BERTIE, HENRY, brother of William Bertie (qv); b. 20 Apr 1709; adm. Oct. 1715; KS 1723; left 1725. [note will Henry Bertie, Bombay, proved PCC 3 Dec 1746]
BERTIE, JOHN, brother of William Bertie (qv); b. 22 Nov 1711; adm. Jun 1718; KS 1726; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1731, matr. 22 Jun 1731, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1731 - res 4 Oct 1743; BA 1735; MA 1738; ordained; Rector of Kenn, Devon, from 19 May 1747; Prebendary of Exeter from 26 Jan 1763; m. Mary, dau. of Clark Nicholas; d. 1 Feb 1774.
BERTIE, HON. PEREGRINE FRANCIS, brother of Willoughby Bertie, 4th Earl of Abingdon (qv); b. 13 Mar 1741; adm. (aged 9) Sep 1750 (Porten's); in school list 1754; entered Royal Navy; Lieut., 17 Dec 1759; Cdr., 1 Jan 1762; Capt., 6 Nov 1762, commanding HMS Shannon; travelling in Italy 1765; MP Oxford from 1774; m. 7 May 1790 Elizabeth, dau. of William Hutchins, Yattendon, Berks.; d. 20 Aug 1790.
BERTIE, WILLIAM, third son of Hon. James Bertie MP, Stanwell, Middlesex, and Hon. Elizabeth Willoughby, dau. of George Willoughby, 7th Baron Willoughby of Parham; b. 13 Jan 1706; adm. 10 Jan 1714/5; KS 1719; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1723, matr. 18 Jun 1723, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1723 - res 3 Jan 1741; BA 1727; MA 28 Mar 1729/30; BD 6 Mar 1741/2; DD 1752; ordained; Perpetual Curate of Crendon with Notley, Bucks., 1732; Rector of Albury, Oxfordshire, 1740 -57; Rector of Wytham, Berks. (disp. to hold both livings 1741/2); Proctor in Convocation, Diocese of Oxford (Chamberlayne 1748); d. c. 1767 (will proved PCC 14 Mar 1767).
BERTIE, WILLOUGHBY, 4TH EARL OF ABINGDON, second son of Willoughby Bertie, 3rd Earl of Abingdon, and Anna Maria, dau. of Sir John Collins, Kt.; nephew of William Bertie (qv); b. 16 Jan 1740; adm. Jun 1750; (Porten's, Jones); in school list 1754; Magdalen Coll. Oxford, matr. 29 Jan 1759; MA 20 Jan 1761; succ. his father as 4th Earl of Abingdon 10 Jan 1760; in Italy and Switzerland 1763-5 and again 1770; a friend and supporter of John Wilkes MP; spoke frequently in House of Lords in defence of popular rights, and opposed Government policy on America; sympathised with the French Revolution; sentenced to three months’ imprisonment and a fine of £100 for libelling an attorney whom he had once employed, 12 Jan 1795; a curious satire on the Earl’s career, entitled An Adieu to the Turf, was published anonymously in 1778 (see Notes and Queries, 12th ser., iv, 16, 55); author of Thoughts on Mr Burke’s Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol on the Affairs in America, 1777, and other pamphlets; m. 7 Jul 1768 Charlotte, dau. of Vice Adm. Sir Peter Warren KB MP; d. 26 Sep 1799. DNB.
BESLY, WILLIAM BLUNDELL, eldest son of William Henry Besly, Dunmore, Devon, and Frances, dau. of William Land, Hayne, Devon; b. 20 Sep 1844; adm. 21 Jan 1858 (James'); QS May 1860; rowed bow v. Eton 1 Aug 1861, no. 6 v. Eton 1 Aug 1862; left Whitsun 1863; Exeter Coll. Oxford, matr. 16 Jan 1864; BA 1867; MA 1873; ordained deacon 1869 (Bishop Trower for Exeter), priest (Exeter) 1870; Curate, Lew Trenchard, Devon, 1869-74, Romansleigh, Devon, 1874-5; Vicar of Peters Marland, Devon, from 1875; m. 22 Jun 1875 Margaret, dau. of Robert Chichester, Hall, Devon; d. 7 Mar 1891.
Besson, Frank (Cisco), son of Anthony and Martha Besson, of London; b. Dec. 16, 1895; adm. April 28, 1910 (R); left Dec. 1914; Flight Sub-Lieut. R.N.A.S. Dec. 21, 1914; gazetted after his death Lieut. Jan. 1, 1916; served at Dunkirk Aug. 1915; went out to the Dardanelles Sept. 9, 1915; drowned off the Gallipoli Peninsula whilst on reconnaisance patrol, his machine being brought down in the sea by the enemy, and his observer captured, Dec. 20, 1915; unm.
BESTNEY, NICHOLAS, only son of Nicholas Bestney, barrister, Ancient Grays’ Inn, and Bridget, dau. of John Michell, Warnham, Sussex, and St. Dunstan’s [check], London; b.; adm.; KS 16 Nov 1610; adm. Gray’s Inn 18 Jun 1604; m. 1st, Anne, dau. of Thomas Methwold, London; lic. to m. 2nd, 18 Jun 1634 Catherine, dau. of William Temple, Leics.
BETHAM, CECIL WILLIAM, eldest son of Molyneux Cecil John Betham, Rockford, Co. Dublin, barrister, Cork Herald, and Elizabeth, only dau. of Sir Richard Ford (qv); b. 14 Apr 1840; adm. 19 Oct 1849 (Rigaud's); Ensign, 54th Foot, 20 Feb 1863; retd. 13 Feb 1866; m. 29 Apr 1869 Emily, dau. of John Mallet Williamson, Monkstown, Co. Dublin.
BETHUNE, MONTAGU ROBERT, youngest son of Rev. George Cuddington Bethune, Rector of Chulmleigh, Devon, and Julia, dau. of Rev. George Hole, Rector of Chulmleigh, Devon, and Prebendary of Exeter; b. 13 Apr 1865; adm. QS 12 Jun 1879; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge (with Triplett) 1884, adm. pens. 20 Aug 1884, matr. Mich. 1884; BA 1887; MA 1892; ordained deacon 1893, priest (Winchester) 1894; Assistant Master, Twyford Sch., Hants., 1891-7; Curate Twyford, Hants., 1893-7, Ashtead, Surrey, 1897-9, Farnham, Surrey, 1899-1904; Vicar of Woodham, Surrey, 1904-18; Vicar of Hindhead, Surrey, 1918-22; Vicar of Lymington, Hants., from 1922; m. 9 Jun 1904 Dorothea Katharine, younger dau. of Rev. William James Mellish, Winestead, Yorks.; d. 15 May 1950.