Whitter, Tristram
WHITTER, TRISTRAM. B.A. 1776, incorp. from Oxford;
M.A. from Peterhouse, 1776. [S. of the Rev. Tristram (1735),
of Tiverton, Devon.] Matric. from Balliol College, Oxford,
June 25, 1762, aged 18; B.A. (Oxford) 1766. (.4/. Oxon.,
which calls him 'Whitler.')
WHITTER, TRISTRAM. Adm. pens, at St Catharine's, Dec. 12, 1794. [Eldest] s. of John, merchant, of London (and
Mary Rogers, of Myndtown, Salop). [School, Blundell's,
Tiverton.] Matric. Lent, i795- Migrated to Christ's, i797;
M.B. 1800; M.D. 1807. At St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, Edinburgh and Gottingen. F.R.C.P., 1808; Censor,
1812. Physician to the Westminster Hospital, 1811-18. Married, 1809, Sarah, dau. of William Curteis, of Tenterden,
Kent. Resided latterly at Bath, where he died Feb. 5, 1855,
aged 81, at Lansdowne Crescent, from an overdose of
morphia; the druggist's apprentice, who compounded the prescription, was tried for manslaughter and acquitted.
(Boase, vi. 860; Peile, 11. 343; Burke, L.G.)
WHITTER, WALROND. Adm. pens, at Peterhouse, June 30,
1821. Of Devon. [2nd s. of Tristram, of Tiverton. B. Jan. 31,
1802. School, Blundell's, Tiverton.] Matric. Michs. 1821; B.A. 1826. C. of Thorveton, Devon, -1841-5. R. of Bridford,
1846. No cure (or address) 1847-58. Married, 1831, Frances,
2nd dau. of Thomas Kennaway, of Exeter. [Blundell's Sch. Reg.; Clergy List (disappears 1859); Burke, L.G.)
WHITTING, ARTHUR GREGORY. Adm. at King's, Sept. 30, 1891. [Eldest] s. of Robert Arthur [solicitor, of Lexham
Gardens, Kensington. B. Dec. 21, 1872]. School, Charter- house. Matric. Michs. 1891; B.A. 1894; M..\. 1901. Adm.
Solicitor, 1898; practised in London (Messrs Hanbury,
Whitting and Ingle, 62, New Broad Street). Married, Nov. 11,
1909, Harriet Clara, youngest dau. of Alfred Booth, of
Liverpool. Resided at 4, Cheyne Gardens, Chelsea. Died
Dec. 20, 1937, at Boars Hill, Oxford. Brother of Robert E.
(1897). (List of Carthusians; King's Coll. Reg., 211; Law Lists; The Times, Dec. 22, 1937.)
WHITTING, CHARLES EDWARD. Adm. pens, at Trinity,
Apr. 26, 1864. [Eldest] s. of Charles [of Uphill, Weston-super- Mare] (and Anne Harris, dau. of Edward Morgan Williams).
B. Aug. 23, 1845, at Bristol. School, Rugby. Matric. Michs.
1864; B.A. 1868; M.A. 1874. Lieut., Somerset Rifle Volun- teers, 1879; Capt., 1882; Major, 1900. Of Uphill Grange,
Weston-super-Mare. J. P. for Somerset. Married (i) 1870,
Maria Elizabeth, dau. of H. Jewel, M.D., and had issue;
(2) Sept. 13, 1883, Sophia Julia, youngest dau. of Sir Digby Francis Mackworth, Bart., of Glen Usk, Mon.; (3) 1894,
Jessie May, youngest dau. of Oliver Morgan Lilley, of
Spondon, Derbs. DiedSept 16, 1929, at Harrogate. Father of
the next. (Rugby Sch. Reg.; Army Lists; Walford, County
Families; The Times, Sept. 18, 1929.)
WHITTING, EDWARD JEWEL. Adm. pens, at Trinity, June
15, 1891. [Only] s. of Charles Edward (above), J. P. of UphUl
Grange, Weston-super-Mare. B. there, Sept. i, 1872. School,
Rugby. Matric. Michs. 1891; B.A. 1894. Of Uphill Grange,
Weston-super-Mare. Captain, 3rd Somerset Light Infantry,
1897. Served in the South African War, 1898-1902. Married,
Sept. 16, 1896, Mary Victoria Emily, only dau. of Richard
Brice, of Charlynch, Somerset. (Rugby Sch. Reg.; Army Lists;
The Standard, Sept. 19, 1896.)
WHITTING, FREDERICK. Adm. at King's (age 18), a scholar from Eton, Jan. 4, 1854. [2nd] s. of William, J.P., of Thomey
Abbey, Cambs. [B. there, Dec. 14, 1834.] Matric. Lent, 1854;
B.A. (10th Classic) 1858; Browne medal, 1854; Members' prize, i860; M.A. 1861. Fellow, 1857-1911; bursar, 1869-92;
Vice-Provost, 1889-1909. Senior Proctor, 1874-5. Secretary
of the Financial Board, 1883-1904. A private Tutor at
Eton, 1858-64. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Nov. 12, 1858. Called to the Bar, Jan. 26, 1863. Reporter for the Law
Journal, 1865-9. Died suddenly, Jan. 1, 1911, in London.
Benefactor to King's. Brother of William H. (1851). (King's Coll. Reg., 51; Law Lists; Inns of Court; Foster, Men at the Bar.)
WHITTING, MACLAINE KERR DALTON. Adm. at Clare,
June 9, 1877. [S. of J. J., of the 28th Regt. School, Harrow.] Matric! Michs. 1877. Major, 3rd (Militia) Battn., the
Leicestershire Regt. Of Spexhall Manor, Halesworth,
Sufiolk. Died Dec. 31, 1910. (Harrow Sch. Reg.; Army Lists.)
WHITTING, ROBERT EVERARD. Adm. at King's, Oct. i, 1897. Youngest s. of Robert Arthur, solicitor, of [Lexham
Gardens, Kensington and] 12, New Broad Street, London.
B. Mar. 6, 1879. School, Charterhouse. Matric. Michs. 1897;
B.A. 1900; B.Chir. 1904; M.B. and M.A. 1905; M.D. 1908.
At St Thomas's Hospital; House Physician there. Clinical
Assistant, Brompton Hospital; Assistant, Royal London
Ophthalmic Hospital. Practised at Maidenhead. Served in
the Great War, 1914-19 (Capt., R.A.M.C; M.C.). Of Birken-
head, Cheshire, in 1930. Regional Medical Officer, Ministr>' of
Whittington, Henry
Health, 1925 and subsequently Principal Medical Officer.
Married, 1909, M. Helen, 2nd dau. of John A. Cassels, of
Glasgow. Latterly of Umbrella Cottage, Lyme Regis, Dorset,
where he died Mar. 17, 1949. Brother of Arthur G. (1891).
(King's Coll. Reg., 277; Medical Directories; The Titnes, Mar. 19, 1949.)
WHITTING, WILLIAM HENRY. Adm. at King's, a scholar from Eton, Jan. 25, 1851. [Eldest] s. of William, late of
Thomey Abbey, Cambs. [B. there, .\ug. 31, 1830.] Matric.
Lent, 1851; B.A. 1855; M.A. 1858. Fellow, 1854-71; Dean,
1865-70. Senior Proctor, 1867-8. Ord. deacon (Lincoln),
1856; priest (York), 1858; C. of Turvev, Beds., 1856-7. C. of
Aberford, Yorks., 1857-65. C. of St Benet's, Cambridge, 1866-70. V. of Broadchalke, Wilts., 1870-8. R. of Slower
Provost with Todbere, Dorset, 1878-96. Married, June 30,
1870, Francis Elizabeth, dau. of the Rev. F. Le Grice, V. of
Great Gransden, and had issue. Died Sept. 13, 1896, at
Bournemouth; buried at Stower Provost. M.I. Brother of
Frederick (1854). (Boase, vi. 860; King's Coll. Reg., 47; Crockford; Misc. Gen. et Her., 4th S. in. 359.)
WHITTINGDALE, JOHN FLASHY LAWRENCE. Adm. at
Caius, Oct. I, 1877. S. of — [WUliam Lucas, land-agent],
deceased. B. [Oct. 6], 1858, at West House, Burton-in- Lonsdale, Lanes. Schools, Kirkby Lonsdale and Richmond.
Matric. Michs. 1877; B.A. 1881; M.B. 1884. At Edinburgh
University. M.R.C.S., 1883. House Physician and House
Surgeon, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh. Practised at Sher- borne, Dorset. Medical Officer, Sherborne School. O.B.E.,
1920. Married Maria Irene, dau. of William Jennings, of
Fritwell, Oxon Died Dec. 11, 1946. Brother of the next.
(Venn, n. 427; Medical Directories; The Times, Dec .14, 1946.)
WHITTINGDALE, THOMAS YEATS. Adm. (age 17) at Caius,
Oct. I, 1872. S. of William Lucas, land-agent, deceased.
B. [June 27, 1855], at Bentham, Yorks. Schools, Kirkby Lonsdale and Rotherham. Matric. Michs. 1872; B.A. 1877
Second Lieut., 5th Foot (Northumberland Fusiliers) 1878;
Lieut., 1879; Capt., 1885. Served in the Afghan War. Died
Nov. 20, 1886, in Edinburgh. Brother of the above. (Venn,
II. 404; Artny Lists.)
WHITTINGHAM, ARTHUR HERBERT. Adm. pens, at Trinity
Hall, Jan. 14, 1889. S. of George, of Melbourne, Australia. Matric. Lent, 1889. Brother of the next.
WHITTINGHAM, GEORGE HOLT. Adm. pens, at Trinity
Hall, Jan. 14, 1889. S. of George, of Melbourne, Australia. School, Geelong Grammar. Matric. Lent, 1889; B.A. 1891. Brother of the above.
WHITTINGHAM, WALTER GODFREY. Matric. Non-Coil.,
Lent, 1884. S. of W[alter] B[asden], Esq., of Walthamstow,
Essex. B. there, Oct. 25, i86i. School, City of London; and
at King's College, London and in Germany. Migrated to Peterhouse, Oct. i, 1884; B.A. 1886; M..A. 1909; D.D. 1923.
Ord. deacon (Peterb.), 1886; priest, 1887; C. of St Margaret's, Leicester, 1886-91. C. of South Wigston, Leics., 1891-3.
V. there, 1893-9. V. of Weedon, Northants., 1899-1904. V. of
Knighton, Leics., 1904-17. Hon. Canon of Peterborough,
1915. R. of Glaston, 1917-23. Archdeacon of Oakham,
1918-23. Canon of Peterborough, 1922-3. Bishop of
St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, 1923-40. Married, Jan. 2,
1889, Edith Mary Gordon, 3rd dau. of William Thomas
Bensly, LL.D., of Eaton, Nor%vich. Died June 17, 1941, at
The Mill House, Horstead, Norwich. (T. A. Walker, 579;
Crockford; Kelly, Handbook; The Times, June 19, 1941.)
WHITTINGTON, GEORGE DOWNING. Adm. Fell.-Com. at
St John's, Apr. 17, 1799. [Eldest] s. of Jacob John Downing, of Theberton Hall, Saxmundham and Kilverstone Lodge,
Thetford, Norfolk (and Harriet, dau. of the Rev. WiUiam
Smythies,V. of St Peter's, Colchester). School, Eton. Matric. Easter, 1800; Hulsean prize, 1804; LL.B. 1805. Adm. at
Lincoln's Inn, Oct. 18, 1799. Ord. deacon (Norwich), Sept. 23,
1804; priest (Winchester, Litt. dim. from Canterbury), Mar. 10,
1805. Travelled through France and Italy in 1802 and 1803
in company with George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of
Aberdeen, studying ancient architecture; his researches were
published after his death as An Historical Survey of the
Ecclesiastical Antiquities of France. Died at Cambridge,
July 24, 1807, aged 26. M.I. in St Michael's Church, Cambridge; his commonplace book is in the College library.
Brother of Henry D. (1809) and William (1802). (St John's Coll. Adm., IV. 555; /««s of Court; F. P. White.)
WHITTINGTON, HENRY. Adm. sizar (age 18) at Pembroke,
Apr. 24, 1827. 2nd s. of Richard, deceased. B. at East Retford, Notts. Matric. Michs. 1827; Scholar; B.A. 1831.
Ord. deacon (Lichfield), 1832; priest, 1835. C. of Hadleigh,
Essex, -1841-8. C of Little Maplestead, 1848-55. V. of
Chilcompton, Somerset, 1855-99. Disappears from Crockford,
1900. Father of Henry G. {1856) and Walter (1861). (Clergy
List.)
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