WiLLETT, Thomas
WILLETT, THOMAS. Adm. pens, (age i6) at Trinity, June lo,
1789. [Eldest] s. of [the Rev.] Waring (Magdalen Hall,
Oxford, 1769), of London. School, Westnainster. Did not
reside. Adm. at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, whence he matric.
May 6, 1791, age 18; B.A. (Oxford) 1796; M.A. (Oxford) 1797- Sometime Assistant Master at Loughborough House School,
Surrey. (Record of Old Westminsters; Al. Oxon.)
WILLETT, VICTOR JOHN AUSTEN. Adm. pens, at Trinity,
June 15 1891. [Eldest] s. of [the Rev.] Edmund Austen
(i860, sm6 Catt), of Strathwell, VVhitwell, Isle of Wight (and
Marion, dau. of Edward Covey, M.R.C.S., of Basmgstoke,
Hants.). B. Jan. 19, 1873, at Whitwell. School, Westminster.
Matric. Michs. 1891; B.A. 1894. Married, June 4, 1898,
Marjory Lucy Mary, youngest dau. of Frederick Willett (1857,
sub Catt). Of the Okanagan Mission, British Columbia,
Canada, in 1946. Brother of the next. [Record of Old West- minsters.)
WILLETT, VMLTER GLYNN AUSTEN. Adm. pens, at Trinity,
June 25, 1894. S. of [the Rev.] Edmund Austen (i860, sub
Catt), of Strathwell, Whitwell, Isle of Wight (and Marion,
dau. of Edward Covey, M.R.C.S., of Basingstoke, Hants.).
B. Jan. 19, 1874, in the Isle of Wight. School, Westminster.
Matric. Michs. 1894. Brother of the above. [Record of Old
Westminsters; Fox-Davies, Armorial Families, both of which
give 1878 for year of birth.)
WILLEY, ARTHUR. Adm. at Christ's, June 25, 1898. Hon. M.A., 1898. S. of the Rev. William. B. 1867, at Scarborough.
School, Kingswood, Bath; and at University College, London.
Tutor at Columbia University, New York, 1892-4. Balfour
Student at Cambridge, 1894-9, during which time he went to
the South Seas to study the pearly nautilus, etc. Fellow of
Univ. College, London, 1913- D.Sc, London. F.R.S., 1902.
Lecturer in Biology at Guy's Hospital, 1899-1901. Director of the Colombo Museum, 1902-10. Strathcona Professor of
Zoology at McGill University, 1910-33. Author, Amphioxus and the Ancestry of the Vertebrates; Convergence in Evolution;
Lectures on Darwinism. Editor oi SpoliaZeylanica, 1902-10. Died in Montreal, Dec. 26, 1942. [Peile, 11. 825; The Times,
Jan. 7, 1943; Who's Who.)
WILLEY, EDWARD. Adm. pens, at Trinity Hall, Jan. 6,
1813. S. of Edward, late Colonel, of Askham, Vorks. (and
Lucy, dau. of Jocelyn Price). [School, Westminster.] Matric.
, Michs. 1814; (Civil Law Classes, ist Class, 1816-17); LL.B.
1819. Brother of Jocelyn (1819). (Recordof OldWestminsters.)
WILLEY, GEORGE (1827), see WILLY.
WILLEY, HAROLD. Adm. at King's, Oct. 6, 1899. [S. ofT. C, of Riverdale Road, Shefaeld. B. Mar. 1880. School, Upping-
ham.] Matric. Michs. 1899; B.A. 1902. Served in the Great
War, 1914-19 (Major, R.G.A.; mentioned in despatches;
Croix de Guerre). In business as a cutlery- and steel-
manufacturer. Of Manor House, Sheffield in 1953. [Upping-
ham Sch. Roll; King's Coll. Reg., 303.)
WILLEY, JOCELYN. Adm. pens, (age 21) at Trinity Hall,
Sept. 8, 1819. 2nd s. of the late Colonel — [Edward], of Askham, near York. Matric. Michs. 1819; B.A. 1824; M.A.
1827. C. of St Cuthbert's, York, -1841-2. Of Camelsford
Hall, Yorks., 1845-50. V. of Drax, Yorks., 1851-5. R. of
Bonchurch, Isle of Wight, 1855-6. C. of Quatt, Salop, 1856.
Died Aug. 26, 1863, at Limerick House, Leamington. Brother
of Edward (1813); father of the next. [Clergy List; G. Mag.,
1863, II. 515-)
WILLEY, JOCELYN. Adm. pens, at Caius, Feb. 7, 1849- S. of
the Rev. Jocelyn (above), of Heworth Hall, near York.
B. there, Sept. 12, 1828. School, Cheam, Surrey (private).
Matric. Michs. 1849; B.A. 1853; M.A. 1856. [Venn, n. 286.)
WILLEY, JOHN. Adm. pens, (age 15) at Trinity, June 12, 1773.
5. of John, of London. School, Chiswick, Middlesex. Matric.
Easter, 1775; Scholar, 1776; B.A. 1779.
WILLIAM FREDERICK, H.R.H. PRINCE (1787), see
GLOUCESTER, DUKE OF.
WILLIAM-POWLETT, HENRY (1816), see TOWNSHEND.
WILLIAMES, see WILLIAMS.
WILLIAMS, ALAN. Adm. pens, at Christ's, Oct. 6, 1883. S. of John (and Eliza, dau. of Barnabas Sharp, of Hurworth
Grange, Sunderiand). B. [July 9, 1861], at Clifton, Bristol.
School, Manilla Hall. Matric. NUchs. 1883; B.A. 1886; M.A.
1893. Ord. deacon (Worcester), 1886; priest, 1887; C. of
St Nicholas, Warwick, 1886-92. Chaplain, Mersey Mission to
Seamen and training ship Indefatigable, at Rock Ferry, 1892-
6. Acting C.F. in South Africa, 1899-1900. Port Chaplain
(Mission to Seamen) at Capetown, 1897-1906. C. of Vernham
Dean, Hants., 1906-7. V. of Warwick, 1907-14. Perm, to off.,
dio. of Salisbury, 1917-31- R- of Oborne, Dorset, 1931-6. Perm, to off., dio. of Salisbury, from 1936. Married, 1888,
Williams, Alfred Clarke
Annie Isabel, dau. of Charies Copland, M.I.C.E., of Hull.
Latterly of Clatcombe House, Sherborne. Died Nov. 12,
1947, at Bournemouth. [Crockford; Fox-Davies, Armorial Families; The Times, Nov. 14, 1947.)
WILLIAMS, ALAN RICHARD PERCIVAL. Matric. Non-Coil., from Ayerst H., Lent, 1890. Ord. deacon (Frederictown),
1891; priest (N.S.), 1896; C. of Woodstock, New Brunswick,
Canada, 1891. C. of Churchover, 1891-5. P.-in-charge of
Westville, 1896-7. R. of Jeddore, 1897-8. R. of Falkland,
1898-1906. R. of La Have, 1906-11. R. of Stewiacke, 1911- 16. Disappears from Crockford, 1918.
WILLIAMS (post ADDAMS-WILLIAMS), ALBERT. Adm. pens,
at Christ's, May 10, 1882. [6th] s. of WUliam Addams, of Llangibby Castle, Monmouth. B. [Mar. 13, 1864], at Clifton.
Schools, Uppingham and Clifton College. Matric. Michs.
1882; Scholar; LL.B. (Law Trip., 1st Class) 1885; LL.M.
1891. Joined the Indian Civil Service, 1885; Assistant
Magistrate and Collector, Punjab, 1886; Under Secretary
(Foreign Dept.), 1892-9. Political Agent at Hyderabad,
1895; at Quetta, 1897. Registrar of the Chief Court of Lahore. Deputy Commissioner and Sessions Judge. Deputy
Secretary, Legislative Dept., 1898; Home Dept., 1901.
Judicial Commissioner in the North- West frontier Province,
1904; Resident at Mysore; in Baluchistan, 1905. Chief
Commissioner of Coorg, 1905-7. Judge of the Chief Court of
the Punjab, 1909. Retired, 1910. Served in the GTeat War,
1914-19 (Major, Gen. Staff in the Dardanelles and Egypt;
mentioned in despatches; O.B.E., 1919; Cavalier of the
Order of the Crown of Italy). Succeeded his father at
Llangibby Castle, 1885. J. P. and D.L. for Monmouth; High
Sheriff, 1928. F.S.A. Married, Aug. 21, 1906, the Hon.
Eleanor Mary, dau. of the i6th Viscount Hereford. Possessed
a large collection of books and maps relating to Monmouth- shire. Died June 29, 1931, at Llangibby Castle. Brother of
Arthur (1873), Harold (1877), etc. [Clifton Coll. Reg.; Peile,
n. 687; I.C.S. Lists; Burke, L.G.; The Times, June 30, 1931.)
WILLIAMS, ALEXANDER. Adm. pens, at Trinity, Dec. 29,
1829. Matric. Michs. 1830; B.A. 1834; M.A. 1837. Ord.
deacon (York), 1835; priest (Bath and WeUs), 1836. C. of
Weston, Somerset, -1841-2. C. of Staplehurst, Kent, 1847-8.
V. of Ceme Abbas, Dorset, 1849-57. R- of Upceme, 1855-86.
Died July 16, 1886. [Crockford; Univ. Almanack.)
WILLIAMS, ALFRED. Adm. sizar at Trinity, Feb. 6, 1818.
Did not reside. Probably same as next.
WILLIAMS, ALFRED. Adm. sizar (age 19) at Pembroke,
Apr. II, 1818; re-adm. pens. Oct. 3, 1821. Youngest s. of Thomas, bookseller, of London. B. there [Feb. 4, 1799]-
[School, Merchant Taylors'.] Matric. Michs. 1818; B.A. 1823; M.A. 1826. Ord. deacon, 1825; priest, 1826; preacher at
Quebec Chapel, 1833-56. R. of St Alphage, London, 1853-6; and Afternoon Lecturer at St Pancras; Preacher at Berkeley
Chapel for 20 years. Evening preacher at the Foundling
Hospital. R. of Culmington, Salop, 1856-78. Author, Sermons. Died Oct. 12, 1878, at Llandudno. Father of
Alfred H. (1851), Frederick M. (1858) and Lloyd C. (1855).
[Merchant Taylors' Sch. Reg.; Boase, vi. 885.)
WILLIAMS, ALFRED. Adm. at King's, a scholar from Eton, July 6, 1838. S. of [Edward, the school bookseller] (and
Sarah Turner). B. Dec. i, 1818, at Eton. Matric. Michs.
1838; B.A. 1842; M.A. 1845. Fellow, 1841. Ord. deacon
(Worcester), 1846; priest (Lichfield), 1850; C. of Stourbridge,
Worcs., 1846-50. C. of Spon Lane, Birmingham, 1850-4.
R. of (Priors portion), Tiverton, Devon, 1854-63. P.C. of
East Molesey, Surrey, 1864-7. V. of Kingston-on-Thames, 1867-77. Died, unmarried, Apr. 26, 1877. Brother of George
(1832) and Frederick (1836). [Eton Sch. Lists; Crockford;
P. E. Towell; Dr W. E. St L. Finny; Sir W. Sterry.)
WILLIAMS, ALFRED. Adm. sizar at St John's, Mar. i, 1843. S. of the Rev. John, of Stroud, Gloucs. (and Elizabeth).
B. Oct. 29, 1824, at Badbrook. Matric. Michs. 1844.
WILLIAMS (post CLARKE-WILLIAMS), ALFRED CLARKE.
Adm. pens, at Sidney, Oct. 11, 1876. Eldest s. of Alfred,
civil-engineer, of Brixton. B. Oct. 29, 1857, at Newport,
Mon. School, Dulwich College. Matric. Michs. 1876; B.A.
1880; M.A. 1884; LL.M. 1887. LL.D. from Triaity Hall, 1893.
Sometime Assistant Master at Winchester prep. School.
Adm. at the Inner Temple, Nov. 18, 1881. Called to the Bar,
Nov. 17, 1886. Adm. at the Middle Temple, Mar. 12, 1893.
Pariiamentary Draftsman. On the South-Eastern Circuit. Married, May 22, 1887, Ethel Frances Thrupp, dau. of the
Rev. A. J. Carver. Changed his name by deed poll to Clarke-
Williams, 1886. Died Aug. 24, 1904, at Montreux, Switzer-
land, of typhoid-fever. [Dulwich Coll. Reg. ; Law Lists ; Inns of Court; The Times, .\ug. 27, 1904.)
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