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WOOLLCOMBE, HENRY, son of Rev. Henry Woollcombe, Rector of Ashbury, Devon, and Jane Frances, dau. of Rear-Adm. Sir Thomas Louis, Bart.; b. 26 Mar 1813; adm. 18 Jan 1826 (Stelfox's); KS (Capt. ) 1827; Capt. of the School 1830; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1831, matr. 21 May 1831, Westminster Student; 1st cl. Classics and 2nd cl. Mathematics 1834; Johnson Theological Scholar 1835; BA 1834; MA 1837; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 16 Apr 1836; ordained deacon 10 Jun 1838, priest 26 May 1839 (both Oxford); Curate, Sheepwash and Highampton, Devon 1838-44; Prebendary of Exeter 8 Dec 1843; Rector of Kingsteignton, Devon 1844-58; Vicar of Heavitree, Devon 1858-69; Canon Residentiary of Exeter 1861; Archdeacon of Barnstaple Oct 1865; m. 14 May 1846 his cousin Jaquete Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. Charles Belfield Louis, Royal Navy; d. 4 Jun 1885.

WOOD, FREDERICK WILLIAM, seventh son of John Wood, Melton, Suffolk, solicitor, and Mary Anne, dau. of Simon Baker, Ipswich, Suffolk; b. 20 Aug 1810; adm. 19 Nov 1825 (Stelfox's); Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 15 Jan 1829, matr. 1829; BA 1833; adm. Inner Temple 2 Feb 1830, called to bar 16 Nov 1838; Northern Circuit; d. c. 1876.

WILTSHIRE, ROBERT; b. London 17 Apr 1805; adm. 26 Jun 1820 (Stelfox's); left 1821; adm. solicitor; practised in London; living in Lambeth, Surrey 1881 (1881 Census); m. 27 Apr 1872 Matilda Jane Oliver (IGI); d. 14 Sep 1889.

WILLIAMS, ROBERT GRIFFITH, son of Sir Robert Williams, Bart. (qv); b. 27 Jun 1809; adm. 1 Oct 1821 (Stelfox's); Ensign, 21st Foot 3 Oct 1826; Lieut., 6 Sep 1831; Capt., 24 Apr 1835; 24th Foot 11 Dec 1835; retd. 1841; m. 1833 Mary Anne, second dau. of Piers Geale, Dublin, Ireland; d. 13 Apr 1865.

WILLETT, AUGUSTUS SALTREN, eldest son of John Saltren Willett, Torrington, Devon, and Elizabeth Percy, sister of John Holt White (qv); b. 25 Oct 1817; adm. 26 Jan 1830 (Stelfox's); left Whitsun 1832; RMC Sandhurst; Cornet, 17th Lancers 9 Dec 1836; Lieut., 31 Dec 1839; Capt., 11 Jun 1842; Maj., 28 May 1852; served in the Crimea; d. unm. at Balaclava, of cholera, 22 Oct 1854. [Father a Proctor, Court of Arches (occurs 1831) ?] [son of John Salter Willett (qv) ?] [related to Clevland family : check]

WHITTAKER, CHARLES GUSTAVUS, eldest son of Charles Gustavus Whittaker (adm. 1807, qv); b. 8 Sep 1820; adm. 18 Jan 1831 (Stelfox's); left Dec 1836; played cricket for Kent 1838-47, and for the Gentlemen v. Players 1839-42, 1845; “income from land and houses” (1881 Census); m. 1st, Anne Sophia Dadson; m. 2nd, 13 Jan 1882 Emily Anne, eldest dau. of Rev. William Meyler, Rector of St. Lawrence, Pembs.; d. 15 Nov 1886.

WHALLEY, FREDERICK WILLIAM CHARLES BUXTON, eldest son of Frederick Whalley, Westminster; b. 25 Apr 1811; adm. 10 Jan 1825 (Stelfox's); left Mar 1828; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 9 Dec 1828; BA 1833; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 17 Apr 1837, called to bar 9 Jun 1842; d. 3 Jun 1881. [evidently kin to next]

WELLS-DYMOKE, EDMUND LIONEL, brother of Dymoke Wells (qv); b. 21 Mar 1814; adm. 6 Feb 1824 (Stelfox's); Queens’ Coll. Cambridge; adm. Middle Temple 14 Nov 1835, called to bar 2 Nov 1838; assumed additional surname of Dymoke 27 Aug 1866; m. 1st, 22 Apr 1840 Mary Ann, eldest dau. of Thomas Galliers, Stapleton Castle, Herefs.; m. 2nd, 14 Jul 1864 Laura De Blair, dau. of Thomas Robert Jefferson, Gloucester Square, London; d. 15 Jun 1892.

WELD-FORESTER, ORLANDO WATKIN, 4TH BARON FORESTER, fourth son of Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester (qv); b. 18 Apr 1813; adm. 10 Jun 1825 (Stelfox's); Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 24 Sep 1831, matr. Mich. 1833; MA 1835; ordained deacon 25 Sep 1836, priest 21 May 1837 (both Lincoln); Rector of Dunton, Bucks., 22 May 1837; Rector of Broseley, Shropshire 1841-59; Prebendary of Hereford 1847-74; Rector of Doveridge, Derbs., 1859-67; Rector of Gedling, Notts., 1867 – Nov 1887; Chancellor and Canon Residentiary of York 1874-91; succ. brother as 4th Baron Forester 14 Feb 1886; author, Letters and Sermons, and other works; m. 1st, 14 Jul 1840 Sophia Elizabeth, dau. of Richard Norman, Melton Mowbray, Leics.; m. 2nd, 5 Oct 1875 Emma Maria, eldest dau. of William Tollemache; d. 22 Jun 1894.

WELD-FORESTER, HON. EMELIUS JOHN, fifth son of Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester (qv); b. 10 Feb 1815; adm. 27 Sep 1827 (Stelfox's); Ensign, 1st Foot Guards 28 Dec 1832; Lieut., 9 Apr 1838; Capt., 23 May 1845; Maj., 26 Sep 1857; half-pay 5 Mar 1858; Lieut. -Col., 10 Nov 1868; retd., hon. rank of Col., 1 Jul 1881; served in Afghan War 1838-42; d. unm. 29 Jan 1899.