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Austin, John, son of Edwin Austin, barrister-at-law, Town Clerk of Battersea, and Hilda Althea Austin; b. 13 Aug. 1908; adm. Sept. 1921 (H); left Dec. 1924; a building consultant; RE (India) in WW2 (Capt.); m. 29 Apr. 1939 Dorothy May, d. of Col. Walter Peaston Britton MBE, of Chnstchurch, Hants; d. 30 June 1973.

AUSTIN, RICHARD, fifth son of Rev. Wiltshire Stanton Austin, Rector of All Hallows, Lombard Street, London, and Dunkin, dau. of Francis Webster, Barbados, West Indies (IGI); b. 2 Dec 1833; adm. from King’s Coll. Sch. as BB 25 Sep 1847; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 18 Jan 1856.

AUTERAC, JOSEPH; b.; adm. 1 Jun 1774. [note will Joseph Auterac, Kensington, Middlesex, surgeon and apothecary, proved PCC 16 Aug 1836]

AVELING, CLAUDE LINDSAY CLIFFORD, second son of Stephen Thomas Aveling, Boveney, near Windsor, Berks. , mechanical engineer, and Mary Phebe, dau. of Rev. Richard Samuel Clifford, Vicar of Teynham, Kent; b. 26 Oct 1869; adm. from King’s School, Rochester (R) 31 May 1883; QS Jan 1884; elected to an exhibition at Christ Church, Oxford Jul 1888, matr. 12 Oct 1888; BA 1893; MA 1921; Assistant to Director, Royal Coll. of Music 1894; Assistant Registrar, Royal Coll. of Music, Registrar 1913-35; author, libretti and songs; m. 16 Apr 1903 Marguerite Mary Theodora, only dau. of Rev. William Henry Robins DD, Vicar of Gillingham, Kent, and Hon. Canon of Rochester; d. 28 Dec 1943.

AWSE, ROBERT, son of James Awse, Great Torrington, Devon; b.; adm. (aged 15) Oct 1726; in school list 1727/8; adm. Middle Temple 9 Nov 1727 (as Awes); “Sixty Clerk” [sic, Whitmore : but a reading of Musgrave suggests that this was James Awse, “of the Chancery”, who d. 6 May 1764]; d. 1764 [but check]

Ayland, Frederick George William, son of Frederick Ayland, of Strawberry Hill, by Bertha Lydia, daughter of George West, of Twickenham; b. April 29, 1898; adm. Jan. 18, 1912 (H); left Dec. 1914; in the timber trade; senior salesman of Denny, Mott and Dickson, Ltd.; director of W. R. Barton and Son, Gravesend, 1945; served with R. N. A. S. in airships during Great War I; m. July 19, 1921, Alice Irene, daughter of Arthur Britton, of Howden, Yorks; d. Feb. 25, 1961.

AYLESBURY, SIR THOMAS, BART., second son of William Aylesbury, St. Andrew’s, Holborn, London, and his first wife Anne, dau. of John Poole, Sapperton, Gloucs.; b.; adm.; QS in 1596; elected head to Ch. Ch. Oxford 1598, matr. 24 Nov 1598, aged 18, Westminster Student to 1612; BA 1602; MA 1605; MA Camb. (lit. reg. ) 1635/6; Secretary to Earl of Nottingham and Duke of Buckingham as successive Lord High Admirals; created baronet 19 Apr 1627; one of the Masters of Requests 1625 – c. 1641 (paid to 25 Mar 1641); Master of the Mint Aug 1635-42, holding post jointly with Sir Ralph Freeman until their suspension by Parliament as Royalist supporters; retired to the Low Countries after the death of Charles I; a learned mathematician, and a great “encourager of learning and learned men”; lic. to m. 3 Oct 1611 Anne, widow of William Darell, and eldest dau. of Rev. Francis Denman, Rector of West Retford, Notts.; d. at Breda, Netherlands 1657. DNB.

AYLETT, GEORGE; b.; adm. (aged 10) Jul 1728; in school list 1731. [Perhaps George Aylet, son of George Aylet, bapt. Romford, Essex 1 Nov 1717 (IGI)] [Note George Aylett, surgeon, Romford, Essex, widower (will PCC 18 Jun 1772), d. 10 May 1772; but there was also a George Aylett, surgeon, Windsor, Berks., who d. 1782]