Culhane, Michael Fitzgerald, son of Frederick William Slater Culhane MRCS, of Hastings, and Mary Lucy, d. of Michael Dunn of Nottingham; b. 15 Mar. 1902; adm. Sept. 1915 (KS); left Dec. 1916; at Tonbridge Sch. Jan. 1917 to Apr. 1920; a bank official; m. 14 June 1930 Eva Mary, d. of Charles W. Church of Bromley, Kent; d. 25 Feb. 1990.
Cuffe-Adams, Robert Edward, son of Edward Jack Cuffe-Adams, co. dir., of Bickley, Kent, and Clarice Adele, d. of Mark Harold Normandale of Streatham; b. 18 Mar. 1948; adm. Sept. 1961 (A); left July 1966; Univ. Coll. Durham 1967-70, BA; adm. solicitor 1974; solicitor Messrs Speechly Bircham 1974-8; legal asst. Metropolitan Police Solicitor’s Dept 1978-2001, sen. principal legal asst.; m. 21 Mar. 1981 Valerie Grace, d. of Maurice Rawson Lofstedt, engineer; d. 1 June 2004.
CUFFE, OTWAY, 1ST EARL OF DESART (I), second son of John Cuffe, 1st Baron Desart (I), and his second wife Dorothea, sister of Richard Gorges (adm. 1721, qv); b.; adm. (aged 13) Oct 1749 (Grant's); left 1752; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 11 Jul 1752; adm. Middle Temple 31 Jan 1756; succ. brother as 3rd Baron Desart (I) 25 Nov 1767; took seat in Irish House of Lords 22 Dec 1767; Grand Tour (Italy) 1769-70; created Viscount Desart (I) 6 Jan 1781 and Earl of Desart (I) 20 Dec 1793; an Irish Representative Peer from 1801; m. 18 Aug 1785 Lady Ann Browne, eldest dau. of Peter Browne, 2nd Earl of Altamont (I) (perhaps OW, qv); d. 9 Aug 1804.
CUBITT, EDWARD GEORGE, youngest son of George Cubitt, Catfield Hall, Norfolk, and his second wife Frances, dau. of Rev. Henry Parish, Rector of Rainham, Norfolk; b. 23 Feb 1814; adm. 13 Jun 1827 (G); Ensign, 73rd Foot 9 Dec 1831; Lieut., 28 Apr 1837; Paymaster, 7th Light Dragoons 16 Feb 1844; Paymaster, Cavalry Depot, Maidstone 1 Oct 1858; Hon. Maj., 1 Jan 1860; Paymaster, Recruiting Staff 18 Apr 1865; Paymaster, Coast Brigade RA 31 Mar 1866; ret. as Hon. Col. 1 Aug 1872; JP Norfolk; m. 11 Mar 1844 Elizabeth, dau. of Charles Weston, Thorpe, Norwich; d. 1 Jan 1888.
Cubbon, Thomas Henry, son of the Rev. Henry Cubbon, of Letchworth, Herts, by Hannah Spencer, daughter of Thomas Walker, of Headon Norris, Lancs; b. March 29, 1893; adm. Sept. 26, 1907 (A); left July 1909; St. John's Coll. Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1912; B.A. 1915; M.B., B. Ch., D. M. R.E. 1921; St. Thomas's Hospital; M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. 1918; served in the R.A.M.C. in Great War I as a dresser; in practice at Brighton, Sussex; m. March 20, 1918, Norah, daughter of Thomas Sumner Atkinson, of Douglas, Isle of Man.
CRUTCHLEY, NATHANIEL, son of Nathaniel Crutchley, London; b.; adm.; BB 1721; Min. Can. (aged 13) 1725; KS 1725; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1730, adm. pens. 4 Jun 1730, scholar 7 May 1731, matr. 1731; Craven Scholar 1732; BA 1733/4; MA 1737; Minor Fellow, Trinity Coll. 2 Oct 1736, Major Fellow 6 Jul 1737; ordained; Curate, Meonstoke, Hampshire c. 1736; Vicar of Roxton, Beds., from 1740; m. (?); d. 1743.
Cruft, John Herbert, son of Eugene John Cruft MVO, Prof. Roy. Coll. of Music, of Mitcham, Surrey, and Winifred Frances, d. of Herbert Abels of Barnet, Herts; b. 4 Jan. 1914; adm. Sept. 1927 (H); left Dec. 1930; Roy. Coll. of Music 1931, Katherine Florence Boult Schol. 1932-6; oboist Lond. Philh. and Suisse Romande orchestras 1936-40; Roy. Signals 1940-6 (Capt.); oboist LSO 1946-9, sec. 1949-59; music director Brit. Council 1959-61, drama and music director 1961-5; music director Arts Council of GB 1965-79; FRCM 1961, hon. RAM 1974; author of The Royal College of Music: a Centenary Record 1881-1981, 1983; m. 14 Apr. 1938 Mary Margaret Miriam, d. of Rev. William Patrick Glyn McCormick, Vicar of St Martin-in-the Fields, Chaplain to HM the King; d. 17 May 2008.
Cruft, Adrian Francis, brother of John Herbert Cruft (qv); b. 10 Feb. 1921: adm. Sept. 1935 (H); left Dec. 1937; Roy. Coll. of Music, Boult Conductmg School. 1938; 2nd Lieut. RA 1944, transf. Beds & Herts Regt 1945; RWA Frontier Force, W. Afnca and India, 1945-6; Sullivan Comp. Prize RCM 1947; 1st prize Roy. Philh. Soc. open competition 1951; Prof. of Harmony and Counterpoint RCM 1962; ARCM 1964, FRCM 1981; member BBC Symphony Orch. 1948-9, Covent Garden Orch. 1949-53, Philharmonia Orch. 1954-62; chairman Composers' Guild of GB 1966; Freeman City of London 1968; Prof. of Orchestration, Guildhall Sch. of Music 1972- 5; composer of over 90 choral, orchestral, solo and chamber music works, including a setting of the Te Deum for Commem. 1964 in the Abbey; m. 1st Joyce Latham, d. of C. Wentworth Elam of Liverpool; 2nd 26 Apr. 1957 Margaret Pamela, d. of W. W. Peters of Lewisham; 3rd 23 Sept. 1975 Jocelyn, d. of W. Ralph Mather of Bodicote, Oxon.; d. 20 Feb. 1987.
CROZIER, FREDERICK WILLIAM FRANCIS ST. JOHN, son of Rev. James Alexander Crozier, Chaplain to Household Cavalry, and Frances Elizabeth, dau. of William Frederick Chambers (KS 1800, qv); b. 24 Jun 1858; adm. 22 Jan 1874 (James'); left Dec 1874; lived for several years in South Africa; d. unm. 10 Feb 1903.
CROYDEN, WILLIAM, brother of Thomas Croyden (qv); b.; adm.; KS 1633; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1636, adm. pens. 19 May 1636, scholar 1637; BA 1639/40; MA 1643; Minor Fellow Trin. Coll. 1640, Major Fellow 1641, Tutor 1644-55 [check], a Senior Fellow by order of House of Commons 6 Nov 1645-c. 1651 [check], Senior Bursar 1647-50, Proctor 1647, 1650; will proved PCC 2 Jun 1657 (gentleman, Wilbraham, Cambs. ).