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WORSLEY, PENNYMAN RALPH, eldest son of Pennyman Warton Worsley (qv), and his first wife; b. 3 Jul 1842; adm. 7 Jun 1855 (G); QS 1857; left 1861; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 25 May 1861; BA 1865; MA 1868; ordained deacon 1866, priest 1867 (both Peterborough); Curate, Finedon, Northants 1866-8; Rector of Stubton, Lincs., 1868-85; Rector of Little Ponton, Lincs., from 1885; m. 1st, 29 Sep 1868 Sophie Matilda, youngest dau. of Herbert Mackworth (at school under Vincent, qv); m. 2nd, 12 Sep 1877 Jessie Rose, second dau. of Robert Wilson, Dublin, Ireland; d. 18 Jun 1920.

WORRALL, FRANCIS, son of Rev. Francis Worrall, Vicar of Faversham, Kent; b.; adm.; KS 1675; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1678, matr. 4 Feb 1678/9, aged 19, Westminster Student from 26 Dec 1678; d. 4 Jun 1679. Buried Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.

WOOLLCOMBE, HENRY, son of Rev. Henry Woollcombe, Rector of Ashbury, Devon, and Jane Frances, dau. of Rear-Adm. Sir Thomas Louis, Bart.; b. 26 Mar 1813; adm. 18 Jan 1826 (Stelfox's); KS (Capt. ) 1827; Capt. of the School 1830; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1831, matr. 21 May 1831, Westminster Student; 1st cl. Classics and 2nd cl. Mathematics 1834; Johnson Theological Scholar 1835; BA 1834; MA 1837; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 16 Apr 1836; ordained deacon 10 Jun 1838, priest 26 May 1839 (both Oxford); Curate, Sheepwash and Highampton, Devon 1838-44; Prebendary of Exeter 8 Dec 1843; Rector of Kingsteignton, Devon 1844-58; Vicar of Heavitree, Devon 1858-69; Canon Residentiary of Exeter 1861; Archdeacon of Barnstaple Oct 1865; m. 14 May 1846 his cousin Jaquete Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. Charles Belfield Louis, Royal Navy; d. 4 Jun 1885.

WOOLHOUSE, JOHN THOMAS, son of Thomas Woolhouse, Halstead, Essex, Page of the Presence to Charles II and James II; b.; adm.; KS 1681; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1684, adm. pens. 19 Jun 1684, aged 18, scholar 1 May 1685, matr. 1684; BA 1686/7; an oculist; FRS 2 Nov 1721; d. 1734 (will proved PCC 12 Jan 1734, of St. Martin’s in the Fields). DNB.

WOODWARD, THOMAS, elder son of Thomas Woodward, Charwelton, Northants, and Mary, dau. of Richard Astwell, London, citizen and merchant taylor; b. 30 Jul 1670; adm.; KS 1685; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1687, matr. 15 Jul 1687, aged 17, Westminster Student 19 Dec 1687 – void 1706; admonished for neglect of duties and college exercises, and “remarkable non proficiency in learning” 15 Mar 1693; BA 1691; MA 1694; adm. Inner Temple 18 Apr 1689, called to bar 22 Jun 1697; d. 6 Apr 1717.

WOODS, PETER; b.; adm.; KS 1664; buried East Cloister, Westminster Abbey 16 Sep 1668.

WOODMAN, THOMAS BARTHOLOMEW, only son of John Woodman, Cleveland Row, St. James’s, London, Steward to Duke of Bridgewater, and Ann, only sister of Warren Hastings (qv); b.; adm. 13 Feb 1767; KS (aged 12) 1772; Capt. of the School 1776; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1777, adm. pens. 28 May 1777, scholar 15 May 1778; BA 1781; MA 1784; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 20 Nov 1779; ordained deacon 1796, priest 1796 (both Bristol, lit. dim. from York); Vicar of Ivinghoe, Bucks., Jan 1797-1803; Rector of Wingrave, Bucks., 20 May 1803-4; Prebendary of York 21 Jul 1807; Rector of Daylesford, Worcs., from 8 Nov 1814; Vicar of Brackley, Northants, from 13 Feb 1815 [or from Dec 1803 ?]; Chaplain to Duke of Clarence (the future William IV); m. 22 Jul 1811 Louise, second dau. of Baron von Chapuset, Stuttgart, Germany; d. 30 May 1825.

WOODFALL, JOHN WARD, brother of George Douglas Woodfall (qv); b. 7 Dec 1811; adm. 1 Oct 1819; KS (Capt. ) 1825; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1829, adm. pens. 6 Jun 1829, scholar 1830; BA 1835; MA 1839; MRCP 1840; FRCP 1854; Assistant Physician to Westminster Hospital; medical practitioner in Davies Street, Berkeley Square, London; JP Kent 1862; m. 29 Jan 1845 Jane, eldest dau. of Colin Douglas, Mains, Dumbartonshire; d. 22 Mar 1867.

WOODCOCK, JOHN, son of Francis Woodcock, Harwood, Yorks.; b.; adm.; KS 1681; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1685, adm. pens. 18 Jun 1685, aged 18, scholar 1685, matr. 1685/6; migr. to Trinity Hall, Cambridge. [but note Francis Woodcocke or Woodcock, Great Horwood (sic), Bucks., gentleman, will proved PCC 28 Apr 1683]

WOOD, WILLIAM, son of William Wood, Wakefield, Yorks.; bapt. 18 Mar 1761; adm.; KS (aged 15) 1776; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1780, adm. pens. 24 May 1780, scholar 5 May 1781; BA 1784; MA 1792; ordained deacon 1784 (Gloucester, lit. dim. from York), priest 16 Oct 1785 (York); Vicar of St. John’s, Wakefield, Yorks., 1805-25; of Woodthorpe, Yorks.; DL JP Yorkshire West Riding; d. 15 Jun 1825.