Wakefield, John
WAKEFIELD, JOHN. Adm. pens, (age 19) at Jesus, Oct. i,
1877. Of Westmorland. [Eldest] s. of W[illiam] H[enry], Esq.,
Sedgwick House, Kendal (and Augusta, dau. of James
Haggerty, U.S.A. Consul at Liverpool). B. [July 4, 1858], at
Kendal. School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1877. Lived in
North America for many years. Married, 1894, in New
Zealand, Kate, dau. of \V. Bruce, and had issue, a dau.
Died, 1896, in New Zealand. [Eton Sch. Lists; Burke, L.G.)
WAKEFIELD, JOHN EDWARD WILLIAM. Adm. pens, at
Trinity, June 7, 1876. [Only] s. of John Edward, of Clifton,
and Birklands, Kendal (and Rachel Crewdson, dau. of Hemy
Fox, of Tonedale, Somerset). B. Mar. 31, 1858, at Ventnor,
Isle of Wight. School, Grove House, Tottenham, London
(private). Matric. Michs. 1876; B.A. 1880; M.A. 1884. Adm.
a solicitor, June 1883; practised in Taunton. Married, Aug. 9,
1882, Nora, dau. of Richard Drake, and had issue. Died in
1934. {Law Lists; Burke, L.G.)
WAKEFIELD, JOHN HOWARD. Adm. pens, at Trinity,
May 18, 1822. [5th s. of Edward, land-surveyor, of 34, Pall
Mall, London (and Susannah, dau. of — Crash, of Felsted,
Essex). B. June 2, 1803.] School, Westminster. Did not
reside. Cadet, Bengal Army, 1822; Ensign, 1823; Lieut ,
1825; Captain, 1840; Major, 1855; retired as Hon. Lieut. -Col., 1857. Served in the First China War, 1842. Married, Jan. 9,
1832, at Bareilly, Miss Maria Suffolk, 'a converted Hindu, dau. of the late Vizier of Bussahir, and ward of the Rana of
Kumasin.' Died June 25, 1862, at Bamsbury Park, Islington. (V. Hodson, Officers of the Bengal Army; Record of Old Westminsters.)
WAKEFIELD, JOHN MORT. Adm. pens, at St John's, Nov. 22, 1820. S. of John, Esq. of Northwich, Cheshire. School,
Shrewsbury. Matric. Michs. 1821; Scholar, 1821; B.A. 1825;
M.A. 1828. Assistant Master at Shrewsbury, 1826-52. P.C.
of Little Berwick, Salop, 1845-53. Died July 2, 1853.
{Shreu'sbury Sch. Reg.; Clergy Ltst; G. Mag., iSss, 11. 321.)
WAKEFIELD, ROGER WILLIAM. Adm. pens, at Trinity,
June 21, 1883. [3rd] s. of William, of Birklands, Kendal, Westmorland (and Marianne, dau. of Edward Minson
WaveU, of Halifax). B. Nov. i, 1865, at Kendal. School,
Sedbergh Matric. Michs. 1883; B.A. 1886; M.A. 1894;
B.Chir. 1897; M.B. 1903. At the London Hospital. Clinical
Assistant, Royal Eye Hospital, and Evelina Hospital for
Children. Practised at Beckenham, Kent, and at Cark-in-
Cartmel, Lanes. Married, Jan. 12, 1897, Ethel Mary, dau. of
John Frederick Knott, of Stalybridge, and had issue.
Latterly of i, Vincent's Drive, Dorking and of Birklands, Kendal. Brother of Arthur W. (1895) and Edward W. (1880).
(Sedbergh Sch. Reg.; Burke, L.G.; Medical Directories.)
WAKEFIELD, THOMAS. Adm. pens, at Corpus Christi, Jan.
15,1761. Of Yorks. Matric. Michs. 1761; Scholar.
WAKEFIELD, THOMAS. Adm. pens, at Jesus, Jan. 24, i774-
Of Notts. [S. of the Rev. George (1739), R- of St Nicholas,
Nottingham. B. Dec. 21, 1751. School, Eton.] Matric.
Easter, 1775; B.A. 1779. Married, 1777, Margaret Morson.
Sometime C. of Richmond, Surrey, where he died Nov. 26,
1806. Portrait, by John Downman, in the FitzwiUiam
Museum, which bears the inscription: 'The Rex'^ Mr. Wake- field, of Richmond, on a visit to his brother Gilbert (1772)
Wakefield at Cambridge.' M.I. in Richmond Church. (Eton Coll. Reg.; P. E. Towell.)
WAKEFIELD, THOMAS. .\dm. pens, at Caius, June 25, 1868.
S. of Charles .Astlev, surgeon. B. Nov. 21, 1850, in London.
School, Epsom Medical College. Matric. Michs. 1868; B.A.
1872; M.B. and M.A. 1878. .\t University College Hospital,
London. M.R.C.S. 1875; L.S..\. 1877. Practised in London.
Resided latterly at Haslemere, Surrey, where he died May 27,
1941. [Venn, II. 383 ; Medical Directories; The Times, May 29,
1941.)
WAKEHAM, CHARLES. Adm. pens, (age 17) at Christ's,
June 30, 1778. [Eldest] s. of 'Charles' [the Rev. Nicholas (1740), Dean of Booking]. B. at Bocking. Schools, Booking
and Felsted. Matric. Michs. 1778; Scholar, 1780; B.A. 1782;
M.A. 1785. Ord. deacon (Norwich, litt. dim. from London),
Dec. 21, 1782; priest (Chester), 1784. Preb. of Lichfield and
of Coventry, 1797. R. of Wickenby, Lines., 1801-22. Died in 1822. Brother of Henry (1781) and Ferryman (1784)- (^'•
Felsted.; Peile, 11. 308; Foster, Index Eccles.; Clerical Guide;
G. Mag., 1822, I. 381.)
WAKEHAM, HENRY. Adm. pens, (age 19) at Pembroke,
Dec. 27, 1781. 2nds. of the Rev. Nicholas (1740), D.D., Dean
of Bocking, Essex (and Harriet, dau. of John Perr>-man, of Cippenham, Bucks ). B. at Ingham, Suffolk. Matric. Michs.
1782; B.A. 1786; M.A. 1789. R. of Culford, and Timworth,
Suffolk, 1790-1839 and of West Stow, 1801-20. Died Dec.
1839. Brother of the next and Charles (1778). (Foster, /nd«*
Eccles.; Clerical Guide.)
Walcam, Joseph
WAKEHAM, FERRYMAN. Adm. at Caius, May, 1783. S. of the
Rev. Nicholas (1740), D.D., of Bocking, Essex (and Harriet,
dau. of John Perr>-man, of Cippenham). Matric. Michs. 1784;
Scholar; B..\. 1787; M.A. 1790. Ord. deacon (Lichfield)
June 3, 1787; priest, Sept. 21, 1788. R. (non-resident) of Little Saxham, Sufiolk, 1790-1841. Married, July 17, 1809, at
Bures Mary EUiston, a relative of WUliam Elliston, Master of
Sidney Sussex. Died Oct. 25, 1852, aged 89, at Braintree. Brother of the above and Charles (1778). (Venn, 11. 107,
which gives R. of Little Saxham, 1790-1852; Clergy List; G. Mag., 1853, I. 214.)
WAKEHURST, LORD (1881), see LODER, G. W. E.
WAKELY, ERNEST HEDLEY. Matric. Non-CoU. Michs. 1896.
School, Southwark pupil- teachers' centre. B.A. 1899; M.A. 1903. .\ssistant Master at a London Board School for i year;
at the Cambridge County School, 1900-4; at Camberwell Grammar School, 1904-6; at Battersea Grammar School,
1906-33-. Married, Aug. 16, 1904, Pixie, elder dau. of
Robert G. Cooper, of Peckham Rye. (Scott, MSS.; School- masters' Directories; The Times, Aug. 18, 1904.)
WAKELY, LEONARD DAY. Adm. pens, at St John's, Jan. 18, 1898. [Eldest] s. of Charles, clerk. Secretary to the Umted
Kingdom Band of Hope Union, of London (and Elizabeth
Knight). B. Mar. 29, 1880, in Cambenvell, London. School,
St Olave's, Southwark. Matric. Michs. 1898; Scholar, 1898;
(Nat. Sci. Trip., Pt 1, ist Class, 1900; Pt II, ist Class, 1901);
B.A. 1901. B.Sc, London, 1901. Entered the India Of&ce,
1902: Junior Clerk, Judicial and Political Dept., 1902;
Senior Clerk, Revenue and Stat. Dept., 1909; Assistant
Secretary, PoUtical Dept., 1917; Acting Secretary, 1921;
Secretary, 1924. .■Voting Assistsjit Under-Secretary of State,
1929. A Commissioner of Income Tax, 1930. Deputy Under- Secretary of State, 1934-41- C.B., 1924. K.C.I.E., 1935-
Married, Aug. 26, 1908, Florence Dean, dau. of William
Titley, and had issue. Of 37, Marryat Road, London, S.W.,
in 1952. (Burke, P. and B.; India Office Lists; Who's Who.)
WAKEMAN, GEORGE. Adm. sizar at Emmanuel, Nov. i, 1780.
Of Hunts. Matric. Michs. 1781; B.A. 1785. Either he or his
father was doubtless the 'Clerk of Wellingborough, Northants.' in 1786. (Sorthants. Clergy.)
WAKEMAN, GEORGE. .\dm. pens, at St John's, Feb. 14, 1844. S. of George, surgeon, of Thame, Oxon. (and Sarah Jane).
B. there, July 11, 1826. [School, Thame.] Matric. Michs.
1844. Died Aug. 18, 1845, at Thame. (G. Mag., 1845, 11. 436.)
VMKEMAN, GEORGE HERBERT. Adm. at Caius, Oct. i, 1885.
S. of Herbert John, solicitor, of Warminster, Wilts. B. there,
June 14, 1866. School, Bradfield College, Reading. Matric. Michs. 1885. Second Lieut., ist WUts. Volunteers, 1887;
Captain, 1894. Adm. a solicitor, July, 1891; practised in Warminster. Sometime Crown Solicitor at Hong Kong. In
the Land Office, Hong Kong in 1933. Latterly of 78, Grand
Avenue, Worthing. Died Oct. 6, 1937- (Bradfield Coll. Reg.;
Venn, 11. 478; Law Lists; Army Lists; The Times, Oct. 8, I937-)
WAKLEY, THOMAS. Adm. pens, at Trinity, June 8, 1870.
[Only] s. of Thomas Henry [F.R.C.S., proprietor of The
Lancet], of Hillingdon, Uxbridge, Middlesex (and Hanette
Anne, 3rd dau. of Francis Radford Blake, of Rickmansworth,
Herts ) B July 10, 1851, in London. School, Westminster.
Matric. Michs. 1870. At St Thomas' Hospital. A serious bicycle accident interrupted his medical studies. L.R.C.P.
1883. Worked in The Lancet ofl&ce, first as assistant to his
uncle, then as editor, later (1886) as joint editor with his
father and, finally, as sole editor, 1907-9- Married, Aug. 8,
1903, Gladys Muriel, eldest dau. of Norman Barron, Esq.,
and had issue. Died Mar. 5. 1909- (Record of Old West- minsters; Who was Who; D.N.B.)
WALBANKE-CHILDERS, WILLIAM (1792), see CHILDERS, W. W.
WALBRAN, WILLIAM. Adm. pens, lage 23) at Pembroke,
May 25, 1857. 5th s. of John, mercer, deceased, of Ripon, Yofks. B. there. Matric. Michs. 1857; B..\. 1861. Ord.
deacon (Manchester) 1862; priest, 1864; C. of St John's, Bolton, 1862-4. C. of Radclifie, Lanes., 1864-72. V. of Pendleton-in-Whalley, 1872-97. Died Jan. 25, 1897.
(Crockford; Cambridge ChronicU, Feb. 5, 1897.)
WALCAM, JOSEPH. Adm. sizar (age 18) at St John's, May 11, 1773. S. of John, merchant, of Bristol. B. there. School, Marlborough. Matric. Michs. 1773; Scholar, 1773; B.A. i777-
Ord. deacon (Lichfield and Coventry) Apr. 21, 1777; pnest,
June 13, 1777; C. of High ErcaU, Salop, 1777- ^P-C- of
Compton Abdale, Gloucs., 1803-6. Minor Canon of Bnstol
Cathedral. Died Mar. 25, 1806. (St John's Coll. Adm., iv.
536.)
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