Vanrenen, Frank Adrian VANRENEN, FRANK ADRIAN. Adm. pens, (age 19) at Pem- broke, Oct. 8, 1887. S. of Lieut. -Gen. Donald Campbell, R..\., of Cheltenham. B. Nov. 24, 1868. Schools, Charter- house and Cheltenham College. Matric. Michs. 1887; B.A. 1890. In the Educational Dept. of the Federated Malay States; sometime Inspector of Schools. Later, managed a rubber estate. Lived mainly in Australia from 1925. Married, 1922, Mary A., dau. of R. A. Williamson, of Ballarat. Died in Sydney, Sept. 1941. {Cheltenham Coll. Reg.; R. L. Arrow- smith; Charterhouse Reg.) VANRENEN, JAMES ERNEST. Adm. at Clare, Oct. 4, 1884. [S. of Col. Adrian, of Notting Hill. B. May 19, 1865. School, St Paul's.] Matric. Michs. 1884. Lieut., Royal Engineers, 1886; Captain, 1896; Major, 1904; Lieut. -Col. 1913. Served in the Great War, 1914-19 (Lieut. -Col., R.E.; Brevet- Colonel; mentioned in despatches; Col., 1917). Of Bude, Corn- wall. Died Feb. 15, 1953. {St Paul's Sch. Reg.; Army Lists.) VAN RENSSELAER, PHILIP STEPHEN. Adm. pens, at Emmanuel, Apr. 12, 1861. Matric. Easter, 1861. VAN SCHAICK, JOHN BRODHEAD. .'Vdm. pens, (age 19) at Jesus, Oct. 1884. B. in New York. School, Phillip's Exeter Academy, New Hampshire. Matric. Michs. 1884; B..\. 1888. A stock-broker in New York. Served in the Great War, 1914-19 (M.G. battn., American Army); died Dec. 9, 1918, of influenza contracted on active service. (F. Brittain.) VANSITTART, ARTHUR GEORGE. Adm. pens, at Trinity, Feb. 18, 1873. [Eldest] s. of George [Nicholas] (1836), of Manor House, Needham Market, Sutiolk (and Elizabeth Ann, dau. of John Mansfield, of Midmar Castle, Aberdeens.). B. Nov. 22, 1855, in Paris. School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1873. Joined the Diplomatic Service. 3rd Secretary at .Athens, Lisbon and Buenos .\yres; 2nd Secretary at Berlin, The Hague, Belgrade, Constantinople, Lisbon, Bucharest, Madrid and Munich. H.M. Consul at Chicago, 1895-7, at New Orleans, 1897-1903; Consul-general for the Republic of Hayti and San Domingo from 1903. Died, unmarried, Nov. 15, 1911. {Eton Sch. Reg.; Burke, P. and B., which gives B. 1S54; Foreign Office List.) VANSITTART, AUGUSTUS ARTHUR. Adm. pens, at Trinity, Dec. 15, 1842. [2nd s. of General George Henry, of Bisham Abbey, Berks, (and Anna Maria, dau. of Thomas Copson, of Sheppey and Sutton, Leics.). B. July 24, 1824. School, Eton.] Matric. Michs. 1843; Scholar, 1845; B.A. {2nd Classic) 1847; 2nd Chancellor's medal, 1847; M.A. 1850. Fellow, 1848. President of the Union, 1847. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Apr. 16, 1849. Called to the Bar, May 5, 1852. His principal work was a collation of the various readings of the New Testament. In 1865 gave £500 to encourage geology and for a prize in honour of Adam Sedgwick. In 1864 and 1876 gave oil paintings to the FitzwUliam Museum, and in 1878 presented to the Museum of Geology the collection of fossils formed by Dr King. Married, May 26, 1857, Rachel Fanny Anne Irby, eldest dau. of George Ives, 4th Lord Boston. Built ' Pine- hurst House,' Grange Road, Cambridge, which he named 'Grata Quies.' Died there, s.p., Apr. 17, 1882. {Law Lists; Eton Coll. Reg.; Inns of Court; Burke, L.G.; Life of Sedgwick, II. 408; Camb. Review, 1882, L.x.xii; The Guardian, Apr. 26, 1882.) VANSITTART, FREDERICK. Adm. pens, at Sidney, .\pr. 12, 1847; from Christ Church, Oxford, whence he had matric. Oct. 19, 1843, age 18. 4th s. of the Rev. William (Christ Church, Oxford, 1798), of White Waltham, Berks, (and Charlotte Teresa, dau. of Gen. George Warde). B. there, .\ug. 4, 1825. School, Eton. Matric. Easter, 1847. Lieut., 14th Light Dragoons, 1849-56. Married, July, 1855, Hen- rietta, dau. of James Lowe. Died, s./).. May, 1902. {Eton Sch. Lists; Al. Oxon.; Burke, P. and B.; L.G.) VANSITTART, GEORGE NICHOLAS. Adm. pens, (age 20) at Trinity, Mar. 24, 1836. [4th] s. of .\rthur (Christ Church, Oxford, 1794) [Col. Berks Militia] (and the Hon. Caroline Eden, 4th dau. of the ist Baron .\uckland). B. at Shottes- brooke, Berks., June, 1814. School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1837; B..\. 1841; M..\. 1845. Adm. at the Inner Temple, May 5, 1843. Said to have been for some time in the Guards. Married, June i, 1852, Elizabeth Ann, eldest dau. of John Mansfield, of Midmar Castle, Aberdeenshire. Died May 12, 1889, in Rome. Father of Arthur G. (1873). {Eton Sch. Lists, which calls his father 'V. of Shottesbrooke'; Inns of Court; Burke, L.G.) VAN STRAUBENZEE, HENRY. Adm. pens, (age 17) at Jesus, May 14, 1826. [Eldest] s. of Thomas, Esq. [Major, R.A.] (and Maria, youngest dau. of .Major Henry Bowen). [B. Feb. 13, 1810], at Wakefield, Yorks. School, private. Doubtful if resided. Lieut., 14th Dragoons, 1829; Major, 1842. Of Spennithome, Yorks. D.L. and J. P. Col., 2nd West Yorks. Light Infantry MUitia, 1873. .Married, Jan. 10, 1832, the Hon. Henrietta, eldest dau. of John, ist Lord Wrottesley, and had issue. Died May 31, 1892. (Burke, L.G.) Varley, Telford VAN ZIJL (or VAN ZYL), HENDRIK STEPHANUS. Adm. pens, at St John's, Oct. 15, 1898. S. of Paul Hendrik Stephanus, farmer [died 1876] (and .Maria Helande Elizabeth Moulton). B. Jan. 27, 1876, at Clanwilliam, Cape Colony. School, Victoria CoUege, Stellenbosch (DrT. Walker) [and B.A. Cape University]. Matric. Michs. 1898; LL.B. 1901. President of the Union, 1901. Returned to South Africa. Member (for Paarl) of the House of Assembly, 1905; for Namaqualand, 1908. Advocate, Supreme Court, Capetown, 1903; K.C., 1919. Judge of the Supreme Court, Union of S. Africa, 1920; Judge-President. Married, 1907, Dorothy Constantia, dau. of the Hon. J. W. Sauer, and had issue. Of Claremont, Cape Province, in 1950. {South African Who's Who; Colonial Office List.) VARDON, EDWARD BOWMAN. Adm. pens, at Clare, Sept. 24, 1810. [S. of T., of St Arme's, Soho (and Rebecca Bowman).] B. at Westminster. School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1810; LL.B. 1817. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) 1814; priest (London; Litt. dim. from Salisbury) June 7, 1816. Sometime R. of St Anne's, Soho. Chaplain, Female Orphans Asylum, Lambeth at the time of his death (aged 51), May, 1843. {Church of England Mag., May, 1843; P. B. G. Binnall; Eton Sch. Lists.) VARDON, STANLEY ARTHUR. Adm. pens, at Trinity, July 9. 1870. [2nd] s. of Sidney, of Beckenham, Kent. B. Jan. 11, 1852, in London. School, Tonbridge. Matric. Michs. 1870; B.A. 1874; M.A. 1877- Ord. deacon (Canterbury), 1875; priest, 1876; C. of Penshurst, Kent, 1875-8. C. of Langton Green, 1878-81; V. there, 1881-1919. Died Apr. 22, 1919. [Tonbridge Sch. Reg.; Crockford; The Times, Apr. 24, 1919-) VARDY, ALBERT RICHARD. Adm. sizar at Trinity, Oct. 12, 1859. [Eldest] s. of Richard Elliott. B. .-^ug. 13, 1841, at Warminster, Wilts. School, City of London. .Matric. Michs. i860; Scholar, 1863; Cams prize (equal), 1863; B..\. {igth Classic) 1864; 2nd Chancellor's medal, 1864; M.A. 1867. Fellow, 1866. Assistant Master at the City of London School, 1864-72. Ord. deacon (Ely) 1866; priest, 1867; C. of St GUes, Cripplegate, London, 1867-8. C. of St Andrew's, Undershaft, 1868-72. Head Master of King Edward's School, Birming- ham, 1872-1900. Married, July 30, 1872, Isabella Mary, youngest dau. of Capt. W. B. Simpson, of Waterloo, Liver- pool. Died July 16, 1900, at the schoolhouse, Birmingham. [Boase, vi. 735; Crockford; The Times, July 20, 1900.) VARENNE, GEORGE. Adm. sizar at Corpus Christ:, July 9, i778;pens. May 8, 1780. Of Middlesex. [S. of Ezekiel, beadle of the Apothecaries' Company. School, St Paul's.] Matric. Michs. 1779; Scholar, 1780; B.A. 1783; M.A. 1806; D.D. 1809. Ord. deacon (Peterb., Litt. dim. from Norwich) May 18, 1782; priest, Oct. 15, 1782; C. of Upwell, Norfolk. Chaplain to Lord Brownlow. V. of Westley Waterless, Cambs., 1789- 1824. V. of Elm with Emneth, 1 790-1 824. Caricatured by Gillray, with 'Cambridge Commencement Sermon, Feb. 2, 1809' as title. Author, The Regrets of Alma Mater on the Roman Catholic Position, A Poem. Died Oct. 24, 1824, at Plaistow, Essex. {Reg. of St Paul's Sch.; Clerical Guide; Northants. Clergy; Robert Bowes; G. Mag., 1825, 1. 186.) VARENNE, JOSEPH (1787), see GILL. VARLEY, ALFRED. Adm. pens, at Trinity, Sept. 24, 1874. S. of Samuel, of Stanningley, Leeds. B. [Apr. 12], 1855, at Leeds. School, Cheltenham College. Matric. Michs. 1874; B.A. 1878; M.A. 1881. Died Aug. 16, 1884, at Stanningley. (Cheltenham Coll. Reg.) VARLEY, GILBERT. Adm. pens, at Christ's, Apr. 18, 1893. S. of John. B. Mar. 11, 1874, in Kensington. School, St Paul's. Matric. Michs. 1893; Scholar; B.A. 1896; M.A. 191 1. An engineer, vdth experience in many parts of the world. Director of the Neuchatel Asphalte Co., etc. Married, 1902, Marion E. D. Duncan. Served in the Great War, 1-914- 19 (Sergt., R. Fusiliers). Of Broadham Manor, Oxted, Surrey. Died June 16, 1933. {Peile, 11. 782; The Times, June 17, I933-) VARLEY, TELFORD. Adm. sizar at St John's, Aug. 18, 1884. [2nd] s. of Samuel Alfred, telegraphic engineer (and Emily Andrews). B. Mar. 20, 1866, at 66, Roman Road, Bamsbury, London. School, City of London Middle Class Schools Corporation. [B.Sc, London, 1887.] Matric. Michs. 1884; Scholar, 1887; B..^.. {gth Wrangler) 1887; M.A. 1891; Seato- nian prize, 1916, 1923, 1924. Assistant Master at Queen Elizabeth's School, Mansfield, 1888-9; at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford, 1891-7. First Head Master of Peter Symond's School, Winchester, 1897-1926. Ord. deacon (Winchester) 1906; priest, 1907. C. of Week, Hants., 1906-26. R. of Ripple, Kent, 1927-31. Lie. to off., dio. of Portsmouth, 1931-8. Author, Hampshire; Winchester, etc. Married Anne Parsons, dau. of the Town Clerk of Mansfield. Latterly of Winchester. Died May 7, 1938, at Brighton. {Crockford; The Times, May 10, 1938.) 277