WiTCHcoT, George WITCHCOT, GEORGE (1755). «« WHICHCOT. WITHAM (post WITHAM-WIGNALL), JOHN WIGNALL. Adm. at Clare, Oct. 6, 1890. [Of Wavertree, Liverpool. B. Dec. 21, 1870.] School, Rossall. Matric. Michs. 1890. Changed his name to Witham-Wignall, 1892. Of Hurstwood, Diirham Road, Bromley, Kent, in 1939. {Rossall Reg., which erroneously calls him 'B.A. 1892'; Changes of Name.) WITHER, The Rev. WILLIAM HENRY WALTER BIGG. M.A. 1862, incorp. from Oxford. [3rd s. of Harris Bigg, Esq., of Wymering, Hants.] Matric. from New College, Oxford, Apr. 26, 1828, age 18; B.C.L. (Oxford) 1835; M..\. (Oxford) 1856; Fellow, 1828-71. C. of Otterboume, Hants., 1833-70; R. of Hardwicke, Bucks., 1870-99. Disappears from Clergy List, 1900. (Al. Oxon.; Crockford.) WITHERBY, GEORGE. .\dm. pens, (age 24) at Caius, Oct. 27, 1847. S. of George, gent., of Highbury Park, Islington. B. there. School, Islington Proprietary. Matric. Michs. 1847. Migrated to Corpus Christi, Jan. 4, 1848; Scholar, 1848; B..\. 1852; M.A. 1855. Ord. deacon (Gloucester), 1851; priest (Exeter), 1852; C. of St James's, Devonport, 1852-3; C. of Chippenham, Wilts., 1854-6. C. of Dorking, Surrey, 1857-9. C. of St John's, Redland, Bristol, 1860-4. Joined the CathoUc Apostolic Church; an 'Angel,' in Westminster, 1887. Resident at Albury, Surrey, in 1897. Died May 25, 1909, at 106, Cambridge Street, Warwick Square, London. (Venn, 11. 282 and MS. note; Scott, A/SS.; Bristol Mirror, Nov. 5, 1859.) WITHERBY, HENRY. Adm. pens, (age 21) at Christ's, Mar. 8, 1817. S. of William. B. in London. School, Cheshunt. Matric. Michs. 1817; Scholar, 1818. Migrated to Queens', June 13, 1818. Died on board H.M.S. Rivolutionnaire, June 12, 1820, near Marseilles, aged 24. (Peile, 11. 386; G. Mag., 1820, II. 187.) WITHERBY, HERBERT. Adm. pens, at Trinity, Mar. 26, 1862. S. of Robert, of Redhill, Surrey. B. [Feb. 9], 1843, in London. School, Bedford. Matric. Michs. 1862; B.A. 1866; M.A. 1869. Ord. deacon (Winchester), 1866; priest, 1867; C. of Holy Trinity, Winchester, 1866-70 and 1871-4. C. of Hawley, Hants., 1870-1. C. of Streatham, Surrey, 1874-85. V. of St Peter's, Rochester, 1885-99. Married and had issue. Latterly of Westholme, Merton Road, Bedford, where he died Aug. 2, 1903. (Crockford; The Times, Aug. 5, 1903.) WITHERBY, ROBERT. Adm. pens, at St John's, Aug. 30, 1819. Of Middlesex. Matric. Michs. 1819; B.A. 1824; M.A. 1827. Ord. deacon (Chester), May 25, 1823; priest, Apr. 11, 1824. Chaplain of Horsham Gaol, Sussex, 1824. R. of North Chapel, 1834-74. Married, Aug. 1822, Emma, dau. of William Hall, of Petworth, Sussex. Died Nov. 29, 1874. (F. P. White; Crockford.) WITHERBY, WILLIAM HENRY. M.A. 1868, incorp. from Oxford. Adm. at Trinity, 1868. [Eldest s. of William Henry, Esq., of Highbury, Middlesex.] Matric. from Oriel College, Oxford, May 22, 1850, age 19; B.A. (Oxford) 1855; M..^.. (Oxford) 1857. Died Mar. 3, 1894. (Registrum Orielense.) WITHERINGTON, GEORGE ARTHUR. Adm. pens, at Queens', Oct. 1899. S. of William. B. Apr. 1, 1873, at Long Itchington, Warws. School, Leamington College. Matric. Michs. 1899; Scholar, 1901; B.A. (Mech. Sci. Trip., Pt I, ist Class) 1902. Sometime Professor of mathematics at the R.N. College, Greenwich. Latterly of the Manor House, Long Itchington. Died May i, 1942, at 3, Cresswell Park, Blackheath. (The Times, May 7, 1942.) WITHERS, ALEXANDER. Adm. pens, at Corpus Christi, Sept. 29, 1856. Of Norfolk. Matric. Michs. 1856; Scholar, 1857; LL.B. 1862. C. of Birkin with Haddlesey, Yorks., 1864-6. No cure, 1867-8. C. of West Ham, Essex, 1869-72. Disappears from Clergy List, 1873. WITHERS, EDWARD. Adm. pens, at Corpus Christi, Oct. i, 1891. Of Notts. S. of S., iron and coal merchant, of Mansfield. B. Oct. 13, 1873, at Selston, Notts. School, Queen Elizabeth's, Mansfield. Matric. Michs. 1891; B.A. 1896. Assistant Master at Park Hurst School, Buxton, 1896-7; at Bramcote School, Scarborough, 1899-1904; at Macclesfield Grammar School, 1905-33-. (Schoolmasters' Directories.) WITHERS, EDWARD DONALD. Adm. at Caius, Oct. i, 1877. S. of Thomas, deceased. Surveyor of taxes. B. May 4, i86o, at Shrewsbur>-. School, Shrewsbury. Matric. Michs. 1877; B.A. 1882. A medical student at St Bartholomew's Hospital. Died Mar. 25, 1885, at Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury. (Shrewsbury Sch. Reg.; Venn, 11. 428.) WITHERS, GEORGE UNDY. Achii. pens, (age 18) at Trinity, .\pr. 13, 1825. S. of Isaac. B. at Lymington, Hants. School, Hvde Abbev, Hants. Matric. Michs. 1825; Scholar, 1827; B.A. (gth classic) 1829; M.A. 1835. D.D. (Lambeth) 1845. 547 Witt, John George Ord. deacon (Calcutta), 1830; priest, 1831. Professor at Bishop's College, Calcutta, 1829-40; Principal, 1840-51. Fellow of St Augustine's College, Canterbury, 1852-73. Latterly of Millbrook, Hants. Disappears from Crockford, 1874- withers, JOHN JAMES. Adm. at King's, Oct. i, 1883. S. of James Tuck, solicitor, of Bickley, Kent. B. there, Dec. 21, 1863. School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1883; B..^. 1887; M.A. 1892; Hon. LL.D. 1930. Fellow of St Catharine's, 1920-39. Adm. Solicitor, 1890; founder (and Senior partner in) the firm of Withers and Co., London. Member of the Council of the Law Society. In the Great War, 1914-19, served in the Ministry of Information; C.B.E., 1918. Knighted, 1929. M.P. for the University, 1926-39. Hon. Secretary of the Alpine Club, 1909-11; Vice-President, 1925; President, 1932-4. Member of the Mount Everest Committee, 1924-31. Married, 1893, Caroline Gifiord, dau. of Dr Gifford Ransford, and had issue, a daughter. Author, Register of King's College, Cambridge; and various sections of the Alpine Club edition of Ball's Central Alps. Died Dec. 29, 1939, in London. (Eton Sch. Lists; Law Lists; Who's Who; The Times, Dec. 30, 1939.) WITHERS, JOHN WILLIAM. Adm. pens, at St John's, Oct. 12, 1867. Matric. Michs. 1867. WITHERS, PHILIP. Adm. pens, (age 20) at Trinity, Nov. 20, 1775- S. of PhUip, of Westbury, Wilts. School, Hull. Doubtful if resided. Adm. at Queens', Dec. 6, 1776; Fell.- Com. 1778. WITHINGTON, GEORGE RICHARD. Adm. pens, at Trinity, June 10, 1847. [Eldest s. of George, Esq., of Parkfield, Didsbury, near Manchester. B. 1829. School, Shrewsbury.] Migrated to Trinity Hall, Jan. 10, 1849. Matric. Lent, 1849; LL.B. 1854; LL.M. 1869. J. P. for Lancaster. Captain, N. Yorks. Militia, 1856. Married, 1854, .Maria, dau. of the Rev. John Swiie. Latterly of Pyrland Hall, Somerset. Died July 22, 1897. Father of the next. (Shrewsbury Sch. Reg.; Walford, County Families.) WITHINGTON, HENRY SWIRE. Adm. at Caius, Oct. i, 1875. S. of George Richard (above), of Torquay (and Maria, dau. of the Rev. John Swire). B. [May], 1857, at Lugwardine, Heref. School, Harrow. Matric. Michs. 1875; B.A. 1879; M-A. 1882. Had no profession. Resided at Hunsdon, Torquay. Married, 1882, Ethel Kate, youngest dau. of Charles Meade-King, Esq. Died Sept. i, 1892, at Stoneycroft, Horrabridge, Devon. (Harrow Sch. Reg., which gives 'died .\ug. 31 '; Venn, 11. 416; Walford, County Families (sub his father).) WITHINGTON, RICHARD MARSDEN. Adm. pens, at Corpus Christi, Oct. i, 1868. Of Lanes. [B. 1849. School, Rossall.l Matric. Michs. 1868; Scholar, 1869; B.A. 1872; M.A. 1876.' Ord. deacon (York), 1873; priest, 1874; C. of St James, Doncaster, 1873-83. P.C. of Nunthorpe-in-Cleveland, Yorks., 1883-1915. P.C. of Great Ayton with Easby, 1883-1915. V. of Upleatham, 1915-22. Married Lily, youngest dau. of John Turner, of Beverley. Died, Mar. 24, 1922. (Rossall Sch. Reg.; Crockford; The Guardian, Mar. 31, 1922.) WITHY, ARTHUR EDWARD. Adm. sizar at Trinity, Aug. 30, 1884. S. of John, of Tyndall Villa, WeUs Road, Bath. B. [Feb. 17], 1866, at Bath. School, King Edward's, Bath. Matric. Michs. 1884; B.A. 1887; M.-A. 1891. .\dm. Solicitor, 1890; practised in Bath (Messrs Withy, King and Lee). Matrics. and Degrees, 1851-1900, calls him Witby. (Law Lists.) WITT (post DE WITT), ERNEST EDWIN. Adm. pens, at Peterhouse, Sept. 30, 1862. [4th] s. of James [M.], barrister, of Swaffham Prior Hall, Cambs. [B. Nov. 1844.] School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1862; Scholar, 1864; B.A. (nth Classic) 1866; M.A. 1869. Fellow, 1871. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, June 2, 1868. Called to the Bar, Nov. 17, 1871. On the South- Eastem Circuit. Equity Draftsman and Conveyancer. Of Swaffham Prior Hall. Married, July i, 1873, Constance, only dau. of Thomas Burgoyne, barrister. Assumed the name De Witt, 1888. Author of a rendering of The Odyssey in blank verse. Died Apr. 22, 1916, in London. Brother of the next. (Eton Sch. Lists; T. A. Walker, 521; Law Lists; Inm of Court; Foster, Men at the Bar.) WITT, JOHN GEORGE. .\dm. at King's (age 18), a scholar from Eton, Apr. 7, 1856. [2nd] s. of James M. [barrister, of Lincoln's Inn], of Swaffham Prior, Cambs. [and of 40, Eccleston Square, London]. B. [Sept. 24, 1836], at Denny Abbey, Waterbeach, Cambs. [Captain of Eton.] Matnc. Easter, 1856; Hulsean prize, i860; B..A.. (7th Classic) i86o; M.A. 1863. Fellow, 1859-88. In 1865 carried the resolution admitting pensioners to the College. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Jan. 24, 1861. Called to the Bar, Jan. 26, 1864. A Special Pleader. On the South-Eastem Circuit. Bencher, 1895; 35-2