WiGHTMAN, Benjamin Arthur
WIGHTMAN, BENJAMIN ARTHUR. Adm. pens, at Trinity,
June 15, 1891. [Eldest] s. of Arthur, solicitor, of Hallam Gate,
Sheffield. B. June 22, 1873, at Endcliffe Crescent, Sheffield.
School, Charterhouse. Matric. Michs. 1891; B.A. and LL.B.
1894; M.A. and LL M. 1899. Adm. Solicitor, Oct. 1897;
practised in Sheffield (Messrs Broomhead, Wightman and
Moore). Latterly of North Stoneham, Hants. Died Nov. 20,
1937; buried at Ecclesall. Brother of the next. {Law Lists;
The Times, Nov. 23, 1937.)
WIGHTMAN, CHARLES HOOLE. Adm. pens, at Trinity,
June 13, 1893. [and] s. of Arthur, of Hallam Gate, Sheffield.
B. Oct. 10, 1874, at Sheffield. School, Charterhouse. Matric.
Michs. 1893. Died Mar. 31, 1895, at Cambridge. Brother of the above.
WIGHTMAN, GEORGE. Adm. sizar at St John's, Oct. 7. 1817. Of Suffolk. School, Norwich. Matric. Michs. 1818; B.A. 1823;
M.A. 1826; D.D. 1839. Ord. deacon (Norwich), Oct. 15, 1820;
priest, Mar. 3, 1822; C. of Clare, Suffolk, 1824-33; V. there,
1833-54. Died Aug. 3, 1854. {Clergy List; G. Mag., 1854, 11. 313-)
WIGHTMAN, JOHN SETON. Adm. pens, (age 18) at Caius,
May II, 1864. S. of James Seton, of Courance, Lockerby,
Dumfries. B. Feb. 14, 1846, in Scotland. School, Edinburgh.
Matric. Michs. 1864; B.A. 1868. Adm. an Advocate, 1871.
Of Courance. J. P. for Dumfries-shire. Died Mar. 4, 1900, in
Edinburgh. {Edinburgh Acad. Reg.; Venn, 11. 366 and iii. and add.)
WIGHTMAN, ROBERT. Adm. sizar at St John's, June 15, 1842; re-adm. pens. Oct. 19, 1842. S. of William, brewer, of
Appleby, Westmorland (and Hannah). Bapt. May 17, 1818.
Matric. Michs. 1842; B.A. 1846. Ord. deacon, 1847. P.C. of
Newton Arlosh, Cumberland, 1850-65. In 1863 was charged
with habitual drunkeness. Disappears from Crockford, 1872.
(C. R. Hudleston; Clergy List)
WIGHTMAN, WILLIAM ARNETT. Adm. pens, at Caius,
Nov. 23, 1849. S. of John, surgeon, of Cawood, near Selby,
Yorks. B. there, July 17, 1830. School, Archbishop Holgate's,
St Peter's, York, Sedbergh and Cawood (private). Matric. Michs. 1850; B.A. i854;M.A. 1857. Ord. deacon (York), 1855;
priest, 1856; C. of St Helen's, York, 1855-63. Vicar-Choral and Minor Canon of York, 1858-75. C. of Holy Trinity, York,
1863-6; V. there, 1866-73. V. of St John's, Ousebridge, York,
1873-5. V. of Staiingfleet, Yorks., 1875-84. Married and had issue. Died June 3, 1884. {Boase, vi. 869; Crockford; The
Guardian, June 11, 1884.)
WIGHTON, WILLIAM. Adm. pens, (age 19) at Magdalene,
July I, 1754. [Eldest] s. of Edward, of Wetherby, Yorks.
Schools, Wakefield and Halifax. Matric. Michs. 1754; LL.B.
1764. C. of Barwick-in-Elmet, Yorks., 1762-4. R. of
Garforth, 1764-95. V. of Laughton, Lines., 1763-95. Died Jan. 14, 1795. (G. Mag., 1795, i. 170; P. B. G. Binnall.)
WIGHTWICK, CLAUDE. Adm. at Pembroke, Oct. 1900. 3rd s.
of William Jeffrey, wholesale-merchant, of Hildan, London
Road, Tonbridge. [B. there, Nov. 22, 1881.] School,
Tonbridge. Matric. Michs. 1900; B.A. 1903. In the Nigeria
Political and Administrative Service, 1906-27; retired, 1927,
as Resident. Served in the Great War, 1914-19 (Lieut.,
Nigeria Regt., W.A.F.F. ; mentioned in despatches). Latterly
of 30, Norfolk Square, London, W. (Pemb. Coll. Reg.)
WIGHTWICK, FRANCIS. Adm. pens, at St John's, May 18,
1791 (as 'John'). [Eldest] s. of John, (?i758), of Wightwick, Staffs. School, Harrow. Matric. Michs. 1791. Adm. at the
Inner Temple, Nov. 6, 1789. Of Sandgates, Chertsey.
{Harrow Sch. Reg.; Inns of Court.)
WIGHTWICK, HUMPHREY THOMAS HERBERT. Adm. pens,
at Corpus Christi, Oct. I, 1892. Of London. [Only] s. of the
Rev. Humphrey Mercer, deceased. B. Dec. 27, 1872. Bapt.
Jan. 23, 1873, at St Anne's, Hoxton. Schools, Clergy Orphan, Leamington College and Tonbridge. Matric. Michs. 1892;
B.A. 1895; M.A. 1899. Ord. deacon (Canterbury), 1896;
priest (Rochester), 1897; C. of Erith, Kent, 1896-7. C. of
Jesmond, Northumberland, 1898-1900. C. of St John's, Darlinghurst, N.S.W., Australia, 1900-2. R. of Port Lincoln,
South Australia, 1902-4. R. of Burra with Black Springs,
South Australia, 1904-6. Dist. Secretary, British and Foreign
Bible Society (for Eastern England), 1906-10. Principal of
Lawrence Memorial School, Ghoragali, 1910-22. R. of
Albany, W. Australia, 1922-5. Died Feb. 28, 1939, at the
Chantry, West Blatchington, Sussex. {Reg. of Clergy Orphan
Sch.; Tonbridge Sch. Reg.; Crockford; The Times, Mar. 2, I939-)
WIGHTWICK, JOHN. Adm. pens, at Clare, June 30, 1758. B.
in London. One of these names, of Dunstall, Staffs., was adm.
at the Inner Temple, Jan. 18, 1756; called to the Bar, 1768.
Perhaps father of Francis (1791). {Inns of Court.)
WiGRAM, Albert James
WIGHTWICK, RICHARD. Adm. pens, (age i6) at St John's, June 26, 1765. S. of the Rev. WUliam (i737), of Wilts. B. at
Winterbourne [Bassett]. Schools, Ashford, Kent, and Marl- borough. Matric. Michs. 1767; B.A. 1769. Ord. deacon
(Norwich), July 14, 1771; C. of Ousden, Suffolk, 1771.
{St John's Coll. Adm., iii. 707.)
WIGLESWORTH, ARTHUR ARNOLD. Adm. pens, at
Queens', Oct. 1887. S. of Arthur. B. Feb. 15, 1867, at Liverpool. Matric. Michs. 1887.
WIGLESWORTH, DOWNES. Adm. pens, (age 18) at Trinity,
June 10, 1845. [4th] s. of Thomas [solicitor, of London].
B. [July 29, 1828], at Tunbridge Wells. School, Rugby.
Matric. Michs. 1845; Scholar, 1848; B.A. (35//! Wrangler)
1849. Adm. at the Inner Temple, Apr. 25, 1849. Called to
the Bar, Nov. 17, 1852. Of Little House, Queenborough,
Kent. Brotherof Thomas W. (1844). {Rugby Sch. Reg.; Law
Lists; Inns of Court; Foster, Men at the Bar.)
WIGLESWORTH, HENRY. Adm. pens, at Sidney, Aug. 3, 1776.
Eldest s. of James (1742), of Townhead, near Settle, Yorks.
B. there, Apr. 3, 1758. Schools, Bolton Abbey (Mr Carr) and
Sedbergh (Dr Bateman). Matric. Michs. i777; B.A. 1781;
M.A. 1784. V. of Slaidburn, Yorks., 1782-1838. Owner of a large estate in the parish and kept a pack of hounds, being
known as 'The bold Rector of Slaidburn.' A famous rider,
his exploits in the hunting-field are celebrated in several
songs. Died Apr. 14, 1838, aged 80. {Sedbergh Sch. Reg.)
WIGLESWORTH, HENRY. Adm. pens, at Trinity, May i,
1841. [Doubtless eldest s. of Thomas, barrister, of Portman
Square, London. School, Eton.] Matric. Michs. 1841; B.A.
1845; M.A. 1848. Adm. at the Middle Temple, Jan. 1840.
Called to the Bar, Nov. 19, 1847. Doubtless brother of
James L. (1841). {Eton Sch. Lists; Law Lists; Inns of Court.)
WIGLESWORTH, JAMES HENRY. Adm. pens, (age 20) at
Pembroke, Oct. 6, 1881. Eldest s. of the Rev. James Langton
(next), of Castlethorpe, Bucks. B. at Chickerell, Dorset.
[School, private.] Matric. Michs. 1881; B.A. 1884. A
Solicitor. Of Serjeant's Inn, London. Died June 6, 1936- {The Times, June 9, 1936.)
WIGLESWORTH, JAMES LANGTON. Adm. pens, (age 19) at
Magdalene, Oct. 13, 1841. S. of Thomas, barrister, of
London. School, King's College, London. Matric. Michs. 1 841; B.A. 1846; M.A. 1850. Ord. deacon, 1846; C. of
St John-the-Evangelist, Westminster, 1846-8. C. of Penn,
Bucks., 1849-51. C. of Kintbury, Berks., 1853-5. C. of
Bincombe, Dorset, 1859. C. of Chickerell, 1860-1. C. of
Hanslope with Castlethorpe, Bucks., 1869-82. Died May 23,
1882, at Castlethorpe, aged 60. Father of the above; doubt-
less brother of Henry (1841). (J. E. Smith, St John-the- Evangelist, Westminster, 116; The Guardian, May 31, 1882.)
WIGLESWORTH, JOSEPH. Adm. pens, at St John's, June 10, 1846. S. of Thomas, wine-merchant, of Tottenham, Middlesex
(and Elizabeth). B. there, Oct. 6, 1822. Matric. Michs. 1846;
B.A. 1851. Died Jan. 3, 1852. (Scott, MSS.; G. Mag., 1852,
214; Cambridge Chronicle, Jan. 10, 1852, which describes him as J. W. Wiglesworth.)
WIGLESWORTH, THOMAS WALKER. Adm. pens, (age 18) at
Caius, July 2, 1844. [3rd] s. of Thomas, solicitor, of London.
B. there. School, Rugby. Matric. Michs. 1844; B.A. {12th
Classic) 1848; M.A. 1851. Fellow, 1850-1918. For many
years Steward of the College manors. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Apr. 24, 1848. Called to the Bar, May 8, 1851. Died
Apr. 9, 1918, in London. Benefactor to the College. Brother
of Downes (1845). {Venn, 11. 268; Law Lists; Inns of Court; Foster, Men at the Bar.)
WIGLEY, EDWARD. Adm. pens, (age 18) at St John's, June 16, 1783. S. of the Rev. Henry (1746). B. at Scraptoft, Leics.
Bapt. there, Jan. 13, 1765. School, Worcester (privately, by his father). Matric. Michs. 1783; Scholar, 1783; B.A. 1787;
M.A. 1790; B.D. 1797. Fellow, 1789-1802; Steward, 1801-2. Ord. deacon (Ely), May 30, 1790; priest, Nov. 21, 1790. R. of
All Saints, Worcester, 1794-5. V. of Yardley, Worcs., 1805-7.
Married, 1802, Miss — Hale, of St Pancras, London. Died
Feb. 27, 1807, at Funchal, Madeira. {St John's Coll. Adm., IV. 556.)
WIGMORE, FREDERICK HENRY. Adm. pens, (age 16), at
Magdalene, July 22, 1878. S. of Henry James, of Wisbech,
Cambs. School, Wisbech. Matric. Michs. 1878; M.B. 1884.
At St Bartholomew's Hospital; Senior House Surgeon and at the Royal Southern Hospital, Liverpool. M.R.C.S.; L.S.A.,
1883. Physician at St Michael's maternity charity, Maccles- field, Cheshire, in 1890. Author, medical. {Medical Directories until 1894.)
WIGRAM, ALBERT JAMES. Adm. pens, at Trinity, Oct. 8,
1868. [2nd] s. of James, of Landford, Wilts. B. there,
June 24, 1851. School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1869; B..\. 1873. Died Mar. 1876, in Cairo. (Eton Sch. Lists.)
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