RICKETTS, CHARLES MILNER, second son of George Poyntz Ricketts, Governor of Barbados, and Sophia, dau. of William Watts, EICS Bengal, Governor of Fort William; b. 21 Apr 1776; adm. 3 Apr 1788; KS 1790; Writer, EICS Bengal 1791; arrived in India 25 Jul 1792; Assistant to Resident, Rangpur 2 Nov 1792; Sub-Export Warehouse Keeper 1799; Secretary, Board of Trade, Salt and Opium Dept., 1804; Director, Bank of Bengal 18 Jan 1811; Private Secretary to Governor-Gen. 1813, 1817; Chief Secretary to Government 13 Oct 1815; Member, Supreme Council, and President, Board of Trade, 12 Dec 1817 – 23 Jan 1819, res.; MP Dartmouth 4 Jan 1820 – Mar 1822; FRS 23 Mar 1820; Consul-General, Lima 1827-9; m. 8 Mar 1800 Ellen Theresa, widow of Sackville Marcus Taylor, EICS Bengal, and dau. of Miles Prendergast, co. Galway; d. 7 Sep 1867.

RIDGE, WILLIAM; b.; adm.; KS 1684; left 1684.

RIDSDALE, GEORGE, eldest son of Capt. William Ridsdale, Lleuar, near Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, and Mary, dau. of George Twisleton; b. 23 Jan 1721; adm. (aged 10) Jul 1733; KS 1739; left 1743. [perhaps Capt., Army ?]

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

Robbins, Richard Michael, son of Alfred Gordon Robbins, publisher, and Josephine, d. of Richard Lovat Capell, ironmonger, of Northampton; b. 7 Sept. 1915; adm. Sept. 1929 (KS); Capt. of the school 1933-4; left July 1934; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1934, Dixon Schol. 1937; joined LPTB 1939; RE (Transportation) 1939-46 (Maj.), served Persia and Iraq 1941-3, GHQ MEF 1943-4, AML Greece 1944-5; rejoined LPTB 1946, sec. to Chairman 1947-50, sec. LT Executive 1950-5, sec. and chief PRO 1955-60, chief commercial and PR officer 1960-5, member LT Executive 1965-80 (man. dir. Railways 1971-8); BA (Oxon.) 1952, MA 1964; FCIT 1955; FSA 1957, treas. 1971-87, Pres. 1987-91; CBE 1976; Pres. Inst. of Transport 1975-6; a governor Museum of London 1969-, chairman of governors 1979-; hon. DLitt City Univ. 1987; author of The Railway Age 1962, George and Robert Stephenson 1966, A Public Transport Century 1985; m. 21 Oct. 1939 Rose Margaret Elspeth, d. of Sir Robert Reid Bannatyne CB, Asst Under­ Sec. of State Home Office; d. 21 Dec. 2002.

ROBERTS, CLARENCE ARMSTRONG, son of Charles Roberts EICS [perhaps Madras : check Presidency], Baker Street, London, and his second wife Emma Champion, dau. of Lieut. -Gen. Sir Richard Armstrong KCB; b. 18 May 1825; adm. 28 Jan 1839 (Benthall's); QS 1839; left May 1841; at Haileybury Coll. 1842-4; Writer, EICS Madras 1844; Assistant to Collector, Southern Divn. of Arcot 1848; Head Assistant 1850; Secretary and Assistant to Accountant-Gen. 1852; Secretary to Mint Committee 1859; Sub-Collector and Joint Magistrate, Coimbatore 1861; Civil and Sessions Judge, Chittoor 1864; retd. 1872; m. 15 Aug 1861 Mary Agnes Eldridge, eldest dau. of Thomas Morgan Gepp, Chelmsford, Essex, solicitor; d. 13 Aug 1904.

ROBERTS, EDWARD; b. ; adm. ; KS 16 Nov 1610 (Chapter Lease Book 1605-10, f. 326).

Roberts, Hugh Aleth, son of Francis Roberts, of Farnham, Surrey, by Ellen, daughter of Edward Whistler, of Clapham Park, Surrey; b. June 1, 1882; adm. as Q.S. Sept. 24, 1896; elected to an exhibition at Ch. Ch. Oxon. July 1901, matric. Michaelmas 1901; B.A. 1905; in the timber trade, Burma, 1906-24; m. July 7, 1921, Vyda Beatrix, daughter of Arthur Cay, of Clifton, Bristol; d. April 27, 1954·

ROBERTS, JOHN, son of Rev. John Roberts, Rector of Witley, Surrey, and Eleonora Green (IGI); bapt. Witley, Surrey 8 Jan 1683 (so IGI, but evidently 1683/4); adm.; KS 1700; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1704, matr. 23 Jun 1704, aged 19, Westminster Student from 22 Dec 1704, Tutor 1711-3; BA 1708; MA 15 Mar 1710/1; ordained; Curate, Cowley, Oxfordshire 1713; d. 16 Sep 1713. Buried Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.

ROBERTS, RICHARD, son of Edmund Roberts, London; b.; adm.; BB 1681; KS 1684; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1689, matr. 17 Jun 1689, aged 18, Westminster Student 30 Dec 1689 – void 1705; BA 1693; MA (Christ Church Act Book) 1696.