Wedge, John Jaques WEDGE, JOHN JAQUES. Adm. pens, at St John's, Nov. 3, 1840. Of Surrey. S. of John Jaques (above) (and Jane Wason). B. Mar. 29, 1821. Matric. Lent, 1841; B.A. 1845; M.A. 1857. Ord. deacon (Worcester) 1848; pnest, 1850; C of Seamer, Yorks., 1848. C. of Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Warws., 1849-63. Married, Mar. 25, 1848, Anna Latty, dau. of Francis Rogers, of Yarlington. Oi Willenhall, Coventry, in 1873. Disappears from Clergv List, 1874. (Manchester Gr. Sch. Reg.; Clergy List; Crockford; F. P. White.) WEDGEWOOD (or WEDGWOOD), ERNEST HENSLEIGH. Adm. pens, (age 19) at Trinity, July i, 1856. S. of Hensleigh (next), of 17, Cumberland Terrace, Hyde Park, London. B. June 17, 1837, in London. School, Rugby. Matric. Michs. 1856; B.A. i860, ist Class Clerk in the Colonial Office. Died Aug. 1898. (Rugby Sch. Reg.; Josiah C. Wedgwood.) WEDGEWOOD (or WEDGWOOD), HENSLEIGH. Adm. pens, at St John's, Jan. 18, 1820. [4th and youngest] s. of Josiah, potter, of Etruria, and of Maer, Staffs, (and Elizabeth Allen, of Cresselly). [B. Jan. 22, 1803, at Gunville, Dorset.] School, Rugby. Matric. Michs. 1820. Migrated to Christ's, Feb. 3, 1821; Scholar; B.A. (Sth Wrangler) 1824; M.A. 1828. Fellow of Christ's, 1829-30. He was last in the Classical Tripos, 1824, his name giving rise to the title 'the wooden wedge,' 'by which the classical equivalent of the "wooden spoon" continued to be known.' At Cambridge Charles Darwin was 'much struck with the sight of Hensleigh walking up the street with a bandbox in one hand and a child in the other." Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Jan. 31, 1825. Called to the Bar, Feb. 8, 1828. Metropolitan Police Magistrate at Lambeth, 1832-7; resigned because he was convinced that the adminis- tration of oaths was inconsistent with the teaching of the New Testament. Registrar of Metropolitan carriages, 1837-49. One of the original members of the Philological Society, 1842. Became a confirmed spiritualist in later life. Married, Jan. 10, 1832, Frances Emma, dau. of Sir James Mackintosh. Author, Dictionary of English Etymology (in which he criticised the theories of Max Miiller), etc. Died June 2, 1891, in London. Brother of Henry A. (1817) and of Francis (1819) ; father of Ernest H. (above). (Rugby Sch . Reg. ; Boase, iii. 1254; Peile, n. 403; Eagle, -wii. 65; Law Lists; Inns of Court; D.N.B.; Emma Darwin, 1. 285.) WEDGEWOOD (or WEDGWOOD), The Rev. JOHN ALLEN. Adm. at Downing, Mar. 27, 1824; a 'Ten-year man.' [Eldest s. of John, master-potter, of Etruria, Staffs., and of Cote House, Bristol (and Louisa Jane, dau. of John Bartlett Allen, of Cresselly, Pembs.). B. June 20, 1796- School, West- minster.] Ord. deacon (Chester) 1821; priest, 1822. P.C. of Maer, Staffs., 1825-63. Disappears from Clergy List, 1864. Died, unmarried, July 19, 1882. Brother of Robert (1823). (Record of Old Westminsters; Crockford; Clergy List; Emma Darwin, 1. xxvii.) WEDGWOOD, ARTHUR FELIX. Adm. pens." at Trinity, June 29, 1895. [5th] s. of Clement Francis [master-potter, of Etruria], of Barlaston Lea, Staffs, (and Emily Catherine, dau. of J. M. Rendel, F.R.S.). B. July 18, 1877, at Barlaston. Schools, Newcastle High and Clifton College. Matric. Michs. 1895. An engineer. Of Barlaston Lea, Stoke-on-Trent. Married, Apr. 20, 1911, Katherine, dau. of Lieut. -Col. Llewellyn Wood Longstaff, of Wimbledon, and had issue. Author, The Shadow of a Titan, etc. Served in the Great War, 1914-19 (Capt., 6th N. Staffs. Regt. (T.F.); killed in action. Mar. 14, 1917). Brother of Francis H. (1886) and Ralph L. (1892). (Clifton Coll. Reg.; Newcastle High Sch. Reg.; Burke, P. and B.; Josiah C. Wedgwood.) WEDGWOOD, FRANCIS. Adm. pens, (age 19) at Peterhouse, Oct. 26, 1819. [3rd] s. of Josiah [master-potter, of Etruria and of Barlaston, Stafis.] (and Elizabeth). [School, Rugby.] Matric. Michs. 1819. A master-potter. A partner in the works at Etruria until 1876. Of The Upper House, Barlaston. J. P. for Stafis. Married, Apr. 26, 1832, Frances, dau. of the Rev. John Peploe Mosley (1783), V. of Rolleston, Staffs. Died Oct. 3, 1888. Brother of Henry A. (1817) and Hensleigh (1820). (Rugby Sch. Reg.; T. A. Walker, 408; Burke, P. and B.; Emma Darwin, 1. xvii; Josiah C. Wedgwood.) WEDGWOOD, FRANCIS HAMILTON. Adm. pens, at Trinity. June 14, 1886. [Eldest] s. of Clement Francis, master-potter, of Etruria, and Barlaston Lea, Stoke-on-Trent (and Emily Catherine, dau. of J. M. Rendel, F.R.S.). B. Oct. 9, 1867 [at Weston-on-Trent]. School, Clifton College. Matric. Michs. 1886. Entered the family business of Josiah Wedg- wood and Sons, Etruria, 1889; latterly Chairman of the Company. Served in the South African War (Capt., 4th Batt., N. Staffs. Regt.). Served in the Great War, 1914-19 (Capt., Special List (Recruiting Staff); mentioned in Secretary of State's List for 'valuable services'). J. P. and D.L. for Staffs.; High Sheriff, 1929. A director of the L.M.S. Railway Co. Married, Sept. 11, 1902, Catherine Gwendoline, dau. of the Weedon, Francis Charles Rev. Edmund Vincent Pigott, of Doddershall Park, and had issue. Died Oct. 30, 1930, in London; buried at Barlaston. Brother of Arthur F. (1895) and Ralph L. (1892). (Clifton Coll. Reg.; Burke, P. and B.; Josiah C. Wedgwood.) WEDGWOOD, HENRY ALLEN. Adm. pens, (age 18) at Jesus, June 19, 1817. [2nd] s. of Josiah, Esq. [master-potter, of Etruria] (and Elizabeth, dau. of John Bartlett Allen, of Cresselly, Pembs.). B. Apr. 4, 1799, at Cobham, Surrey. Schools, Rugby and Geneva. Matric. Michs. 1817; Scholar, 1819; B.A. 1821. Adm. at the Inner Temple, June 12, 1819. Called to the Bar, Feb. 10, 1826. Of Seabridge, Newcastle- under-Lyrne, and later of Woking, Surrey. Married, Oct. 26, 1830, Jessie, dau. of John Wedgwood, and had issue. Died Oct. 7, 1885. Brother of Francis (1819) and Hensleigh (1820). (Rugby Sch. Reg.; Burke, P. and B.; Law Lists; Emma Darwin, 1. xxvii; Josiah C. Wedgwood.) WEDGWOOD, RALPH LEWIS. Adm. pens, at Trinity, June 18, 1892. [4th] s. of Clement Francis [master-potter], of Bar- laston Lea, Stoke-on-Trent (and Emily Catherine, dau. of James Meadows Rendel, F.R.S.). B. Mar. 2, 1874, at Bar- laston Lea. School, Clifton College. Matric. Michs. 1892; B.A. (Moral Sci. Trip., Pt I, ist Class) 1895; (Moral Sci. Trip., Pt II, ist Class, 1896) ; M.A. 1939. Secretary of the L.N.E.R., 1905-12; Goods Manager, 1912. Served in the Great War, 1914-19 (Lieut.-Col., R.E.; Brig.-Gen., Director of Docks; C.B., i9i8;C.M.G., 1917; mentioned five times in despatches; Officer, Legion of Honour; French Croix de Guerre; Com- mander, Ordre de la Couronne; Of&cer, Order of St Maurice and St Lazarus). General Manager of the L.N.E.R., 1922-3; Chief General Manager, 1923-39. Knighted, 1924. Retired, 1939. Created a Bart., 1942. Member of the Central Elec- tricity Board, 1931-46. Chairman of the Railway Executive Committee, 1939-41. Of Leith Hill Place, Dorking, Surrey. Married, 1906, Iris Veronica (author of The Iron Age, The Livelong Dav), dau. of Albert H. Pawson, of Famley, Leeds, and had issue. Brother of Francis H. (1886) and Arthur F. (1895). (Clifton Coll. Reg.; Burke, P. and B.; Who's Who.) WEDGWOOD, ROBERT. Adm. pens, at Emmanuel, May 6, 1823. Of Staffs. [4th] s. of John [master-potter] (and Louisa Jane, dau. of John Bartlett AUen, of Cresselly, Pembs.). B. [Jan. 19], 1806, at Etruria, Staffs. School, Charterhouse. Matric. Michs. 1824. Migrated to Trinity, Mar. 25, 1825; B.A. 1828; M.A. 1831. Ord. deacon (Lichfield) 1827; priest, 1828. C. of Preston Candover with Nutley, Hants., -1841-5. C. of Woking, Surrey, 1847-50. R. of Dumbleton, Gloucs., 1850-81. Married twice and had issue. Died Feb. 20, 1881. Brother of John A. (1824). (List of Carthusians; Clergy List; Crockford; Emma Darwin, i. xxvii; Miss Eliza Wedgwood; R. L. Arrowsmith.) WEDMORE, CHARLES ERNEST. Adm. pens, at St John's, Feb. 6, 1874. [3rd] s. of Thomas, merchant [of Druid Stoke, Bristol]. B. Dec. 2, 1850, at Bristol. [School, Clifton College.] Matric. Michs. 1874; B.A. 1878; M.A. 1882; M.B. 1884. At St Bartholomew's Hospital and Vienna. M.R.C.S., 1882. Practised at Bristol. Physician, Bristol Royal Infirmary, 1887-91. Resigned owing to ill-health. Married, Dec. 6, 1899, Caroline, eldest dau. of Frederick Kersey, of Romsey, Hants. Resided latterlv at Westbury, Wilts., where he died Mar. 13, 1901. (Clifton'Coll. Reg.; Scott, MSS.; Eagle, xxiii, 237; Medical Directories; The Times, Mar. 19, 1901.) WEE, THIAM TEW. Adm. at Trinity Hall, Oct. 1895. S. of Kay Cheang, of Singapore. School, Raffles Institution, Singapore. Matric. Michs. 1895. WEEDEN, THOMAS SAXBY. Adm. pens, at St Catharine's, Aug. 18, 1843. S. of Thomas, of Southgate, Middlesex. B. at Wendover, Bucks. Matric. Michs. 1843. WEEDING, BENJAMIN [WILLIAM]. Adm. pens, (age 19) at Caius, July 6, 1818. S. of James, steward of Furnival's Inn. B. at Epsom, Surrey. School, St Paul's. Matric. Easter 1819; B..\. 1824. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Nov. 8, 1817. Writer in the Civil Service, Prince of Wales Island, Singapore and Malacca, in 1825. Died in 1829. (St Paul's Sch. Reg.; Venn, 11. 172; Inns of Court; V. Hodson.) WEEDON, AUBREY LOVELL PRYCE. Adm. pens, at Trinity, June 29, 1895. S. of Pryce, of Parkhurst, Harrow, Middlesex. B. Oct. 25, 1878, in Bombay. School, Harrow. Matric. Michs. 1895; B..\. 1898. Joined the Egyptian Civil Service, 1901; in the Customs Administration and in the Ministry of Finance at Cairo in 1909. Order of the Nile, 4th Class, 1916; 3rd Class, 1920. Married, July 12, 1909, Mabel Emily, only child of Walford Weedon. Latteriy of Minshulls, Aston Clinton, Bucks. (Harrow Sch. Reg.; Scott, MSS.) WEEDON, FRANCIS CHARLES. Adm. pens, at Christ's, Oct. 10, 1850. S. of Francis. B. Aug. 6, 1829, in London. School, King's College, London. Matric. Michs. 1850. Resided one term. Went into business. (Peile, ii. 517.) 394