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WEBBER, WILLIAM CHARLES FYNES, eldest son of James Webber (qv); b. 1 Jan 1815; adm. 5 Apr 1826; KS 1829; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1833, matr. 23 May 1833, Westminster Student; BA 1837; MA 1839; an Usher at the School 1837-40, left “on account of the extreme fewness of the T.B.” (Town Boy Ledger); ordained deacon 22 Dec 1839, priest 20 Dec 1840 (both Oxford); Perpetual Curate of Maiden Bradley, Wilts., 1842-4; Rector of St. Botolph’s, Aldersgate, London 6 Jun 1845 – 3 Aug 1876; Minor Canon of St. Paul’s 2 Dec 1851 – 23 Dec 1858, Sub-Dean from 23 Dec 1858, Succentor 1859-75; m. 19 Apr 1853 his cousin Catherine Mary, eldest dau. of William Charles Webber (qv); d. at Lausanne, Switzerland 27 Jun 1881.

WEBBER, THOMAS CHARLES, eldest son of Daniel Webb Webber KC (I) MP, Leekfield, co. Sligo, and Sarah, dau. of Charles Wood, Leekfield, co. Sligoi; b.; adm. 14 Jun 1813; KS (aged 14) 1815; electede to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1819, but went to Christ Church, Oxford, matt. 21 May 1819; BA 1822; MA 1827; ordained; Rector of Castle Macadam, co. Wicklow, from 1826; m. 5 Sep 1832 Frances, second day. of Rev. Thomas Kelly, Kellyville, Queen's County, Ireland; d. 27 Feb 1845.

WASON, RIGBY, eldest son of Peter Rigby Wason MP, Corwar, Ayrshire, barrister, and Euphemia, dau. of P. McTier, farmer; b. 17 Jul 1844; adm. 17 Oct 1859 (James'); Ensign, 16th Foot 28 Apr 1863; Lieut., 24 Aug 1866; 1st Dragoon Guards 30 Oct 1867; d. 25 Nov 1870.

WASON, JAMES, brother of Rigby Wason (qv); b. 29 May 1847; adm. 28 Sep 1861 (James'); left Whitsun 1864; adm. solicitor Mich. 1869; practised at Liverpool; m. Minna Holland; d. 3 Oct 1896.

WALDEGRAVE, JAMES, 2nD EARL WALDEGRAVE, eldest son of James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave PC KG, Ambassador at Paris, and Mary, second dau. of Sir John Webb, Bart., Hatherop, Gloucs.; b. 14 Mar 1714/5; adm. Feb 1723/4; left 1725; went to Eton Coll.; styled Viscount Chewton 1729-41; succ. father as 2nd Earl Waldegrave 11 Apr 1741; a Lord of the Bedchamber 13 Dec 1743 – 18 Dec 1752; an intimate friend and adviser of George II; Lord Warden of the Stannaries 16 Apr 1751-6; Governor and Keeper of the Privy Purse to George, Prince of Wales, and to Prince Edward 18 Dec 1752 – Oct 1756; Privy Councillor 20 Dec 1752; a Teller of the Exchequer from 5 Feb 1757; employed by George II as an intermediary with his Ministers, and was finally compelled by him to accept the office of Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury, but his tenure was only for five days, 8-12 Jun 1757; LLD Cambridge 3 Jul 1749; FRS 14 Dec 1749; KG 30 Jun 1757 (invested); his Memoirs were published in 1821; m. 15 May 1759 Maria (subsequently wife of HRH William Henry, Duke of Gloucester), natural dau. of Hon. Sir Edward Walpole KB; d. 28 Apr 1763. DNB.

VULLIAMY, GEORGE JOHN, brother of Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (qv); b. 19 May 1817; adm. 13 Feb 1826 (Singleton's); Min. Can. 1832; articled to Joseph Bramah & Sons, engineers 1833; in architectural office of Sir Charles Barry 1836-41; travelled abroad; employed until 1861 in the office of his uncle Lewis Vulliamy, architect; ARIBA 1838; FRIBA 1856; Superintending Architect, Metropolitan Board of Works 15 Mar 1861 - May 1886; designed the pedestal and sphinxes for Cleopatra’s Needle on the Thames Embankment; m. 2 Apr 1851 Eliza, widow of Matthew King, Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, and second dau. of Cdr. Samuel Charles Umfreville, Royal Navy; d. 12 Nov 1886. DNB.

VULLIAMY, BENJAMIN LEWIS, eldest son of Benjamin Louis Vulliamy, watch and clockmaker, Pall Mall, London; b. 12 Oct 1815; adm. 26 Apr 1825 (Singleton's); Merton Coll. Oxford, matr. 24 Mar 1836; watch and clock-maker, Pall Mall; d. 23 May 1895 [but not in 1881 Census].

UPPERTON, CLEMENT, brother of Charles Stuart Upperton (qv); b. 11 Mar 1834; adm. 3 Jun 1847 (Scott's); QS 1849; left 1853; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 19 May 1853; BA 1858; MA 1865; adm. Middle Temple 14 May 1857; adm. solicitor, Hilary 1865; practised in Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, firm Baker Folder & Upperton; m. 19 Dec 1871 Emily, widow of James Lillyman Martel Lees, and dau. of John Brady MD MRCS LSA MP, Ely, Cambridgeshire; d. 12 Apr 1918.

UPPERTON, CHARLES STUART, son of Robert Upperton, Brighton, Sussex, solicitor; b. 5 Feb 1829; adm. 30 Sep 1842 (Scott's); QS 1843; rowed v. Eton 30 Jul 1846; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1847, adm. pens. 13 May 1847, scholar 1848, matr. 1847; BA 1851; MA 1854; ordained deacon 1852, priest 1853 (both Chester); Curate, St. Mary the Virgin, West Derby, Liverpool 1852-8; Perpetual Curate of Burton, Chester 1858-67; Vicar of Ince, Cheshire 1867-86; Hon. Canon, Chester, from 1880; Vicar of Tarvin, Cheshire 1886-96; m. Elizabeth, dau. of Richard Benson Blundell-Hollinshead-Blundell; d. 5 Dec 1916.

UNIACKE-PENROSE-FITZGERALD, SIR ROBERT UNIACKE, BART., eldest son of Robert Uniacke Penrose-Fitzgerald (formerly Penrose), Corkbeg Island, co. Cork, Ireland, and Frances Mary, dau. of Rev. Robert Austin LLD, Prebendary of Cloyne; b. 10 Jul 1839; adm. 26 May 1853 (G); Trinity Hall, Cambridge, adm. pens. 30 Jan 1859, matr. Lent 1859; won the University Pairs with James Penrose Ingham (qv) 1860; rowed v. Oxford 1861, 1862; LLB 1863; LLM 1872; travelled in India and Tibet 1863-7; MP (Conservative) Cambridge 1885-1906; assumed additional surname of Uniacke 26 Jun 1896; created baronet 4 Aug 1896; President, Yacht Racing Association; of Corkbeg Island, co. Cork; DL JP co. Cork; Busby Trustee 25 May 1889; m. 13 Sep 1867 Jane Emily, eldest dau. of Gen. Sir William John Codrington GCB; d. 10 Jul 1919.