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Adams, William Pitt, 1804-1852

  • GB-2014-WSA-01939
  • Person
  • 1804-1852

ADAMS, WILLIAM PITT, eldest son of William Dacres Adams, Bowdon, Devon, Commissioner of Woods and Forests, previously private secretary to William Pitt the younger and to Duke of Portland when Prime Ministers, and Elizabeth, second dau. of Mayow Wynell-Mayow, Sydenham, Kent; b. 11 Dec 1804; adm. 16 Apr 1817 (Best's); KS 1819; left 1820; Oriel Coll. Oxford, matr. 21 Feb 1823; Assistant Junior Clerk, Foreign Office Apr 1826- Jul 1830, Junior Clerk Jul 1830 - Nov 1834; Secretary of Legation, Bogota, 31 Dec 1834, Mexico 31 Jul 1841; Chargé d’Affaires and Consul-General, Peru, 30 Nov 1842; m. 16 Sep 1847 Georgiana Emily, dau. of Robert Lukin, Felbrigg, Norfolk; d. at Lima, Peru, 6 Sep 1852.

Adams, Thomas, fl. 1651

  • GB-2014-WSA-01937
  • Person
  • fl. 1651

ADAMS, THOMAS, son of William Adams, Yorkshire; b.; adm.; KS; contributor to Lachrymae Musarum, 1649, p. 97; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1651, adm. pens. 13 May 1651, scholar 1651, matr. Mich. 1651; a copy of English verses written by him is prefixed to the Amanda of Nicholas Hookes (qv), published 1653. [Probably Thomas Adams, second son of William Adams, Owston, Yorks., and Margaret, dau. of Sir Thomas Ellis, Kt, Grantham, Lincs., adm. Gray’s Inn 12 Apr 1654, d. unm. ]

Adams, Frank Geoffrey, 1921-1988

  • GB-2014-WSA-01928
  • Person
  • 1921-1988

Adams, Frank Geoffrey, son of George Bradford Adams of Winchmore Hill and Sybil, d. of John Bradwell of Hawksworth, Notts; b. 21 Dec. 1921; adm. Sept. 1928 (KS); left July 1933; Intelli­gence Corps 1939-45 (Capt.); FCO 1946-69; OBE 1963; subsequently Govt Hospitality Fund officer and professional translator; m. 1st 18 Nov. 1939 Joanna Horatia, d. of Capt. Vivian Ronald Brandon CBE RN; 2nd 2 May 1959 Margaret Elizabeth, d. of Gerald H. Beloe, sugar merchant, of Bristol; d. 27 Oct. 1988.

Adams, Dacres, 1806-1871

  • GB-2014-WSA-01927
  • Person
  • 1806-1871

ADAMS, DACRES, brother of William Pitt Adams (qv); b. 26 Jul 1806; adm. 14 Apr 1819 (Best's); KS 1820; left Christmas 1820; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 30 Mar 1824; BA 1827; MA 1832; ordained deacon 1829, priest 1830; Vicar of Pinhoe, Devon, 20 Jul 1832-7; Vicar of Bampton, Oxfordshire (second portion), from 12 May 1837; JP Oxfordshire; m. 15 Aug 1832 his cousin Anna Maria, eldest dau. of Baldwin Fulford, Fulford, Devon; d. 8 Dec 1871.

Adams, Charles Wllirid, 1883-1954

  • GB-2014-WSA-01926
  • Person
  • 1883-1954

Adams, Charles Wilfrid, son of Arthur Adams, of Putney, by Louisa Georgina, daughter of Robert Cream, of Putney; b. Jan. 12, 1883; adm. as Q.S. Sept. 27, 1895; elected head to Trin. Coll. Camb. (with Senior Samwaies and Triplett) July 1901, matric. Michaelmas 1901; exhibitioner (Mathematics) 1901; sizar (Mathematics) 1902; scholar 1903; 25th Wrangler, Math. Trip., part 1, 1904; 2nd class Nat. Sci. Tripos, part 1, 1905; B.A. 1904; M.A. 1908; an assistant master Royal Naval College, Osborne, 1905; at Haileybury from 1910, housemaster there 1914-5 and from 1918; 2nd Lieut. Dorset R.G.A. Oct. 15, 1915; Lieut. June 1, 1916; served in France 1916-8, 123rd and 353rd Siege Batteries; d. Dec. 20, 1954.

Adams, Adrian Vivanti, 1920-1991

  • GB-2014-WSA-01923
  • Person
  • 1920-1991

Adams, Adrian Vivanti, son of William Naseby Adams FRIBA and Violet Vivanti, sister of Walter Vivanti Dewar Mathews (qv); b. 11 Nov. 1920; adm. Sept. 1934 (KS); left July 1939; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1939, BA 1942, MA 1946; MB BChir 1946; Burney Yeo Schol. King's Coll. Hosp.; asst lecturer Univ. of Liverpool 1947; surgeon P&O Co. 1949; med. registrar Royal Masonic Hosp. 1952; asst master at the school 1954-5; at Shrewsbury Sch. 1956, at Stowe Sch. 1959, at Brigfiton Coll. 1960, at KCS Wimbledon 1962, at Downside Sch. 1966; d. 5 Jan. 1991.

Abbott, Charles Frederick, ca. 1757-1811

  • GB-2014-WSA-01892
  • Person
  • ca. 1757-1811

ABBOTT, CHARLES FREDERICK, son of Capt. Charles Abbott, Royal Artillery, Dublin; b.; adm. 16 Jul 1770; KS (aged 13) 1772; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1777, adm. pens. 28 May 1777, scholar 15 May 1778, matr. Mich. 1777; Ensign 68th Foot 4 May 1785, Lieut. 11 Aug 1789; retd. 3 Aug 1793; m.; d. 6 Jan 1811.

Abbot, John, ca. 1705-?

  • GB-2014-WSA-01888
  • Person
  • ca. 1705-?

ABBOT, JOHN, son of Thomas Abbot, London; b.; adm. (aged 10) Aug 1715 (“paid no fees”); KS (aged 14) 1721; left 1723. [Perhaps John Abbot, son of Thomas Abbot, and Mary (Lewis?, bapt. Christ Church, Newgate Street, London 4 Apr 1708 (IGI)]

Abbot, Charles, Baron Colchester, 1757-1829

Abbot, Charles, Baron Colchester, 1757-1829

  • GB-2014-WSA-00184
  • Person
  • 1757-1829

ABBOT, CHARLES, 1ST BARON COLCHESTER, younger brother of John Farr Abbot (qv); b. 14 Oct 1757; adm. Mar 1763; KS (Capt) 1770; both “acted and looked Thais extremely well in the Eunuchus” of 1772 (Random Recollections of George Colman the Younger, 1830, i, 74); Captain of the School 1774; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1775, matr. 14 June 1775, Westminster Student 22 Dec 1775 - 20 Oct 1783, Faculty Student 20 Oct 1783 - res 17 Dec 1796; Chancellor’s Prize for Latin Verse 1777; Vinerian Scholar 1781, Fellow 1786-92; BCL 1783; DCL 1793; Geneva Univ. 1778-9; adm. Middle Temple 14 Oct 1768, called to bar 9 May 1783, Bencher 12 Feb 1802; in brother’s chambers at 11 Kings Bench Walk, Temple, Nov 1779; adm. Inner Temple 25 Nov 1784 and 29 Apr 1785, tenant of chambers there Nov 1784 - May 1788; adm Lincoln’s Inn 26 May 1785; FSA 13 Dec 1792; FRS 14 Feb 1793; Clerk of the Rules, Court of King’s Bench 1794-1801; MP Helston 19 Jun 1795-1802, Woodstock 1802-6, Oxford University 1806-Jun 1817; made his parliamentary reputation as chairman, Select Committee on Finance 1797-8; introduced first Census Act into House of Commons Dec 1800; Chief Secretary for Ireland Feb 1801-Feb 1802, also Secretary of State for Ireland Jun 1801 - Feb 1802; Privy Councillor 21 May 1801; Recorder of Oxford May 1801-Oct 1806; Keeper of Privy Seal (I) from May 1801; hon. LLD Trinity Coll. Dublin 6 Jun 1801; elected Speaker of the House of Commons 10 Feb 1802; resigned on account of ill-health 28 May 1817; cr. Baron Colchester 3 Jun 1817; travelled on European Continent 1819-22; on return took active part in politics until death; a Busby Trustee from 18 May 1802; his Diary and Correspondence were published by his son Charles Abbot, 2nd Baron Colchester (qv), in 1861; m. 29 Dec 1796 Elizabeth, eldest dau. of Sir Philip Gibbes, Bart., Spring Head, Barbados, West Indies; d. 8 May 1829; buried in North Transept, Westminster Abbey. Arms up School. DNB.

Abbot, Charles Henry Philip, 1832-1878

  • GB-2014-WSA-01884
  • Person
  • 1832-1878

ABBOT, CHARLES HENRY PHILIP, only son of Hon. Philip Henry Abbot (qv); b. 21 Mar 1832; adm. 7 Feb 1842 (Benthall's); QS 1846; left 1846; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 31 May 1849, Canoneer Student 1850-65; BA 1853; MA 1856; ordained deacon 1866, priest 1867 (both Bath & Wells); Rector of Withington, Herefs., from 1868; m. 3 Aug 1865 Maria Lear, younger dau. of Rev. John Comyns, Vicar of Bishopsteignton, Devon; d. 28 Dec 1878.

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