DOD, NATHANIEL, second son of Francis Dod, London, citizen and haberdasher, and Mary, dau. of George Dalton, London, goldsmith; b.; adm.; QS; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1582, matr. 1 Feb 1582/3, aged 18, Westminster Student to 1595; BA 1586; MA 1589; BD 14 Apr 1600; DD 17 Jul 1600; ordained; Rector of Llanwenarth, Monmouthshire, 1595; Prebendary of Chester 17 Jan 1595/6- Nov 1607; m. Anne Garnet.

DOLBEN, SIR GILBERT, BART., eldest son of John Dolben (elected Oxford 1640, qv); b. 16 Nov 1658; adm.; KS 1671; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1674, matr. 18 Jul 1674, aged 15, Westminster Student 22 Dec 1674 - void 1679; adm. Inner Temple, called to bar 28 Nov 1680, Bencher 1706, Treasurer 1721; MP Ripon Mar 1684/5 - Jul 1687, Peterborough Jan 1688/9 - Jul 1698, Jan 1700/1 - Sep 1710, Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) Oct 1710 - Jan 1714/5; Puisne Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Ireland 24 Jun 1701-20; created baronet 1 Apr 1704; in the debate on the Aylesbury case in Jan 1704 Dolben maintained the exclusive jurisdiction of the House of Commons in election questions; mentioned by John Dryden (qv) in the postscript to his translation of the Aeneid; m. Anne, dau. of Tanfield Mulso, Finedon, Northants.; d. 22 Oct 1722. DNB.

DOLBEN, SIR JOHN, BART., only son of Sir Gilbert Dolben, Bart. (qv); b. 12 Feb 1683/4; adm. Rugby Sch. 26 Sep 1693; adm.; KS (Capt. ) 1700; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 11 May 1702; BA 22 Jan 1704/5; MA 1707; BD and DD 1717; ordained; Sub-Dean, Chapel Royal 20 Apr 1713 - Mar 1718; Vicar of Finedon, Northants., from 30 Sep 1714; Prebendary of Durham from 2 Apr 1718, holding the “golden” stall there from 17 Jul 1719; Rector of Burton Latimer, Northants., from 14 Mar 1718/9; succ. father as 2nd baronet 22 Oct 1722; Visitor of Balliol Coll. Oxford from 22 Jun 1728; a warm friend of Francis Atterbury (qv); Anthony Alsop (qv) inscribed a number of his Latin odes to Dolben; m. 28 Jul 1720 Hon. Elizabeth Digby, second dau. of William Digby, 5th Baron Digby (I); d. 20 Nov 1756. DNB.

DOLBEN, JOHN, son of John Dolben (adm. 1676, qv); b.; adm.; QS 1705; left 1708; mentions in his will his schoolfellow Thomas Moore (QS 1705, qv); d. in eighteenth year 27 Mar 1708.

DOLBEN, WILLIAM, only son of John Dolben, Haverfordwest, Pembs., and Alice, dau. of Richard Myddelton, Denbigh, and niece of Sir Hugh Myddelton MP, projector of the New River; b.; adm.; QS; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1603, matr. 10 Feb 1603/4, aged 16, Westminster Student to 1607; BA 1607; migrated to All Souls Coll.; MA 1610 (incorp. Cambridge 1614); BD 1617; DD 1619; ordained; Rector of Stackpole Elidor, Pembs., 1616-8; Rector of Lawrenny, Pembs., 28 Sep 1620-3; Rector of Llanynys, Denbighshire, 1623; Rector of St. Bartholomew by the Exchange, London 11 Jul – Nov 1623; Rector of Stanwick and of Benefield, Northants., from 8 Nov 1623; Prebendary of Lincoln from 31 Aug 1629; his great-grandson Sir John Dolben, Bart. (qv), claimed that he was nominated Bishop of Gloucester shortly before his death, but it seems more probable that the intended diocese was Bangor; m. Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. Hugh Williams, Coghwillan, Caernarvonshire, and niece of Most Rev. John Williams DD, Archbishop of York; buried Stanwick, Northants. 19 Sep 1631. DNB.

DOLLING, ROBERT RATCLIFFE, son of James Dolling, Great Russell Street, London, and Mary, only child of J. Ratcliffe, Hatton Garden, London; b.; adm.; KS (aged 14) 1761; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1765, matr. 7 Jun 1765, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1765 - void 27 May 1772 (expiry year of grace as R. Etchingham); BA 1769; MA 1772; BCL 1775; ordained deacon 21 May 1769, priest 10 Jun 1770 (both Oxford); Rector of Etchingham, Sussex 25 May 1771-5; Vicar of Aldenham, Herts., 17 Jun 1775-94; Rector of Titsey, Surrey from 19 Mar 1776; Rector of Bolnhurst, Beds., from 20 Mar 1794; JP Hertfordshire (occurs 1783-4); m. Mar 1776 Mary, dau. of Paul Saunders, Bloomsbury, London; d. c. 1803 (will proved PCC 12 Nov 1803).

DORMER, THOMAS; b.; adm.; QS 14 Feb 1553/4 (Acts of Chapter).

Dowding, Michael Frederick, son of Guy Francis Dowding, consulting engineer, of Barnes, and Frances Constance, d. of Frederick Bragger, civil servant, of Chelsea; b. 19 Nov. 1918; adm. Sept. 1932 (KS); left July 1937; Magd. Coll. Camb., matric. 1937, BA 1941, MA 1946; RA 1939- 46 (Major), despatches (NW Europe) Apr. 1946; AMIMechE 1949, MIMechE 1952, FIMechE 1960, FIM 1986; successively sales dir., chief engineer and man. dir. Davy Corpn 1946-72; chairman Davy International Ltd 1964-72; chairman Michael Dowding Associates, consulting engineers, 1972-; Cdr Knights of Finnish Lion (1st class) 1969; CBE 1973; Pres. Metals Society 1978-9; dir. N. M. Rothschild International 1979-85; m. 15 Mar. 1947 Rosemary, d. of Somerville Hastings MS FRCS MP; d. 8 Feb. 1991.

DOWDING, WILLIAM, son of Rev. William Dowding, Tonbridge, Kent; b.; adm.; KS (aged 12) 1758; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1763, matr. 9 Jun 1763, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1763 - void 1767; BA 1767. [Perhaps Ensign, 62nd Foot 24 Apr 1764; Lieut., 8 Jun 1768 – still in Army List 1773]