Thomas, Elliott Crewdson
THOMAS, ELLIOTT CREWDSON. Adm. pens, at Christ's, Apr. 18, 1893. [Youngest] s. of Benjamm, of [Stapleton],
Somerset. B. [Aug. 4. 1S76], at Brislmgton, Somerset.
Schools, Combe Down, Bath, and Brighton College. Matnc.
Michs. 1894; B.A. and LL.B. 1897; M.A. 1901. .\dm.
Solicitor, 1900; practised at Bournemouth. Served in the
Great War, 1914-19 (Capt., Suffolk Regt.). Latterly of Hill
Crest, Buckfastleigh, Devon, where he died Apr. 20, 1950.
(Brighton Coll. Reg.; Peile, 11. 783; La-..' Lists.)
THOMAS, ELLIOTT GRASETT. .\dm. pens, at St John's, July 5, 1S48. S. of Edward, Esq. (and Mary Anna). B. m the Barbados. .Matric. Michs. 1848.
THOMAS, EVAN. Adm. pens, (age 16) at Pembroke, June 14,
1794. Only s. of Henry, Esq., of London. B. there. Matric.
Easter, 1797; Scholar; B.A. 1798. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, May, 1793. V. of Llangranog and Llandysilio-Gogo, Cardigans.,
until 1827, ('B.A. of Pembroke, Camb., 1798-') 'Presented to both his Uvings in 1790 (sic) by Dr Horsley, then Bishop of
St David's.' Died c. Aug. 1827. (Inns of Court; G. Mag., 1827, u. 473-)
THOMAS, EVAN. Matric. Non-CoU., Michs. 1892. S. of Daniel,
deceased (and Susannah Davies). B. [Aug. 8], 1867, at
Llansaint, Carmarthens. School, Cannarthen Training
College. Migrated to Caius, 1893; B.A. 1895. Ord. deacon
(Llandaff) 1897; priest, 1898; C. of Neath with Llanwit,
Glam., 1897-9. C. of Connah's Quay, Flints., 1899-1902. C.
of LlangoUen, Denbighs., 1902-4. R. of Llanfair-Talhaiarn,
1904-10. V. of Meifod, Montgom., 1910-18. Died in 19 18.
(Venn, u. 530; Crockford.)
THOMAS, EVAN LEWIS. Adm. pens, at Sidney, Oct. 11, 1878.
2nd s. of John, tea-dealer, of Kingsland, Middlesex. B. Dec.
18, 1858. School, City Middle (Mr W. Jowitt). Matric. Michs.
1878; B.A. 1S82; M.A. 1885; LL.M. 1887. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Nov. 17, 18S1. Called to the Bar, Nov. 17, 1885. Adm.
at the Middle Temple, Apr. 26, 1900. K.C. 1908; Bencher,
1913. Married, 1924, Gwladys, dau. of the Yen. David
Evans, Archdeacon of St Asaph. Of Carbis Bay, Cornwall,
and 4, Elm Court, Temple. Died June 3, 1935, in London.
(Law Lists; Inns of Court; The Times, June 4, 1935; Who's Who.)
THOMAS, EVAN LLEWELLYN. Adm. pens, at Trinity, Jan. 24,
1857. [Only] s. of Henry (1823), of Llwyn Madoc, Brecons.
(and Clara, dau. of Thomas Thomas, of Llanbradach, Glam.).
B Feb. 27, 1839, at Llwyn Madoc. School, Harrow. Matric.
Michs. 1857; B.A. 1861. Of Llwyn Madoc, Pencerrig and
Llanbradach. J. P. and D.L. for Brecons. Died, unmarried,
Feb. 23, 1864, and was succeeded by his sister. (Harrout Sch.
Reg.; Bur\ie, L.G.)
THOMAS, FRANCIS. Matric. Non-CoU., Michs. 1880. Adm. at
St Catharine's, Oct. 4, 1882; B.A. 1895; M.A. 1899. Ord.
deacon (Llandaff) 1889; priest, 1891; C. of Pontlottyu, Glam.,
1889-90. C. of GeUygaer. 1890-2. C. of Lannarth (orLanner),
Cornwall, 1892-7. V. of Werrington, Devon, 1897-1901. V. of St Giles, Durham, 1901-21. Died Dec. 6, 1921, aged
63, at Durham. (Crockford.)
THOMAS (post KEARSEY), FRANCIS BURDETT. Adm. pens,
(age 16) at St John's, May 25, 1826. [2nd] s. of William, Esq.,
of Kennington, Surrey. [B. 1810, in Surrey. School, Ton- bridge.] Did not reside. Adm. Solicitor, 1832; practised in
London untU 1875, when he retired. Assumed the name of
Kearsey, 1841, in lieu of Thomas. Resided at Burstow Hall,
Surrey. Died about 1881. (lonbridge Sch. Reg.)
THOMAS, FRANCIS EDWARD. Adm. sizar (age 21) at Magda- lene, Oct. I, 1874. [Youngest s. of the Rev. Thomas (Jesus
CoUege, Oxford, 1824), of Llanrhaiadr vicarage, Denbighs.
School, Ruthin. Matric. Michs. 1874; B.A. 1878; U..\. i88i.
Ord. deacon (Lichfield) 1879; priest, 1880; C. of St Michael's,
Derby, 1879-81. C. of St George's, Everton, Lanes., 1881-2.
C. of Tonge Moor, 1882-7; V. there, 1887-93- R- of Chorlton-
CMm-Hardy, 1893-1911. R. of Gorton, 1911-13. Married,
Oct. 6, 1881, Frances Augusta, 3rd dau. of the Rev. James
Garvey, R. of Ashby-with-Fenby, Lines. Author, Footprints
of the Apostles. Died Feb. 9, 191 3, at Bournemouth, aged 59.
(Crockford; I he Times, Feb. 15, 1913)
THOMAS, FRANCIS GRIFFITH. Adm. at Caius, Oct. i, 1890.
S. of Jabez, physician, of Swansea (and Phoebe Jenkins).
B. there, Apr. 27, 1872. School, Bedford Modern. Matric.
Michs. 1890; B.A. 1893; M.B. and B.Chir. 1897. At Guy's Hospital; House Physician there. Registrar, Royal Eye
Hospital; CUnical Assistant, Royal London Ophthalmic
Hospital. Practised at Swansea. Served in the Great War,
1914-19 (Major, R.A.M.C). Ophthalmic Surgeon, Swansea
General and Eye Hospital. Author, ophthalmic. Of Maes-yr-
bM, Swansea. Died Mar. 22, 1949, at Canford Chffs, Bourne- mouth. (Venn, n. 517; Univ. War List; Medical Dneclories;
Ihe'l imes, Mar. 23, 1949.)
Thomas, George
THOMAS, FRANK DAVIES. Adm. pens, at Trinity, Oct. 8,
1873. S. of Thomas Davies, of The Bank House, Stourbridge,
Worcs B. [Mar. 28], 1854, at Bromsgrove. School, Stour- bridge Grammar. Matric. Michs. 1873; LL.B. 1877; LL.M.
1880. Adm. at the Middle Temple, Nov. 21, 1876. CaUed to
the Bar, Jan. 26, 1880. On the Oxford Circuit. Died, 1890.
(Law Lists : Inns of Court ; Foster, Men at the Bar.)
THOMAS, FREDERIC GEORGE. Adm. pens, at Sidney, Oct. i,
189 1 [Elder] s. of the Kev. Frederic Thomas, of Exeter.
B. Aug. 12, 1872. School, Exeter Grammar (Mr Cunmngham). Matric. Michs. 1891; exhibitioner; B.A. 1894; LL.B. 1895.
President of the Union, 1894. Called to the Bar, Inner
Temple, 1899. Practised at the Parliamentary Bar. K.C.,
192 1 ■ Bencher, 1928. RaU and Canal Commissioner. C.M.G.,
1912. Died Nov. 17. i937, at 115, Baker Street, London; buried at Harrow. (Law Lists; Who was Who; The limes, Nov. 18, 1937.)
THOMAS, FREDERICK JOHN. Adm. pens, (age 18) at Magda- lene, Apr. 12, 1865. S. of the Rev. John, of 16, Gordon
Square, London. School, Eton. Matnc. Easter, 1865. Died in 1869. (Eton Sch. Lists.)
THOMAS, FREDERICK WILLIAM. Adm. pens, at Trinity,
May 12 18S5. S. of Frederick, of 17, Sampson Road.
Birmingham. B. [Mar. 21], 1867, at Tamworth Staffs.
School, King Edward's, Birmingham. Matric. Michs. 1685;
Scholar, 1886; (Class. Trip., Pt I, ist Class, 1887; Pt II ist
Class 1889); B.A. 1889; Browne medal, 1888 and 1889,
(Indikn Languages Trip., ist Class, 1890); M.A. 1893.
FeUow 1892. Head Master's Assistant at Kmg Edward s
School, Birmingham, 1891-8. Assistant Librarian at the
India Office, 1898-1903; Librarian, 1903-27. Lecturer in
Comparative PhUology, University College, London, 1908-35. Boden Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford, 1927-37. FeUow of
Balliol Reader in Tibetan, London University, 1909-37.
Hon. Litt.D., Allahabad. CLE., 1928. F.B.A. Hon. bee
Royal Asiatic Society, 1920-7; Director, 1921-2- Received title of Vidyavaridhi from the Sri Barat Dharma Mahamandal
of all India and that of Jnanabandhu from the Sanskrit
CoUege, Calcutta. Medal for Buddhist studies awarded at
celebration in Tokyo, 1934- President of the Philological
Society, 192&-9. Married, 1908, Eleanor Grace, eldest dau.
of Walter Hammond, of Knockholt, and ha.d issue Author
British Education in India; translation (with Prof. CoweU)
of the Sanskrit Harsa-Carita of Bana; Jtbetan Literary
Trads, etc. Of Limen, Bodicote, near Banbury, in 1952-
(Who's Who.)
THOMAS, FREDERICK WILLIAM. Adm. at Trinity Hall,
1891. S. of William Frederick, Esq., of The Manor House,
Southall, Middlesex. School, Harrow. Matric. Michs. 189 1.
Capt., 5th Royal FusiUers (T.A.), 1898; Major, 6th Batt.,
the Royal FusUiers. Adm. at the Middle Temple, May i,
1893. CaUed to the Bar, May, 1901. Of Gloucester Terrace,
Hyde Park, London. Died Nov. 6, 1929, at Coombe VVood,
Colgate, near Horsham. (Harrow Sch. Reg.; The limes, Nov. 9, 1929-)
THOMAS (post FREEMAN-THOMAS), FREEMAN. Adm. pens
at Trinity, May 12, 1885. S. of Frederick Freeman, of
Ratton, WiUingdon, Sussex (and Mabel (Brand), dau. of
Henry, ist Viscount Hampden). B. there, Sept. 12 1866 School Eton. Matric. Michs. 1885; Hon. LL.D. 1936. Cricket
'blue ' 1886-9. Took the additional name of I-reeman in 1892.
A D C to Lord Brassey, Governor of Victoria, i897-i9?o-
M P. for Hastings, 1900-6; for Bodmin, 1906-10. A Jumor Lord of the Treasury, 1905. Raised to the peerage, July 20,
1910, as Baron WiUingdon of Ratton. Lord-in-W aiting to
King George V, 1911-13- Governor of Bonibay, 1913-1S; of Madras, 1918-24- G.C.I.E., 1913; G.C.S.I., 1918; U.B.E.,
1917; G.C.M.G., 1926; P.C, 1931- Created Viscount June 23,
1924; an Earl in 1931 and a Marquess in 1936- Governor- General of Canada, 1926-31- Viceroy of India, 1931-6- Lord
Warden of the Cinque Ports, 1936-41- Chancellor of the Order of St Michael and St George, 1937. ^Ia^rled, July 20
1892, Marie Adelaide, dau. of the first Earl Brassey. Died
Aug. 12, 1941, in London. (Who's Who; The Times, Aug. 13, 1941.)
THOMAS, The Rev. GEORGE. B.A., 1766, incorp. from Oxford;
M.A. from King's, 1766. [S. of the Rev. John, of Brampton.
Cumberland.] Matric. from Queen's College Oxford, Oct. 15,
1742, age 18; B.A. (Oxford) 1746. V. of hast Dereham, Norfolk, 1 778-1 806, where he ministered to, and buried the
poet, Cowper, and Mrs Unwin. Also V. of Carbrooke Died
May 6, 1806. Father of George A. (1784) and John (i775)- (.■W. Oxon.)
THOMAS, GEORGE (1767), see WHITE.
THOMAS, GEORGE. Adm. Fell.-Com. at Emmanuel, Oct. 10,
1808. Of Woodbridge, Suffolk. .Matric. Michs. i8o8.
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