DAWSON, HENRY TOWNLEY VESEY, younger son of Vesey Thomas Dawson, Lincoln’s Inn, barrister, and Catherine Maria ---; b. 3 Jul 1855; adm. 7 Oct 1867 (James'); QS 30 Jan 1871; left Dec 1873; “banker” (1881 Census); d. in Shasta County, California, USA 4 Nov 1902.

DAY, GEORGE, eldest son of George Day (qv); b. 4 Mar 1811; adm. 10 Jan 1825; KS 1825; Capt. of the School 1829; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1830, matr. 28 May 1830, Westminster Student to 1842; BA 1834; MA 1836; ordained deacon 25 May 1834, priest 14 Jun 1835 (both Oxford); Curate, Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire 1834-40; Rector of Brightwell Baldwin, Oxfordshire 1841-90; m. 12 Oct 1841 Isabella Anne, second dau. of William Francis Lowndes-Stone, Brightwell Park, Oxfordshire; d. 4 Jan 1900.

DE LIGNE, DANIEL, eldest son of Erasmus De Ligne, Lincolnshire, and his first wife Penelope, dau. of Sir Simon Archer MP, Tanworth, Warwicks.; b.; adm.; BB 1671; KS 1673; of Harlaxton, Lincs.; lic. to m. 1st, 10 May 1681 Mary Horne, Stroxton, Lincs.; m. 2nd, 14 Feb 1683/4 Frances Palmer, Stoke Doylie, Northants.; d. 12 Dec 1730, aged 74.

Dean, Michael Edis, son of Arthur Edis Dean CBE, Warden of Goldsmiths' Coll., and Elsie Georgina, d. of William Musgrave Wood of Leeds; b. 16 June 1918; adm. Sept. 1931 (KS); left July 1936; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matnc. 1936, BA 1940, MA 1984; RA 1939-46; asst master Univ. Coll. Sch. 1946; m. 7 Nov. 1942 Mabel Graham Moore of Portglenone, co. Antrim; d. 15 June 1996.

DEBARY, PETER, son of Peter Debary, Westminster, and Susan Prevost (IGI); bapt. St. Martin’s in the Fields 3 Jan 1724 (IGI); adm. (aged 12) Jan 1736/7; Min. Can. 1737; KS 1738; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1742, adm. pens. 23 Jun 1742, scholar 22 Apr 1743; BA 1745/6; MA 1749; Minor Fellow, Trinity Coll. 3 Oct 1748, Major Fellow 5 Jul 1749; ordained deacon (Lincoln, lit. dim. from London) 4 Mar 1747/8, priest 19 Feb 1748/9; Vicar of Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire, from 1 Nov 1755; Vicar of Burbage, Wilts., from 1772; m. Ann Hayward; d. 4 Jan 1814.

DEBARY, PETER, son of Peter Debary (qv); b.; adm. 6 Feb 1777; KS 1779; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1783, adm. pens. 18 Jun 1783, aged 17, scholar 19 Apr 1784, matr. Mich. 1783; BA 1787; MA 1790; BD 1830; Minor Fellow, Trinity Coll., 2 Oct 1789, Major Fellow 7 Jul 1790, a Senior Fellow 1816; an Usher at the School 1788-96, house usher with Mrs Clapham; ordained; Rector of Eversley, Hampshire 19 Jan 1807-24; Vicar of Aysgarth, Yorks.; Rector of Orwell, Cambs., 5 May 1830-6; d. 9 Oct 1841. [perhaps m. 4 Dec 1797 Ann White (IGI)]

DEGGE, HERVEY, brother of Staunton Degge (qv); b.; adm. (aged 11) Oct 1720; KS 1722; elected head to Trin. Coll. Camb. 1726, adm. pens. 10 Jun 1726, scholar 14 Apr 1727; 1st in “ordo” 1729/30; BA 1729/30; Minor Fellow. Trin. Coll., from 2 Oct 1732; d. 22 May 1733.

Denniston, Robin Alastair, son of Cdr. Alexander Guthrie Denniston CMG CBE RNVR, intelligence officer, head of Govt. Code and Cipher School, Bletchley Park, and Dorothy Mary, d. of Arthur Gilliat (qv, Vol. I); b. 25 Dec. 1926; adm. Sept. 1940 (KS); Capt. of the Sch. 1945; left July 1945; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1945, BA 1949, MA 1952; sen. editor Wm Collins Ltd. 1950-9; promotion man. Hodder & Stoughton Ltd. 1960-4, editorial dir. 1966, man. dir. 1968-72; dep. chmn. Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd. 1973-5; dir. Thomson Publications Ltd. 1975-7; Academic Publisher OUP 1978-88; Student of Christ Church 1978-88; ord. deacon 1978, priest 1979; hon. Curate Clifton-on-Teme, Worcs 1978, New with South Hinksey, Oxon 1985; priest-in-charge, Great and Little Tew, Oxon 1987-90, 1995-2002 (with an interval as Episcopalian Minister, Burntisland, Fife, 1990-3); author of The Young Musicians 1956; Partly Living 1967, and other books; m. 1st, 15 July 1950 Anne Alice Kyffin, music teacher, d. of Arthur Geoffrey Evans MD FRCP, consult. physician, of Harpley House, Worcs; 2nd, 1987 Rosa Susan Penelope Beddington DPhil FRS, embryologist, Nat. Inst. for Medical Research; d. 6 Apr. 2012.

DERHAM, ROGER, second son of Baldwin Derham, West Dereham, Norfolk, and his first wife Margaret, dau. of John Heath, Kepyer, co. Durham; b.; adm.; QS; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1588, adm. scholar 1589, matr. Lent 1588/9; BA 1592/3; MA 1596; BD 1608; DD 1615; Fellow of Peterhouse 1597, Bursar 1613-4; ordained deacon and priest 20 Feb 1602; Rector of Statham [check], Leics.; Vicar of Cherry Hinton, Cambs., 1604-17; Rector of Great Casterton, Rutland 13 May 1618-21; Rector of Great Stukeley, Hunts., 1618; Rector of Braunstone, Leics., 1621; buried St Andrew Undershaft, London 7 Mar 1637/8.

DEVISME, LOUIS, third son of Philip De Visme, London, Huguenot refugee, and Marriane De La Majannes; b. 25 Sep 1720; adm. Jan. 1731/2; Min. Can. 1734; KS 1735; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1739, matr. 22 Jun 1739, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1739 - 8 May 1753 (expiry year of grace as R. Bigbury); BA 1743; MA 1746; ordained deacon 22 Sep 1745, priest 21 Sep 1746 (both Oxford); Rector of Bigbury, Devon, 27 Apr 1752; in Italy with William Nassau, 4th Earl of Rochford, Jun 1753, again in Italy as travelling tutor with Sir Wyndham Knatchbull-Wyndham, Bart., 1758-9; abandoned clerical duties to enter diplomatic service; Secretary to Lord Rochford when British Ambassador at Madrid, 1763-7; Secretary to British Embassy, St. Petersburg, Mar 1768 - Feb 1769; Minister Plenipotentiary to Elector of Bavaria and to German Diet Dec 1769 - Jan 1774; Envoy Extraordinary to Sweden from 29 Nov 1773; d. unm. at Stockholm 4 Sep 1776. DNB.