Wenham, William Knight
WENHAM, WILLIAM KNIGHT. Adm. at Pembroke, Oct. 1892.
[Eldest] s. of Albert Ebenezer, chartered accountant, of
114, Colmore Road, Birmingham, and of Lickey Hills,
Bromsgrove. B. Dec. 17, 1874. in Edgbaston. School, King
Edward's, Birmingham. Matric. Michs. 1892; B.A. 1895. A chartered accountant. Of Whyteleafe, Surrey. Brother of
Douglas (1897).
WENLOCK, BARON, see LAWLEY.
WENMAN, WILLIAM. Adm. pens, at Trinity Hall, Mar. 24,
1828. [Eldest] s. of \V[illiam], Esq., of Gosbrook, near
Wolverhampton (and Mar>' Anne, dau. of Richard Emery,
Esq.). [B. 1804.] Matric. Michs. 1828; LL.B. 1836. Ord.
deacon, 1832; priest, 1833. C. of Hamstall-Ridware, Staffs.,
-1841-4. C. of Rochford, Worcs., 1847-54. V. of Rowlston
with Llancillo, Heref., 1854-64. J. P. for Herefordshire.
Disappears from Crockford, 1865. (Walford, County Families;
Clergy List; Graduati calls him ' Fellow of Trinity Hall.') WENN, CHARLES HANBURY. Adm. pens, at Caius, Mar. 26,
1864. S. of the Rev. James William (1814), R. of Broome,
Norfolk. B. July, 1846, at Mangreen Hall, Swardeston,
Norfolk. School, at home. Matric. Michs. 1864; B.A. 1868;
M.A. 1872. Ord. deacon (Ely), 1869; priest, 1870; C. of
Ixworth, Suffolk, 1869-75. C. of Sunbury-on-Thames, Mid-
dlesex, 1876-8. C. of Mistley, Essex, 1878-9. Died Sept. 11,
1879. Brotherof James B. (1849). (Kenn, 11. 365; Crocft/ord.)
WENN, JAMES BENJAFIELD. Adm. pens, at Caius, Feb. 15,
1849. S. of the Rev. James William (next), of Mangreen
Hall, Norfolk. B. Dec. 11, 1830, at Bury St Edmunds.
School, Harrow. Matric. Michs. 1849; B.A. 1854. C. of
Ingoldisthorpe, Norfolk, 1855. C. of Melton Constable and
Briston, 1856-65. R. of Broome (succeeding his father),
1867-78. Domestic Chaplain to the Duke of Hamilton and
Brandon. Disappears from Crockford, 1893. Brother of
Charies H. (1864). (Harrow Sch. Reg.; Venn, 11. 286.)
WENN, JAMES WILLIAM. Adm. pens, (age 18) at Caius,
June 13, 1814. S. of James, attorney, of Ipswich. B. there.
School, Woodbridge. Matric. Michs. 1816; B.A. 1820. Ord.
deacon (Salisbury), Aug. 12, 1821 ; priest (Norwich), Sept. 22,
1822 ; C. of Rushbrooke, Suffolk, 1 82 2-5 . V. of Wickhambrook,
Suffolk, 1853-5. Chaplain to the Duke of Hamilton and
Brandon, 1853-67. R. of Broome, Norfolk, 1859-67. Mar-
ried, May 12, 1829, Marianne Elizabeth, dau. of John Benja- field, of Bury St Edmunds. Died July 3, 1867, at Broome
rectory. Father of the two above. (Venn, 11. 164; Crockford;
G. Mag., 1867, II. 260; Pall Mall Gazette, July 5, 1867.)
WENNYEVE, JOHN (1754), see VJEmEVE.
WENSLEYDALE, BARON (1799). see PARKE, JAMES.
WENT, JAMES KING. Adm. pens, at Corpus Christi, Dec. 3,
1825. Of Barbados. Matric. Lent, 1826; B.A. 1830. Of the
Island of Barbados. In Holy Orders. Garrison Chaplain in
Barbados in 1850; at St Luke's, Barbados, 1851-3. Dis- appears from Clergy List, 1858. Father of William P. (1859).
WENT, RICHARD DOUGLAS. Matric. Non-Coil., Lent, 1896.
Migrated to Downing, Apr. 2, 1897; B.A. 1900; M.A. 1903.
Assistant Master at Calday Grange Grammar School, West
Kirby, for 1 year; at Taunton School, 1904-28-. [School-
masters' Directories.)
WENT, WILLIAM PINDER. Adm. pens, at Christ's, June 18, 1859. S. of the Rev. James King (1825). B. Nov. 28, 1840,
in the Island of Barbados. School, Liverpool College. Matric.
Michs. 1859; LL.B. 1863. Ord. deacon (Gloucester and
Bristol) 1864; priest, 1865; C. of St John's, Clifton, 1864-6.
C. of St Peter's Chapel, Almondsbury, Gloucs., 1867-77. C. of Wells, Norfolk, 1891-2. Resided subsequently at
10, Archfield Road, Lower Cotham, Bristol. Died in 1901.
(Peile, II. 562; Crockford.)
WENTHROP, NIELSON. Adm. pens, (age 18) at Trinity Hall,
Mar. 5, 1867. S. of B. R., Esq., of 134, 2nd Avenue, New
York, U.S.A. School, Columbia College. Did not reside.
WENTWORTH, FITZWILLIAM. Adm. pens, at St John's, June4, 1853. [2ndsurv.]s.ofWilham Charles (1823), barrister,
of Sydney, N.S.W. (and Sarah, dau. of Francis Cox). B.
July 31, 1833, at St Philip's, Sydney, N.S.W. Matric. Michs. 1853; B.A. 1857. Adm. at the Middle Temple, Oct. 29, 185b. Returned to Australia. Of Vaucluse, Sydney. Married,
Feb. 18, 1868, Mary Jane, dau. of George Hill, Esq., J. P., and
had issue. Brother of William C. (1845). (Inns of Court;
Burke, Colonial Gentry.)
WENTWORTH, GODFREY. Adm. FeU.-Com. at Emmanuel,
Jan. 18, 1815. Of Vorks. [Eldest s. of Godfrey Wentworth
(next), Esq., of WooUey Park, Wakefield (and Amelia, dau.
of Walter Ramsden Beaumont Fawkes). B. Sept. 14, 1797]
Matric. Michs. 1815. Succeeded his father at Woolley Park,
Sept. 14, 1834. J. P. and D.L.; High Sheriff of Yorkshire,
1862. Married, June 20, 1822, Anne, 4th dau. of Walter
Fawkes, of Farnley Hall, and had issue. Died Sept. 22, 1865.
(Burke, L.G.)
Were, Thomas Bonville
WENTWORTH (formerly ARMYTAGE), GODFREY WENT- WORTH. Adm. FeU.-Com. (age 18) at Trinity, Oct. 23,
1 79 1. 3rd s. of George [Armytage], of Kirklees Hall, Yorks.
(and .\nna Maria, eldest dau. of Godfrey Wentworth, of
Woolley, Yorks.). [B. May 9, 1773-] School, Hipperholme.
Matric' Michs. 1791. On succeeding his grandfather, Godfrey Wentworth, at Woolley, 1789, had assumed the surname of
Wentworth. Of Woolley Park, Yorkshire. J. P. and D.L.
High Sheriff of Yorkshire, 1796. M.P. for Tregony, Cornwall,
1806-8. Married, May 12, 1794. Amelia, dau. of Walter
Ramsden Beaumont Fawkes, of Hawkesworth Hall. Died
Sept. 14, 1834. Father of the above. (Return of M.P.s; Burke, L.G.)
WENTWORTH, JOHN. Adm. pens, at Clare, June 4, 1845. Matric. Michs. 1846.
WENTWORTH (post STANLEY), SIDNEY. Adm. pens, at
Corpus Christi, June 2, 1846. Of Cambs. [S. of William,
of Cambridge (and Mary Ann, dau. of George Newport, Esq.).
B. Dec. 21, 1828.] Matric. Michs. 1846; B.A. 1850; M.A.
1853. Assumed in 1856 the surname of Stanley (that of his
great-uncle, Joseph Stanley, of Cambridge). Of Longstowe
Hall, Cambs. J. P. and D.L. for Hunts, and Cambs.; High
Sheriff, 1873. Captain, 1st Hunts. Yeomanry. Married,
Apr. 27, 1859, Sarah, dau. of Edmund Foster, of Cambridge. Died in July, 1896. Father of Chades W. (1879. sub Stanley) ;
Herbert F. W. (1883, sub Stanley) and Alan S. W. (1880,
sub Stanley). (Scott, MSS.; Camb. Ind. Press, July 17, 1896.)
WENTWORTH (or VERNON-WENTWORTH), THOMAS FRE- DERICK CHARLES VERNON. Adm. pens, (age 17) at
Trinity, June 30, 1849. [Only] s. of F[rederick William Thomas] Vernon [of Wentworth Castle, Yorks.] (and Lady
Augusta Brudenell Bruce, 2nd dau. of the ist Marquess of
Ailesbury). [B. Oct. 20, 1831. School, Eton.] His father had
assumed in 1804 the name of Wentworth in addition to that
of Vernon in compliance with the will of his kinswoman,
Augusta Hatfield Kaye, sister and heiress of Frederick
Thomas Wentworth, 3rd Earl of Strafford. Matric. Michs.
1849; M.A. 1853. Of Wentworth Castle, Yorks., Aldeburgh
Lodge, Suffolk, Black Heath, Saxmundham, and Dall House,
Rannoch, Perths. J. P. for the W.R. of Yorks.; for Bucks, and for Suffolk and Perths. Married, Mar. 3, 1859, Lady
Harriet Augusta de Burgh, 5th dau. of Ulick, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde, and had issue. Died Jan. 1, 1902. [Eton Sch. Lists; Burke, L.G.)
WENTWORTH, WILLIAM CHARLES. Adm. Fell.-Com. at Peterhouse, Feb. 27, 1823. Of London. Eldest s. of
D'Arcy, Government surgeon, of Parramatta, New South Wales (and Catharine Parry). B. [Oct. 26], 1793. in Norfolk
Island. School, Greenwich. Adm. at the Middle Temple,
Feb. 5,1817. CalledtotheBar, Feb. 8, 1822. At the age of 20,
had joined Gregory Blaxland and Lieut. Lawson in their
journey of exploration across the Blue Mountains of Australia.
Member, for Sydney, in the first New South Wales Legislative
Assembly, 1843. Chief founder of Colonial self-government.
Leader of the pastoral, or 'Squatter,' party. Carried the Bill for founding Sydney University, 1849. Suggested federal
parliament for all Australia, 1857. Co-Proprietor and Joint Editor of The Australian. Returned to England, 1862.
Married, Oct. 26, 1829, Sarah, dau. of Francis Cox, of
Sydney, and had issue. Author, Statistical Account of the British Settlements in Australia, etc. Died Mar. 20, 1872, at
Wimbome, Dorset; buried at Sydney, where he was given a
public funeral. Father of Fitzwilliam (1853) and the next.
(T. A. Walker, 417; Law Lists; Burke, Colonial Gentry;
Notable Middle Templars, 257; D.N.B., which states that he was adm. at Peterhouse in 1816.)
WENTWORTH, WILLIAM CHARLES. Adm. pens, at Trinity,
July 3, 1845. [Eld. s. of William Charles (above).] Matric. Michs. 1845. Called to the Bar, Middle Temple, June 7, 1858.
Brother of FitzwilUam (1853). (Middle 2 emple Adms.)
WENYEVE, GEORGE. Adm. Fell.-Com. at St John's, Nov. 6, 1802. [Only] s. of John (next), of Brettenham Hall, Suffolk.
[B. Sept. 20, 1784.] Schools, [Charterhouse and Eton]. Died
Oct. 7, 1814. (Eton Sch. Lists; Sir W. Sterry; R. L. Arrow- smith.)
WENYEVE, JOHN. Adm. pens, at Jesus, Sept. 26, 1754. as
Wennyeve. S. of the Rev. Edward (1716, sub Wynnyffe)
[R.] of Brettenham, Suffolk. Matric. Michs. 1754. Of
Brettenham Hall, Suffolk. High Sheriff of Suffolk, 1784. Died
at Bildeston, June 22, 1801, aged 64. Father of the above. (R. L. Arrowsmith; G. Mag., 1801, i. 575-)
WERE, THOMAS BONVILLE. Adm. pens, at Caius, Apr. 7,
1855 [2nd] s. of Joseph, Esq., of Broadclyst, Exeter. B. 1835, at Exeter. Bapt. Apr. 21, 1835- School, Winchester.
Matric. Michs. 1855. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, June 6, 1857. Called to the Bar, Nov. 17, i860. Married. Resided at Hay,
Broadclyst, Exeter. [Winchester Coll. Reg.; Venn, u. 323;
Law Lists; Inns of Court; Foster, Men at the Bur.)
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