West, Henry
WEST, HENRY. Adm. pens, at Peterhouse, Dec. 5, 1821. Of
Middlesex. S. of John (and Anna). Matric. Lent, 1821; B.A.
1825 ; M.A. 1828. Took Holy Orders; not found in Clergy List. {T. A. Walker, 411.)
WEST, HENRY. Adm. pens, at Corpus Christi, Apr. 15, 1850.
Of Yorks. Matric. Michs. 1850; Scholar, 1851; B.A. 1854.
Ord. deacon (Ripon), 1854; priest, 1855; C. of Holy Trinity,
Ripon, 1854-6. V. of North Frodingham, Yorks., 1856-85. V. of Rishton, Lanes., 1885-1906; retired on account of
failing sight. Latterly of Woodhall Spa, Lines., where he died
Oct. 17, 1910, aged 79. Father of the next. (Scott, MSS.;
Crockford; The Times, Oct. 24, 1910.)
WEST, HERBERT. Adm. pens, at Corpus Christi, Oct. i, 1884.
Of Yorks. [S. of the Rev. Henry (above), of N. Frodingham,
Yorks. B. Nov. 7, 1864. Schools, Marlborough College and
Brighton.] Matric. Michs. 1884; B.A. 1887; M.A. 1905. Ord.
deacon (Manchester), 1887; priest, 1889; C. of Cheetham,
Lanes., 1887-9. C. of Merrow, Surrey, 1 890-1 900. C. of
Halton, Lanes., 1900-1. C. of Bolton-by-Bolland, 1901-8. V. of Bracewell, 1908-34. Of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New
Zealand, ini937. Disappears from C»-oc*/or<i, 1938. {Brighton Coll. Reg.; Marlborough Coll. Reg.)
WEST, HERCULES HENRY. Adm. pens, at Trinity, May 25,
1875. [Youngest] s. of the Very Rev. John, Dean of St
Patrick's, Dublin. B. there [Dec. 6], 1856. School, Marl-
borough College. Matric. Michs. 1875; Scholar, 1876; Browne
medal, 1877; B.A. (7th Classic) 1879; M.A. 1883. 'A classical scholar, an Irishman, full of wit, immensely entertaining and
a good actor. He gave on occasions representations of some
of the figures in Smith's Dictionary of Classical Antiquity:
his star turn was that of the man with the testudo.' An enthusiastic mountaineer. Resided at Newport, Isle of Wight.
Died June 4, 1937, at Chandler's Ford, Hants. Brother of Richard W. (1870). {Marlborough Coll. Reg.; Sir J. J.
Thomson; The Times, June 7 and 12, 1937-)
WEST (post ROBERTS-WEST), JAMES. Adm. pens, at St
John's, May 21, 1794. Of Warwickshire. [S. of James, of Alscot (and Sarah, youngest dau. of Christopher Wren, of
Wroxall Abbey, Warws.). B. Mar. 18, i775-] Resided two terms. Succeeded his father at Alscot Park, 1795. D.L. for
Warws. Major, 3rd Warws. Militia. Married, Mar. 31, 1808,
Anne, only dau. of Joseph Roberts, deceased, of Newcombe,
Gloucs. Assumed, by Royal Licence, 1808, the additional
surname of Roberts, in compliance with the will of his father-
in-law. Died Mar. 25, 1838. Father of James R. (1831).
(Burke, L.G.)
WEST, JAMES JOHN. Adm. pens, (age 19) at Jesus, Apr. 2,
1825. [2nd] s. of James Eldridge, Esq., of Tonbridge Castle
and Dryhill Park, Tonbridge (and Alicia Ashbumham, grand- daughter of the Rev. Francis Woodgate). B. at Tonbridge.
School, Tonbridge. Matric. Michs. 1825; B.A. 1829; M.A.
1832. Ord. deacon (Chichester), 1829; priest, 1830. R. of
Winchelsea, Sussex, 1831-72. Married (i) Aug. 27, 1829,
Margaret, dau. of Capt. Molyneux, of Ludlow, Salop (died
in 1831); (2) June 25, 1833, Charlotte Margaret, dau. of
Capt. Blair, of Walton Grove, Surrey. Died in 1872. {Ton- bridge Sch. Reg.; Crockford.)
V^'ESl, JAMES MORGAN. Adm. pens, at Queens', Oct. 1861. Matric. Michs. 1861; B.A. 1865; M.A. 1869. Ord. deacon
(Peterb.) 1865; priest, 1866; C. of St Mark's, Peterborough, 1865-70. V. of Appleton-le-Moors, Yorks., 1870-2. Assoc.
Secretary, C.M.S. (for Yorks.), 1872-5; for the E. Midland
district, 1875-7; for the Metropolitan district, 1877-89. V. of
Hazlemere, Bucks., 1889-1910. Latterly at St Nicholas' rectory, Nottingham. Disappears from Crockford, 1925.
Father of John J. (1894).
WEST (or ROBERTS-WEST), JAMES ROBERTS. Adm. pens,
(age 20) at Caius, June 17, 1831. [Eldest] s. of James, Esq.
(1794), of .\lscot Park, near Stratford-on-Avon (and Anne,
orily dau. of Joseph Roberts, of Newcombe, Gloucs.). B.
[Apr. 24, 181 1], at Alscot. School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 183 1. Succeeded his father at Alscot Park, 1838. J. P. and D.L. for
Gloucs. and Warws. High Sheriff of Warws., 1845. Married,
May 16, 1844, Elizabeth, 3rd dau. of Joseph Moore Boultbee.
Died Feb. 6, 1882. Father of the next. {Eton Sch. Lists;
Venn, 11. 216; Burke, L.G. {sub Roberts-West).)
WEST (or ROBERTS-WEST; post ALSTON-ROBERTS-WEST),
JAMES ROBERTS. Adm. pens, (age 19) at Pembroke,
Mar. 17, 1865. Eldest s. of James Roberts, Esq. (above), of
Alscot Park, Stratford-on-Avon (and Elizabeth, dau. of
Joseph Moore Boultbee). B. there, Nov. 13, 1845. School,
Eton. Matric. Michs. 1865. Succeeded his father at Alscot
Park, 1882. J. P. and D.L. for Warws.; High Sheriff, 1890.
Married, Nov. 25, 1869, Elizabeth Louisa, eldest dau. of
William Charles Alston, deceased, of Elmdon Hall, Warws.
Assumed, by Royal Licence, 1918, the additional surname
of Alston. Died June 15, 1918. (Eton Sch. Lists; Burke,
L.G. [sub Alslon-Robertb-West).)
West, Owen Lewis Carey
WEST, JOHN. Adm. pens, at Queens', Michs. 1887. S. of John. B. Apr. 2, 1871, at Langton, Yorks. Matric. Michs. 1887. Died in College, May 5, 1889.
WEST, JOHN. Adm. at Clare, July 9. 1897. [S. of W., of
Hayle. B. 1879. School, Malvern College.] Matric. Michs. 1897. Went to Canada. {Malvern Coll. Reg.)
WEST, JOHN HENRY. Adm. at King's, July 5, 1893. S. of
Ethelbert, of 21, St George's Square, Worcester. Schools,
Worcester Cathedral Choir and King's Choir, Cambridge. Matric. Michs. 1893; B.A. 1896; M.A. 1923. Music Master at
Cowbridge Grammar School, Glam., 1897; Assistant Master
at Stratford-on-Avon Grammar School and Organist of the
Guild Chapel, 1897-8; Organist and Music Master at Wesley
College, Shef&eld, 1900-5 ; Assistant Master and Director of
Music at King Edward VII School, Shef&eld, 1905-6. Private
Secretary to J. S. Rowntree, at York and Scarborough,
1906-15. Music Master at Ashville College, Harrogate,
1916-33-. Organist and Choirmaster of St Luke's Church, Harrogate, from 1922. Married, 1903, Catherine Evelyn, dau.
of Isaac Waterfield, of Rotherham. (King's Coll. Reg.;
Schoolmasters' Directories.)
WEST, JOHN JAMES. Adm. pens, at Queens', Oct. 1894. S. of [the Rev.] James Morgan (1861). B. June 12, 1875, at
Leamington. School, St Laurence College. Matric. Michs.
1894; B.A. 1897; M.A. 1912. Ord. deacon (Coventry), 1898;
priest (Worcester), 1899; C. of Nechells, Birmingham, 1898-
1901. C. of Emmanuel Church, West Hampstead, 1901-2.
C. (to his father) at Hazlemere, Bucks., 1902-8. C. of St
Peter's, Islington, 1908-10. Organising Secretary, L.S.P.C.J.,
for North West district, 1910-20. R. of St Nicholas, Not-
tingham, 1920-9. Died in 1929. {St Laurence Coll. Reg.; Crockford.)
WEST, JOHN OTHO. Adm. pens, at St John's, May 2, 1850. S. of William, engineer, of St Agnes Parish, Cornwall (and
Grace). B. [Dec. 10, 1829], at Camborne, Cornwall. Bapt.
Feb. 25, 1830. Matric. Michs. 1850; B.A. 1859; M.A. 1862.
Ord. deacon (Exeter) 1859; priest, i860; C. of Truro, 1859-60.
C. of Barnstaple, Devon, 1861-2. C. of Bridport, Dorset,
1862-3. C. of St Erth, Cornwall, 1864. C. of St Austell,
1864-6. C. of South Molton, Devon, 1866. R. of Revelstoke,
1866-70. R. of St Pirmock, Cornwall, 1 870-1905. Married and had issue. Disappears from Crockford, 1906. (Clergy
List.)
WEST, JOHN ROWLAND. Adm. pens, (age 19) at Trinity,
Apr. 6, 1826. [Eldest] s. of [the Rev.] John (St Edmund
Hall, Oxford, 1801) [R. of Chettle, Dorset] (and Harriet, dau.
of the Rev. Christopher Atkinson). B. [July 20, 1808], at
Stebbing, Essex. School, Epsom, Surrey. Matric. 1827;
Scholar, 1831; B.A. (4M Wrangler) 1832; M.A. 1835. Fellow
of Clare, 1834. Ord. deacon (Ely) 1834; priest, 1835. V. of
Madingley, Cambs., 1835-7. V. of Wrawby-cwm-Brigg, Lines., 1837-93. Preb. of Lincoln, 1884. Married, Apr. 13, 1858,
Harriet Philadelphia, 3rd dau. of the Rev. Joseph Stockdale,
V. of Kingerby, Lines. Died Dec. 9, 1893, aged 85. Brother
of Charles A. (1843), who published his Sermons. {Boase, vi.
826; Burke, L.G.; Crockford; The Guardian, Dec. 20, 1893.)
WEST, JOHN THOMAS ELIOT. Adm. pens, at Christ's, May II, 1825. Matric. Michs. 1825; B.A. 1829. Ord. deacon
(Norwich), June 5, 1831; priest, May 20, 1832. V. of Stoak
(or Stoke), Cheshire, 1833-76. Died Apr. 23, 1876, aged 70.
{Peile, II. 418; Crockford.)
WEST, LIONEL GEORGE AUBREY. Adm. pens, at St John's, Aug. 18, 1896. S. of John, mariner, of Westbrook, Parkgate,
Southampton (and Charlotte Dimmock). B. Apr. 15, 1871,
at Titchlield. School, Southampton High (Mr R. W. Lees).
Matric. Michs. 1896; B.A. 1899; M.A. 1903. Of Westbrook,
Parkgate, Southampton, in 1946.
WEST, MERVIN. Adm. sizar at Emmanuel, Oct. 24, 1817;
from St John's College, Oxford, whence he had matric.
June 14, 18 15, aged 22. A 'Ten-year man.' [S. of the Rev. Edward Matthew, of Bradford Abbas, Dorset.] Migrated to
St John's, June 9, 1818. Ord. priest (Salisbury), July 27, 1823.
R. of Tefiont-Evyas, Wilts., 1823-30. V. of Haydon, Dorset,
1835-43. P.C. of North Wootton, 1835-43. Married, Oct. 24,
1838, Rhoda Chariton, dau. of the Rev. Henry Farr Yeatman,
V. of East Brent. Died Jan. 12, 1843, aged 50, at Castleton,
Sherborne. {Al. Oxon.; Clergy List; Clerical Guide; Foster,
Index Eccles.; G. Mag., 1843, i. 327; V. P. White.)
WEST, OWEN LEWIS CAREY. Adm. pens, at Sidney, Oct. i,
1890. S. of Lewis Borrett, of Cainscross, Stroud (and Agnes).
B. May 9, 1871. School, Blundell's, Tiverton (Mr Francis). Matric. Michs. 1890; Scholar; B.A. 1893; M.A. 1898. Assistant
Master at Cheltenham College, 1896-7; at Bath College,
1897-1900; at Bradlield College, 1900-31; Housemaster there, 1912-21. Of 9, Landsdown Place, Cheltenham, in 1946.
Died May 28, 1949. (Bradfield Coll. Reg.; Blundell's Sch. Reg.; Schoolmasters' Directories.)
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