Witt, Matthew Q.C, 1892. Married, Aug. 15, 1888, Emily Anne, dau. of James Taylor, Esq. Author, The Mutual Influence of the Christian Doctrine and the School of Alexandria; Then and Now; Life in the Law. Editor of The Law Journal, 1879-94. ■ Died Feb. 7, 1906, in an omnibus on his way to the Law Courts; buried at Finchampstead, Berks. {King's Coll. Reg.; Law Lists; Inns of Court; Foster, Men at the Bar; Who was Who.) WITT, MATTHEW. Adm. sizar at Trinity Hall, Jan. 26, 1796. S. of Matthew, of Cambridge. School, Oakham. Matric. Lent, 1796; B.A. 1800. P.C. of Ticknall with Chalke, Derbs., 1816-37. Second Master of Repton Grammar School, 1821- 37. Died Dec. 22, 1837, at Repton Priory. (Foster, Index Eccles.; Clerical Guide; G. Mag., 1838, i. 215.) WITT, SAMUEL TURNER. Adm. pens, at Emmanuel, Aug. 13, 1867. Matric. Michs. 1867; B.A. i87r; M.A. 1874. C. of St Stephen's, Westminster, 1872-7-- {Clergy List.) WITTON, WALTER FAWCETT. Adm. at Caius, Oct. 2, 1893. S. of Henry, of Kennington, Surrey (and Jane Mathison). B. Apr. 25, 1874, at Dalston. School, City of London. Matric. Michs. 1893; Scholar; B.A. (Class. Trip., Pt I, ist Class) 1896; (Class. Trip., Pt II, ist Class, 1897); M.A. 1901. Assistant Master at St Olave's Grammar School, Southwark, 1897-29; Second Master, 1929-38. Editor, Dies Romani; Compendium Latinum; Simplified Caesar, etc. {Venn, u. 535; School- masters' Directories.) WITTON, WILLIAM. Adm. pens, at Corpus Christi, Oct. i, 1885. Of Worcs. [S. of William. School, Wolverhampton.] Matric. Michs. 1885; B.A. 1888. Died in 1896. {Wolver- hampton Sch. Reg.) WITTS, BROOME LAKE. Adm. pens, at Corpus Christi, Nov. 24, 1834. Of London. [Eldest s. of Broome Phillips, of Brunswick Square. B. Oct. 7, 1816.] School, Eton. Matric. Lent, 1835; B.A. 1839; M.A. 1842. Adm. ad eundein, at Oxford, 1850. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Apr. 10, 1838. Ord. deacon, 1840; priest, 1841. Successively P.C. and V. of Hersham, Surrey, 1842-61. Married Maria Sophia, dau. of Major R. Lothian Dickson. Died, June 18, 1861, at Boulogne, aged 44. Brother of William F. (1837); father of the next. {EtonSch. Lists; Al. Oxon.;Inns of Court; Crockford; G. Mag., 1861, II. 94a.) WITTS, BROOME LAKE. Adm. pens, at Trinity, June 24, 1872. [Only] s. of the Rev. Broome Lake (above). Of Homefield Road, Wimbledon, Surrey. B. [Oct. 16], 1853. School, Uppingham. Matric. Michs. 1872; LL.B. 1876. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Nov. 12, 1874. Called to the Bar, June 13, 1877. Practised before the Supreme Court of Ceylon, and in Queensland. (Uppingham Sch. Roll; Law Lists; Inns of Court; Foster, Men at the Bar.) WITTS, WILLIAM FREDERICK. Adm. at King's, a scholar from Eton, Oct. 23, 1837. S. of Broome Phillips. B. July 27, i8i8, in St Pancras, London. Matric. Michs. 1837; B.A. 1842; Crosse scholar, 1842; Tyrwhitt Hebrew scholar, 1844; M.A. 1845. Fellow, 1840-63. Ord. deacon, 1844; priest, r85i; C. of St Giles with St Peter's, Cambridge, 1844-61. Chaplain and Assistant Master at Uppingham School, 1861-73. C.-in-charge of St John-the-Evangelist, North Woolwich, 1874-8. R. of Ringwood with Harbridge, Hants., 1878-84.. Died July 31, 1884. Brother of Broome L. (1834). {King's Coll. Reg.; Crockford.) WITTY, FREDERICK CHARLES. Adm. pens, at Corpus Christi, Oct. i, 1880. S. of John, merchant, of 6, Alexander Road, Southport, Lanes. B. Apr. 7, i860, at Fallowfield, near Manchester. School, Blackpool College. Matric. Michs. 1880; B.A. 1884. Ord. deacon (York), 1885; priest, 1886; C. of Goole, Yorks., 1885-7. C. of Barking, Essex, 1888. C. of Fishponds, Gloucs., 1889-91. C. of Wednesfield, Staffs., 1892-4. C. of St Martin's, Bilston, 1894-7. C. of Brightside, Sheffield, 1898-1900. C. of Purston, Yorks., 1900-1. C. of Ferry Fryston, 1901-2. Latterly of ChorJton-on-Medlock. (Disappears from Crockford, I943-) WIX, EDWARD. M.A. 1834, incorp. from Oxford. [Eldest s. of the Rev. Samuel (1791), of Faulkboume, Essex. School, Merchant Taylors'.] Matric. from Trinity College, Oxford, May 29, 1820, age 18; B.A. (Oxford) 1824; M.A. (Oxford) 1828. C. of St Leonard's, Shoreditch, Middlesex, 1843-6. C. of All Saints, Poplar, 1847-9. Sometime Archdeacon of Newfoundland. V. of St Michael's, Swanmore, Isle of Wight, 1866. DiedNov. 24, 1866. {Al. Oxon.; Boase, in. 145s; Clergy List.) WIX, ERNEST NEWTON. Adm. at King's, Oct. 15, 1870. S. of Samuel, of Broadwater Down, Tunbridge Wells. Schools, Brighton and King's College, London. Matric. Michs. 1870; B.A. (2is< Classic) 1874; M.A. 1884. Assistant Master at King's College School, Loudon, 1875-6. H.M. Inspector of Wix, Samuel Schools, 1876-1913; Divisional Inspector (Central division), 1910-13. Married, Jan. 10, 1877, Florence Butterworth Bailey. Latterly of Holywell House, St Albans, where he died Dec. 15, 1928, aged 77. Brother of the next. {King's Coll. Reg.; The Times, Dec. 17, 1928.) WIX, HERBERT ALEXANDER. Adm. pens, at Trinity, Apr. 18, 1866. [2nd] s. of Samuel, of Broadwater Down, Tunbridge Wells. B. Oct. 13, 1847, at Balham, Surrey. School, King's College, London. Matric. Michs. 1866; LL.B. 1870. Adm. at the Inner Temple, Apr. 12, 1867. Called to the Bar, Jan. 26, 1872. On the South-Eastem Circuit. Master of the Skiimers' Company, 1884-5. Died Sept. 23, 1932, at Yate House, Byfleet, Surrey; buried at Richmond. Brother of the above. {Law Lists; Inns of Court; Foster, Men at the Bar; The Times, Sept. 24, 1932.) WIX, HUBERT HECTOR JOHN. Adm. pens, (age 20) at Pembroke, Oct. ii, 1880. [8th] s. of the Rev. Joseph (next), V. of Littlebury, Essex. B. there [Feb. 5, 1861]. [School, Charter- house.] Matric. Michs. 1880; Scholar; B.A. 1884; M.A. 1887. Assistant Master at St George's School, Harpenden, Herts., 1887-99. A. private tutor, 1899-1916. Assistant Master at Charterhouse, 1916-19. Married, 1889, Maud Isabel Godfrey, dau. of the Rev. Henry Godfrey Fausset Osborne, V. of Littleton, Worcs. Latterly of The Manor House, Wolverley, Worcs., where he died Nov. 29, 1942. Brother of Joseph A. (1861), Louis A. (1869) and Robert H. (1865). (R. L. Arrowsmith; The Times, Dec. i, 1942.) WIX, JOSEPH. Adm. pens, (age 18) at Peterhouse, Feb. i, 1829. S. of C, of 22, Leadenhall Street, London. Matric. Michs. 1829; Scholar; B.A. 1833; M.A. 1836. Ord. deacon (Lichfield), 1836; priest, 1837; C. of Bridgnorth, Salop, 1836- 40. V. of Littlebury, Essex, 1840-88. Chaplain to Lord Braybrooke, 1842-88. Lived latterly at Guildford Lodge, Watford, where he died Mar. 29, 1898, aged 86. Father of the above, the next, Robert H. (1865) and Louis A. (1869). {T. A. Walker, 436; Crockford.) WIX, JOSEPH AUGUSTUS. Adm sizar (age 18) at Magdalene, Mar. 29, 1861. [2nd] s. of the Rev. Joseph (above), of Little- bury, Essex. B. July 13, 1842. Schools, Lancing College and Felsted. Matric. Easter, 1861; B.A. 1865. Assistant Master at St Saviour's School, Ardingly, Sussex, 1864-75. Ord. deacon (Chichester), 1874; priest (Salisbury), 1876. Second Master of the County School, Dorchester, 1875-7. C. of Littlebury, Essex, 1877-8. C. of Milbome, Dorset, 1878-9. C. of East Morden, 1879-82. R. of Ibberton with Belchalwell, 1882-9. V. of Quethiock, Cornwall, 1899-1907. Died Jan. 30, 1907. Brother of Hubert H. J. (1880), Robert H. (1865) and the next. {Lancing Reg.; Al. Felsted.; Crockford.) WIX, LOUIS ARTHUR. Adm. pens, at Clare, Oct. 13, 1869. [4th s. of the Rev. Joseph (1829), V. of Littlebury, Essex. B. May 20, 1851. Schools, Charterhouse and Kensington.] Matric. Michs. 1869; B.A. 1873. An orange-planter in Florida. Died at Fernandina, U.S.A., Oct. 16, 1888. Brother of the above, the next and Hubert H. J. (1880). {List of Carthusians; R. L. Arrowsmith.) WIX, ROBERT HENRY. Adm. at Peterhouse, Sept. 29, 1865. [3rd] s. of the Rev. Joseph (1829), V. of Littlebury, Essex. B. Mar. 30, 1846. School, Lancing. Matric. Michs. 1865; Gisbome Scholar, 1867; B.A. 1870; M.A. 1874. Ord. deacon (Chichester), 1870; priest, 1872. Assistant Master at St John's School, Hurstpierpoint, 1869-77- Head Master of St George's School, Brampton, Hunts., 1877-85. Head Master and Chaplain of St George's School, Harpenden, Herts., 1887- 1904. C. of Harpenden, 1904-11. Chaplain at St Servan, 1911-15. Latterly of Harlow, Essex, where he died Apr. 9, 1927. Brother of Joseph A. (1861), Hubert H. J. (1880) and Louis A. (1869). {Lancing Reg.; T. A. Walker, 526 and MS. note; Crockford; The Guardian, Apr. 14, 1927; Schoolmasters' Directories.) WIX, SAMUEL. Adm. pens, (age 19) at Christ's, Nov. 8, 1791. [2nd] s. of Edward [gent., of St Peter's, Comhill]. B. [Feb. 9, 1771], in London. School, Charterhouse. Matric. Michs. 1792; Scholar, 1792; B.A. 1796; M.A. 1799. F.R.S., 1813; F.S.A. Adm. at the Inner Temple, Aug. 16, 1783. Ord. deacon (Ely), 1795; priest (London), Apr. 17, 1796. C. of Eynsford, Kent, 1797. Chaplain to the Duke of Clarence. R. of Inworth (and C. of Faulkbourne), Essex, 1802-61. President of Sion College, 1830-3. V. of St Bartholomew-the- Less, London, 1808-61. 'A man of singular simplicity of character and of vigorous intellect.' Married, May 4, 1801, Frances, dau. of J. D. Walford, of Sible Hedingham. Author, Reflections concerning the expediency of a Council of the Church of England and Church of Rome; Sermons, etc. Died Sept. 4, 1861, at St Bartholomew's vicarage. Father of Edward (1834). {Carthusian Worthies; Peile, 11. 333; Boase, iii. 1456; Crock- ford; D.N.B., which gives ord. deacon, 1798, priest, i8oo; G. Mag., 1861, u. 453 and 479.) 548