WiDGERY, William Henry WIDGERY, WILLIAM HENRY. Adm. pens, at St John's, Oct. 9, 1874. S. of William, artist (and Elizabeth). B. Mar. II, 1856, at Exeter. Bapt. Mar. 23, 1856. Schools [Hele's and] Exeter Granunar. Matric. Michs. 1874; Scholar, 1878; B.A. 1879; Harness prize, 1880; M.A. 1882. Assistant Master at Dover College, 1879-80; Second Master of the Brewers' School, Trinity Square, London, 1880-2; Assistant Master at University College School, 1883-91. Died Aug. 26, 1891. (Dover Coll. Reg.; Boase, vi. 866; £agie, xvii. 68; W. K. Hill, Life of W. H Widgery.) WIDMORE, JOHN FROST. .\dm. pens, (age 16) at Trinity, Jan. 5, 1754. [Eldest] s. of John, of Longparish, Hants. Bapt., June 3, 1737. School, St Paul's [and Winchester]. Matric. Easter, 1754; Scholar. Adm. at the Inner Temple, Dec. 6, 1753. [Inns of Court; Winchester Scholars, 250; not found in St Paul's Reg.) WIDNELL, ARTHUR BENNETT SYDNEY. Adm. at King's, Oct. 9, 1875. Matric. Michs. 1875. Left the College, Mids. 1877. WIENER, HAROLD MARCUS. Adm. at Caius, Oct. i, 1894- S. of Meyer, merchant, of Bayswater (and Katherine Mendes Dacosta). B. [Oct. 28, 1875], in London. School, St Paul's. Matric. Michs. 1894; B.A. 1897; (Classical Trip., Pt I, ist Class, 1897; Law Trip., Pt I, ist Class, 1898); LL.B. 1898; Whewell Scholar, 1899; M.A. 1901. Called to the Bar, Lincoln's Inn, May i, 1901. Equity Draftsman and Con- veyancer. A well-known Hebrew scholar. Resided during the last six years of his life in Palestine, where he devoted himself to promoting friendship between Jews and .'\rabs. Author, The Date of the Exodus; Early Hebrew History and other Studies; Posthutnous Essays. Killed in a riot in Jerusalem, Aug. 23, 1929. {Venn, 11. 540 and add.; Law Lists; The Times, Aug. 28, 1929.) WIGAN, EDWARD ALFRED. Adm. pens, at Trinity Hall, Oct. 8, 1887. S. of Henrv, of Southwark Street, Blackfriars, and Winchmore HiU. School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1887. Of Conholt Park, Andover, Hants., and 35, Hans Place, London. Died May 2, 1942. Brother of Henry (i886). (Eton Sch. Lists; The Times, May 4, 1942.) WIGAN, GORDON TAYLOR BENTINCK. Adm. pens, at Trinity, Jan. 28, 1867. [Only] s. of .\lfred. B. [July 18], 1849. m Brompton, London. School, Kensington. Matric. Michs. 1867; B.A. 1873; M.A. 1876. Adm. at the Inner Temple, Jan. 9, 1871. Called to the Bar, Nov. 17, 1873. On the South-Eastem Circuit. Died Oct. 4, 1895. at Camoms-les- Bains. Bequeathed £9000 to the University for promoting scientific education or research ; the Gordon Wigan fund was thus established, 1905. (Law Lists; Inns of Court; Foster, Men at the Bar; Univ. Almanack.) WIGAN, HAROLD. Adm. pens, at Peterhouse, Oct. 21, 1888. i:Younger] s. of the Rev. Septimus (1851), V. of East Mailing, Maidstone. B. Oct. 30, 1869, at Tettenhall, Staffs. School, Bournemouth [and Radley]. Matric. Michs. 1888. Name off Nov. 19, 1890. .\ timber-merchant, at Southampton. Of Widley Court, Cosham, Hants. Married, 1895, Jeanie, dau. of WUliam Richard Yardley, of Patras, Greece. Died Mar. 1 1 , 1937, aged 65, at Belmont Park, Bedhampton, Hants. Brother of Stephen R. (1884). (Radley Coll. Reg.; T. A. Walker, 604; The Times, Mar. 12, 1937.) WIGAN, HENRY. .\dm. pens, at Trinity, June 14, 1886. S. of Henry, of Eversley, Winchmore Hill, Middlesex. B. there, Oct. 15, 1866. School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1886; B.A. 1889. In his father's business in Southwark Street, Blackfriars. Died suddenly in 1894, at Cranbrook. Brother of Edward A. (1887). (Eton Sch. Lists.) WIGAN, SEPTIMUS. .A.dm. pens, (age 19) at Trinity, Nov. 22, 1851. S. of John Alfred. B. at East Mailing, Kent. School, Rochester Grammar. Matric. Michs. 1852; B.A. 1856; M.A. 1859. Ord. deacon (Canterbury), 1856; priest 1858; C. of St Mary's, Dover, 1856-9. C. of Ticehurst, Sussex, 1859-61. V. of Fring, Norfolk, 1861-6. Chaplain of Faversham alms- houses, Kent, 1866-7. V. of Tettenhall Wood, Staffs., 1867- 74. C. of Hast Mailing, Kent, 1874-6; V. there, 1876-96. Lie. Pro., dio. of Canterbury from 1898. Latterly of Thorn- ham vicarage, Kent, where he died .^pr. 1, 1926, 'aged 92'. Father of Harold (1888) and the next. (Crockford; The Times, Apr. 3, 1926.) WIGAN, STEPHEN ROOKHERST. Adm. pens, at Christ's, Oct. 6, 1884. S. of the Rev. Septimus (above), V. of East Mailing, Kent. B. [June 7, 1875], at Fring, Norfolk. School, Bournemouth. Matric. Michs. 1884; B.A. 1888; .M.A. 1893. Ord. deacon (Worcester), 1892; priest, 1893; C. of Belbrough- ton, Worcs., 1892-4. C. of East Mailing, Kent, 1894-6. C. of Cranbourne, Berks., 1896-8. C. of Ottershaw, Surrey, 1899- WiGHT, William 1901. V. of Thomham with Aldington, Kent, 1901-26. Latterly of Shp Mill House, Hawkhurst, where he died, Jan. 19, 1946. Brother of Harold (1888). (Peile, n. 709; Crockford; Church Times, Jan. 21, 1946.) WIGG, JOHN. Adm. pens, at St Catharine's, Dec. 29, 1824. Of Norfolk. WIGGETT, JAMES. Adm. pens, at Clare, Nov. 29, 1773. B. Dec. 4, 1754, at Norwich. Matric. Michs. 1773; B.A. 1778; M.A. 1781. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Oct. 28, 1774. as 'S. of James,' of Norwich. Ord. deacon (Peterb., Litt dim. from Norwich), 1779; priest (Norwich), Dec. 14, i779; C. of Famham with Westley, Suffolk, 1779. (Inns of Court.) WIGGIN, ALFRED HAROLD. Adm. pens, at Trinity, June 10, 1882. [4th] s. of Henrv [Samuel, later Bart.], of Metchley Grange, Harborne, near Birmingham (and Mary Elizabeth, 2nd dau. of David Malins, of Birmingham). B. [Jan. 20], 1864, at Harborne. School, Clifton College. Matnc. Michs. 1882; B.A. 1886. .-^dm. at the Inner Temple, Jan. 18, 1883. Of Bordesley Hall, .\lvechurch, Worcs. J. P. for Worcs.; High Sheriff, 1923. A director of the London, Midland and Scottish raUway Co. .Married, May 5, 1887, Margaret, 4th dau. of E. J. Nettlefold, and had issue. Died Jan. 29, i933- (Clifton Coll. Reg. ; Burke, P. andB; The Times, Feb. i, 1933.) WIGGIN, FREDERICK. Adm. pens, at Trinity, June 2, 1840. [3rd s. of Timothy, Esq., of Harley Street, London.] Matric. Michs. 1840. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, July 14, 1840. [Inns of Court.) WIGGINS, ROBERT HENRY. Adm. pens, at Peterhouse, Oct. I, 1894. Of Kettering. S. of Robert, Esq , deceased. B. .\pr. 28, 1875, at Esher. Schools, Kettering and St George's, Harpenden. Matric. Michs. 1894; B.A. 1897; M.A. 1901. Adm. Solicitor, 1900; practised (Messrs Fidler and Wiggins), at Mansfield and Sutton- in-Ashfield, Notts. (T. A. Walker, 630; Law Lists (not in 1920).) WIGHT, EDWARD. Adm. pens, at Sidney, Oct. i, 1897. S. of R. B., deceased. B. June 27, 1879. in London. School, Brighton Grammar. Matric. Michs. 1897; B..\. 1900. M St Thomas's Hospital. M.R.C.S.; L.R.C.P., 1906. House Surgeon, Royal Free Hospital. Practised at Brighton. Of The Red House, Tongdean Avenue, Hove, in 1948. Brother of Robert B. (1895). (Medical Directories.) WIGHT, JOHN. B.A. 1765, incorp. from Oxford; M.A. from King's, 1765. [S. of John, of Clent, Staffs.]. Matric. from University College, Oxford, June 22, 1739. age 19; B.A. (Oxford), 1743, as White. (Al. Oxon.) WIGHT, JOHN KNOX. Adm. pens, at Clare, Oct. 15, 1867. [School, Queen's College, Trinidad.] Matric. Michs. 1867; B.A. 1871. Appointed to the I.C.S., 1870; Assistant Magi- strate and Collector in Bengal; on famine duty, 1874; transferred to Assam, 1874, as Assistant Commissioner and Assistant Inspector of Immigrants; Deputy Commissioner, 1884. District and Sessions Judge, Bengal, 1890; retired, 1900. (India Office Lists.) WIGHT (or HIBBIT), JOHN WIGHT. Adm. pens, at St Catha- rine's, Mar. 23, 1824. S. of William Hibbit, Esq., of Upton Place, Essex. Matric. Michs. 1824. Doubtless brother of Arthur (1837, sub Hibbit). WIGHT, RICHARD. Adm. pens, (age 25) at Caius, Apr. 23, i8i8. S. of Joseph, farmer, of CoUington, Heref. B. there. School, private. Matric. Michs. 1818; B.A. 1S22. In Holy Orders. Head Master of St Anne's Society Schools, Brixton. Died Apr. 6, 1869, at Bettws, Mon. (Venn, 11. 171; Boase, vi. 869.) WIGHT, ROBERT BURT. Adm. pens, at Corpus Christi, Oct. I, 1895. Of London. [Eldest] s. of Robert, engineer. B. June 17, 1877, at 12, Kilbum Square, London, N.W. School, Brighton Grammar. Matric. Michs. 1895; B..\. 1898; M.A. 1906. Assistant Master at St Aubyn's School, Lowestoft, 1898-1901; at Middlesbrough High School, 1901-4; at Hulme Grammar School, Oldham, 1904-14; Head Master of the County Secondary School, Purley, 1914-20; of Mundella School, Nottingham, 1920-33-. Married, Jan. 22, 1910, Ellen Antonia, eldest dau. of John Middleton, of Hull and Bridling- ton. Died .\pr. 18, 1938. Brother of Edward (1897). (Schoolmasters' Directories; The Times, Apr. 22, 1938.) WIGHT, WILLIAM. Adm. pens, at Corpus Christi, July 5, 1841. Of Middlesex. Matric. Michs. 1841; B.A. 1845; M.A. 1848. Ord. deacon (Durham), 1845; priest, 1S46; C. of St John's, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1845-9. V. of Harbury, Warws 1852-65. Latteriv of the .Arab's Tent, Chislehurst, where he died Oct. 16, 1884, aged 74- Left neariy all his property, about £10,000, upon trust to found 'Wights College of social and domestic science for Ladies'; the trusts were declared to be void under the Mortmain Acts. [Boose, III. 1338; Crockford; Clergy Lists; The Guardian, Oct. 22, 1884.) 459