West ALL, Lancelot McAlpine
WESTALL, LANCELOT McALPINE. Adm. pens, at Queens', Oct. 1892. S. of [the Rev.] WUliam (1843). B. May 18, 1869,
at Forebridge, Stafis. School, Bury St Edmunds Grammar.
Matric. Michs. 1892; B.A. 1896; M.A. 1910. Assistant
Master at Tavistock Grammar School, 1896-1900; a private
tutor abroad, 1900-4. Assistant Master at St Philip's Grammar School, Edgbaston, 1904-6. Private tutor in
South Africa, 1906-10. Private tutor in Tunis, 1910-11.
Kept a tutorial establishment at Totland Bay, Isle of Wight,
19H-16. Assistant Master at Huish Grammar School,
Taunton, J916-18. Tutor to the Duke of Norfolk, 1918-19.
A private 'coach' at Cambridge, 1919-22. Sometime Head
Master of St Gerard's School, Villa St G(5rard, Antibes, A.M.,
France. Married, May 12, 1912, adau. of R. Le Neve Foster,
of WUmslow, Cheshire, and had issue. Of VUla St Gerard,
Chemin des Sables, Antibes, in 1951. Brother of the next,
WilUam H. (1888) and Arthur St L. (1880). (Schoolmasters' Directories.)
WESTALL, The Rev. LEONARD SEDGWICK. Adm. pens, at
Queens', Oct. 1892. S. of the Rev. William (1843). B. Mar. 14, 1862, at Colchester. School, Eastbourne College.
Matric. Michs. 1892. Resided for three terms. B.D. (Durham),
1903. Ord. deacon (St Albans), 1886; priest (Colchester), 1887;
C. of HockerUl, Herts., 1886-92. V. of Thaxted, Essex, 1893-
1910. V. of St Saviour's, St Albans, 1910-22. R. of Chalton with Idsworth and Clanfield, Hants., 1922-38. Latterly of
Petersfield, Hants., where he died Sept. 13, 1952. Brother
of the two above and William H. (x888). (Crockford; The
Times, Sept. 17, 1952.)
WESTALL, THOMAS HENRY. Adm. pens, at Peterhouse,
Oct. I, 1882. S. of Thomas, Esq., deceased. B. Sept. 22,
1863. School, Christ's Hospital. Matric. Michs. 1882;
Scholar. Died May 3, 1883, at Sevenoaks, while an under-
graduate. (Christ's Hosp. Exhibitioners; T. A. Walker, 567 and MS. note.)
WESTALL, WILLIAM. Adm. sizar at Queens', Mar. 13, 1843. [S. of William, A.R.A., landscape-painter (and Anne, sister
of Professor Adam Sedgwick). B. in London. School, Sed-
bergh.] Matric. Michs. 1843; B.A. 1847; M.A. 1850. Ord.
deacon (Worcester) 1848; priest (Hereford) 1849; C. of
Leamington Priors, Warws., 1848-9. Second Master of
King's School, Warwick, 1850-5. C. of St Paul's, Knights-
bridge, 1855-9. R- of St Leonard's, Colchester, 1861-4. C. of Tisbury, WUts., 1864-6. C. of Clewer, Berks., 1866-9. C. of
Forebridge, Staffs., 1869-73. C. of West Drayton, Middlesex,
1873-83. C. of Middleton, Essex, 1883-8. C. of St Stephen's, Brighton, 1888-90. C. of Blagdon, Somerset, 1891-3. C. of
Christ Church, Walcot, Bath, 1893-7. C. of Portsmouth,
1897-1901. Married, 1858, Selina Emma, youngest dau. of
W. Hawksley, Esq., of London. Latterly of 33, Ashburton
Road, Southsea, where he died Sept. 28, 1901, aged 80.
Father of the next, of Lancelot McA. (1892), Leonard S.
(1892) and Arthur St L. (1880). (Sedbergh Sch. Reg.; Crock- ford.)
WESTALL, The Rev. WILLIAM HAWKSLEY. Adm. pens,
(age 28) at Magdalene, Oct. 15, 1888; from St Edmund
Hall, Oxford, whence he had matric. Oct. 22, 1884, age 24.
[Eldest] s. of the Rev. William (above), of Brighton. Matric. Michs. 1888. Ord. deacon (St Albans), 1887; priest, 1888;
C. of Alphamstone, Essex, 1887; C. of Myland, 1887-8. C. of
Castlethorpe, Bucks., 1890-2. C. of Netherseale, Leics.,
1892-4. Chaplain at Buenos Ayres, 1894-6. C. of Merton,
Surrey, 1896-7. Chaplain at Gothenburg, Sweden, and
Lecturer in the University, 1897-1902; Chaplain at Lisbon,
1902-7. R. of Chalton with Idsworth and Clanfield, Hants.,
1907-22. Died Apr. 11, 1922. Brother of Lancelot McA.
(1892), Leonards. (1892) and ArthurSt L. (1880). (^1/. Oxon.
Crockford.)
WESTBROOK, HERBERT WOTTON. Adm. pens, at Em-
manuel, Oct. 3, 1899. S. of Mrs Westbrook, of Parkhurst,
Westcombe Park Road, Blackheath. [B. Jan. 24, 1881.
School, Kings', Ely.] Matric. Michs. 1899; B.A. 1903. Joined the editorial staff of the Globe newspaper in 1904. Author
(with P. G. Wodehouse) of Globe By-the-Way Book and the
play Brother Alfred (Savoy theatre, 1913). Collaborated with
Lawrence Grossmith in the novel The Purple Frogs and in
dramatic version of The Diary of a Nobody by George and
Weedon Grossmith. Served in the Great War, 1914-19
(Second Lieut., 9th Cheshire Regt.; transferred to R.A.,
1917). Assistant Editor of the Pioneer at Allahabad. Manager
to Miss Ella King-Hall, literary agent, whom he married.
(Kings' Sch., Ely, Reg.)
WESTBROOK, STEPHEN. Adm. pens, at St Catharine's, July 6, 1826. Matric. Michs. 1827; B.A. 1831; M.A. 1846.
Ord. deacon (London, Lift. dim. from Canterbury) 1830;
priest, 1831. V. of Westhampnett, Sussex, 1838-46. C. of
Cheltenham, 1847-51. P.C. of St John's, Huddersfield, 1853-64. Died Oct. 14, 1864, aged 62. (Foster, Index Eccles.;
Clergy List; Crockford; G. Mag., 1864, 11. 662.)
Westcott, Arthur
WESTBROOK, WILLIAM JOSEPH. Adm. pens, at Queens', Oct. 1875. [B. Jan. I, 1831, in London.] Matric. Michs. 1875;
Mus.Bac. 1876; Mus.D. 1878. Organist at St Bartholomew's,
Bethnal Green, 1849-51; at St Bartholomew's, Sydenham, 1851-90; sub-organist at theCrystal Palace, 1860-3. Awarded a prize by the Bristol Madrigal Society for his madrigal
' All is not gold that shineth.' Conductor of the South London Musical Society, 1865-78. Composed many organ pieces,
songs, madrigals and the English text to songs of Mozart,
Schumann, etc. Author, An Alphabet of Musical Notation;
Elementary Music; etc. Died Mar. 24, 1894, at Sydenham.
(Boase, vi. 830.)
WESTBURY, HIGHETT PHILIP. Adm. pens, at Christ's, Oct. 9, 1876. [Only] s. of Philip [of Burbage Manor, Marl- borough]. B. at Burbage, Jan. 12, 1858. School, Epsom
College. Matric. Michs. 1876; B.A. 1880. At St Mary's Hospital. L.R.C.S. and L.M., Edinb., 1883. Practised first
at Amesbury, Wilts., and subsequently in Bilbao, Spain.
Married, Aug. 9, 1882, Florence Ellen Bruce, dau. of F. C.
Webb, Esq., C.E. Died at Bilbao. (Peile, 11. 651; Medical
Directories; The Times, Aug. 11, 1882.)
WESTBY, ALFRED ASHLEY. Adm. pens, (age 18) at Trinity,
Jan. 7, 1865. S. of Edmond, of 24, Portland Place, London.
[B. in Melbourne, Australia. School, Eton.] Did not reside.
Adm. at Jesus, Dec. 13, 1865. Matric. Lent, 1866; B.A. 1870.
Went into business, but later became a sheep-farmer at
Riverina, Victoria, New South Wales. Married Charlotte,
widow of Alfred E. Blount, barrister-at-law. Of Gledlow
Gardens, South Kensington, in 1906. Brother of the next.
(Eton Sch. Reg.)
WESTBY, EDMUND WRIGHT. Adm. pens, (age 18) at Trinity
Hall, Oct. 9, 1857. [Eldest] s. of Edmond, Esq., of 9, Corn-
wall Terrace, Regent's Park, London. [B. May 19, 1839.]
School, Rugby. Matric. Michs. 1857. Migrated to Magdalene,
Oct. 9, i860; LL.B. 1862. Adm. at the Inner Temple, Oct. 3,
1861. CalledtotheBar, June6, 1864. ' Probably died abroad.' Brother of the above. (Rugby Sch. Reg.; Law Lists; Inns of
Court; Foster, Men at the Bar.)
WESTBY, GEORGE. Adm. pens, (age 16) at Trinity, Aug. 11,
1756. S. of George, of Gilthwaite, Yorks. School, Wakefield.
Matric. Easter, i757- Adm. at Gray's Inn, Mar. 10, i757- Sometime Captain in the Dragoon Guards. Of Howarth
Grange, near Rotherham, and Gilthwaite Hall. Married
Catherine, dau. of John Hirst, of Clough. Died, suddenly,
June 3, 1790, at Retford, Notts. (M. H. Peacock; G. Mag., 1790, I. 575-)
WESTBY, The Rev. SIMON. Adm. sizar at Caius, Feb. i, 1779;
a 'Ten-year man.' B. at Holt, Norfolk. School, Holt.
Scholar, 1779; Matric. Lent, 1790; B.D. (Stat. Eliz.) 1791-
Ord. deacon (London), May 25, 1777; priest (Norwich),
Dec. 21, 1778. V. of Kenninghall, Norfolk, 1807-20. Master of Diss School until 1820. Married Hannah Hubbard. Died
May 4, 1820. (Venn, 11. 102; Clerical Guide.)
WESTCOMBE, The Rev. NICHOLAS. B.A. 1797, incorp. from
Oxford; M.A. from King's, i797- [S- of Nicholas, Esq., of Winchester.] Matric. from Trinity College, Oxford, Dec. 13,
1763, age 19; B.A. from New College, 1768. R. of Barton
Stacey, Hants., and V. of CoUingbourne until 1813. Minor Canon of Winchester Cathedral. Murdered, Aug. 13, 1813.
'Early in the morning [of Aug. 14] the body of the Rev. Nicholas Westcombe was found in a lane adjoining to the
city of Winchester, inhumanly murdered and robbed.
A soldier of the 102nd Regt., from some suspicious circum- stances in his conduct, was apprehended; and a verdict of
wilful murder returned against him.* (^4/. Oxon.; G. Mag., 1813, II. 183.)
WESTCOTE, JOHN BAKER. Adm. pens, (age 19) at Peter- house, June 30, 1823. S. of John Pottinger, surgeon, of
Martock, Somerset. [School, Blundell's, Tiverton.] Matric.
Lent, 1824. (Blundell's Sch. Reg.)
WESTCOTE (or WESTCOTT), The Rev. JOHN COPE. B.A. 1784,
incorp. from Oxford; M..\. 1784. Adm. pens, at Sidney,
Mar. 16, 1784. [S. of the Rev. John (Corpus Christi College,
Oxford, 1734), of Lyng, Somerset.] Matric. from Exeter
College, Oxford, Mar. 26, 1770, age 18; B.A. (Oxford) 1774.
R. of Hatch Beauchamp, Somerset, 1784. (Al. Oxon.)
WESTCOTT, ARTHUR. Adm. pens, (age 21) at Pembroke,
Oct. I, 1879. S. of the Rev. Professor Brooke Foss (1844).
B. [Aug. 15, 1859], at Harrow. [School, Cheltenham College.] Matric. Michs. 1879; Scholar; B.A. 1883; (Theol. Trip., Pt II,
ist Class, 1884); Evans prize, 1884; Scholfield prize, 1884;
Cams prize, 1885; M.A. 1886. Ord. deacon (Durham, for
Canterbury), 1884; priest (Canterbury), 1885. Fellow of
St Augustine's College, Canterbury, 1884-7. Inc. of San
Thom6, Madras, 1887-92. Principal of the S.P.G. Theological
College, Madras, 1887-91. Secretary for S.P.G., dio. of
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