Equipment, Kingís Royal Rifle Corps, 1913, and other works; m. 13 Dec 1864 Edith, youngest dau. of Henry Cory, Weybridge, Surrey; d. 8 Dec 1926.

WILLETT, HERBERT BURROWS, eldest son of Alfred Willett FRCS, Wimpole Street, London, and Rose Ellen, only dau. of Sir George Burrows, Bart. , MD FRS, President, Royal College of Physicians; nephew of Frederic Willett (qv); b. 25 Apr 1870; adm. 26 Jan 1883 (J); left Jul 1888; University Coll. Oxford, matr. 13 Oct 1888; played hockey v. Cambridge 1890, 1891; BA 1891; adm. solicitor May 1895; practised in London; JP Sussex; m. 19 Apr 1900 Isobel, dau. of James Matthews Duncan, Brook Street, Hanover Square, London.

HARVEY, JOHN; b. 25 Feb 1856; adm. 12 Jun 1868 (James'); d. at school 20 Nov 1872.

SALWEY, JOHN, brother of Henry Salwey (qv); b. 18 Apr 1838; adm. 19 Jun 1851 (James'); QS 1852; gave a Wooden Racket Challenge Cup 1856; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1856, adm. pens. 5 May 1856, matr. Mich. 1856; BA 1860; MA 1863; ordained deacon (Chester) 1861, priest (Hereford) 1862; Curate, Hope under Dinmore, Herefs., 1861-3, St. James’s, Bath 1863-6, Ewell, Surrey 1866-73; Superintendent and Secretary, London Diocesan Home Mission 1973-9; Vicar of Broxbourne, Herts., 1879-1913; m. 11 Oct 1866 Elizabeth Ann, second dau. of William H. Urwick, Clapham, Surrey, wine merchant; d. 1 Jan 1919.

MOORE, HENRY DODWELL, second son of Philip Charles Moore, Proctor, Court of Arches, and Margaret Rosa Darlot; b. 18 Oct 1838; adm. 3 Oct 1850 (James'); Pembroke Coll. Oxford, matr. 3 Jun 1858; BA 1862; MA 1865; ordained deacon 1863, priest 1864 (both London); Curate, Barkingside, Essex 1863-5, St. Michael’s, Bromley, Middlesex 1865-7; Vicar of Honington, Lincs., 1867-1916; Prebendary of Lincoln from 1903; m. 4 Nov 1867 Augusta Rosina, third dau. of Sir Arthur James Rugge-Price, Bart.; d. 2 Aug 1919.

HENTY, WALTER, son of George Henty, Chichester, Sussex, and Maria, dau. of Cornthwaite John Hector, Stodham, Hampshire, banker; b. 16 May 1840; adm. 3 Oct 1850 (James'); QS 1854; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge (with Dean Thomas) 1858, adm. pens. 9 Jun 1858, matr. Mich. 1858; BA 1862; MA 1866; adm. Inner Temple 5 Nov 1862; dir. George Henty and Sons, brewers, Chichester; of Beddington Place, near Croydon, Surrey; m. 3 Mar 1874 Edith Mary, youngest dau. of Thomas Hankey, Chester Square, London; d. 7 Apr 1914.