Whitaker, George Ayton WHITAKER, GEORGE AYTON. Adm. pens, (age 19) at Trinity, May 12, 1853. S. of the Rev. George Ayton (above) (and Anna Maria, dau. of Thomas Farr). B. [Dec. 4, 1833], at Mendham, Suffolk. School, Kent (private). Matnc. Michs. 1853; B.A. 1857; M.A. 1864. Ord. deacon (Worcester, for Lichfield), 1858; priest (Lichfield), 1859; C. of Trysull, Staffs., 1858-62. R. of Henstead, Suffolk, 1861-1904. Married, 1859, Mary Henrietta, only dau. of Lieut.-Col. Edward Farrar Acton. Continued to reside at Henstead rectory, where he died Dec. 25, 1914. Brother of Herbert (1855). {Crockford; The Guardian, Dec. 31, 1914; Who's Who m Suffolk.) WHITAKER, GEORGE HENRY. Adm. pens, (age 21) at Magdalene, May 6, 1830. S. of the Rev. John (1785), of Gar- forth, Yorks. School, private. Matric. Michs. 1830; B.A. 1834; M.A. 1837. Ord. deacon, 1834; priest, 1834. R. of Garforth, Yorks., 1834-90. Died Nov. 2, 1890. Father of James A. (1861) and the next. (Crockford; The Guardian, Nov. 5, 1890.) WHITAKER, GEORGE HENRY. Adm. pens, at St John's, Oct. 20, 1863; from New College, Oxford, whence he had matric. May 12, 1858. [Eldest] s. of [the Rev. George] Henry (above). B. May 12, 1839, at Garforth. School, Sedbergh. Matric. Michs. 1863; B.A. 1865; M.A. 1868. Ord. deacon (Exeter), 1867; priest, 1870. Head Master of Truro Grammar School and C. of St Mary's, Truro, 1867-76. C. of Thornton Heath, Surrey, 1876-9. V. of Bensington (or Benson), Oxon., 1879-81. Died Apr. 12, 1881. Brother of James A. (1861). (Sedbergh Sch. Reg.; Al. Oxon.; Crockford; The Guardian, Apr. 20, 1881.) WHITAKER, GEORGE HERBERT. Adm. pens, at St John's, May 4, 1866. S. of the Rev. George (1829) [and Arundel Charlotte]. B. at Oakington, Cambs. Bapt. July 18, 1847- School, Shrewsbury. Matric. Michs. 1866; Scholar, 1868; Bell Scholar, 1867; B.A. (bracketed Senior Classic) 1870; M.A. 1873. Fellow, 1870-92; Junior Dean. Assistant Master at Wellington College, 1871-4. Ord. deacon (Ely), 1875; priest, 1877; C. of St Michael's, Cambridge, 1875-7. C. of All Saints, Cambridge, 1877. Principal of Truro Theological College, 1878-85. Hon. Canon of Truro, 1878-9. Canon Residentiary and Chancellor, 1885-6. Whitehall Preacher, 1888-9. Canon of Hereford, 1889-92. C. of All Saints, Eastbourne, 1894-1903. C. of Burwash, Sussex, 1904-10. C. of Menheniot, Cornwall, 1910-15. R. of Souldem, Oxon., 1915-16. R. of Woughton-on-the Green, Bucks., 1917-30. Author, The Royal Priesthood and its Offering; Simple Instruction before Confirmation; etc. Died May 23, 1930, at Brasted, Kent, aged 83. (Shrewsbury Sch. Reg.; Wellington Coll. Reg.; Crockford; Eagle, xlvi. 45.) WHITAKER, GUY STANHAM. Adm. pens, at St John's, Oct. 16, 1894. [Eldest] s. of Edward, H.M. Inspector of Registra- tion, of [St Michael's Road, Upper Tooting], London (and Sarah Elizabeth Stanham). B. Mar. 24, 1876, at Streatham. School, Dulwich College (Mr A. H. Gilkes). Matric. Michs. 1894; B.A. 1897. Assistant Master at Kent House School, Eastbourne, 1897. Ord. deacon (St Albans), 1900; priest, 1901; C. of Harwich, Essex, 1900-2. C. of St Mary Magdalene, Wandsworth Common, 1902-8. R. of Plaitford, Wilts., 1908-14. V. of Somerton, Somerset, 1914-20. V. of Bucks Mills, Devon, 1920-46. Married, July 11, 1905, Dorothy, youngest dau. of Charles Bumey, Master of the Supreme Court of Chancery, of Halstead Lodge, Upper Tooting. Died Mar. II, 1947, at 33, Hendham Road, Upper Tooting. (Dulwich Coll. Reg.; Crockford; The Times, Mar. 13, 1947.) WHITAKER, HERBERT. Adm. pens, (age 18) at Trinity, June 14, 1855. [Youngest] s. of the Rev. George Ayton (1826), of Knodishall, Suffolk. B. there. School, Kent (private). Matric. Michs. 1855. Adm. at the Inner Temple, Nov. 22, 1859. Called to the Bar, June ii, 1862. Brother of George A. (1853). (Law Lists; Inns of Court; Foster, Men at the Bar.) WHITAKER, JAMES ARTHUR. Adm. pens, at St John's, June 14, 1861. S. of the Rev. George Henry (1830) (and Lucy). B. at Garforth, Yorks. Bapt. June 9, 1842. School, Sedbergh. Matric. Michs. 1861 ; B.A. 1865. Went to Australia, where he died c. 1892. Brother of George H. (1863). (Sed- bergh Sch. Reg.) WHITAKER, JOHN. Adm. pens, at St Catharine's, July 10, 1785. B. at Doncaster. Matric. Michs. 1787; LL.B. 1792. V. of Garforth, Yorks. Father of George H. (1830). WHITAKER, JOHN. Adm. pens, at Christ's, Oct. 9, 1884. [2nd] s. of John, of Winsley Hall, near Shrewsbury (and Elizabeth Ann, dau. of Robert Munn). B. Sept. 6, 1865, at Kelton Mains, near Dumfries. School, Shrewsbury. Matric. Michs. 1884. Resided four terms. Ranching at Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S.A. in 191 1. Married, Oct. 1896, Lisle Wyman Smith, of Cheyenne, and had issue. Died Sept. 4, 1925. (Burke, L.G.; PeiU, a. 711-) WHITAKER, Thomas Ayton WHITAKER, JOHN ARTHUR. Adm. pens, at Trinity, Feb. 24, 1870. [6th] s. of Joseph, of Hesley Hall, Tickhill, Yorks. (and Eliza Sophia, only dau. of Captain William Sanderson, R.N.). B. Mar. 4, 1852, at Palermo, Sicily. School, Harrow. Matric. Michs. 1870; B.A. 1875. Adm. at the Inner Temple, Nov. 17, 1871. Called to the Bar, May lo, 1876. On the North-. Eastern Circuit. A Special Pleader. J. P. for Sussex. Married, Oct. 5, 1881, Emily, dau. of Charles Wilkin, and had issue. Died Mar. 8, 1923, in London. Brotherof Alexander I. (1876). (Harrow Sch. Reg.; Law Lists; Inns of Court; Foster, Men at the Bar; Burke, L.G.; The Times, Mar. 9, 1923-) WHITAKER, MARMADUKE WILLIAM. Adm. pens, (age 18) at Trinity Hall, Sept. 14, 1855- [Eldest] s. of WUliam Williamson, Esq., of Kirk-Deighton, Yorks. Matric. Michs. 1855; B.A. 1859. Adm. at the Inner Temple, May 4, 1859. Called to the Bar, Apr. 30, 1862. On the Midland Circuit. Died Feb. 25, 1879. (Law Lists; Inns of Court.) WHITAKER, ROBERT. Adm. pens, (age 19) at Trinity, Feb. 15, 1850. S. of Thomas, of Hull. B. at Kirk Ella, Yorks. School, Rossall. Matric. Michs. 1850; B.A. 1854; M.A. 1857. Ord. deacon (York), 1854; priest, 1855; C.of Stokesley, Yorks., 1854-8. C. of Cherry-Burton, 1858-9. R. of Scorborough with Leconfield, 1859-80. Married Sophia Lowe Thornton, dau. of William Duesbery Thornton Duesbery, of Scalby. Died May 19, 1880. Father of Arthur L. (1895). (Crockford; The Guardian, May 26, 1880.) WHITAKER, ROBERT JAMES. Adm. pens, at St John's, Sept. 29, 1894. [Eldest] s. of the Rev. Charles [Trin. Coll., Dublin], V. of Natland, Kendal, Westmoriand (and Eleanor Mann). B. Oct. i, 1875, at Natland parsonage. School, Rugby. Matric. Michs. 1894; Scholar, 1894; B.A. 1897. Lecturer in mathematics at Bristol University, 1897-8. Assistant Master at Oxford House School, St Anne's-on-Sea, 1898-1900; at Stockton-on-Tees Grammar School, 1900-11. Ord. deacon (Durham), 1908; priest, 1909; C.of Stockton-on- Tees, 1908-U. C. of St Martin's, Worcester, 1913-14. Assistant Master at King's School, Worcester, 1911-35. Hon. Canon of Worcester, 1922. V. of Cleeve Prior, Worcs., 1935- 47. Perm, to off., dio. of Edinburgh, 1947. (Rugby Sch. Reg.; Schoolmasters' Directories; Crockford.) WHITAKER, ROBERT NOWELL. Adm. pens, at St John's, Jan. 4, 1821. [4th] s. of the Rev. Thomas Dunham (1774). LL.D., of Lanes, (and Lucy, dau. of Thomas Thoresby). [B. Dec. 4, 1800, at Leeds.] Matric. Michs. 1821; B.A. 1826; M.A. 1831. Ord. deacon (London), Dec. 24, 1826; priest, June 10, 1827; C. of St Mary Woolnoth, 1826-8. P.C. of Langho, Lanes., 1828-40, and P.C. of Holme-in-Whalley, 1830-40; V. of Whalley, 1840-81. Married, July 7, 1830, Anne, 2nd dau. of the Rev. Henry Jones, R. of Llangeinwen and Llangaffo, Anglesey, and had issue. Author, A Handbook of Whalley. Died Aug. 9, 1881. Brother of WUliam (1815). (Boase, vi. 845; Scott, MSS.; Crockford; Foster, Index Eccles. ; Clerical Guide.) WHITAKER, SAMUEL. Adm. pens, (age 19) at St John's, Apr. 8, 1835. [S. of Samuel, of Newchurch, near Rochdale.] School, Manchester Grammar. Matric. Michs. 1835; Scholar, 1835; B..\. 1839; M.A. 1842. Ord. deacon (York, Lilt. dim. from Lichfield), Aug. 4, 1839; priest (Lichfield), Aug. 23, 1840; C. of Tipton, Staffs., 1839-41. C. of Dunnington, Yorks., 1842-5. C. of Penrhos, Montgom., 1845-7; V. there, 1847-80. Married, 1846, Ann, eldest dau. of William Liddell, of Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lanes. Author, The Church the Ark of Salvation. Died July 29, 1880. M.I. at Penrhos. (Manchester Sch. Reg.; Crockford; Thomas, St Asaph.) WHITAKER, THOMAS. Adm. sizar (age 18) at Emmanuel, Mar. 30, 1753. S. of the Rev. Thomas (1706), deceased. B. at Fressingfield, Suffolk. School, Norwich (Mr Welton). Matric. Michs. 1753; B.A. 1757. In Holy Orders. V. of Mendham, Suffolk, 1759-71. Father of the next. (Foster, Norfolk and Suffolk Incumbents.) WHITAKER, THOMAS. Adm. sizar at Emmanuel, June 25, 1781. Of Norfolk. [S. of the Rev. Thomas (above).] Matric. Easter, 1783; B.A. 1786; M.A. 1793. Ord. deacon (Norwich), June II, 1786; priest, Dec. 21, 1788; C. of Mendham, Suffolk, 1786-8; V. there, 1788-1832. V. of Syleham, and Weybread, 1814-29. R. of Stanford Dingley, Berks., 1819-24. Died Dec. 29, 1832, aged 69. Father of Thomas W. (1818). (Clerical Guide; G. Mag., 1832, ii. 654.) WHITAKER, THOMAS AYTON. Adm. pens, at Selwyn H.. Oct. I, 1893. [S. of the Rev. John Ayton (St John's College, Oxford, 1852), of Great Bricet, Suffolk.] B. Aug. 12, 1873. [Schools, Repton and Bury St Edmunds Grammar.] Matric. Michs. 1893; B.A. 1897. Ord. deacon (Ely), 1899; priest, 1900; C. of Holy Trinity, Ely, Cambs., 1899-1901. C. of Haddenham, 1902-3. Member of the Society of Sacred Mission, 1903-4. Disappears from Crockford, 1905. (Repton Reg.; Bury St Edmunds Sch. Lists.) 430