PRICE, DAVID, son of William Price, Flint; b.; adm.; KS 1685; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1688, adm. pens. 26 Jun 1688, aged 19, scholar 12 Apr 1689; BA 1691/2; Usher at Felsted School, Essex, from 1693; ordained; Rector of Hatfield Peverel, Essex 1702; d. 1731.

PRESTON, ISAAC, son of Isaac Preston, Beeston St. Lawrence, Norfolk, and his second wife Hester, dau. of Jonathan Pettingall, Hempnall, Norfolk; bapt. Beeston St. Lawrence, Norfolk 21 Jul 1754 (IGI); in school lists 1764; KS (aged 13) 1767; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1772, but went to Trinity Coll. Oxford, matr. 2 Jul 1772; BA 1776; MA 1779; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 2 Jun 1769, called to bar 15 Jun 1781; Recorder of King’s Lynn; d. unm. 1 May 1796.

PRESTON, GEORGE, son of George Preston (adm. 1769, qv); b. ; in school list 1801; KS (aged 14) 1805; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1809, adm. pens. 13 May 1809, scholar 1810; BA 1813; MA 1821; ordained; Curate, Shotley and Harkstead, Suffolk 1815; an Usher at the School Oct 1818 – Jun 1826, Under Master from Jun 1826; Chaplain to Foundling Hospital 1820; Vicar of Christ Church, Newgate Street, London, from 11 Dec 1829; m. 19 Aug 1822 Emma, dau. of Richard Van Heythuysen, John Street, Bedford Row, London, solicitor; d. 6 Sep 1841, aged 50. Buried North Cloister, Westminster Abbey (memorial tablet in Dark Cloister).

PRESTON, GEORGE HENRY, eldest son of George Preston (KS 1805, qv); b. 2 May 1823; adm. 28 Jun 1830; KS 1837; Capt. of the School 1841; left 1841; St. Bees Coll.; ordained deacon 1846, priest 1847 (both Chester); Curate, St. Paul’s, Stalybridge, Cheshire 1846-8; held other curacies; Chaplain at Rio de Janeiro 1864-78; living Madron, Cornwall, in 1881 (1881 Census); m. 1st, Sarah Coulter; m. 2nd, ---; d. 8 Jun 1903.

PRESTON, ---; b.; adm.; QS 12 May 1554 (Chapter Muniments).

PRESSE, ---; b.; adm.; QS in 1556 (Chapter Muniments 7723).

PRESSE, ---; b.; adm.; QS in 1554 (Chapter Muniments).

PRESCOTT, EDWARD, son of William Prescott, Clare Hall, Halifax, Yorks.; bapt. Halifax 20 May 1760 (IGI); at Manchester GS 1772; adm. 10 Jan 1774; KS 1774; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1778, matr. 17 Jun 1778, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1778 – void 21 Oct 1790 (expiry year of grace as V. Long Preston from 26 Oct 1789); BA 1782; MA 1785; ordained; Vicar of Long Preston, Yorkshire, from 1789; m. 31 Aug 1790 Mary Cooke, Callico Hall, Halifax, Yorks.; d. 16 Feb 1809, aged 48.

Preece, Percy John, third son of Sir William Henry Preece, K.C.B., F.R.S., engineer-in-chief to the General Post Office, by Agnes Mary, daughter of George Pocock, of Southampton; b. July 24, 1870; adm. as Q.S. June 12, 1884; left (with Triplett) July 1889; Trin. Coll. Camb. (adm. pensr. May 27, 1889); B.A. 1892; adm. a solicitor March 1897; firm, Fox and Preece, Dean's Yard, Westminster; secretary to the governing body of the school; 2nd Lieut. Rifle Brigade July 28, 1897; served in the South African War with the Army Post Office Corps; mentioned in despatches; Lieut. Feb. 3, 1900; Capt. 8th Batt. London Regt. Dec. 9, 1902; acting Major Sept. 5, 1914; Lieut.-Col. June 1, 1916; served in France in Great War I; T.D.; secretary to the governing body July 29, 1912 to Feb. 18, 1918; d. Oct. 29, 1921.

PRATT, THOMAS, son of Thomas Pratt, St. James’s, London; b.; adm.; in under school list 1715; KS 1717; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 1 Apr 1721, aged 18. [Note that a Thomas Pratt was Under Clerk, Treasury Mar 1724 – Nov 1769, Chief Clerk Nov 1769 – Jul 1798, and Keeper of Papers, Treasury Sep 1765 – Jan 1783]