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PRESTON, JOSEPH, only son of Capt. Thomas Preston, Royal Navy, and his first wife Sophia, dau. of Joseph Clover; b. 28 Dec 1826; adm. 11 Jan 1841 (G); rowed v. Eton 29 Jul 1845; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 16 Jun 1845; 33rd Wrangler 1849; BA 1849; MA 1852; ordained deacon 1860, priest 1861 (both London); Curate, St. Michael’s, Chester Square, London 1860-2, Wymondham, Norfolk 1863-6, Reymerston, Norfolk 1866-74, St. Helen’s, Norwich 1875-82; m. 29 Jul 1862 Marian Anne, sister of William Graham Green (qv); d. 13 Feb 1900.

RAM, STEPHEN GEORGE, brother of Abel Ram (qv); b. 28 Apr 1783; adm.; in school list 1795; KS (aged 13) 1796; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1800, adm. pens. 27 Jun 1800, scholar 17 Apr 1801; BA 1804; MA 1807; ordained deacon 21 Sep 1806, priest 31 May 1807 (both Winchester); Curate, Whippingham, Isle of Wight 1806; Rector of Ringmore, Devon, from 1 May 1812; d. at Rome 1822.

RAM, STOPFORD, brother of Abel Ram (qv); bapt. 24 Jul 1784; in school list 1795; KS 1798; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1802, adm. pens. 1 Jun 1802, but did not matr. ; Ensign, 3rd Foot Guards 3 Apr 1806; served in Peninsular War; killed at battle of Talavera 28 Jul 1809.

RANDOLPH, GOWER WILLIAM, son of Thomas Randolph (KS 1801, qv); b. 23 Jan 1827; adm. 13 Jan 1841 (G); QS (Capt. ) 1841; Capt. of the School 1844; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1845, matr. 15 May 1845, Westminster Student; BA 1849; BCL 1852; DCL 1857; Fellow, All Souls Coll. 1851-63; Clerk, Privy Council Office 1851-6; d. at Madeira 29 Dec 1863.

RUMBALL, ARTHUR BRUNEL, brother of Henry Medlicott Rumball (qv); b. 9 Sep 1863; adm. 25 Sep 1873; left Christmas 1875; at Merchant Taylors’ Sch. 1876-9; civil engineer; chief resident engineer during construction of Delagoa Bay and East African Railway.

RUMBALL, THOMAS DRURY, brother of Henry Medlicott Rumball (qv); b. 26 Dec 1861; adm. 22 Sep 1870; QS 1876; left May 1880; d. at Scutari 8 Dec 1880.

RUSSELL, HENRY CHARLES, eldest son of Lord Charles James Fox Russell (qv); b. 30 Oct 1842; adm. Jan 1855 (G); left 1860; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 8 Dec 1860, matr. 1861; LLB 1866; ordained deacon 1866, priest 1867 (both York); Curate, Doncaster, Yorks., 1866-9; Vicar of Wentworth, Yorks., 1868-76; Rector of Wollaton, Notts., from 7 Jan 1876; m. 10 Feb 1876 Hon. Leila Louisa Millicent Willoughby, second dau. of Henry Willoughby, 8th Baron Middleton; d. 20 Jul 1922.

RYDE, ARTHUR LYON, brother of Edward Harrow Ryde (qv); b. 8 Nov 1854; adm. 27 Sep 1866; QS 1869; left Jan 1873; a surveyor; ASI Dec 1876, FSI Nov 1880, President 1917; practised in Parliament Street, Westminster; assisted his father with the third edition of Metropolitan Rating, 1881; m. 16 Sep 1879 Florence Eleanor, sister of William Holt Yates Titcomb (qv).

RYDE, WALTER CRANLEY, brother of Edward Harrow Ryde (qv); b. 25 Oct 1856; adm. 22 Jan 1869; exhibitioner 1870; QS 1871; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1875, matr. 20 May 1875; BA 1879; MA 1888; adm. Inner Temple 28 Oct 1878, called to bar 26 Jan 1882; adm. Middle Temple 27 Jul 1903; KC 1 Nov 1910; author, The Law and Practice of Rating, 1900, and other works; m. 11 Aug 1898 Eleanor, third dau. of William Henry Shaw, St. Leonards, Sussex, Solicitor to Great Eastern Railway Company; d. 27 Apr 1938.

SHEARD-MOLINEUX, CHARLES LAVAL, illegitimate son of Crisp Molyneux MP, St. Kitts, West Indies, and Garboldisham Hall, Norfolk; half-brother of George Molyneux-Montgomerie (qv); b. 9 Jan 1753; in school list Jun 1764; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 5 Jul 1769, aged 17, scholar 1770, matr. 1770; BA 1774; MA 1777; ordained deacon 6 Aug 1775, priest 2 Mar 1777 (both Norwich); Curate, Garboldisham, Norfolk 1775-7, Vicar from 1777; assumed surname of Molineux in addition to Sheard; m. Jane Dowsing; d. 19 Jul 1811.