Webster, William Henry
On the Midland Circuit. Died, unmarried. Mar. lo, 1929, in
London. (Law Lists; Inns of Court; Foster, Men at the Bar;
The Times, Mar. 12, 1929)
WEBSTER, WILLIAM HENRY. Matric. Non-Coll., Lent, 1874.
S. of Williaui, gent. B. Oct. i, 1850, at Upton, VVoodchurch,
Cheshire. [Formerlv Sub-Lieut., R.N.] Adin. pens, at
St John's, Julv 6, 1875; B.A. 1877. Ord. deacon (Exeter),
1876; priest, 1878; C. of West Exe, Devon, 1876-8. C. of
(Pitt's Portion) Tiverton, 1878-80. C. of Westtield, Sussex, 1880-1. C. of Cocking, 1881-2. Chaplain at Bonn, 1882-9.
Organising Secretary, A.C.S. (Midland District), 1890-2; (Western District), 1892. C. of Holy Trinity, Launceston,
Tasmania, 1892-5; V. of Shefi&eld, Tasmania, 1895-6; R. of
Bothwell, Tasmania, 1896-9; V. of Waiuku, New Zealand,
1899-1902. Perm, to off., dio. of Auckland, 1903-6. C. of
St Mary's, Hoxton, London, 1910-12. C. of St John's, Hampstead, 1912-13. R. of Bradden, Northants., 1913-22.
Latterly of Barton-on-Sea, Hants. Died in 193 1. (Eagle,
.XLVli. 35; Crockford.)
WEBSTER, WILLIAM THEOPHILUS MOUNTJOY. Adm. sizar
at St John's, Feb. 28, 1756. S. of the Rev. Robert, of Berks. B. at Southwell. School, Canterbury. Matric. Michs. 1736;
B..^.. 1760. Ord. deacon (Chester), Dec. 24, 1760; priest
(Salisburv), Sept. 19, 1762. R. of St MUdred with All Saints
and St Mary de Castro, Canterbury, 1778-88. R. of St John's,
Clerkenwell. Died Apr. 17, 1788 at Reading. (St John's Coll. Adm., in. 644; Hasted.)
WEDD, CHARLES BERTIE. Adm. at Caius, Oct. i, 1887. S. of
Thomas, of Boston, Lines, (and Annie Keller). B. there,
June 13, 1868. School, Boston. Matric. Michs. 1887; B.A.
(Class. Trip., Pt I, ist Class) 1890. F.G.S., 1898. Sometime
Assistant Master at Bath College and at Oundle; at Harro-
gate, 1890-5. .Appointed to the Geological Survey, 1898;
retired, 1929. Part-author of numerous maps and memoirs for the Survey. (Venn, 11. 494.)
WEDD, GILBERT. Adm. pens, at Downing, Mar. 12, 1890.
[S. of John, of Manchester.] Matric. Easter, 1890; B.A.
(Nat. Sci. Trip., Pt I, ist Class) 1893; M.B. and B.Chir. 1896;
M.A. 1897. At St Bartholomew's Hospital; Senior House Physician there. Senior House Surgeon, Southport Infirmary.
M.R.C.S.; L.R.C.P., 1898. Practised at WeUington, Salop.
Married, July 1, 1899, Bessie, dau. of George Draper, F.R.G.S.,
of Blackheath. Of Sandy Nap, Crescent Road, WeUington,
in 1948. (Medical Directories; The Times, July 5, 1899.)
WEDD, NATHANIEL. Adm. a scholar at King's, Oct. 11, 1883. [Only] s. of Charles Wright, corn-merchant [of Boston], deceased, late of 62, Jackson Road, HoUoway, Middlesex.
B. Apr. 10, 1864, at 13, Trinity Square, Tower Hill, London.
School, City of London. Matric. Michs. 18S3; Scholar, 1886;
(Class. Trip., Pt I, ist Class, 1885); B.A. (Class. Trip., Pt II;
ist Class) 1887; M.A. 1891. Fellow, 1888-1940; Assistant
Tutor, 1892-1912; College Librarian, 1919-22. University
Lecturer in .\ncient Histor)-, 1901-12. Compelled by ill- health to resign all his educational and administrative
appointments. Married, Aug. 23, 1906, Rachel Evelyn,
2nd dau. of John Forbes White, LL.D., of Aberdeen, Classical
lecturer at Newnham College. Edited Euripides' Orestes. Died Sept. 27, 1940, at Hereford; buried at Credenhill, Heref.
(King's Coll. Reg.; Who was Who; The Times, Sept. 30, 1940.}
WEDDALL, WILLIAM LANGSTAFF. Adm. pens, 'age 18) at
St John's, Nov. 29, 1824. Of Yorks. School, Ipswich.
Matric. Michs. 1825. Migrated to St Catharine's, Feb. 13, 1826; B.A. 1829; M.A. 1833. Ord. deacon (Lincoln), June 6,
1830; priest (Norwich), June 5, 1831. R. of Chillesford,
Suffolk, 1832-8. V. of Darsham, 1832-51. P.C. of Dunwich,
1843-51. Married, Sept. 27, 1836, Louisa Mary, 2nd dau. of the Rev. Christopher Smear (1788), formerly R. of Chillesford,
and had issue. Died Feb. 16, 1851, 'aged 42,' at Tuxford, Notts. (Clergy List; G. Mag., 1851, i. 446.)
WEDDELL, ALEXANDER GEORGE. Adm. pens, at Queens', Oct. 1882. [Eldest s. of Alexander, of Burchet House,
Dorking.] Matric. Michs. 1882; B..\. 1885; LL.M. 1890.
Adm. Solicitor, Apr. 1889 (Messrs Batten and Co., 13, \'ic- toria Street, Westminster). Married, Apr. 23, 1906, Eileen,
dau. of James Mark McDowell, of Heme Hill. Of 17, The
Avenue, London, W. Died May 20, 1931, as the result of an
accident. (Scott, MSS.;Law Lists; The Times, May 23, 1941.)
WEDDELL [THOMAS]. Adm. pens, at Trinity Hall, Apr. 21,
1753. Matric. Michs. 1753; Scholar, 1754. Doubtless the
man of these names, only s. of Charles, of Waddow, Yorks.,
who was adm. at the Middle Temple, Nov. 17, 1753; called
to the Bar, Nov. 28, 1760. (Middle Temple Reg.)
WEDDELL (formedy ELCOCK), THOMAS. Adm. Fell.-Com.
(age 18) at St John's, May 2, 1753, S. of Richard (sub Elcock, 1709) [of Newby-on-Swale, Yorks.]. B. [Nov. 2, 1734], in York. School, Hackney. Matric. Michs. 1753. His
father had taken the name of Weddell, 1748, on succeeding
to the fortune of an uncle, and bought the estate of Newby-
Wedge, John Jaques
on-Swale. Died, s.p., Dec. 24, 1756; buried at Strensall.
Brother of William (i753)- (St John's Coll. Adm., in. 619.)
WEDDELL, THOMAS PHILIP (1798), see GRANTHAM, Lord.
WEDDELL (formeriy ELCOCK), WILLIAM. .\dm. Fell.-Com.
(age 16) at St John's, May 2, 1753. [Youngest] s. of Richard (sub Elcock, 1709), of Newby-on-Swale, Yorks. B. [May 13,
1736], in York. School, Hackney. Matric. Michs. i753-
Adm. at Gray's Inn, Apr. 5, 1753- Made a tour of Europe in 1765 with William Palgrave (i753)- Formed a collection
of statues, including the Barberini V'enus. A friend of Thomas Gray. Of Newby-on-Swale, Yorks. M.P. for
Kingston-on-Hull, 1766-74; for Malton, 1775-92. Married,
Feb. 1771, Elizabeth, dau. of Sir John Ramsden, Bart., of
Byrom. Died May 30, 1792, on "entering a cold bath, in
Surrey Street, tempted by the extreme heat of the day.' Brother of Thomas (i753)- (S< John's Coll. Adm., in. 619; Inns of Court; Return of M.P.s; Whibley, Letters of Thomas Gray.)
WEDDERBURN, CHARLES CARMICHAEL. Adm. at Pem- broke, Oct. 1900. Eldest s. of Henry (or Harry) George
(Balliol College, Oxford, 1869), Advocate of the High Court,
Madras, of Dhucraig, St .\ndrews, Fifeshire (and Jane
Trevelyan, dau. of David Fremantle Carmichael, Madras
C.S.). B. Dec. 31, 1882, in Madras. School, Uppingham.
Matric. Michs. 1900; B..\. 1903. Married, Dec. 21, 1918,
Jessie Mary, dau. of Walter Edwin Fairlie, of Bishopstone,
Northwood, and had issue. Of i, Abbotsford Place, St
Andrews, Fifeshire, in 1949. Died Dec. 5, 1951. (Burke, P. and B.; The Times, Dec. 7, 1951.)
WEDDERBURN, DAVID. .\dm. pens, at Trinity, May 31,
1S54. [2nd] s. of [Sir] John [2nd Bart., H.E.I.C.S.], of Keith
House, Edinburgh (and Henrietta Louisa, dau. of William
Milbum, merchant, of Bombay). B.Dec. 20, 1835, in Bombay.
School, Loretto; and at Edinburgh University. Matric.
Michs. 1854; Scholar, 1857; B.A. 1858; M..A.. 1879. Adm. an
Advocate of the Scottish Bar, 1861. Of Meredith, Gloucs.,
and of Inveresk, Midlothian. Succeeded as 3rd Bart., July 2,
1862. Lieut., South Gloucs. Militia, 1867; Captain, 3rd Batt.,
Gloucs. Militia, 1870-82. Travelled widely. M.P. for South
A>Tshire, 1868-74; for Haddington and Dunbar, 1879-82. Died, unmarried, Sept. 18, 1882. (Loretto Reg.; Boase, iii.
1253; Burke, P. and B.; Army Lists; Return of M.P.s;
Mrs E H. Percival, Life of Sir David Wedderburn, 1884.)
WEDDERBURN, GEORGE. Adm. pens, (age 18) at Trinity,
May 24, 1821. S. of David [doubtless Sir David, Bart.] (and
Margaret, dau. of George Brown, of Elistoun, Roxburghs.).
B. Nov. 16, 1804, in St George's parish, London. School, private. Matric. Michs. 1822. Died May 23, 1823, in
Brompton. M.I. in Glynde church, Sussex. (Burke, P. and B.;
V. Hodson; Scots' Mag., 1804, 972; Blackwood's Mag., 1823,
736.) WEDDRED, JOHN. Adm. as a 'Ten-year man' at Trinity, Nov. 14, 1786. Matric. Easter, 1797; B.D. (Stat. Eliz.) lygj-
V. of Peterborough, 1786-1806. Minor Canon of Peter- borough. J. P. for Peterborough. R. of Northborough,
Northants., 1801-6. Died Aug. 20, 1806. (Northants. Clergy; Foster, Index Eccles.; G. Mag., 1806, 11. 877.)
WEDEMEYER, CHRISTIAN FRANCIS. Adm. pens, at Trinity,
May 27, 18S9. S. of [Anton Philip] Rudolph, of Langroyd,
Didsbury, near Manchester. B. Aug. 9, 1870, in Manchester.
Schools, Pocklington Grammar, Yorks., and Repton. Matric.
Michs. 1889; B.\. 1893; M.A. 1896. Brother of the next.
[Repton Reg.)
WEDEMEYER, EDWARD RUDOLPH. Adm. pens, at Trinity,
Oct. 7, 1892. S. of [.\nton PhUip] Rudolph, of Langroyd,
Didsbury, near Manchester. B. Mar. 14, 1873, in Manchester.
Schools, Radley and St Leonards-on-Sea (private). Matric.
Michs. 1892. General Manager of the Plymouth breweries
until 1937; afterwards in Australia. Brother of the above. (Radley Reg.)
WEDGE, CHARLES. Adm. pens, (age 19) at Christ's, July 3, 1800. S. of Charles, farmer, of Westley, Cambs. B. at
Gazeley, Suffolk. School, Linton, Cambs. Matric. Michs.
1800; Scholar. Migrated to Caius, Nov. 9, 1802; B.A. 1804;
M..\. 1807. Ord. deacon (Ely) Oct. 20, 1805; priest, Dec. 22,
1805. R. of Borough Green, Cambs., 1805-75. Married,
Jan. 15, 1816, Miss — Harwood, of Mill Hill, Newmarket. Died Mar. 28, 1875, aged 94. (Venn, 11. 140; PeUe, 11. 349; Crockford.)
WEDGE, JOHN JAQUES. Adm. pens, at St John's, .Apr. 20, i8i2. Of Warwickshire. [Eldest s. of John, yeoman, of
Bickenhill. B. 1795.] School, .Manchester Grammar. Matric.
Michs. 1812; Scholar, 1812. 'Did not graduate, feeling some
conscientious diflSculty about taking the requisite oaths.' Married Jane Wason. Lived at Richmond, Surrey. Died at
Hastings in 1836. Father of the next. (Manchester Gr. Sch.
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