Vivian, Gerald Bentinck
VIVIAN, GERALD BENTINCK. Adm. pens, at Caius, Feb. 9,
1854. S. of the Rev. — [Charles Pasley (i8i6)], deceased,
R. of Wellingborough. B. there, Sept. 20, 1835. Schoo ,
Cheltenham College. Had served for four years in the R.N.
Did not reside. {Cheltenham Coll. Reg. (which gives S. of
Charles Pasley); Venn, n. 315, which suggests he was a son of Quintus.)
VIVIAN, GODFREY TWYNAM. Adm. at Caius, Oct. 1 1892.
S. of Hugh PhUlips, merchant, of Camborne, Cornwall (and
Clara Elizabeth Forsaith). B. there, Dec. 6, 1873. School,
Dunheved College, Launceston. Matric. Michs. 1892. Assayer and clerk to the Kansas Smelting Co., Perhuca, Mexico;
Mining and Metallurgical Engineer, with the Burma Corpora- tion, Ltd., Namtu, Burma, 1922-30. Consulting engineer at
Camborne, Cornwall from 1930. Of Fowey in 1951. (Venn, 11. 528.)
VIVIAN, HENRY HUSSEY. Adm. pens, at Trinity, May 22,
1838. [Eldest s. of John Henry, F.R.S., merchant, M.P. for
Swansea, of Singleton, Glam. (and Sarah, eldest dau. of
Arthur Jones, of The Priory, Reigate). B. July 6, 1821, at
Singleton. School, Eton.] Matric. Michs. 1839. While an
undergraduate, brought to England the first camera to pass
the London Custom House; took it to College and practised
on his friends. A copy of the original Daguerreotype, showing
a 'Breakfast Party' of undergraduates, is in the possession
of his family. Manager of the Liverpool branch of the firm of
Vivian and Sons, copper smelters, 1842; manager of the
Swansea branch, 1845. On his father's death, in 1855, greatly
developed the works. ' Under his influence, Swansea became
"the metallurgical centre" of the world.' M.P. for Truro,
1852-7; for Glamorganshire, 1857-85; for Swansea, 1885-93. Cr. Bart., 1882 and Baron Swansea, 1893. Married (i) Apr.
15, 1847, Jessie Dalrymple, dau. of Ambrose Goddard, M.P. ;
(2) July 14, 1853, Caroline Elizabeth, dau. of Sir Montague
John Cholmeley, 2nd Bart., M.P.; (3) Nov. 10, 1870, Averil,
dau. of Captain Richard Beaumont, R.N., and had issue by
all marriages. Author, Notes of a Tour in America. Died
Nov. 28, 1894. Brother of Arthur P. (1852) and Richard G.
(1853); father of the next and of Odo R. (1893). (Burke, L.G.;D.N.B.)
VIVIAN, HENRY HUSSEY. Adm. pens, at Trinity, June 18,
1892. [3rd] s. of Sir Henry Hussey (above), Bart., of Smgle- ton, Swansea (by his 3rd wife, Averil, dau. of Captain Richard
Beaumont, R.N.). B. Feb. 5, 1873, at Swansea. School,
Eton. Matric. Michs. 1892. Died Dec. 11, 1898. Brother of
Odo R. (1893). (Eton Sch. Lists; Burke, P. and B. (sub Swansea).)
VIVIAN, HENRY WYNDHAM. Adm. pens, at Trinity, June 14,
1886. [Eldest] s. of Arthur [Pendarves] (1852), of 21, James
Street, Buckingham Gate, London (by his ist wife. Lady
Augusta Emily Wyndham Quin, dau. of the 3rd Earl of
Dunraven). B. Feb. 4, 1868, in London. School, Eton.
Matric. Michs. 1886; B.A. 1890. A Mining student at Liege.
Captain, The Welsh Regt. (T.) 1885. Married, Jan. 19, 1899.
Lady Maude Clements, dau. of the 4th Earl of Leitrim, and
had issue. Died Nov. 17, 1901. (Eton Sch. Lists; Scott, MSS.;
Army Lists; Burke, P. and B. (sub Swansea).)
VIVIAN, HERBERT. Adm. pens, at Trinity, Aug. 20, 1883.
[Only] s. of [the Rev.] Francis Henry (1846), of Stoughton,
Sussex (and Margaret, dau. of W. C. Henry, of Haffield,
Heref.). B. Apr. 3, 1865, at Chichester, Sussex. School,
Harrow. Matric. Michs. 1883; B.A. 1886; M.A. 1890.
Travelled widely. Special correspondent of The Morning
Post, 1898-9; of The Daily Express, 1899-1900 and 1918.
Married, 1897, Olive, dau. of Frederick Walton, of Cwmlle- coediog, Montgom. Editor of the Whirlwind, 1890; of The
Rambler, 1901. Author, Servia; Tunisia; Abyssinia; The
Servian Tragedy; Fascist Italy, etc. Serbian Order of Takovo,
1902; of Danilo, 1910. Died Apr. 18, 1940, at Gunwalloe,
Cornwall. (Harrow Sch. Reg. ; Fox-Davies, Armorial Families ; The Times, Apr. 20, 1940.)
VIVIAN, JOHN. Adm. Fell.-Com. at Emmanuel, Nov. 3, 1791.
[Doubtless only s. of the Rev. John, of Pencalenick, Cornwall
(and Alice, dau. of Matthew Vivian). B. 1771.] Adm. at the
Middle Temple, May 28, 1791 ; migrated to the Inner Temple,
June 8, 1793. Called to the Bar, May 23, 1800. Lieut. -Col., Royal Cornwall Stannary Militia. Sherifi, 1812. Died,
unmarried, at Pencalenick, May 24, 1817. Entailed his
estates on his cousin, James Vivian Tippet. (Boase, Collect. Cornub.)
VIVIAN, JOHN EDWARDS. Adm. pens, (age 19) at Trinity,
Oct. 25, 1815. S. of John [Bencher of the Middle Temple]
(and Marianne Edwards). B. in London. School, Harrow.
Matric. Michs. 1815. Adm. at the Middle Temple, June 14,
1815. Married, and had issue. Brother of Charles Pasley
(1816). (Inns of Court; Boase, Collect. Cornub., which calls
him '3rd s. of John, of the Inner Temple.')
Vizard, William
VIVIAN, JOHN VIVIAN. Adm. pens, at Trinity, Sept. 27, 1836.
[Eldest s. of John (formerly Tippet), of Pencalenick, Cornwall
(who had assumed the surname of Vivian, in lieu of Tippet,
1820, in compliance with the will of his cousin, John Vivian
(1791), of Pencalenick) (and Cordelia, dau. of Thomas
Grylls, Esq., of Bosahan, Cornwall). B. 1818. School,
Harrow.] Matric. Michs. 1837; B.A. 1841; M.A. 1844- Ord.
deacon (Exeter) 1842; priest, 1843. R. of Cardynham,
Cornwall, 1845-73. J. P. for Cornwall. Married, 1846,
Harriette Maria, dau. of William Robinson Hill, Esq., of
Carwythenack, Cornwall, and had issue. Died in 1873.
Brother of Charles A. (1845). (Harrow Sch. Reg.; Walford,
County Families; Boase, Collect. Cornub.)
VIVIAN, The Hon. ODO RICHARD. Adm. pens, at Trinity,
June 13, 1893. 4th s. of Henry Hussey (1838), BaronSwansea,
of Singleton, Swansea (by his 3rd wife, Averil, dau. of Captain
Richard Beaumont, R.N.). B. Apr. 22, 1875, in London.
School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1893. Of Glanrafon, Glam.
D.L. and J. P., for Glamorgans. Married, Oct. 25, 1906, the
Hon. Winifred Hamilton, 4th dau. of the ist Baron Holm
Patrick, and had issue. Captain, The Welsh Regt. (T.), 1899.
Hon. Colonel, 1901-19. M.V.O. 1904. Served in the Great
War, 1914-19 (Major, Glamorgan Yeo.; Lieut.-Col., Cameron Highlanders; D.S.O., 191 7; mentioned in despatches). Succeeded his half-brother, Ernest Ambrose, as 3rd Baron
Swansea, July 17, 1922. Died Nov. 16, 1934. Brother of
Henry H. (1892). (Eton Sch. Lists; Burke, P. and B.
(Swansea); Army Lists; The V.C. and D.S.O.)
VIVIAN, RICHARD GLYNN. Adm. pens, at Trinity, Apr. 4,
1853. [4th] s. of John Henry, of Singleton, Glam. (and Sarah, eldest dau. of Arthur Jones, of Reigate). B. Aug. 31, 1835,
at Swansea. School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1853; B.A. 1857;
M.A. 1869. Of Sketty Hall, Swansea. D.L. for Glam.
Member of the firm of Vivian and Sons, Swansea. Traveller
and collector of works of art. Founded an art gallery in
Swansea. A Burgess of Swansea. F.R.G.S. Married, Mar. 11,
1885, Laura Hermione Beatrice, only dau. of Henry Craigie
Halkett, Bengal Civil Service. Latteriy went blind. Died,
s.p., June 7, 1910, in London. Brother of Henry H. (1838) and Arthur P. (1852). (Scott, MSS.; Eton Sch. Lists; Burke,
P. and B. (sub Swansea); The Times, June 8, 1910.)
VIZARD, ARTHUR ERNEST. Adm. pens, at St John's, Oct. 14, 1890. S. of Worthy, artist, of Bath (and Eliza Curtis). B.
there, July 20, 1870. School, King Edward's Grammar, Bath. Matric. Michs. 1890; B.A. 1897; M.A. 1920. Died June 21,
1949, at 25, Wilbury Villas, Hove. Brother of Henry M. (1888). (The Times, June 24, I939-)
VIZARD, FRANK HOPE MUIRSON. Adm. pens, (age 19) at
Jesus, Oct. 1888. [6th] s. of the Rev. Henry [Brougham]
(next). B. [May, 1869], at Spetisbury, Dorset. School,
Bradfield (Mr Gray). Matric. Michs. 1888 In Ceylon, where
he was a tea-planter. Married, 1908. Died May 16, 1913.
Brother of Henry W. S. (1876). (Bradfield Coll. Reg.; V. Hodson.)
VIZARD, HENRY BROUGHAM. Adm. pens, (age 18) at
Trinity, Nov. 29, 1843. S. of William. B. at Dulwich.
School, Blackheath. Matric. Michs. 1844; B.A. 1849; M.A.
1859. R. of Spetisbury with Charlton Marshall, Dorset, 1855- 74. Married, 1855, Henrietta Low, youngest dau. of Henry
Davenport Shakespear, Member of the Supreme Council of
India. Died May 17, 1874. Father of the above and of Henry
W. S. (1876); brother of William (1831). (Crockford; Clergy
List; V. Hodson.)
VIZARD, HENRY MACNAUGHT. Adm. pens, at Peterhouse,
Oct. 21, 1888. S. of W[orthy], of 6, North Parade, Bath. B.
there, Oct. 12, 1869. School, King Edward's Grammar, Bath. Matric. Michs. 1888; Choral exhibitioner, 1891; B.A. 1891;
M.A. 1920. Of 109, Holland Road, Hove, in 1946. Brother of Arthur E. (1890). (T. A. Walker, 604.)
VIZARD, HENRY WILLIAM SHAKESPEAR. Adm. pens, at
St John's, June 19, 1876. [Eldest] s. of the Rev. Henry
[Brougham] (1843) (and Henrietta Low). B. May 12, 1856,
at Spetisbury. School, Radley. Matric. Michs. 1876.
Migrated to Downing, Feb. 3, 1879; of Lyme Regis. Died
Dec. 7, 1911, at York. Brother of Frank H. M. (1888). (Radley Sch. Reg.; The Times, Dec. 9. i9ii-)
VIZARD, WILLIAM. Adm. pens, at Trinity, July 6, 1831.
[Eldest s. of William, solicitor to Queen CaroUne. B. Oct. 3,
1813. School, Eton.] Matric. Michs. 1831; B.A. 1835; M.A.
1838. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Jan. 25, 1833. CaUed to the
Bar, May 6, 1839. Deputy Registrar in the Court of Bank- ruptcy, London, 1839-60; Registrar from i860. Brother of
Henry B. (1843). (Eton Sch. Lists; Law Lists.)
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