FANE, JOHN, 9TH EARL OF WESTMORLAND, elder son of Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland, previously an attorney in Bristol, and Elizabeth, widow of Samuel Kentish, Clerk in Chancery, and dau. of William Swymmer, Bristol, merchant; b. 5 May 1728; adm. Oct 1739 (Watts'); left 1745; adm. Middle Temple 9 Feb 1741/2; a Supernumary Clerk, Treasury, 26 Jun 1746-8, Under Clerk 3 May 1748 - res 7 Dec 1757; a Commissioner of Taxes 14 Apr 1756 – 2 Feb 1763; MP Lyme Regis 1 Dec 1762 - 12 Nov 1771; LLD Cambridge 3 Jul 1769; succ. father as 9th Earl of Westmorland 12 Nov 1771; DL Somerset 1761; m. 1st, 26 Mar 1758 Augusta, dau. of Lord Montagu Bertie (qv); m. 2nd, 28 May 1767 Lady Susan Gordon, dau. of Cosmo Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon; d. 26 Apr 1774. DNB.
FANE, FRANCIS WILLIAM HENRY, 12TH EARL OF WESTMORLAND, third son of John Fane, 11th Earl of Westmorland PC GCB, Gen. in the Army, diplomat, and Lady Priscilla Anne Wellesley-Pole, artist, dau. of William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington PC; grandson of John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland (qv); b. 19 Nov 1825; adm. (G) 18 Sep 1837; Ensign, 18th Foot 24 Feb 1843; Lieut., 74th Foot 26 Jul 1844; Capt., 25th Foot 1 Aug 1848; served in Sikh War and present at battle of Gujerat 21 Feb 1849; Brevet Maj., 7 Jun 1849; half-pay 22 Apr 1853; Lieut. -Col., unattached, 20 Sep 1854; ADC to Lord Raglan (qv) in Crimean War; half-pay 12 Dec 1854; CB 10 Jul 1855; ret. as Col., 11 Jan 1860; succ. father as 12th Earl of Westmorland 16 Oct 1859; of Apethorpe Hall, Northants.; JP (1861) Northamptonshire, also DL; a prominent racehorse owner, but never won any of the great races for three-year olds; m. 16 Jul 1857 Lady Adelaide Ida Curzon, second dau. of Richard Curzon, 1st Earl Howe PC GCH, Lord Chamberlain to Queen Adelaide; d. 3 Aug 1891. DNB.
FALKNER, HENRY, son of Henry Falkner, Walpole St. Peter, Norfolk; b. (King’s Lynn); adm. 19 Oct 1770; KS (aged 15) 1773; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1777, adm. pens. 28 May 1777, scholar 15 May 1778, matr. Mich. 1781. [will of Henry Falkner, Walpole St. Peter, Norfolk, gentleman, proved PCC 24 Mar 1789]
Falk, Martin Giles Entwistle, son of George Adolph Falk, solicitor, of Bristol, and Millicent Mary, d. of Wilson Potter; b. 11 Jan. 1917; adm. May 1930 (R); left July 1934; King's Coll. Camb., matric. 1934; d. at Cambridge 24 Feb. 1936.
FALCONER, THOMAS, son of William Falconer, Inner Temple, barrister, Recorder of Chester, and Elizabeth, dau. of Randle Wilbraham, Townsend, Nantwich, Cheshire; b. 7 Jan 1736 (bapt. St. John’s, Chester 11 Aug 1736 (IGI)); adm. (aged 14) Oct 1750 (Watts'); left 1751; Brasenose Coll. Oxford, matr. 12 Mar 1754; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 24 Aug 1754, called to bar 20 Jun 1760; suffered from bad health and spent a life of studious retirement at Chester; called by Miss Seward the “Maecenas” of Chester; left materials for an edition of Strabo; author, Chronological Tables, 1796, and other works; d. unm. 4 Sep 1792. DNB.
Falconer, John Phillips Egerton, 4th son of John Egerton Falconer, of Nailsworth, Glos, by Isabella Charlotte, fifth daughter of Philip Charles Sheppard, of Bath, Somerset; b. Dec. 1, 1883; adm. Sept. 22, 1898 (H); left Dec. 1901; adm. a solicitor 1911; a professional assistant to the Solicitor to H. M. Post Office July 7, 1912; served in the Inns of Court O.T.C. Feb. 15, 1915 - April 22, 1919; author of Genealogical Records of the Falconers of Bath, Part 1 (1919).
FALCONER, JAMES, son of James Falconer, Chester, Cheshire, Lieut., Royal Navy, and Elizabeth, dau. of William Inge, Thorpe Constantine, Staffs.; b. 18 Feb 1738; adm. (aged 12) Oct 1750 (Watts'); left 1754; Brasenose Coll. Oxford, matr. 31 Oct 1754; BA 1758; MA 1761; migrated to Oriel Coll. Oxford; BD and DD 1772; ordained; Rector of Thorpe and Vicar of Lullington, Derbs.; Prebendary of Lichfield from 22 Nov 1777; Archdeacon of Derby from 10 Feb 1795; m. 26 Sep 1761 (IGI) Mary, dau. of Thomas Hall, Hermitage, Cheshire; d. 27 Apr 1809.
Fairweather, Alastair Harold, son of Harold George Fairweather, chartered patent agent, of Stoke Poges, and Margaret Wight, d. of David Black of Glasgow; b. 3 Mar. 1920; adm. Sept. 1933 (B); left Mar. 1938; Merchant Navy in WW2; a sales director; m. 15 Oct. 1955 Isabel, d. of Thomas Skinner of Glasgow; d. 29 Dec. 1982.
Fairman, Arnold Richard, stepson of Harry Fairman of Regent's Park, London; father's surname Tamplin; b. 11 Apr. 1907; adm. Apr. 1921 (A); left July 1925; d. 17 Mar. 1928.
FAIRFAX, FERDINANDO, brother of Brian Fairfax (qv); b. 11 Jun 1678; adm.; KS 1691; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1694, adm. 21 Jun 1694, scholar 5 Apr 1695, matr. 1695; BA 1697/8; d. unm. 12 Feb 1748/9 (but will proved PCC 22 Feb 1748 (sic)] DNB.