BEDFORD, CHARLES YVONE RILAND, son of William Kirkpatrick Riland Bedford (qv); b. 28 Oct 1853; adm. 28 Mar 1866 (James'); Min. Can. 1868; left Aug 1869; merchant (1881 Census), no occupation stated (1901 Census); m. 29 Jan 1907 Isabel Mary, eldest dau. of Edward James Watherston, Barkston Gardens, South Kensington, goldsmith; d. 22 May 1923.
Bedford, David Edwin Wyatt, son of Edwin Curtis Bedford (q.v.); b. Aug. 26, 1902; adm. as exhibitioner Sept. 21, 1916 (A); left July 1920; an insurance broker member of Lloyds; m. June 6, 1931, Ruth, daughter of Dr. Richard Houlton Jackson, of Bakewell, Derbyshire; 28 Apr. 1979.
BEDFORD, EDWIN CURTIS, eldest son of Edwin Bedford, Ladbroke Terrace, London, solicitor, and Caroline, dau. of John Donkin MICE [check], Ormond House, Old Kent Road, Peckham, Surrey, civil engineer; b. 3 Jul 1862; adm. as exhibitioner (J) 18 Apr 1876; QS 1877; left May 1881; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 13 Jun 1881, matr. Mich. 1881; BA 1884; MA 1889; Wells Theological College 1885; ordained deacon (Nassau for Winchester) 1885, priest (Winchester) 1886; Curate Haslemere, Surrey, 1885-9, St. George the Martyr, Holborn, 1889-99 [check], Harrow Green, Essex, 1892-4, Little Ilford, Essex, 1894-9; Rector of St. George the Martyr, Holborn, 1899-1917; Rector of St. Andrew’s, Holborn, 1917-37; President, Sion College, 1920; m. 18 Jun 1901 Margaret Augusta, sister of Philip Humphry Wyatt (qv, vol. III); d. 1 Feb 1938.
Bedford, Felix Hugh Wyatt, brother of David Edwin Wyatt Bedford (qv); b. 13 Aug. 1910; adm. Sept. 1923 (A); left July 1929; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1929, BA 1932, MA 1979; a hotelier 1934-40 and 1945-7; RAFVR 1940-5 (Cpl), RAuxAF 1950-5 (Cpl); Lloyd's 1947-78; Div. Commissioner of Scouts in Greater London; Court of Assistants, Haberdashers' Company 1960; seven years on Holborn Borough Council; m. 1 Mar. 1941 Sara Elspeth Joyce, d. of Arthur Westerman MD; d. 31 Dec. 1998.
BEDFORD, GEORGE SALE, son of George Bedford, Bedford Row, London, solicitor, and his second wife Harriet, widow of Maj. --- Bladen, 19th Light Dragoons, and dau. of Col. --- Sale; half-brother of William Devaynes Bedford (qv); b. 31 Jan 1816; adm. 31 Jan 1827 (Stikeman's); a Senior Clerk, Office of Woods and Forests; m. 18 Dec 1849 Elizabeth Charlotte, widow of --- D’Olier, and eldest dau. of Joseph Strong, Kithenan, co. Dublin; d. 25 Dec 1870.
BEDFORD, JOHN, son of Rev. William Bedford, Bedford; b.; adm.; KS 1698; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1702, matr. 12 Jun 1702, aged 19, Westminster Student 22 Dec 1702 - 27 Jan 1714 (void, expiry year of grace as V. Willen); BA 1706; MA 1709 (incorp. Cambridge 1730); ordained; Vicar of Willen, Bucks., from 20 Jan 1712/3, being the first vicar presented by the Busby Trustees; d. Jan 1765.
BEDFORD, LOUIS HENRY, brother of George Sale Bedford (qv); b. 7 Jul 1819; adm. 30 Sep 1828 (Stikeman's); Ensign, 57th Foot, 27 Mar 1842; Lieut., 22 Mar 1843; Capt., 8 Mar 1850; 37th Foot 19 Dec 1851; served in Indian Mutiny; killed in a sortie from the entrenchments at Azringhur, Oudh, 28 Mar 1858.
BEDFORD, WILLIAM CAMPBELL RILAND, son of William Kirkpatrick Riland Bedford (qv); b. 29 May 1852; adm. 13 Apr 1865 (James'); left Aug 1869; Clare Coll. Cambridge, adm. 18 Oct 1871, matr. Mich. 1871; ran v. Oxford in the hurdles 1874, 1875, and in the 100 yards 1875; BA 1875; MA 1878; ordained deacon 1875, priest 1876 (both Worcester); Curate, St. Michael’s, Coventry, Warwicks., 1875-7, All Saints, Leamington, 1878; Vicar of Little Aston, Birmingham, 1878-81; Curate, Sutton Coldfield, Warwicks., 1882-7; Vicar of Knowle, Warwicks., 1889-92; Rector of Sutton Coldfield, Warwicks., 1892-1908; Hon. Canon Birmingham 1906-8; Grand Chaplain, United Grand Lodge of England, 1902; m. 5 Dec 1877 Eleanor Phoebe, fourth dau. of Sir James Timmins Chance, Bart., glass manufacturer; d. 15 Aug 1922.
BEDFORD, WILLIAM KIRKPATRICK RILAND, eldest son of Rev. William Riland Bedford, Rector of Sutton Coldfield, Warwicks., and Grace Campbell, dau. of Charles Sharpe, Hoddam, Dumfries-shire; b. 12 Jul 1826; adm. (G) 4 Jun 1839; QS 1840; left 1844; Brasenose Coll. Oxford, matr. 5 Jun 1844; Secretary, Oxford Union 1847; BA 1848; MA 1852; ordained deacon 1849, priest 1850 (both Worcester); Curate, Southwell, Notts., 1849-50; Rector of Sutton Coldfield, Warwicks., 1850-92, succeeding his uncle Richard Williamson (qv) and resigning in favour of his son William Campbell Riland Bedford (qv); Chaplain of Grand Lodge, Freemasons, 1861; Chaplain and Genealogist, Order of St. John of Jerusalem in England, 1878-1902; JP (1848) Warwickshire; a keen cricketer and expert archer; founded the Free Foresters Cricket Club 1856; winner, Arden Medal for archery at Meriden, 1857; author, The Blazon of Episcopacy, 1858, Rowing at Westminster, 1890, and other works; m. 1st, 18 Sep 1851 Maria Amy, youngest dau. of Joseph Houson, Southwell, Notts.; m. 2nd, 1900 Margaret, dau. of Denis Browne; d. 23 Jan 1905. DNB.
BEDFORD, WILLIAM, son of Thomas Bedford, Little Barford, Beds.; bapt. Great Barford, Beds. 19 Sep 1699; adm.; KS (aged 14) 1715; at school four years; St. John’s Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 22 Jul 1717, matr. 1718/9; BA 1721/2; MA 1725 (incorp. Oxford 9 Jul 1733); ordained deacon (Lincoln) 10 Mar 1722/3, priest 31 May 1724; Curate Willen, Bucks.; Rector of Finningley, Notts., 9 Feb 1725/6, res Apr 1733; Rector of Yelden, Beds., from 26 Jan 1732/3; Rector of Shelton, Beds., 15 Mar 1734/5-46; Rector of St. John’s, Bedford (and Master of Hospital of St. John), from 9 Jun 1746; m. 1736 Sarah, widow of Peter Haslewood, Bedford, draper, Alderman of Bedford, and dau. of Matthew Lacy, Shillington, Beds.; d. 30 May 1754.