BERTIE, WILLOUGHBY, 4TH EARL OF ABINGDON, second son of Willoughby Bertie, 3rd Earl of Abingdon, and Anna Maria, dau. of Sir John Collins, Kt.; nephew of William Bertie (qv); b. 16 Jan 1740; adm. Jun 1750; (Porten's, Jones); in school list 1754; Magdalen Coll. Oxford, matr. 29 Jan 1759; MA 20 Jan 1761; succ. his father as 4th Earl of Abingdon 10 Jan 1760; in Italy and Switzerland 1763-5 and again 1770; a friend and supporter of John Wilkes MP; spoke frequently in House of Lords in defence of popular rights, and opposed Government policy on America; sympathised with the French Revolution; sentenced to three months’ imprisonment and a fine of £100 for libelling an attorney whom he had once employed, 12 Jan 1795; a curious satire on the Earl’s career, entitled An Adieu to the Turf, was published anonymously in 1778 (see Notes and Queries, 12th ser., iv, 16, 55); author of Thoughts on Mr Burke’s Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol on the Affairs in America, 1777, and other pamphlets; m. 7 Jul 1768 Charlotte, dau. of Vice Adm. Sir Peter Warren KB MP; d. 26 Sep 1799. DNB.

LANGFORD, ROBERT, eldest son of Abraham Langford, The Piazza, Covent Garden, Westminster, auctioneer, and Mary ---; bapt. St. Paul, Covent Garden 27 Feb 1743/4; adm. (aged 8) Sep 1752 (Jones'); in school list 1754; of Eynsham Hall, Oxfordshire; High Sheriff, Oxfordshire 1780; m. 12 Nov 1763 Ann Scarlett, St. Anne’s, Soho, Westminster; d. 22 Jun 1785.

ROSTON, JAMES, son of Thomas Roston, Draycot, Wilts.; b.; adm. (aged 15) Jul 1751 (Jones'); Queen’s Coll. Oxford, matr. 29 Oct 1754. [Perhaps James Roston, son of Thomas Roston, bapt. Duffield, Derbs., 9 Feb 1735 (IGI)].

TAYLOUR, ---; b.; adm. (aged 16) Nov 1752 (Jones').