DIGBY, HON. CHARLES, brother of Edward Digby, 6th Baron Digby (I) (qv); b. 22 Apr 1743; in school list 1754; KS 1758; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 23 Oct 1761, Westminster Student 23 Dec 1761 - void 6 Jun 1768 (expiry year of grace as R. Kilmington); BA 1765; MA 1770; ordained deacon (Oxford) 22 Jun 1766; Rector of Kilmington, Somerset, from 1766; Prebendary of Wells from 13 Dec 1774, also Canon Residentiary from 1 Jul 1794; Perpetual Curate of Moddington [check], Wilts., in 1783; Vicar of Oborne, Dorset, from 1789; a Brother of St. Katherine’s Hospital by the Tower, London, 1801; Canon of Windsor from 23 Jan 1808; m. 5 Jan 1775 Priscilla, dau. of William Mellier [or Mellior ?], Castle Cary, Somerset; d. 10 Sep 1811.

DICKSON, ROBERT BRUCE, brother of Sir John Frederick Dickson (qv); b. 25 Mar 1842; adm. 7 Jun 1855 (James'); QS 1857; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1861, adm. pens. 25 May 1861. Matr. Mich. 1861; BA 1865; MA 1868; ordained deacon 1865 (London), priest 1866 (Oxford); Curate, Holy Trinity, Brompton 1865-6, Coleshill, Bucks., 1866-74, High Wycombe, Bucks., 1874-7; Curate in charge, Ashtead, Surrey 1878; Vicar of Cadmore End, Bucks., 1878-90; Vicar of Stewkley, Bucks., 1890-1905; Vicar of Speen, Berks., 1905-22; m. 1st, 28 Apr 1877 Augusta Catherine, dau. of Henry Hugh Hilder MRCS LSA, Berkhampstead, Herts.; m. 2nd, 7 Jul 1881 Grace Agnes, third dau. of Rev. Clement Francis Broughton, Rector of Norbury-cum-Snelston, Derbs.; d. 3 Mar 1940.

DICKSON, SIR JOHN FREDERICK, eldest son of Robert Dickson MD FRCP, Hertford Street, Mayfair, London, and Cambridge Lodge, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, and Anna Maria, dau. of John Coope, Cumberland Place, London; b. 17 Sep 1835; adm. 30 Jan 1847 (Rigaud's); readm. Mar 1850; QS 1851; Capt. of the School 1854; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1855, matr. 7 Jun 1855; 1st cl. Classics (Mods) 1857; BA 1859; MA 1873; Writer, Ceylon Civil Service Feb 1859; in Colonial Secretary’s Office, Ceylon 1859-62; Police Magistrate, Dambool 1862, Galle 1865; acting Government Agent, Southern Province 1879, Central Province 1882; CMG 24 May 1883; Colonial Secretary, Straits Settlements, from Sep 1885; member, Legislative Council; KCMG 24 May 1888; m. 1st, 30 Jun 1859 Annie, dau. of Randle Jackson Waters (qv); m. 2nd, 31 Mar 1875 Emily Ayton, youngest dau. of George Lee, Dickleburgh, Suffolk; d. 21 Dec 1891.

Dickson, David John Scott, son of David Dickson, publisher’s production man., of Richmond, Surrey, and Rachel Mary, d. of Frederick George Paynter of Rennington, Northumberland; b. 30 Aug. 1947; adm. Sept. 1960 (QS); left July 1965; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1965 (open schol. ), BA 1968; science correspondent, The Times Higher Education Supplement 1973-7; Washington correspondent, Nature 1977-82; European correspondent, Science 1982-9; editor, New Scientist 1989-92; news editor, Nature 1993-2001; dir. Science and Development Network (Scidev. Net) 2001-11, editor 2011-2; author, The New Politics of Science 1984; m. 28 Aug. 1973 (div. 1999) Prudence Mary Cargill Richardson; d. 31 July 2013.

DICKINSON, WILLIAM; b. ; adm. ; KS 1679.

DICKENSON, EDWARD NEWTON, second son of Edward Wingfield Dickenson (qv); b. 8 Jun 1818; adm. 28 Jan 1831 (Stikeman's); KS 1833; left 1836; Addiscombe Coll. 1836-7; Cadet, EICS Bengal 1838; Ensign, 24th Bengal Native Infantry 1 Sep 1838; Lieut., 19 Aug 1841; resigned on account of ill-health 20 Oct 1842 and returned to England; Queens’ Coll. Cambridge, adm. sizar 6 Jul 1843; ordained; Curate, St. Stephen’s, St. Albans, Herts. 1847-8, 1862-5; Curate, St. Cuthbert, Wells, Somerset 1853-4; Curate, Deal, Kent, and Chesilborough, Somerset; Chaplain, EICS Bombay 1850 (still 1860); m. 25 Aug 1846 Mary Dorothea, youngest dau. of Lieut. -Col. Thomas George Fitzgerald, Turlough Park, co. Mayo, and Maperton House, Somerset; d. 19 Nov 1882.

DICKENS, SAMUEL, son of Rev. Samuel Dickens, Rector of Hemingford Abbots, Hunts., and Mary, dau. of John Hildesley, Hemingford Abbots, Hunts., barrister; bapt. Hemingford Abbots, Hunts., 12 Jul 1718 (IGI); adm. (aged 11) Nov 1729; KS 1732; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1736, matr. 25 Jun 1736, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1736 - void by marriage 22 Sep 1760, Tutor 1747-53, Senior Censor 1747-50, Librarian 1754; BA 1740; MA 1743; BD 1752; DD 1753; Proctor 1751; Regius Prof. of Greek 30 Nov 1751-63; ordained; Curate, Drayton, Oxfordshire 1746, Binsey, Oxfordshire 1748; Prebendary of Durham from 3 Jan 1757 (holding the “golden stall” from 16 Mar 1761); Archdeacon of Durham from 2 Jan 1762; Rector of Easington, co. Durham, from Jan 1760; m. 18 Sep 1760 Margaret, dau. of Richard Lardner, Marylebone, London; d. 30 Aug 1791.

DICKENS, RICHARD MARK, son of Samuel Dickens (qv); bapt. Durham Cathedral 6 Jan 1764; adm. 7 May 1770; KS (Capt., aged 12) 1776; Capt. of the School 1779; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1780, matr. 24 May 1780, Westminster Student 23 Dec 1780 - void 1 Oct 1784; Ensign, 44th Foot 26 Sep 1782; Lieut., 30 Mar 1787; Capt., 76th Foot 25 Dec 1787; 44th Foot, 1 Feb 1788; Maj., 86th Foot 30 Oct 1793; Lieut. -Col., 17 Jun 1794; 34th Foot, 22 Oct 1794; Adjutant-Gen. to Forces in West Indies 28 Nov 1797; served at capture of Port Royal, Grenada, and mentioned in despatches 21 Jun 1798; Col. in Army 1 Jan 1800; Maj. -Gen., 30 Oct 1805; m. 8 Jan 1785 Mary, dau. of George Hoar, Middleton St. George, co. Durham, Keeper of the Regalia; d. at Muttra, North West Provinces, India 29 Apr 1808.

DICKENS, HENRY JOHN, son of Samuel Dickens (qv); bapt. Durham Cathedral 1 Nov 1771; adm. 15 Jun 1778; KS (aged 12) 1783; Capt. of the School 1787; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1788, matr. 22 May 1788, Westminster Student 23 Dec 1788 - void 25 Jun 1800; BA 1792; MA 1795; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 9 Nov 1790, called to bar 8 Jun 1796; practised at York; Deputy Commissary, Prerogative Court of York 1802; Auditor, Christ Church, Oxford; d. 19 Dec 1830, aged 59.

DIBBEN, THOMAS, second son of Richard Dibben, Clare Market, London; b.; adm.; KS 1692; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1696, adm. pens. 17 Jun 1696, aged 18, scholar 23 Apr 1697, readm. as fellow commoner 1702, matr. 1699; BA 1699/1700; MA 1703; BD 1710; DD 1721; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 26 Jun 1699; ordained deacon (London) 16 Jun 1700, dispensation for priest’s orders 12 Jul 1701; Rector of Fontmell Magna, Dorset, from 16 Jul 1701; Chaplain to Right Rev. John Robinson, Bishop of Bristol, at Congress of Utrecht 1713; Precentor of St. Paul’s from 16 Jun 1714; Proctor for Bristol diocese in Convocations of 1715 and 1727; several references to “Dirty Dibben of Dorsetshire” will be found in HMC Bath MSS, vol. iii; became mentally deranged and lost all his money; a Latin poet of some celebrity; translated the Carmen Saeculare of Matthew Prior (qv) into Latin verse, 1700; m.; d. in The Poultry Compter, London 5 Apr 1741. DNB.