JONES, ELLIS, son of Rev. John Jones, Rector of Todenham, Gloucs. [presumably John Jones, BB 1699, qv], and Mary --- (IGI); bapt. Todenham, Gloucs. 31 Jan 1725 (IGI); adm. (aged 10) Jan 1736/7 (Playford's); KS 1741; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1745, matr. 12 Jun 1745, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1745 – 4 May 1774 (expiry year of grace as V. Staverton), Tutor 1756-68, Junior Censor 1759, Senior Censor 1760-3, Catechist 1762-6; BA 1749; MA 1752; ordained deacon May 1752, priest Jun 1753 (both Oxford); Curate, St. Thomas, Oxford 1759; Vicar of Staverton, Northants, from 26 Apr 1773; d. 13 Sep 1784.

KAYE, SIR JOHN LISTER, BART., only son of Sir John Lister Kaye, Bart., MP, Lord Mayor of York, and his first wife Ellen, dau. of John Wilkinson, Greenhead, near Huddersfield, Yorks.; b. 26 Jun 1725; adm. Apr 1740 (Playford's); left 1743; Lincoln Coll. Oxford, matr. 28 Feb 1743/4; succ. father as 5th baronet 5 Apr 1752; High Sheriff, Yorkshire 1761; d. unm. 27 Dec 1789.

MEREDITH, SIR WILLIAM, BART., second son of Amos Meredith, Chester, Cheshire, and Joanna, dau. of Thomas Cholmondeley, Vale Royal, Cheshire; bapt. St. John the Baptist, Chester 10 Mar 1724 (IGI); adm. (aged 13) Oct 1738 (Playford's); left 1742; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 24 Mar 1742/3; DCL 14 Apr 1749 (incorp. LLD Cambridge 1758); succ. grandfather as 3rd baronet Jan 1752; of Henbury, Cheshire; MP Wigan 1754-61, Liverpool 1761-80; Lord of the Admiralty Aug 1765 – Nov 1766; Comptroller of the Household Mar 1774 – Dec 1777, resigning on grounds of his opposition to the American war; Privy Councillor 9 Mar 1774; a prominent member of the House of Commons; author, Historical Remarks on the Taxation of Free States, 1778, and other pamphlets; d. unm. at Lyon, France 2 Jan 1790. DNB.

MONKE, JAMES, son of William Monke MD, Walthamstow, Essex, and Martha --- (IGI); bapt. St. Olave’s, Hart Street, London 22 Sep 1731 (IGI); adm. (aged 8) Apr 1740 (Playford's); left 1744; d. 27 Apr 1766, aged 36. [Mother perhaps Martha Hawkins (IGI)].

ROBINSON, JOHN; b.; adm. (aged 11) May 1736 (Playford's); left 1738.

THORNTON, WILLIAM; b.; adm. (aged 15) May 1740 (Playford's); left 1742. [Perhaps son of John Thornton, Hamburg, Germany, University Coll. Oxford, matr. 12 Feb 1742/3, aged 17]

THOROTON, THOMAS, son of Robert Thoroton, Screveton, Notts., and Mary, widow of Rev. Abraham Blackborne, Rector of Screveton, Notts., and dau. of Sir Richard Levett, Kt, Lord Mayor of London; bapt. St. Margaret in the Close, Lincoln 1 Jan 1724 (IGI); adm. (aged 12) Jan 1735/6 (Playford's); Trinity Hall, Cambridge, scholar 30 Dec 1741, adm. 10 Feb 1741/2; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 1745 [check]; managed the estates and political and business affairs of his father-in-law John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland; MP Boroughbridge 15 Jan 1757-61, Newark 1761-8, Bramber 14 Feb 1769 - Jan 1782; maintained a constant correspondence with his brother-in-law John Manners, Marquis of Granby, during Seven Years War; Secretary, Board of Ordnance 1763-70; continued to manage the Rutland estates for the 4th Duke of Rutland; his correspondence is preserved at Belvoir Castle (HMC 12th Report, Appendix, pt. v, and 14th Report, Appendix, pt. i); m. 6 Oct 1751 Roosilia Drake, illegitimate dau. of John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland KG PC; d. 9 May 1794.

WILBRAHAM, PETER, third son of Ralph Wilbraham, Dorfold, Cheshire, and Elizabeth --- (IGI); bapt. St. Andrew, Holborn 17 Apr 1726 (IGI); adm. (aged 15) Feb 1740/1 (Playford's); left 1742; adm. Middle Temple 5 Jul 1742. [Perhaps Lieut., 37th Foot 15 May 1749 (from half-pay), Capt. -Lieut., 18th Foot 30 Oct 1755]