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ASHBURNHAM, BERTRAM, 4TH EARL OF ASHBURNHAM, eldest son of George Ashburnham, 3rd Earl of Ashburnham (qv), and his second wife; b. 23 Nov 1797; adm. Midsummer 1811; left 1814; succ. father as 4th Earl of Ashburnham 27 Oct 1830; DL JP Sussex; a famous collector of rare books and manuscripts; he is said to have started his collection in 1814 while a boy at the School, by the purchase of a rare copy of the Secrets of Albertus Magnus for eighteen pence at Ginger’s shop in Great College Street, and to have continued buying with unwavering judgment and success until a few months before his death; m. 8 Jan 1840 Katherine Charlotte, dau. of George Baillie MP, Jerviswood, Lanarkshire, and sister of George Baillie-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Haddington; d. 22 Jun 1878.

BARKER, HENRY RAINE, second son of Richard Barker, Fitzroy Square, London, and Margaret White (IGI); b. 11 Nov 1829; adm. 26 Jan 1843 (Benthall's); QS (Capt) 1844; rowed bow in the race against Eton 30 Jul 1846, and stroke in the same race 29 Jul 1847; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1848, matr. 28 Jun 1848, Westminster Student to 1864; rowed in University Eight which won the Grand Challenge Cup, in University Four which won the Steward’s Cup, and in Christ Church pair which won the Silver Goblets at Henley Regatta, 1852; BA 1852; MA 1855; adm. Inner Temple 27 Jan 1858; a banker and army agent; m. 30 Jul 1868 Lina, second dau. of George Haynes; d. 23 Aug 1902.

BARNES, GEORGE, eldest son of Ralph Barnes, Exeter, solicitor, Clerk to Dean and Chapter of Exeter and Deputy Registrar for the Diocese, and Augusta Charlotte, dau. of Ven. John Andrew, Archdeacon of Barnstaple and Rector of Powderham, Devon; grandson of Ralph Barnes (adm. 1744, qv); b. 9 Feb 1813; adm. 22 Sep 1825 (Stikeman's); KS 1826; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1830, matr. 28 May 1830, Westminster Student; BA 1834; d. unm. 8 Sep 1836.

BARNES, RALPH, eldest son of Frederick Barnes (adm. 1785, qv); b. 8 Oct 1810; adm. 15 Jan 1823 (Stelfox's); KS 1824; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1829, matr. 2 Jun 1829, Westminster Student; rowed in University Eight v. Leander at Henley 20 Jun 1831; BA 1833; MA 1835; ordained deacon 18 Dec 1836, priest 10 Jun 1839 (both Oxford); Vicar of Ardington, Berks., 4 Apr 1839; Vicar of 3rd portion of Bampton, Oxfordshire 1844 (dispensation to hold with Ardington, 1844); Vicar of Bampton Aston, Oxfordshire 1857; extracts from the diary which he kept when at Oxford were used by Sherwood, Oxford Rowing, 1900; m. 11 Aug 1870 Charlotte St. Leger, dau. of Charles James Fox Combe, Cobham Park, Surrey; d. 21 Apr 1884.

BARROW, PETER, third son of Sir John Barrow, Bart., FSA, Second Secretary, Admiralty, and Anna Maria, dau. of Peter John Trütter, Cape of Good Hope, member of the Court of Justice; b. 30 Jul 1813; adm. 15 Jun 1824 (Singleton's); Writer, EICS Bengal 1831; at Haileybury Coll. 1831-2, but taken ill and did not proceed to India; 3rd class Clerk, Admiralty 21 Jan 1833 - 17 Oct 1834; private secretary to Governor of Sierra Leone 1837-8; Superintendent, Juvenile Convict Establishment, Port Arthur, Tasmania 1839-40; living in Western Australia Jan 1840 – Oct 1841, briefly holding post of Protector of Aborigines; British Vice-Consul at Caen, France 9 Jun 1845-57, Rabat and Sallee, Morocco 12 Mar 1857-62, Nantes, France 14 Jun 1862, and subsequently at Kertch to retirement 11 Jan 1880; m. 14 Apr 1846 Esther Maria, second dau. of Col. Pierre Hypolite Alexandre Lepetit de Courville, Commandant de la Garde d’Honneur under Napoleon I; d. at Ostrehan, Calvados, France 6 Oct 1899.

BENBOW, HERBERT CLIFTON, son of John Benbow, Uxbridge, Middlesex, merchant, and Adela, dau. of Daniel Tookey; grandson of Clifton Benbow (qv); b. 4 Oct 1861; adm. as exhibitioner (G) 27 May 1875; QS 1876; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge (with Triplett) 1880, adm. pens. 1 Jun 1880, matr. Mich. 1880; BA 1884; MA 1910; a schoolmaster at Cargilfield Sch., Cramond Bridge, Midlothian, 1883-1927; d. 2 Feb 1941.

BENTHALL, WILLIAM, son of William Searle Benthall (previously Bentall), Totnes and Buckfast Abbey, Devon, woollen manufacturer and banker, and Mary Ann, dau. of William Marshall MD, Totnes; b. 21 Jan 1803; adm. (G) 7 Jun 1815; KS 1817; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1821, adm. pens. 9 Jun 1821, scholar 1822, matr. Mich. 1821; a banker at Totnes c. 1823-41, when his partnership went bankrupt; m. 8 Sep 1831 Elizabeth Charlotte Cornish; d. 16 Jun 1877.

BEWICKE, CALVERLEY, elder son of Calverley John Bewicke (qv); b. 29 Sep 1816; adm. 26 Sep 1827 (Singleton's); left May 1835; Univrtsity Coll. Oxford, matr. 7 May 1835; elected first President OUBC 1839, and rowed stroke v. Cambridge 1839; of Hallaton Hall, Leics.; m. 1839 Mary Amelia, youngest dau. of Rev. Nathaniel John Hollingsworth, Rector of Boldon, Co. Durham; d. at Lisbon 22 Jun 1864.

BLACKWELL, THOMAS WILLIAM; b. 22 May 1808; adm. 9 Oct 1822 (Singleton's).

BLAIR, WILLIAM ROBERT; b. 29 May 1811; adm. 25 Sep 1822 (Singleton's).