Wolff, Charles Hubert
WOLFF, CHARLES HUBERT. Matric. Non-CoU., Lent, 1900;
B.A. 1914; M.A. 1920. [School, Felsted.] Assistant Master
at Stroud Green Grammar School, 1891 ; at Lee House School,
Margate, 1892; at Cliftonville College, 1895; at St Faith's
School, Cambridge, 1900; at King's College, Taunton, 1904- 18. Served in the Great War, 1914-19 (Lieut., Somerset L.L; Suffolk Labour Corps, and Gen. List (Education Officer)).
Author, Back to Civilisation. Latterly of 98, Windsor Road,
Cambridge, where he died, Nov. 13, 1952. (Al. Felsted.; Univ.
War List; Schoolmasters' Directories.)
WOLLASTON, ALEXANDER FREDERICK RICHMOND. Adm.
at King's, Oct. 3, 1893. [2nd] s. of George Hyde (1863), of Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucs. (and Sarah Constance Rich-
mond). [B. May 22, 1875, at Clifton.] School, Clifton College.
Matric. Michs. 1893; B.A. 1896; M.A. 1906. Fellow, 1920-6;
and 1928-30; tutor, 1928-30. At the London Hospital.
House Surgeon, Addenbrooke's Hospital. M.R.C.S.; L.R.C.P., 1903. MecScal Officer and naturalist to the British expedition
to Ruwenzori, Central Africa, 1905-7; and with that to
Dutch New Guinea, 1909-12; and, again, 1912 as leader.
Served in the Great War, 1914-19 (Surgeon- Lieut., R.N.; twice mentioned in despatches; D.S.C., 1918). F.R.G.S.;
Gill medal, 1914; Patron's gold medal, 1925; Hon. Sec. 1928. Surgeon and naturalist to the first Mount Everest
expedition, 1921. Married, 1923, Mary, dau. of Daniel
Meinertzhagen, and had issue. Author, From Ruwenzori to
the Congo, etc. Shot dead (together with a detective-officer of the Cambridge police) in his College rooms, June 3, 1930,
by a pupil, Douglas Newton Potts, who was being interro-
gated; the assailant then shot himself. Left £500 to King's 'for' any purpose connected with the beautification of the
place.' Lord Keynes wrote of him that 'he could unlock
hearts with a word and a look, and break down everyone's
reserve, except his own.' {King's Coll. Reg.; Univ. War List; Who was Who; D.N.B.; The Times, June 4, 1930;
Cambridge Chronicle, June 11, 1930-)
WOLLASTON, ALEXANDER LUARD. Adm. pens, (age 18) at
St John's, Mar. 15, 1821. [4th] s. of George Hyde, of Clapham, Surrey (and Mary Anne, dau. of William Luard).
B. [June 14, 1804], at Battersea. Schools, Hackney and Harrow. Resided from Oct. 6 to Nov. 10, 1821. Migrated
to Caius, Nov. 10, 1821. Matric. Michs. 1821; Scholar,
1822-6; B.A. {26th Wrangler) 1826; M.B. 1829. F.R.S. 1829.
Did not practise medicine, but engaged throughout his life in
scientific pursuits. Married, Mar. 16, 1837, Susanna Charlotte,
dau. of William Morris. Died June 10, 1874, at Hollington,
Sussex. Father of George H. (1863); brother of Frederic L.
{1820) and WilUam L. (1819). {Harrow Sch. Reg.; Boase, vi.
936; Venn, 11. 183; Burke, L.G.)
WOLLASTON, CHARLES HYDE. Adm. pens, at Sidney, Apr. 2,
1789. [5th] s. of the Rev. Francis (1748), LL.B., Precentor of
St David's, and R. of Chislehurst, Kent. B. Nov. 22, 1772, in Charterhouse Square, London. School, Charterhouse.
Matric. Michs. 1789; 'B..\. {14th Wrangler) 1793. Migrated to St Catharine's, Mar. 30, 1795; M-A. 1796. V. of East Dereham with Hoe, Norfolk, 1806-50. Married, Mar. 2, i795, Sarah
Willett, dau. of William Ottley, of St Kitts, West Indies.
Died Mar. 24, 1850. Father of William C. (1812); brother of
Francis J. H. (1779) and William H. (1782). (Burke, L.G.;
Foster, Index Eccles.; Clergy List; G. Mag., 1850, i. 678.)
WOLLASTON, CHARLTON BYAM. Adm. pens, at St John's, May 25, 1782; Fell.-Com., Jan. 20, 1786. Of Middlesex.
[Only surv.] s. of Chariton (1748), M.D., physician to the
King [of Westminster], deceased (and Phyllis, dau. of Samuel
Byam, of Antigua). [B. Feb. 16, 1765.] School, Winchester.
Matric. Michs. 1782; Browne medal (Latin Ode) 1784;
B.A. 1786; M.A. 1789. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Mar. 20, 1786. Called to the Bar, Nov. 19, 1791- Adm. at the Inner Temple,
Nov. 20, 1799. Recorder of Dorchester, 1806-36. J. P. for Dorset. Chairman of Quarter Sessions. Translated The Satires
of Persius and The Epodes of Horace. Died Feb. 21, 1840, at
Dorchester. M.I. at Moreton. (St John's Coll. Adm., iv. 5(>7; Law Lists; Inns of Court; Hutchins, History of Dorset, 1. 404;
V. L. Oliver, Hist, of Antigua, 1. 100 and 108; Burke, L.G.;
G. Mag., i8.^o, I. 443.)
WOLLASTON, EDWARD OTTLEY. Adm. pens, at Emmanuel,
July 1, 1839. Of Lines. [9th s. of the Rev. Henry John
(1788) (and Louisa Symons, of Bur\' St Edmunds). B. Oct. II, 1820. School, Bury St Edmunds.] Matric. Michs. 1839.
Capt., 62nd Bengal Native Infantry; resigned the Service,
Apr. 9, 1853. Married Lucy Sarah, dau. of the Rev. G.
Uppleby, V. of Barton-on-Humber, and had issue. Died
July 1892; buried at Bournemouth. Brother of Henry J.
(1824) and Thomas V. (1841). {Bury St Edmunds Reg.; Burke, L.G. ; V. Hodson.)
WOLLASTON, FRANCIS HAYLES. Adm. pens, (age 17) at
Pembroke, Apr. 13, 1820. Eldest s. of the Ven. Francis John
Hyde (next). [B. May i, 1803. School, Charterhouse.]
WOLLASTON, George
Matric. Michs. 1820; Scholar. Migrated to Trinity Hall,
May 7, 1824; B.A. 1825; M.A. 1831. Ord. deacon (London, for Canterbury), May 21, 1826; priest, June 10, 1827. C.
of Halstow w. Upchurch, Kent, 1826-34. R- of Knowlton,
1834-5. R. (sinecure) of East Dereham, Norfolk, 1827-40. Resigned his Orders, 1840. Married, June 7, 1825, his cousin
Caroline, dau. of Henry Septimus WoUaston. Died, s.p.,
Nov. 5, 1849. {List of Carthusians; Burke, L.G.; Foster, Index Eccles.; Clerical Guide; G. Mag., 1850, i. 103; R. L. Arrowsmith.)
WOLLASTON, FRANCIS JOHN HYDE. .\dm. pens, at Sidney,
May 5, 1779. [Eldest] s. of the Rev. Francis (1748). R. of Chislehurst (and .\lthea, 5th dau. of John Hyde). B. Apr. 13,
1762, in Charterhouse Square, London. Schools, Seaming,
Norfolk (Mr Robert Potter) and Charterhouse. Matric. Lent,
1780; B..\. {Senior Wrangler and Smith's prize) 1783; M.A.
1786; B.D. 1795. Fellow of Trinity Hall, 1785-93; tutor. Jacksonian Professor, 1792-1813. Ord. deacon (Peterb.),
June 26, 1785; priest, June 29, 1787. Elected Master of
Sidney, 1807, but the election was declared invalid by the
Visitor on the ground that he had never been a Fellow of the
College. R. of South Weald, Essex, 1794-1823. Preb. of
St Paul's, 1802-23. R- oi Cold Norton, Essex, 1813-23.
Archdeacon of Essex, 1813-23. R. (sinecure) of East Dere- ham, Norfolk, 1815-23. Married, Aug. 13, i793. Frances,
dau. of Richard Havles, of Cambridge. An original meml>er
of the PhUosophical Society, 1784. Author, A Plan of a
Course of Chemical Lectures; Charge to Clergy of Archdeaconry
of Essex. Died Oct. 12, 1823. Brother of William H. (1782) and
Charles H. (1789); father of the above. {D.N.B.; Carthusian
Worthies; Foster, Index Eccles.; Clerical Guide; Burke, E.G.;
Northants. Clergy; Gunning, I. 254-5; Gunther, Early Science in Cambridge.)
WOLLASTON, FREDERICK. Adm. pens, at Cl.^re, Jan. 4,
1752. [3rd s. of William (1710), M.P., of Finborough, Suffolk (and Elizabeth, dau. of John Francis Fauquier). B. July 14,
1735, in London. School, Bury St Edmunds.] Matric. Lent,
1752; LL.B. 1759. Ord. deacon (Peterb.), Dec. 18, 1757;
priest, July 29, 1759. Preb. of Peterborough, 1773-1800.
R. of Fiskerton, Lines., 1793-8. R. of Peakirk-cum-Glinton,
Northants., 1798-1801. Chaplain-in-Ordinary to the King.
Lecturer at St James', Burv St Edmunds. Succeeded his brother William (1747) at Finborough, Suffolk, i797.
Married (i) Mar>', dau. of OrbellRay, of Bury St Edmunds,
and had issue, a son who died an infant; (2) (before 1770)
PriscUla, dau. of Drewry Ottley, of St Kitts. Died Mar. 9,
1801, at Bristol Hotwells; buried at Clifton. M.I. Father of
George (1780) and Henr>' J. (1788). {Bury St Edmunds Reg.;
Northants. Clergy; Burke, E.G.; Misc. Gen. et Her., 4th Series, I. 28; G. Mag., 1801, I. 372.)
WOLLASTON, FREDERICK EUSTACE ARBUTHNOT. Adm.
pens, at Trinity, Feb. 19, 1872. [Eldest] s. of Frederick
[Major, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons], of Shenton Hall, near
Nuneaton, Warws. (and Josette Eliza Jane, only child of
Admiral Sir Alexander Dundas .Arbuthnot, R.N., Gentleman
of the Privy Chamber to the Queen). B. there [June 21],
1853. School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1872. Lieut., 2nd Dragoon
Guards; retired by 1880. Of Shenton Hall, Nuneaton, J.P.,
D.L. Married, Dec. 18, 1877, Annie, dau. of Thomas Har- greaves, of .\rborfield, Reading, and had issue. Died May 26,
1930. (Burke, E.G.; The Times, May 28, 1930.)
WOLLASTON, FREDERICK LUARD. Adm. pens, at Trinity
Hall, May 31, 1820. [Eldest] s. of George [Hyde], of
Clapham, London (and Marv .\nne, dau. of V/illiam Luard).
B. Oct. 6, 1802. [School, Harrow.] Matric. Michs. 1821;
B A. 1825; M.A. 1828. Adm. at the Middle Temple, Oct. 29,
1824. Called to the Bar, June 15, 1832. A Special pleader.
Of Tremona, Shirley, Hants. Married, Mar. 17, 1834, Diana
Harriet, 2nd dau. of John Sperling, of Dynes Hall, Essex.
Died, s.p., Aug. 19, 1876. Brother of .Alexander L. (1821)
and WUliam L. (1819). {Harrow Sch. Reg.; Boase, iii. 1459". Burke, E.G.; Law Lists; Inns of Court.)
WOLLASTON, GEORGE. Adm. pens, (age 14) at Sidney, Oct.
17. 1753- 4th s. of Francis, gent. (1712) (and Mary, dau. of
John Francis Fauquier). B. [Oct. 26, 1738] m London.
Schools, Market Street and Charterhouse. Matric. Michs.
1754; B.A. {2nd Wrangler) 1758; M.A. 1761. Fellow, 1758.
D.D. from Queens', 1774. Contemporary and friend of the
poet Gray. R. of Dengie, Essex, 1762-4. R. of Stratford,
Suffolk, 1764-74. R. of St Mary .Mdermary with St Thomas- the-Apostle, London, 1774-90- F.R.S. , 1763. Married,
June 16, 1765, Elizabeth, eldest dau. of Charies Palmer, of
Thumscoe Hall, Yorks., and had one daughter. Edited (with
J. Jebb and R. Thorp) a volume of extracts from Newton's Principia, which was used as a standard work for many
years Died Feb. 14, iS-'6, aged 87, at Richmond, Surrey.
Brother of Francis (1748). William H. (1753) and Chariton
(1748). {Hennessey; Gunther, Early Science m Cambridge, 60;
G. Mag., 1826, 1. 277; D.N.B.)
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