Strachey, George STRACHEY, GEORGE. Adni. pens, (age 17) at Trinity, June 25, 1792. S. of John (1756), of Marylebone, London (and Anne, only dau. of George Wombwell, of Crutched Friars, London). B. Aug. 30, 1776. School, Westminster. Matric. Michs. 1793; Scholar, 1795; Browne medal, 1795, 1796; B.A. i797; M.A. 1822. Writer, H.E.I.C.S. in Madras, 1796; Assistant in the Military, Secret and Political Dept., 1798; Joint Assay Master, 1807. Private Secretary to the Governor, 1808; Judge and Magistrate of the ZUlah of Cuddapah, 1809. JuniorSecretary to Government, 1812; Chief Secretary, 1813; retired, 1824. Died Jan. 17, 1849, at Bownham House, Gloucs. Brother of John (1789). (Record of Old Westminsters; G. Mag., 1849, I. 329.) STRACHEY, GEORGE. Adm. pens, at Trinity, May 5, 1848. [6th s. of Edward (and grandson of Sir Henry, 1st Bart.), of Sutton Court, Somerset (and Jane, only dau. of John KelsaU, of Greenwich). B. Aug. 8, 1828.! Matric. Michs. 1848; B.A. 1853. Resident Minister at the Court of the King of Saxony, 1890-7. Married (i) June 5, 1857, Anna Maria Georgiana, eldest dau. of Richard Strachey, of Ashwick Grove, Oakhill, Somerset; (2) Nov. 25, 1862, Catharine, eldest dau. of the Rev. John Bazett Doveton (1828), R. of Burnett, Somerset, and had issue. Died Feb. 25, 1912. (Burke, P. and B.) STRACHEY, GILES LYTTON. Adm. pens, at Trinity, Sept. 30, 1899. [4th] s. of Lieut. -Gen. Sir Richard (1892), of 69, Lancaster Gate, London. B. [Mar. i], 1880, in London. School, Leamington. Matric. Michs. 1899; Scholar, 1902; B.A. 1903. Hon. LL.D., Edinburgh. Biographer and man of letters. Author, Landmarks in French Literature; Eminent Victorians; Queen Victoria; Characters and Commentaries; Elizabeth and Essex, etc. Sir Max Beerbohm in his Rede Lecture, 1943, said 'the paramount quality' of his prose was 'Beauty.' Lived at 51, Gordon Square, London, W.C. Died, unmarried, Jan. 21, 1932, at Marlborough. (Burke, P. and B.; Who was Who; The Times, Jan. 22, 1932; Cambridge Review, Jan. 29, 1932.) STRACHEY (or STRACHIE), JOHN. Adm. pens, (age 18) at Trinity, June 16, 1756. [2nd] s. of Henry, of Westminster [and Sutton Court, Somersetl (and Helen, dau. of Robert Clerk, of Listen Shields, Midlothian). B. July 30, 1738, in Edinburgh. School, Westminster. Matric. Michs. 1756; Scholar, 1757; B.A. 1760; M.A. 1763; LL.D. 1770. Fellow, 1761. Ord. deacon (Canterbury) 1760. Chaplain to Dr Philip Yonge, Bishop of Norwich. R. of Erpingham, Norfolk, 1769- 1818. R. of Thwaite, 1773-1818. Archdeacon of Sufiolk, 1781. Chaplain to the King, 1774-1818. Preb. of Llandafl, 1786. Preacher at the Rolls Chapel, 1783-1817. F.S.A. Superintended the printing of the Rolls of Parliament from Edward I to the 19th year of Henry VII (published in 1777). Married, Nov. 14, 1770, Anne, only dau. of George Wombwell, of Crutched Friars, London. Died Dec. 17, 1818, at Rams- gate. Father of the next and of George (1792). [Record of Old Westminsters; Burke, P. and B.; G. Mag., 1818, 11. 631.) STRACHEY, JOHN. Adm. pens, (age 17) at Trinity, July 10, 1789. [Eldest] s. of [the Rev.] John (above), of Westminster (and Anne, only dau. of George Wombwell, of London). B. Apr. 4, 1773. School, Westminster. Matric. Michs. 1789. Writer, H.E.I.C.S., in Bengal, 1791; assistant to the Persian Trans- lator and Commissioner of the Court of Requests, 1791; Register of Dewanny Adawlut at Tirhoot, 1793; Judge of Mymensing, 1800; Judge and Magistrate at Cawnpore, 1803; resigned, 1804. Died Nov. 17, 1808, at Mahe, India. Brother of George (1792). {Record of Old Westminsters; G. Mag., 1809, 1. 477.) STRACHEY, RICHARD. Hon. LL.D. 1892. [3rd s. of Edward, of Blackheath, Kent (and Julia, dau. of Major-Gen. William Kirkpatrick, Indian Army). B. July 24, 1817.] Educated at Addiscombe. Served in the H.E.I.C. engineers, 1836. Served in the Sutlej campaign, 1845-6 (despatches; Brevet Major). Secretary to the Governor of the Central Provinces during the Mutiny, 1857-8. Secretary to Govt, of India (Public Works Dept.), 1861-6 and 1869-71. Lieut. -General, Royal (Bengal) Engineers. Inspector-General of Irrigation, 1867. Member of Council of India, 1875-89. President, Royal Geographical Society, 1887-8. F.R.S., 1854-89; Royal medal, 1897. C.S.I. , 1866; G.C.S.I., 1897. Chairman of the East Indian Railway Co., 1897; of the .'\ssam-Bengal Railway Co., 1892- 1907. Member of several Commissions. Married (1) Dec. 27, 1854, Caroline, dau. of the Rev. George Bowles; (2) Jan. 4, 1859, Jane Maria, dau. of Sir John Peter Grant, of Rothie- murchus. Author, Lectures on Geography; Finances and Public Works of India (jointly with his brother, Sir John) Died Feb. 12, 1908, in London. Father of Giles L. (1899). (Burke, P. and B.; D.N.B.; Who was Who.) STRACHEY, RICHARD CHARLES. Adm. pens, at Trinity, Feb. 7, 1854. [Eldest s. of Richard, of Ashwick Grove, Somerset (and Anne Maria, dau. of Alexander Powell, M.P., of Hurdcott House, Wilts.). B. Nov. 2, 1835.] School, Eton. Straghan, John Inge Migrated to Corpus Christi, Aug. 4, 1854. Matric. Michs. 1854. Of Ashwick Grove. J. P. for Somerset. Married, Mar. 25, 1857, Charlotte Lindsay, dau. of Ralph Barchard Hankin, of Bedford, and had issue. Died July 30, 1901. Brother of Alexander (1863). (Eton Sch. Lists; Burke, P. and B.; Walford, County Families.) STRACHIE, JOHN (1756), see STRACHEY. STRACY (post STRACEY), WILLIAM. Adm. pens, at St John's, Apr. 22, 1791. Of Surrey. Matric. Michs. 1791; Scholar, 1791; B.A. 1795. Ord. deacon (Winchester) May 22, 1796; priest, Dec. 31, 1797. V. of Ugborough, Devon, 1803-10, and R. of Stoke-in-Teignhead until 1810. Died Nov. 29, 1828, aged 55. (St John's Coll. Adm., iv. 498; Clerical Guide; Foster, Index Eccles.; G. Mag., 1828, 11. 571.) STRADBROKE, EARL OF (1880), see ROUS, G. E. J. M. STRADLING, EDWARD WILLIAM LYTE. Adm. pens, at St John's, July 21, 1882. S. of William John Lyte [Skynner] (1855)], gent, (and Maria Susannah). B. 1863, at 9, The Grove, Milton, Kent. School, St Edward's, Oxford (Mr A. B. Simeon). Matric. Michs. 1882. Kept five terms. (St Edward's Sch. Roll.) STRADLING, WILLIAM. Adm. sizar at St John's, Aug. 11, 1898. S. of John, dairyman, of Bridg%vater, Somerset (and Susan Coles). B. June 21, 1879, at Culmstock, Devon. School, Devon County, South Molton. Matric. Michs. 1898; B.A. 1901; M..\. 1907. Assistant Master at St Andrew's School, Eastbourne, 1901-4; at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, 1904-20; at the Dragon School, Oxford, 1920-36. Of Charlbury Road, Oxford. Died Dec. 18, 1936, at Oxford. (Schoolmasters' Directories; The Times, Dec. 19, 1936.) STRADLING, WILLIAM JOHN LYTE SKYNNER. Adm. pens, at St John's, July 5, 1855. S. of William, gent, (and Mercy Parsons). B. at Chilton-super-Polden, Somerset. Bapt. Apr. 3, 1836. Matric. Michs. 1855; LL.B. 1859; LL.M. 1868. Ord. deacon and priest (Exeter) 1870; C. of Axminster, Devon, 1870-1. V. of Marloes, Pemb., 1873-89. R. of Herbrandston, 1889-1901. Married, (2) Jan. 29, 1889, Edith Beatrice, 5th dau. of G. W. Davis, Esq., deceased, of Tre- warren, Pemb. Died Feb. 10, 1901. Father of Edward W. L. (1882). (Eagle, xxiii. 237; Crockford.) STRAFFEN, GEORGE MARTIN. Adm. sizar at Christ's, June 9, 185 1. S. of John, late schooknaster. B. [Nov. 23, 1832], at Catterick, Richmond, Yorks. School, King William's College, Isle of Man. Matric. Michs. 1851; Scholar, 1852; B.A. 1855; M.A. i860. Hulsean Lecturer, 1874. Ord. deacon (Hereford) 1859; priest (Canterbury) i860; C. of St Michael-le-Belfrey, York, 1859-62. C. of Escrick. P.C. of St James, Clifton, York, 1867-9. V. of St Philip and St James, Clifton, York, 1869-76. R. of Tillington, Sussex, 1876-1910. Author, Sin as setfoHh in Holy Scripture. Died Sept. 27, 1910. Brother of the next. (King William's Coll. Reg.; Clergy List; Peile, 11. 520; Crockford; Christ's College obit, notices.) STRAFFEN, ROBERT. Adm. pens, at St Catharine's, May 22, 1857. S. of John. B. [Nov. 25, 1834] at Catterick, Yorks. School, King William's College, Isle of Man. Matric. Michs. 1857; B.A. 1861. Ord. deacon (Lichfield) 1862; priest, 1863. C. of Fenny Compton, Warws., 1866-7. R. of Lewes, Sussex, 1867-80. V. of Ashley Green, Bucks., 1880-4. V. of Evesham, Worcs., 1884-95. Rural Dean, 1887-94. Married, Eliza, dau. of William Ingelow, of Boston, Lines., and sister of Jean Ingelow, and had issue, a daughter, Dora, to whom there is reference in Some Recollections of Jean Ingelow. Resided latterly in London, where he died Nov. 30, 1897. Brother of the above. (King William's Coll. Reg.; Crockford; The Times, Dec. 2, 1897.) STRAFORD, CHARLES HENRY. Adm. pens, at Corpus Christi, June 2, 1852. Of Gloucs. Matric. Michs. 1852; B.A. 1856. STRAGHAN, ABEL ANDREWS. Adm. pens, at St Catharine's, July 5, 1826. Of Stanwick, Northants. [S. of the Rev. William Gibbes (Christ Church, Oxford (1802).] Matric. Michs. 1826; B.A. 1830. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) 1832; priest (Peterb.) 1833. Assistant Minister at the Octagon Chapel, Bath. Chaplain of the City Gaol, Bath, -1841-59; Assistant C. of the Abbey, Bath, 1849-52. Disappears from Clergy List, i860 and from Crockford, 1865. Brother of the next. (Northants. Clergy, xin. 95.) STRAGHAN, JOHN INCE. Adm. pens, at St John's, June 22, 1830. B. in the Island of Barbados. [S. of the Rev. William Gibbes (Christ Church, Oxford (1802).] Died Nov. 28, 1830, aged 25, in College; M.I. in the churchyard of old All Saints, Cambridge. Brother of the above. 62