VANE, HON. FREDERICK, brother of Henry Vane, 2nd Earl of Darlington (qv); b. 26 Jun 1732; adm. Jan 1739/40 (Watts'); KS 1746; still at school 1749; Pembroke Coll. Cambridge, adm. fellow commoner 30 Jan 1749/50, matr. 1750; reprimanded by Vice-Chancellor for interfering with Senior Proctor in exercise of his duties on the occasion of the Westminster club dinner, presided over by Thomas Francklin (qv), 17 Nov 1750; MP co. Durham 1761-74; Deputy Treasurer, Chelsea Hospital; of Sellaby, co. Durham; m. 1st, 15 Jun 1758 Henrietta, sister of Sir William Meredith, Bart. (qv); m. 2nd, 1796 Jane, dau. of Arthur Lysaght, and niece of John Lysaght, 1st Baron Lisle (I); d. 28 Apr 1801.

VARDY, EDWARD, brother of John Vardy (qv); b.; in school list 1754; KS 1760; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1765, matr. 7 Jun 1765, aged 19, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1765 - void 12 Jul 1783 (expiry year of grace as Perp. C. Market Harborough from 8 Jul 1782); BA 1769; MA 1772; ordained deacon 23 May 1769, priest 14 Jan 1772 (both Oxford); Perpetual Curate of Market Harborough and Great Bowden, Leics., from 1780 [check]; Rector of Llan-y-Meurig, [check county] 1782-98; Rector of Yelvertoft, Northants, from 1785; d. 23 Jul 1824.

VATAS, PETER, son of Peter Vatas MD, Wardour Street, London, medical practitioner, and Mary Anne, dau. of Jean Henri Hervart du Fort, The Hague, Netherlands; b.; adm. (aged 13) Sep 1730; KS 1732; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1737, matr. 14 Jun 1737, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1737 - void 22 Nov 1780 (expiry year of grace as Perp. C. Caversham from 18 Nov 1779); BA 1741; MA 7 Mar 1743/4; ordained deacon Dec 1742, priest Dec 1743 (both Oxford); Chaplain, 14th Light Dragoons, from 24 Dec 1745; Perpetual Curate of Caversham, Oxfordshire, from 1747; Rector of Whitton-cum-Thurlston, Suffolk 1780; Rector of Little Warley, Essex, from 1780; d. 4 Jan 1800.

VAUGHAN, JAMES; b.; adm.; KS 1679; buried Cloisters, Westminster Abbey 27 Aug 1680.

VAUGHAN, RICHARD, of London (“pleb. f. ”); b.; adm.; KS 16 Nov 1610; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1614, matr. 14 Mar 1616/7, aged 19, Westminster Student to 1623; BA 1618; MA 1622; ordained deacon 23 May 1619, priest 11 Jun 1620 (both Oxford).

VAUGHAN, ROBERT; b.; Min. Can. 1636; KS in 1638 (WAM 34165).

VAUGHAN, WILLIAM; b.; adm.; QS ; a letter from him to Lord Burghley, dated 7 Jan 1572/3, is preserved in the British Library (Lansdowne MS xvi, 37).

VAUX, HENRY EDWARD, eldest son of John Vaux, Bramfield, Herts., and Louisa --- (IGI); nephew of William Vaux (qv); b. 14 Jul 1801; adm. 9 Feb 1815 (G); KS 1816; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1820, but went to Exeter Coll. Oxford, matr. 23 Mar 1822; Craven Scholar 1822; Deputy Assistant Commissary-General 5 Oct 1832; Commissary to troops on Norfolk Island, New South Wales 1832; drowned off the coast of Norfolk Island 4 Mar 1834.

VENABLES-VERNON, EDWARD, second son of Hon. Edward Harcourt (qv); b.; adm. 14 Mar 1796 (Clapham); in school list 1797; KS (Capt., aged 12) 1799; Capt. of the School 1803; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1804, matr. 16 May 1804, Westminster Student; Chancellor’s Prize for Latin Verse 1805; d. 25 Jan 1806. Buried Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.

VENNER, JOHN, son of William Venner, Lichfield, Staffs., and Mary ---; b.; in school list 1738; KS (aged 14) 1741.