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NAIRN, THOMAS ; b.       ; adm. (aged 13) Nov 1723 ; in under school list 1724.

NAIRNE, JAMES ; b.       ; adm. (aged 12) Aug 1717 ; in under school list 1719.

NAISH, THOMAS ; b.        ; adm. (aged 13) Jan 1744/5 ; left 1747.

NANFAN, see NAWFAN.

NANTES, DANIEL, second son of William Henry Nantes, Old Broad Street, London, and Battersea, Surrey, merchant, and his first wife Marianne, dau. of Henry Vognell, Battersea, Surrey [merchant ?] ; b. 17 Oct 1795 (IGI) ; adm.      ; left 1813 ; Trinity Coll.Cambridge, adm.pens. 5 Mar 1813, aged 17, matr. Mich.1813 ; BA 1817 ; MA 1820 ; ordained deacon 15 Nov 1818, priest 14 Nov 1819 (both Exeter) ; Rector of Powderham, Devon, from 26 Aug 1825 ; m. 27 Mar 1826 Mary, dau. of George Golding, Bridport, Dorset ; d. 11 Jul 1877.

NAPER, WILLIAM ; b.      ; adm. 9 Oct 1779 ; in school lists 1781 ; left Sep 1781. [maybe William Lennox Naper, only son of Major-Gen.William Naper, Littleton, co.Westmeath, Ireland, and Ann Fitzgerald alias Galway ; b. Jun 1764 ; his legitimacy and right to his father’s estate were the subject of extensive litigation between 1775 and 1792 ; of Littleton, co.Westmeath, Ireland ; m. 1813 Emily, dau. of John Nugent, Clonlost, co.Westmeath, Ireland ; d.1834.] [Joseph Hickey, father of William Hickey (qv), was the Naper family’s attorney, so it is not improbable that Hickey might have arranged to have entered Naper at Westminster]

NAPIER, EDWARD BERKELEY, only son of Andrew Napier, Tintinhull, Somerset, and St.Clement Danes, London, hide merchant, and Letitia, dau. of Edward Berkeley, Pylle, Somerset ; b. 19 Jun 1759 ; adm. 27 Apr 1775 ; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 11 Feb 1778 ; adm.Middle Temple 22 Mar 1777, called to bar 7 Nov 1783 ; JP Somerset ; m. 26 Jun 1790 Sarah, dau. of Harry Albin Martin, East Pennard, Somerset. ; d. 31 Oct 1799.

NAPIER, GERARD MARTIN BERKELEY, son of Edward Berkeley Napier (qv) ; b. 5 Mar 1792 ; in school list 1801 ; left 1805 ; afterwards at Harrow Sch. ; Trinity Coll.Oxford, matr. 16 Oct 1809 ; of Pennard House, Somerset ; High Sheriff, Somerset 1820 ; m. 13 Mar 1813 (IGI) Mary, dau. of John Paul Paul, Highgrove, Tetbury, Gloucs. ; d. from effects of a fall from his horse 13 May 1820.

NAPPER, —  ; b.         ; adm. Jun or Jul 1716 ; in under school lists 1716-20.

NARES, EDWARD, brother of George Strange Nares (qv) ; b. 26 Mar 1762 ; adm. 9 Jul 1770 (centre house on the terrace : so Porten/Ottey ?) ; Head Town Boy ; left 1779 ; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 22 Mar 1779 ; BA 1783 ; MA 1789 ; BD and DD 1813 ; Fellow, Merton Coll. 2 Aug 1788 – Apr 1797, Principal 1790-3, Sub-Warden 1793-7, Bursar 1794-7 ; Bampton Lecturer 1805 ; Select Preacher 1807, 1814, 1825 ; Regius Prof. of Modern History, Oxford University, from 1812 ; ordained deacon 3 Jun 1792, priest 30 Dec 1792 (both Oxford) ; Curate, St.Peter’s in the East, Oxford 1793 ; Rector of Biddenden, Kent, from 28 Apr 1798 ; Proctor in Convocation, Diocese of Canterbury, from 1812 ; Rector of Newchurch, Kent 2 Feb 1827-34 ; for his experiences at the School see G.C.White, A Versatile Professor : Reminiscences of the Rev.Edward Nares DD, 1903, 7-16 ; author, Memoirs of the Life and Administration of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, 1828-31, and other works ; m. 1^st, 16 Apr 1797 Lady Georgina Charlotte Spencer Churchill, third dau. of George Spencer Churchill, 4th Duke of Marlborough KG ; m. 2^nd, 30 Jun 1803 Cordelia, second dau. of Thomas Adams, Cranbrook, Kent, landowner, formerly East India Company employee ; d. 20 Aug 1841. ODNB.

NARES, EDWARD ROBERT, eldest son of Edward Nares (qv), and his second wife ; b. 10 Apr 1804 ; adm. 19 Sep 1817 ; left 14 Feb 1818 ; Merton Coll.Oxford, matr. 2 Nov 1821, postmaster 1822-5 ; BA 1826 ; ordained deacon 10 Jun 1827, priest 1 Jun 1828 (both London) ; Curate, Newchurch, Kent 1828-34 ; Domestic Chaplain to Duchess of Marlborough ; Rector of Newchurch, Kent 4 Mar 1834-47 ; Rector of Wittersham, Kent, from 1847 ; Vicar of Brenzette, Kent, from 1847 ; JP Kent ; m. 7 Jun 1830 Cecilia, third dau. of David Denne, Lydd, Kent, landowner ; d. 17 May 1865.

NARES, GEORGE STRANGE, second son of Sir George Nares, Kt, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, and Mary, third dau. of Sir John Strange MP, Master of the Rolls ; b. 29 Apr 1759 ; adm. 27 Jun 1768 ; KS 1772 ; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1776, matr. 5 Jun 1776, Westminster Student 20 Dec 1776 – void 27 Jun 1780 (leave of absence from 2 Apr 1778) ; Ensign, 70^th Foot  9 Jun 1778 ; Lieut., 24 May 1779 ; Capt., 31 Dec 1781 ; took part in capture of Martinique 16 Mar 1794 ; m. 1790 Ann Heard, Ireland ; d. of fever at Martinique, West Indies 20 Apr 1794.

NARES, GEORGE WALTER ADAMS, youngest son of Edward Nares (qv), and his second wife ; b. 10 Feb 1806 ; adm. 19 Sep 1817 ; left 14 Feb 1818 ; at Charterhouse Sch. 1820-1 ; Cadet, EICS Bengal 1823 ; Ensign, 19^th Native Infantry 9 Jan 1824 ; Lieut., 53^rdNative Infantry 13 May 1825 – 13 Nov 1834, when cashiered in India for misappropriating mess funds ; m. at Barrackpore, India 28 Jul 1831 Mary Isabella, divorced wife of Major John Austen, Goudhurst, Kent, 25^th Foot, widow of John Springett, and eldest dau. of Darcy Lever, Alkrington, Lancs. ; d. 24 Aug 1841.

NARES, ROBERT, elder son of James Nares, Mus.Doc., Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal, and Organist and Composer to the King, and his second wife Jane, dau. of — Bacon, York ; b. 9 Jun 1753 ; adm.      ; KS (Capt.) 1767 ; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1771, matr. 30 May 1771, Westminster Student 23 Dec 1771 – void 18 Jun 1783 (expiry year of grace as R.Easton Maudit from 21 Jun 1782), Tutor 1778 ; BA 1775 ; MA 1778 ; tutor to Williams-Wynn family at Wynnstay 1779-83 ; ordained deacon 22 Dec 1776, priest 21 Dec 1777 (both Oxford) ; Rector of Easton Maudit, Northants 15 Jun 1782-1805 ; Domestic Chaplain to Thomas, Earl of Clarendon 18 Jun 1784 ; Vicar of Great Doddington, Northants 6 Aug 1784-99 ; Usher at the School 1786-8 ; Assistant Preacher, Lincoln’s Inn 1788-1803 ; Assistant Librarian, British Museum 1795-9, Keeper of Manuscripts 1799-1807 ; Rector of Sharnford, Leics., 12 Sep 1798 – Jan 1799 ; Prebendary of St.Paul’s from 14 Nov 1798 ; Prebendary of Lichfield 19 Dec 1798 –1812 ; Vicar of Dalbury, Derbs., 29 Jan 1796 – Aug 1805 [or May 1807 ?] ;  Archdeacon of Stafford from 28 Apr 1801 ; Vicar of St.Mary’s, Reading, Berks., 23 May 1805-18 ; Vicar of All Hallows, London Wall, from 21 Jan 1818 ; FSA 4 Jun 1795 ; FRS 10 May 1804 ; founded The British Critic 1793 ; author, A Glossary, or Collection of Words, etc., 1822, and other works ; m. 1^st, 24 Aug 1784 Elizabeth, youngest dau. of Thomas Bayley, Chelmsford, Essex ; m. 2^nd, 1 Jan 1794 Frances Maria, dau. of Charles Fleetwood (qv) ; m.3^rd, 14 May 1800 Elizabeth, youngest dau. of Samuel Smith (adm.1774, qv) ; d. 23 Mar 1829. ODNB.

NARES, WILLIAM, brother of Robert Nares (qv) ; b.       ; adm. 7 Feb 1774 ; an attorney ; practised in London until 1798 ; m. 17 Nov 1798 [or 1793 ?] Anne Harrison, Clapham, Surrey ; d. c.1825 (will proved PCC 26 Mar 1827).

NASH, see also NAISH.

NASH, — ; b.       ; in under school list 1730.

[NASH, — ; b.       ; in school lists Jan 1732/3, Aug 1733 (third form). Presumably Richard Nash (qv)]

NASH, CHARLES, son of Gawen Harris Nash, Petworth, Sussex, and his second wife Mary, dau. of Sir Robert Fagg, Bart. MP, Wiston, Sussex ; half-brother of Richard Nash (qv) ; bapt. Petworth, Sussex 2 Jan 1727/8 ; adm. (aged 12) Sep 1742 ; St.John’s Coll.Cambridge, adm.pens. 28 May 1746 ; BA 1749/50 ; MA 1761 ; ordained deacon 18 Mar 1753, priest Mar 1754 (both Norwich) ; Curate, Little Saxham, Suffolk 1753 ; Rector of Alborne, Sussex, from 31 Jan 1758 ; Rector of Twineham, Sussex, from Feb 1758 ; Rector of St.John Southover, Lewes, Sussex, from 19 Feb 1767 ; m. 19 Jun 1766 Isabella, dau. of Joshua Grigby, Drinkstone, Suffolk, solicitor and Town Clerk of Bury St Edmunds ;  d. Nov 1777 (will proved PCC 10 Dec 1777).

NASH, J.      ; b.        ; in school list 1803.

NASH, JOHN ; b.        ; adm. (aged 15) Jul 1717.

NASH, RICHARD, son of Gawen Harris Nash, Petworth, Sussex, and his first wife Jane, dau. of Sir Henry Peachey, Bart., MP ; b.       ; adm. (aged 8) Jun 1729 ; left 1738 ; Balliol Coll.Oxford, matr. 18 May 1738 ; adm. Inner Temple 12 Nov 1736 ; of Walberton, Sussex ; JP Sussex ; m. 11 Feb 1741/2 Jemima, only dau. of Edward Mainwaring, Whitmore Hall, Staffs. ; d. Dec 1793.

NASH, RICHARD RUSSELL, son of Richard Nash, Kemsey, Worcs., and Elizabeth, dau. of George Treadway, London, Turkey merchant ; b. 28 Mar 1712 ; adm. Jan 1723/4 ; KS 1726 ; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1730, matr. 4 Jun 1730, Westminster Student 22 Dec 1730 – void 7 Dec 1749 (expiry year of grace as V.Chalgrove from 13 Dec 1748), Tutor 1737-40, Librarian 1739, Junior Censor 1739-40 ; BA 1734 ; MA 1737 ; BD and DD 1751 ; ordained deacon 1 Jun 1740, priest 21 Sep 1740 (both Oxford) ; Prebendary of Worcester from 14 Jun 1742 ; Vicar of Chalgrove, Oxfordshire from 6 Jan 1748 [or 1748/9 ?] ; of Clerkenleap, Worcs. ; m. 2 Oct 1752 Frances, only dau. of John Ravenhill, Strensham, Worcs. ; d. 18 Oct 1757.

NASH, THOMAS, son of Thomas Nash, Guilford Street, London, and Huntingdon, Oporto merchant, and Elizabeth, dau. of John Trollope (qv) ; b. 30 Oct 1797 ; adm.      ; KS (aged 14) 1812 ; left Midsummer 1815 ; Trinity Coll.Cambridge, adm.pens. 12 Aug 1815, matr. Mich.1815 ; BA 1821 ; MA 1825 ; ordained deacon 30 Nov 1820 (Rochester), priest 12 Jun 1822 (Lincoln, lit.dim. from Rochester) ; Vicar of Lancing, Sussex, from 2 Aug 1823 ; m. 24 Mar 1821 Dorinda Estella Maria, dau. of William Brander, Morden Hall, Surrey ; d. 6 Aug 1834.

NASSAU, see also DE NASSAU and NASSAU-OUWERKERK.

NASSAU, HON.GEORGE RICHARD SAVAGE, brother of William Henry Nassau, 5^th Earl of Rochford (qv) ; b. 5 Sep 1756 ; adm. 10 Feb 1768 ; left Midsummer 1773 ; High Sheriff, Suffolk 1805 ; a well-known book collector whose library was sold at auction by Evans Feb-Mar 1824 ; collected books and manuscripts on the history of Suffolk ; d. unm.18 Aug 1823. ODNB.

NASSAU, HENRY, see NASSAU-OUWERKERK, HENRIK, GRAAF VAN

NASSAU, HON.RICHARD SAVAGE, second son of Frederick Nassau de Zuylesteyn, 3^rd Earl of Rochford, and Bessy Savage, natural dau. of Richard Savage, 4^th Earl Rivers (qv) ; b. 1 Jun 1723 ; adm. Jan 1733/4 ; left 1739 ; MP Colchester 1747-54, Maldon from 1774 ; Groom of Bedchamber to George II 19 Jan – Oct 1760 ; Clerk, Board of Green Cloth, from 20 Jan 1771 ; of Easton, Suffolk ; m. 24 Dec 1751 Elizabeth, widow of James Douglas, 5^th Duke of Hamilton (S) KT, and dau. of Edward Spencer, Rendlesham, Suffolk ; m.2^nd, —   ; d. 17 May 1780.

NASSAU, WILLIAM HENRY, 5^TH EARL OF ROCHFORD, eldest son of Hon.Richard Savage Nassau (qv), and his first wife ; b. 28 Jul 1754 ; adm. 10 Feb 1768 ; adm. 10 Feb 1768 ; in school list 1771 ; Ensign and Lieut., 1^st Foot Guards 3 May 1773 ; Lieut. and Capt., 14 Jun 1776 ; retd. 25 Jun 1777 ; succ.uncle as 5^th Earl of Rochford 28 Sep 1781 ; of Easton, Suffolk ; d.unm. 3 Sep 1830.

NASSAU-OUWERKERK, see also DE NASSAU.

NASSAU-OUWERKERK, HENRIK, GRAAF VAN, son of Graaf Willem Maurits van Nassau-Ouwerkerk, Field Marshal in the Dutch Army, and Charlotte, dau. of Rijksgraaf Willem Adriaan van Nassau-Odijk ; nephew of Henry de Nassau d’Auverquerque, 1^stEarl of Grantham ; b. 12 Feb 1710 ; adm. (aged 9) Feb 1718/9 (as Henry Nassau) ; the dedicatees of Thomas Fitzgerald (qv)’s edition of Martial’s Epigrammata, all noblemen at the school as of Apr 1721, include “Henrico, Comiti Nassau” ; Ensign, 2^ndFoot Guards 17 Nov 1727 (as Count Henry de Nassau d’Auverquerque) ; Leiden Univ., adm. 13 Sep 1728 ; Lieut. and Capt., 2 Oct 1731 ; at Venice on Grand Tour Feb 1732 ; Capt.-Lieut., 1^st Foot Guards 5 Jul 1735 ; volunteered for service with Austrian forces in the Rhineland ; killed by fire from French soldiers, unm., 13 Oct 1735. [This identification supersedes that given for Nassau, Hon.Henry, in Record]

NATHLY, THOMAS ; b.       ; adm.      ; KS 1669.

NAUNTON, WILLIAM, son of Henry Naunton, Letheringham, Suffolk, Master of Horse to Dowager Duchess of Suffolk, and his first wife Elizabeth, dau. of Everard Ashby, Loseby, Leics. ; brother of Right Hon.Sir Robert Naunton, Kt MP, Secretary of State ; b.      ; adm.      ; Min.Can. (aged 13) 1580 ; of Letheringham, Suffolk ; m. 6 Feb 1615 (IGI) Anne, dau. of Lawrence Pellse, Kettleburgh, Suffolk ; d. 11 Jun 1635.

NAWFAN (or NANFAN), RICHARD ; b.      ; adm. (aged 16) Jan 1716/7 ; in under school list 1717 (as Nanson). [will of Richard Nanfan, The Precincts, Worcester Cathedral, proved PCC 20 Feb 1746] [“Richard Nanfan of Worcester Esq” a subscriber to Burnet, History of his own Time, 1734]

NAYLER, CHARLES ; b.       ; adm. 19 Sep 1810 ; left 1812 ; Ensign, 85^th Foot 24 Jun 1813 ; Lieut., 2 Jun 1814 ; 63^rd Foot, half-pay 25 May 1815 ; Lieut., 3^rd West India Regt. 1 Aug 1856 (sic). [Note Charles Nayler, eldest son of Richard Nayler, Gloucester, surgeon, and Frances, dau. of Thomas Blunt, bapt. St Mary de Lode, Gloucester 12 Dec 1797 ; St.Mary Hall, Oxford, matr. 14 Dec 1822, aged 25 ; living 1831, then resident abroad]

NAYLOR, see also NAYLER and NEYLER.

NAYLOR, EDMUND, second son of Francis Naylor, Staple Inn, London, lawyer, and Bethia, dau. of George Beadnall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; bapt.St.Andrew, Holborn 3 Aug 1677 (IGI)(as Nayler) ; adm. 1687 ; KS 1689 ; left 1693 ; Gonville and Caius Coll.Cambridge, adm.pens.13 Jan 1693/4, aged 16, scholar 29 Sep 1694 – 29 Sep 1695 ; adm.Middle Temple 13 Jan 1693/4 ; Secretary to the Board of Excise from Nov 1715 ; d. 1 Oct 1723.

NAYLOR, JOHN, son of James Naylor, Coventry, Warwickshire, Alderman of Coventry ; b.       ; adm.       ; KS (aged 16) 1661 ; Pembroke Coll.Cambridge, adm.pens. 23 Jun 1664, matr.1667 ; BA 1667/8 ; MA 1671 (incorp.Oxford 1671) ; ordained deacon 3 Mar 1671/2, priest 21 Sep 1673 (both Coventry and Lichfield) ; Rector of Cosgrove, Northants, from 29 Feb 1667/8 [but date of this, or the identification with the John Naylor ordained in the diocese of Coventry and Lichfield, must be wrong] ; Rector of Whilton, Northants, from 12 Sep 1684 ; m. 11 Oct 1685 Joanna, widow of Rev.Henry Philips, Rector of Whilton, Northants ; buried Cosgrove, Northants 6 Jun 1690. [or Rector of Whilton only ; buried 14 Feb 1698/9] [check]

NEALE, — ; b.         ; adm.      ; KS in 1619 (Chapter Muniments 43105).

NEALE, EDMUND, see SMITH, EDMUND (KS 1684).

NEALE, ERSKINE, son of Adam Neale MD LRCP LRCS (Ed), Guilford Street, Russell Square, London, Physician to the Forces, and Margaret, dau. of Capt. Walter Young, Royal Navy ; b. 12 Mar 1804 ; adm. 18 Sep 1815 ; left 29 Jul 1816 ; at Glasgow Univ. 1818-24 ; Magdalene Coll.Cambridge, adm.sizar 25 Oct 1822, matr. Mich.1822 ; migr. to Emmanuel Coll., adm. fellow commoner 10 Oct 1825 ; BA 1828 ; MA 1832 ; ordained deacon 11 Apr 1824 (Chester, lit.dim. from Salisbury), priest 1 Aug 1824 (Salisbury) ; Lecturer, St.Hilda’s, Jarrow, co.Durham ; Vicar of Adlingfleet, Yorks., 19 Oct 1835-44 ; Rector of Kirton, Suffolk 23 Dec 1844 – Dec 1854 ; Vicar of Exning, with Lanwode, Suffolk, from 1854 ; collector of autographs ; author of a number of theological works and religious novels ; m. 9 Apr 1856 Elizabeth Ann, eldest dau. of John Scovell, author ; d. 23 Nov 1883. ODNB.

NEALE, HENRY ; b.      ; adm. 12 Jun 1775.

NEALE, JOHN, second son of John Neale, Tollerton, Notts., and Elizabeth Major, Belper, Derbs. ; bapt. Tollerton, Notts. 9 Dec 1729 (IGI) ; adm. (aged 12) Mar 1741/2 ; Merton Coll.Oxford, matr. 9 Mar 1748/9, aged 19 ; ordained deacon 23 Feb 1755 (Ely, lit.dim. from York), priest 25 May 1755 (York) ; Rector of Tollerton, Notts., 26 May 1755 – Jan 1770 ; Rector of Sibson, Leics., from 7 Dec 1769 ; m. 21 Oct 1755 (IGI) Elizabeth, dau. of John Lowe, Park Hall, Derbs. ; d. 13 May 1781.

NEALE, THOMAS, son of Thomas Neale, Westminster ; b.       ; adm.        ; Min.Can.1693 ; KS 1694 ; elected to Trinity Coll.Cambridge 1697, adm.pens. 23 Jun 1697, aged 17, scholar 1698, matr.1697 ; ordained deacon 24 Dec 1710 (London), priest 30 Dec 1711 (Winchester) ; keeping a boarding school at Wokingham, Berks., by 1721 ; Vicar of Wokingham, Berks., from 1727 ; m.1^st, —  ; m.2^nd, 5 Apr 1720 (IGI), Mary (IGI), widow of Ven..John Cawley DD, Archdeacon of Lincoln and Rector of Henley, Oxfordshire [but check] ; buried Wokingham, Berks. 21 Nov 1743.

NEALE, THOMAS, brother of John Neale (qv) ; bapt. Mansfield Woodhouse, Notts. 11 Jan 1733 (IGI) ; adm. (aged 8) Mar 1741/2 ; subsequently at school in Leicester (Mr.Andrewes) ; Emmanuel Coll.Cambridge, adm.pens. 9 Nov 1752, matr.Mich.1752, scholar 1754 ; BA 1757 ; MA 1776 ; ordained deacon 18 Dec 1756, priest 10 Jun 1759 (both Lincoln) ; Chaplain, St.Nicholas, Saltash, Cornwall 1765-70 ; Rector of Tollerton, Notts., from 24 Jan 1770 ; Rector of Sibson, Leics., from 2 Nov 1781 ; m. 1757 Susanna, dau. of Philip Falkner, Horncastle, Lincs. ; d. 29 Mar 1782.

NEALE, WALTER, son of Henry Neale, Surrey ; b.      ; adm.       ; KS (aged 14) 1661 ; elected head to Trinity Coll.Cambridge 1665, adm.pens. 29 Jun 1665, scholar 1668 ; BA 1668/9 ; MA 1673 ; DD Trinity Coll.Dublin 1693 (ad eundem Cambridge) ; signed for deacon’s orders 22 Sep 1671 (London) ; went over to Ireland as assistant to Edward Wetenhall (qv) when Wetenhall was Master of Dublin City Free School (Irish Builder, 15 May 1896) ; Archdeacon of Ardfert 1676-86 ; Rector of Shandrum, co.Cork, from 1681 ; Vicar of Templequinlan, Ross 1681-4 ; Treasurer of Cork 1681-6, Precentor from 1686 ; Prebendary of Ross 17 Nov 1681, Chancellor from 7 Nov 1683 ; Vicar-General of Cork and Ross ; Prebendary of Cloyne from 3 Sep 1706 ; m. 1684 Elizabeth Raymond, Templegall, co.Cork ; d. c.1707.

NEALE, WILLIAM LOWRY BUCHANAN, son of Lieut.-Col.Edward St.John Neale, HBM Consul at Varna, Turkey, and Adelaide, youngest dau. of Henry Sewell, EICS Madras ; b. 6 Jul 1850 ; adm. 18 Jun 1863 ; QS 1865 ; left Dec 1867 ; passed Foreign Office examination 28 Mar 1870 ; Student-Interpreter, China 30 Mar 1870 – 30 Jun 1872 ; lunatic at death ; m. 17 Aug 1872 Dorothea Bray Medlake Grace ; d. 9 Aug 1888.

NEALSON, JAMES ; b.       ; in school list 1797. [Presumably James Nealson, son of James Ephraim Luke Nealson, stockbroker, Sheriff, City of London, and (his first wife ?) Anna Maria — , bapt.St.Marylebone PC  22 Nov 1784 ; father was of parish St.Mary le Strand, will proved PCC 11 Apr 1810] [note James Nealson, Lieut., 102^nd Foot ; Capt., 60^th Foot 1813 ; d. at Barbados 28 Jan 1817] [maybe mother Mary Howlett, Gracechurch Street, London ?]

NEATE, CHARLES, brother of Richard Neate (adm.1745/6, qv] ; bapt. St.Margaret Moses, London 24 Jul 1741 ; adm. (aged 9) Jan 1752 ; Trinity Coll.Cambridge, adm.pens. 30 Dec 1760, aged 18, scholar 17 Apr 1761, matr. Mich.1761 ; BA 1766 ; MA 1769 ; of Whetstone, Finchley, Middlesex ; m. 17 May 1770 Hannah Ann Drake, Middlesex [perhaps dau. of Francis Drake (IGI)] ; d. 12 Mar 1782, aged 40.

NEATE, CHARLES ROBERT, son of Richard Neate (adm.1745/6, qv) ; bapt.St.Andrew, Holborn 1 Mar 1769 (IGI) ; adm. 3 Apr 1780 ; of Chiswick, Middlesex ; m. 15 Nov 1810 Frances Augusta, second dau. of Robert Manners, Grantham, Lincs. ; d. 4 May 1838, aged 69.

NEATE, RICHARD, son of Richard Neate, Horbury, Yorks., and Mary [probably Fletcher] (IGI) ; b.       ; adm. (aged 8) Jan 1745/6 ; KS 1749 ; elected to Trinity Coll.Cambridge 1753, adm.pens. 20 Jun 1753, scholar 3 May 1754, matr. Mich.1753 ; LLB 1759 ; ordained deacon 1 Jun 1760, priest 21 Dec 1760 (both London) ; Curate, Finchley, Middlesex ; of Whetstone, Finchley, Middlesex ; JP Middlesex, Hertfordshire ; m. Anne — ; d. 10 Jan 1817.

NEATE, RICHARD, elder son of Richard Neate (adm.1745/6, qv) ; b.        ; adm. 10 Jun 1774 ; Ensign, 18^th Foot 12 Jan 1781 ; Lieut., 10 Aug 1782 ; half-pay 1783 ; restored to active list as Lieut., 18^th Foot  21 Feb 1785 ; Capt., Independent Co.Foot 27 Jan 1791 ; half-pay 1791 ; Capt., 57^th Foot 8 Nov 1798 ; Brevet Maj., with rank as from 1 Jan 1798 ; served at Gibraltar ; m.       ; d. at Trinidad, West Indies, of yellow fever, 7 Nov 1800. [perhaps m. 10 Aug 1790 Elizabeth Maria Ansaldo (IGI)]

NEATE, WILLIAM ; b.        ; adm. (aged 8) Jan 1744/5.

NECTON, JAMES ; b.        ; adm.       ; QS        ; elected head to Trinity Coll.Cambridge 1584, adm.scholar 1585, matr.Mich.1584. [Possibly James Necton, Monken Hadley, Middlesex, adm.Gray’s Inn 4 Nov 1586, called to bar 20 Nov 1595 ; name last appears in Gray’s Inn Pension Book on 8 Nov 1616 ; m. Theodosia —, “daughter to one of the Kings at Arms in England”].

NEDHAM, JOHN, son of William Dandy Nedham (qv), and his second wife ; b. 7 Jan 1774 ; adm. 19 Apr 1781 ; Oriel Coll.Oxford, matr. 2 Dec 1793 ; BA 1797 (incorp. Cambridge 1803) ; migrated to Peterhouse, Cambridge ; MA 1803 ; ordained deacon 28 May 1797 (Exeter), priest 1798 (Carlisle, lit.dim. from Exeter) ; Rector of Mundesley, Norfolk 9 May 1798 – Feb 1803 ; Rector of Owmby, Lincs., from 3 Dec 1802 ; m. 27 Aug 1798 Elizabeth, dau. of John Lack, Park Street, Grosvenor Square, accountant ; d. 31 Dec 1822.

NEDHAM, ROBERT, son of William Dandy Nedham (qv) , and his second wife ; b. 19 Nov 1772 ; adm. 29 Mar 1780 ; Midshipman, Royal Navy ; d.1790.

NEDHAM, SAMUEL, eighth son of Francis Nedham, Gaddesby, Leics., and Dorothy, dau. of William Chamberlaine, Tilton, Leics. ; b.       ; adm.      ; KS 1665 ; Trinity Coll.Cambridge, adm.pens. 19 Oct 1667, Jermyn scholar 1668 ; BA 1671/2 ; MA 1675 ; Fellow, Trinity Coll. 1674 – c.1686 ; ordained deacon 25 Sep 1681, priest 18 Dec 1681 (both Lincoln) ; Rector of Dickleburgh, Norfolk, from 19 Apr 1684 (as Needham) ; m. 1691 Lydia, dau. of Rev.John Ward, Warlingworth, Suffolk ; buried Dickleburgh, Norfolk 31 Mar 1724.

NEDHAM, WILLIAM, son of William Dandy Nedham (qv), and his second wife ; b. 18 Mar 1770 ; adm. 12 Jan 1778 ; in school lists 1781 ; Ensign, 37^th Foot 27 May 1786, retd. 26 Aug 1786 ; Lieut., 17^thFoot 10 Sep 1788 ; Capt., 15 Jul 1794 ; Capt., 9^th Light Dragoons 1 Jan 1798 ; Maj., 14 Jul 1800 ; Lieut.-Col., 12^th bn. Reserve 28 Aug 1804 ; Brevet Col., 4 Jun 1813 ; half-pay 24 Sep 1817 ; Major-Gen., 12 Aug 1819 ; Col., 4^th Royal Veteran Bn., 1 Nov 1819 ; retd. 1842 ; MP (I) Athenry Apr – Aug 1800 ; m.1^st, 4 Oct 1792 (IGI) Lucinda, widow of Capt.William Campbell Skinner (IGI), Royal Engineers, and dau. of George Strode, Wookey, Somerset ; m.2^nd, 13 Aug 1810 Marianne, second dau. of Rev.Aaron Abraham Baker DCL, Rector of Marksbury, Somerset ; d. 13 Feb 1844.

NEDHAM, WILLIAM DANDY, son of Hampson Nedham, Mount Olive, Jamaica, barrister, and Martha, dau. of John Dubber, Witney, Oxfordshire ; b. 23 Sep 1730 ; adm. Jun 1746 ; left 1748 ; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 25 Jun 1748, aged 17 ; adm.Inner Temple 3 Aug 1748 ; member of Council, Jamaica 10 Aug 1759-62 ; Speaker, House of Assembly, Jamaica 1766-8 ; m. 1^st, 4 Jun 1760 Mary, widow of Vere Hicks, Jamaica, and dau. of John Morant, Jamaica, plantation owner ; m.2^nd, 7 Apr 1769 Eleanor, dau. of Archibald Aikenhead, Stirling Castle, Jamaica ; d.1811.

NEEDHAM, WALTER, son of Rev.Gervase Needham, Vicar of Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire, and Ann Stephens (IGI) ; bapt.Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire 28 Dec 1632 (IGI) ; adm.     ; KS        ; elected to Trinity Coll.Cambridge 1650, adm.pens. 17 Jun 1650, scholar 1650 ; 7^th in “ordo” 1653/4 ; BA 1653/4 ; MA 1657 ; Lic.Med.1659 ; MD 1664 ; Fellow, Queens’ Coll.Cambridge 25 Jul 1655-60 ; Hon.FRCP Dec 1664, FRCP 12 Apr 1687 ; FRS 20 Jun 1667 ; Physician to the Charterhouse 7 Nov 1672 ; author, Disquisitio Anatomica de formato Foetu, 1667 ; m. —, widow of John Shelton, West Bromwich, Staffs. ; d. 5 Apr 1691. ODNB.

NEEDHAM, WELLWOOD MAXWELL LAMBERT, third son of Sir Joseph Needham, Kt, Chief Justice of Trinidad, and Jane, eldest dau. of Maj.Roderick Frazer, EICS Bengal [check] ; b. 18 Feb 1858 ; adm. 26 Jan 1872 (R) ; left Christmas 1875 ; Trinity Coll.Cambridge, adm.pens. 1 Jun 1878, matr.Mich.1878 ; adm.Middle Temple 7 Apr 1881, called to bar 17 Jun 1885 ; living at Hastings, Sussex, 1901 (1901 Census) ; m. Frances Ella Maud, dau. of Leonce Routh, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Commissary-General (marriage registered Kensington third quarter 1888)  ; d. 19 Sep 1906.

NEGOS (or NEGOOSE), WILLIAM, of London ; b.      ; adm.      ; QS       ; contributed to collection of verses made by the QSS on death of Lady Elizabeth Cecil 1597 (Salisbury MSS, Hatfield House), and to congratulatory verses written by the QSS to Queen Elizabeth 1597 (British Library, Royal MSS) ; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 13 Oct 1598, aged 18 (as Negose) ; BA 1601 ; MA 1604 ; ordained deacon 26 May 1605, priest 22 Dec 1605 (both Oxford, as Negoose) ; Rector of Gayton-le-Wold, Lincs., 15 May 1611 (as Negoose) – Dec 1612 ; Vicar of Spelsbury, Oxfordshire 23 Jun 1613, still 1635 (occurs as Negose or Negoose). [probably m. Susan — ]

NEGUS, JOHN ; b.      ; adm. (aged 12) May 1724 ; left 1725.

NEILE, RICHARD, son of Paul Neile, King Street, Westminster, tallow chandler, and Sybil Tapping ; bapt. St Margaret, Westminster 11 Mar 1561/2 ; at school under Grant (Wood, Athenae Oxonienses, ii, 341) ; according to Leighton’s Epitome, 1646, 66, “the Schoolmaster was never off his Breech, by which he became so sorry a Dunce, that untill that hour he could never make a right Latin Theame” ; his school contemporary, Peter Smart (qv), recorded that “he was then counted a heavy-handed lubber, put out of that schoole for a dunce, and a droane, as he himself confessed at his last visitation in Durham, 1627, saying openly in the audience of many, that the last three yeeres when he was a grammar scholar of Westminster, he made no exercise at all” ; St.John’s Coll.Cambridge, adm.22 Apr 1580, Burghley scholar (on nomination of Dean Goodman), matr.1580 ; BA 1583/4 ; MA 1587 ; BD 1595 ; DD 1600 (incorp.Oxford 15 Jul 1600) ; ordained deacon and priest 6 Jul 1589 (Peterborough) ; Chaplain to William Cecil, Lord Burghley, and subsequently to Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury ; Vicar of Cheshunt, Herts., Nov 1590-1605 ; Vicar of Toddington, Beds., 1598-1608 ; Treasurer of Chichester (with Rectory of Eastbourne, Sussex) 5 Jul 1598 – Dec 1610, Prebendary 30 Apr 1604 – Jan 1613/4, also Canon Residentiary 20 Jan 1609/10- Jan 1613/4 ; Master of the Savoy 24 Jan 1602/3-8 ; Clerk of the Closet and Chaplain in Ordinary to James I and Charles I 26 Jul 1603 – Mar 1631/2 ; Dean of Westminster 5 Nov 1605 – Dec 1610 ; took a great interest in the School, and while Dean is said to have sent two or three scholars yearly to the Universities at his own cost ; Rector of Southfleet, Kent Oct 1608 – Dec 1610 ; consecrated Bishop of Rochester 9 Oct 1608 ; translated to Lichfield and Coventry 6 Dec 1610, and to Lincoln 18 Feb 1613/4 ; made a violent attack on the House of Commons 24 May 1614, for which he finally apologised with tears ; translated to Durham 9 Oct 1617 ; Privy Councillor 29 Apr 1627 ; translated to Winchester 7 Feb 1627/8 ; accused of Arminianism by the Commons 13 Jun 1629 ; sat regularly in Court of High Commission and in the Star Chamber ; Archbishop of York from 19 Mar 1631/2 ; an uncompromising churchman and strict disciplinarian ; of little learning, but of much address and capacity for business ; m. (by 1605) Dorothy, dau. of Christopher Dacre, Scaleby Castle, Cumberland ; d. 31 Oct 1640. ODNB.

NEILL, JAMES JOHN VANSITTART SMITH, youngest son of Brig.-Gen. James George Smith Neill CB, EICS Madras, and Isabella (Lady Neill), dau. of William Warde (qv) ; b. 19 Jul 1851 ; adm. 28 Sep 1861 (G) ; left Dec 1867 ; emigrated to Australia ; m. at Bontharambo, Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia 24 Nov 1874 Alice Kate, eldest dau. of Francis John Bristow, Melbourne, Australia ; killed accidentally when riding near Corowa, New South Wales, Australia 27 Jul 1880.

NELMES, THOMAS, son of Thomas Nelmes, King Street, Westminster, apothecary ; b.       ; adm. (aged 9) Oct 1725 ; left 1730 ; apprenticed to Edward Kingston, Bath, Somerset, apothecary 2 Mar 1730/1. [Presumably Thomas Nelmes, son of Thomas Nelmes and Ellen (Risdale ?), bapt.St.Martin’s in the Fields 13 Sep 1714 (IGI)].

NELSON, — ; b.         ; in school list 1797.

NELSON, CHARLES JAMES, eldest son of Henry Nelson, Abingdon Street, Westminster, and Leeds, Yorks., Solicitor to Great Northern Railway, and Charlotte, dau. of John Rainforth Bywater, Leeds, Yorks., banker ; b. 14 Mar 1849 ; adm. 22 Jan 1864, having previously been at Leeds GS ; left Christmas 1865 ; of Leeds, Yorks. ; m. 30 Jan 1878 Fanny Maria, only child of Thomas Anthony Simpson, Park House, Aberford, Yorks., farmer ; d. 17 Mar 1880.

NELSON, NICHOLAS, son of William Nelson, Rainham, Essex, farmer ; b.       ; at school under Osbaldeston six years (Admissions to St.John’s Coll.Camb., i, 25) ; BB ; Min.Can.1630 ; St.John’s Coll.Cambridge, adm.sizar, aged 16, 4 May 1635, Bishop Williams scholar 8 Nov 1636, matr.Mich.1637 ; BA 1638/9 ; not mentioned in father’s will dated 1646/7.

NELSON, WILLIAM, son of William Nelson, St.Martin’s in the Fields, Westminster ; b.      ; adm. (aged 10) Jan 1741/2 ; KS 1745 ; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1749, matr. 26 May 1749, Westminster Student 23 Dec 1749 – void 28 Jul 1756 (expiry year of grace as R.Eriswell from 1 Aug 1755) ; BA 1753 ; ordained deacon 17 Jun 1753, priest 9 Jun 1754 (both Oxford) ; Rector of Eriswell, Suffolk, from 25 Jul 1755 ; m. 3 Aug 1756 Catharina Anna, dau. of Rev.William Reading, London ; dead by 19 Apr 1762. [Presumably William Nelson, son of William Nelson and Elizabeth —, bapt.St.Martin’s in the Fields 19 Oct 1729 (IGI)].

NELTHORP, see NELTHORPE.

NELTHORPE, JAMES, son of James Nelthorpe, Lynford Hall, Norfolk, barrister, a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber, and Anne, dau. of James Hoste, Sandringham, Norfolk ; b.      ; adm. (aged 10) Jan 1753 ; at the school “eight years, under Dr Nicholls and Dr Markham”, afterwards private tuition at home for one year ; Gonville and Caius Coll.Cambridge, adm.pens. 5 Jun 1760, aged 17, scholar 29 Sep 1760 – 25 Mar 1763, matr. Easter 1762 but did not graduate ; of Lynford Hall, Norfolk ; d. 31 Aug 1783.

NELTHORPE, JAMES, son of Joseph Nelthorpe, Brixton, Surrey, Secretary to Lambeth Waterworks Co., and his first wife Elizabeth, dau. of John Rice ; b. 22 Jun 1805 ; adm. 11 Jan 1814 (as Nelthorp) ; Min.Can. (aged 13) 1819 ; left 1819 ; banker’s clerk ; of Melbourne Square, Brixton, Surrey, at death ; m. 24 Jun 1834 Sally, dau. of Hazel Salmon, Great Oakley, Essex, farmer ; d. 26 Apr 1851.

NESBITT, HENRY FRANK, son of Francis Albert Nesbitt FRCS, Wolverhampton, Staffs., surgeon, and Emily, dau. of Samuel Fison, Norfolk House, Brighton [solicitor ?] ; b. 28 Jun 1865 ; adm. 24 Jan 1878 (R) ; left Dec 1880 ; Clare Coll.Cambridge, adm. 4 Oct 1884, matr.Mich.1884 ; BA 1887 ; MA 1899 ; ordained deacon 1892 (Exeter), priest 1893 ; Curate, Ilfracombe, Devon 1892-1908 ; Vicar of Buckfastleigh, Devon 1908-18 ; Vicar of Winkleigh, Devon 1918-25 ; Vicar of St.Paul’s, Exeter, Devon 1925-34 ; m. 22 Oct 1918 Josephine, dau. of Alfred John Pound, Wroxhall, Isle of Wight, barrister ; d. 1 Dec 1943.

NEVELL, — ; b.       ; in school lists 1785, 1786.

NEVILE, EDWARD ; b.       ; adm.      ; KS       ; elected to Trinity Coll.Cambridge 1607, adm.scholar 1608, matr.Easter 1608 ; BA 1611/2 ; MA 1615 ; Fellow, Trinity Coll., from 1612 ; d. 1616.

NEVILL, GEORGE, 1^ST EARL OF ABERGAVENNY, only son of William Nevill, 14^th Baron Abergavenny (qv), and his first wife ; b. 24 Jun 1727 ; adm.May 1739 ; succ.father as 15^th Baron Abergavenny 21 Sep 1744 ; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 14 Feb 1744/5 ; Lord Lieut., Sussex 20 Sep 1757 – 4 Jul 1761 ; created Earl of Abergavenny 17 May 1784 ; m. 5 Feb 1753 Henrietta, widow of Hon.Richard Temple MP, Romsey, Hampshire, and sister of Thomas Pelham, 1^st Earl of Chichester (qv) ; d. 10 Sep 1785.

NEVILL, HON.GEORGE HENRY, son of George Nevill, 1^st Earl of Abergavenny (qv) ; b. 6 Sep 1760 ; adm. 28 Jul 1772 ; in school lists 1775 ; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 10 Dec 1778 ; of Flower Place, Godstone, Surrey ; m. 12 May 1787 Caroline, dau. of Hon.Richard Walpole MP ; d. 7 Aug 1844.

NEVILL, HENRY, 2^ND EARL OF ABERGAVENNY, eldest son of George Nevill, 1^st Earl of Abergavenny (qv) ; b. 22 Feb 1755 ; adm. 15 Jun 1766 ; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 29 May 1773 ; MA 1776 ; MP Seaford 30 Mar 1784 –84, Monmouthshire 1784 – 9 Sep 1785 ; Recorder of Harwich ; succ. father as 2^nd Earl of Abergavenny 9 Sep 1785 ; Lieut.-Col., Monmouth and Brecon Militia 5 Apr 1793 ; KT 23 May 1814 ; m. 3 Oct 1781 Mary, only child of John Robinson MP, Wyke House, Middlesex, Secretary to the Treasury ; d. 27 Mar 1843.

NEVILL, HENRY GEORGE, VISCOUNT NEVILL, eldest son of Henry Nevill, 2^nd Earl of Abergavenny (qv) ; b. 22 May 1785 ; styled Viscount Nevill 1785-1806 ; in school list 1801 ; d.unm. 8 Apr 1806.

NEVILL, RALPH, VISCOUNT NEVILL, second son of Henry Nevill, 2^nd Earl of Abergavenny (qv) ; b. 21 Dec 1786 ; at school under Vincent (A.M.W.Stirling, The Letter Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope, 1913, 1, xxvi) ; styled Viscount Nevill 1806-26 ; entered Royal Navy as 1^st cl.Volunteer ; Lieut., 22 Jan 1806 ; Cdr., 30 May 1808 ; Capt., 16 Feb 1811 ; served on HMS Victory at battle of Trafalgar 21 Oct 1805 and at capture of Mauritius 2 Dec 1810 ; m. 2 Feb 1813 Mary Anne, dau. of Bruce Elcock, Sloane Street, Chelsea ; d. at Boulogne 28 May 1826.

NEVILL, THOMAS, son of Charles Nevill, London, merchant ; b.      ; adm. (aged 10) Jan 1716/7 ; Min.Can. 1721 ; adm.Inner Temple 1 Aug 1722, tenant chambers there 1727-49.

NEVILL, WILLIAM, 14^th BARON ABERGAVENNY, only son of Capt.Edward Nevill, Royal Navy, and Hannah, dau. of Jervois Thorpe ; bapt.St.Mary, Whitechapel 22 May 1698 (IGI) ; at school under Knipe (Steward, Anniversary Dinner 1729/30) ; Oriel Coll.Oxford, matr. 30 Apr 1716 ; adm.Middle Temple 10 Feb 1715/6 ; succ. cousin as 14^th Baron Abergavenny 9 Oct 1724 ; Master of the Jewel Office from 10 Feb 1738/9 ; m.1^st, 20 May 1725 Catharina, widow of Edward Nevill, 13^th Baron Abergavenny, and dau. of Lieut.-Gen.William Tatton ; m.2^nd, 20 May 1732 Lady Rebecca Herbert, dau. of Thomas Herbert, 8^th Earl of Pembroke KG PC, and his first wife ; d. 21 Sep 1744, aged 47.

NEVILL, HON.WILLIAM, only son of William Nevill, 14^th Baron Abergavenny (qv), and his second wife ; b.  Oct 1741 ; at school under Markham (list of noblemen appended to admissions, Chapter Muniments) ; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 5 May 1761 ; BA 1764 ; MA 1767 ; Fellow, All Souls Coll., Oxford 1765 ; ordained deacon 22 Jun 1766 (Oxford), priest 14 Jun 1767 (Oxford for Chichester) ; Chaplain, 1^st Royal Dragoons, to 1780 ; Rector of Burghclere, Hampshire, from 3 Dec 1767 ; Vicar of Bishopstone, Wilts., from 20 Jul 1780 ; d.unm. 22 Jul 1810.

NEVYNSON, see NEYVYNSON.

NEW, FREDERICK BAYLEY, son of John New, Craddock House, Cullompton, Devon, and Harriet, dau. of Stephen Cave, Cleve Hill, Gloucs. ; b. 27 Dec 1830 ; adm. from Blundell’s Sch. 24 Sep 1847 ; left Whitsun 1848 ; adm.solicitor Trinity 1854 ; in 1861 practising from 24 Dalston Terrace, Dalston Lane, London (Law List 1861) ; practised in London to 1872 ; working as solicitor’s managing clerk, Everton, Lancs., 1881 (1881 Census) ; living in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, in 1891 (1891 Census), then described as “retired solicitor” ; m.1^st, Clarissa, dau. of Charles Churly, Uffculme, Devon, farmer (marriage registered St.Giles first quarter 1851) ; m.2^nd, Elizabeth Churly, his first wife’s sister (marriage registered Mile End first quarter 1886) ; d. 14 May 1905.

NEWBERY, — ; b.       ; adm.       ; d. 1 Jan 1586. Buried Cloisters, Westminster Abbey.

NEWBERY, FRANCIS, of London ; b.      ; adm.      ; QS        ; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1590, matr. 15 Jan 1590/1, aged 16, Westminster Student to 1595 ; BA 1594 ; adm.Lincoln’s Inn 8 Feb 1594/5.

NEWBERY, JOHN, son of Robert Newbery, Berkshire ; b.      ; at school (aged 15) 2 Jul 1582 (Chapter Muniments 43050). [perhaps John Newbery, bapt.Waltham St.Lawrence, Berks., 9 May 1565, son of Robert Newbery (IGI)]

NEWBOLT, WILLIAM ROBERT, third son of Sir John Henry Newbolt, Kt, MP, Chief Justice of Madras, and his first wife Elizabeth Juliana, second dau. of Hon.William Digby (qv) ; b. 21 Aug 1802 ; adm.Mich.1814 ; left 5 Dec 1817 ; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 15 Mar 1820, Canoneer Student 1821-8 ; BA 1824 ; MA 1826 ; ordained deacon 21 May 1826, priest 10 Jun 1827 (both Oxford) ; Vicar of Somerton, Somerset, from 13 Jun 1833 ; m. 19 Mar 1828 Anne Frances, sister of John Dorrien-Magens (qv) ; d. 4 Apr 1857.

NEWCASTLE, THOMAS, 1^ST DUKE OF, see PELHAM-HOLLES, THOMAS, 1^ST DUKE OF NEWCASTLE.

NEWCOMB, — ; b.       ; in school list Jan 1732/3 (first form).

NEWDEGATE, CHARLES NEWDIGATE, only son of William Charles Parker (qv) ; b. 8 Jun 1793 ; in school list 1801 ; left 1807 ; assumed surname of Newdegate in lieu of Parker 25 Jan 1807, on inheriting Middlesex estates of his cousin Sir Roger Newdigate, Bart. (qv) ; of Harefield, Middlesex ; m. 15 Aug 1815 Maria, dau. of Ayscough Boucherett MP, Willingham, Lincs. ; d. 23 Apr 1833.

NEWDIGATE, — , see NEWDIGATE, FRANCIS.

NEWDIGATE, SIR EDWARD, BART., son of Sir Richard Newdigate, Bart., and his second wife Elizabeth, dau. of Sir Roger Twisden, Bart., MP ; b. 7 May 1715 ; adm. Apr 1726 ; succ. father as 4^thbaronet 22 Jul 1727 ; in school list 1731 ; University Coll.Oxford, matr. 10 Oct 1732 ; d.unm. 14 Apr 1734.

NEWDIGATE, FRANCIS, second son of William Parker, Salford Priors, Warwicks., and Millicent, only dau. of Francis Newdigate, Kirk Hallam, Derbs. ; bapt. St.Nicholas, Nottingham 29 Nov 1751 ; assumed surname of Newdigate in lieu of Parker as heir to mother’s Derbyshire estates ; adm. 10 Mar 1766 (as Newdigate, no Christian name stated, but that this was Francis Newdigate is clear from the fact that his younger brother (William) Charles Parker (qv) was adm. on the same day) ; left Easter 1770 ; University Coll.Oxford, matr.10 May 1770, aged 18 ; of Kirk Hallam, Derbs. ; travelling in Italy 1793-5 ; m. 10 Jul 1773 Frances, sister of John Sneyd (adm.1777, qv) ; d. 5 Feb 1835.

NEWDIGATE, FRANCIS, only son of Francis Newdigate (qv) ; b. 14 Apr 1774 ; adm. 2 Mar 1785 ; University Coll.Oxford, matr. 28 Nov 1795 ; DL JP Warwickshire, Staffordshire ; of Byrkley Lodge, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire ; Lieut.-Col., Staffordshire Militia 13 Apr 1805-16 ; m. 25 Apr 1820 Lady Barbara Maria Legge, dau. of George Legge, 3^rd Earl of Dartmouth KG ; d. 21 May 1862.

NEWDIGATE, RICHARD, brother of Sir Edward Newdigate, Bart. (qv) ; b. 16 Jul 1716 ; adm. Apr 1726 ; in school list Feb 1727/8 ; adm.Middle Temple 4 Feb 1731/2 ; d. at school of smallpox 16 Apr 1732.

NEWDIGATE, SIR ROGER, BART., brother of Sir Edward Newdigate, Bart. (qv) ; b. 30 May 1719 ; adm. Oct 1727 ; KS (Capt.) 1732 ; succ.brother as 5^th baronet 4 Apr 1734 ; left Jan 1736 ; University Coll.Oxford, matr. 9 Apr 1736 ; MA 1738 ; DCL 13 Apr 1749 ; Grand Tour (France, Italy) 1738-40 ; of Harefield Place, Middlesex, and Arbury, Warwickshire ; MP Middlesex 5 Aug 1742-7, Oxford University 31 Jan 1751-80 ; again travelling in Europe 1774-6 ; a staunch Tory, described in 1767 by Horace Walpole as a “half-converted Jacobite” ; interested in architecture and classical sculpture ; a benefactor of University Coll. and of the Radcliffe Library ; founded Newdigate Prize for English verse at Oxford Univ. 1806 ; m.1^st, 31 May 1743 Sophia, dau. of Edward Conyers MP, Copped Hall, Epping, Essex ; m.2^nd, 3 Jun 1776 Hester Margaretta, dau. of Edward Mundy, Shipley, Derbs. ; d. 20 Nov 1806. ODNB.

NEWDIGATE-LUDFORD, JOHN, only son of John Bracebridge Ludford, Ansley, Warwicks., barrister, Bencher Inner Temple, and Juliana, sister of Sir Edward Newdigate, Bart. (qv) ; b. 17 Aug 1756 ; adm. 29 Jan 1770 ; left Dec 1774 ; University Coll.Oxford, matr. 11 Nov 1774 ; MA 1778 ; DCL 1793 ; adm.Inner Temple 22 May 1772, called to bar 24 Nov 1777, Bencher Hilary 1811 ; assumed additional surname of Newdigate 5 Jul 1808 ; m. 16 Jun 1778 Elizabeth, eldest dau. of John Boswell, Witton, Warwicks. ; d. 16 May 1825.

NEWDIGATE-LUDFORD-CHETWODE, SIR JOHN, BART., eldest son of Sir John Chetwode, Bart., MP, and his first wife Lady Henrietta Grey, eldest dau. of George Grey, 5^th Earl of Stamford and Warrington ; b. 12 Nov 1788 ; adm. 25 Jun 1802 ; in school lists May 1803, Oct 1803 ; left 1806 ; assumed additional surnames of Newdigate-Ludford 1 Aug 1826 ; succ.father as 5^th baronet 17 Dec 1845 ; High Sheriff, Warwickshire 1852 ; m.1^st, 16 Oct 1821 Elizabeth Juliana, eldest dau. of John Newdigate-Ludford (qv) ; m.2^nd, 17 Jan 1861 Arabella Phillis, widow of James Reade, Lower Berkeley Street, London, bank director, and only child of Samuel Denton, Russell Square, London, property developer ; d. 8 Sep 1873.

NEWE, STAFFORD, son of Nathaniel Newe, Sandford, Oxfordshire, and Christgift — (IGI) ; bapt. Sandford, Oxfordshire 2 Oct 1726 (IGI) ; adm. (aged 14) Feb 1740/1 ; left 1743 ; Balliol Coll.Oxford, matr. 14 Jan 1743/4 ; BA 1746 ; ordained deacon 22 Sep 1753, priest 3 Feb 1753/4 (both Gloucester) ; Rector of Hever, Kent, from 20 Dec 1762 ; d. 30 Oct 1796.

NEWELL, GEORGE ; b.       ; adm. (aged 14) Jun 1721.

NEWELL, ROBERT, son of Robert Newell, and Sybil, widow of Paul Neile, and dau. of — Tapping ; half-brother of Richard Neile (qv) ; b.1576 ; at school under Camden (ODNB) (Oxford diocesan papers for 1610 record that he “performed at College of St.Peter, Westminster” (a phrase which also carries the implication that he was a QS)) ; St.John’s Coll.Cambridge, matr.c.1595 ; BA 1597 ; MA 1599 (incorp.Oxford 16 Jul 1600) ; BD 1607 ; DD 1615 ; ordained priest 26 Oct 1600 (Colchester, for London) ; Rector of Wormley, Herts. 1599 – Sep 1610 ; Vicar of Cheshunt, Herts., 21 Apr 1605 – Oct 1610 ; Rector of Islip, Oxfordshire 26 May 1610 (as BD) – May 1614 ; Prebendary of Chichester 24 Oct 1610 – Jul 1622, Treasurer from 25 Nov 1610 ; Prebendary of Lichfield 4 Mar 1609/10 (still 1613) ; Chaplain to James I ; Prebendary and Sub-Dean of Lincoln 18 Feb 1613/4-41 ; Archdeacon of Buckingham from Apr 1614 ; Rector of Clothall, Herts., from 4 May 1614 ; Prebendary of Durham from 7 Oct 1620 ; Prebendary of Westminster from 1620 (by 23 May), Sub-Dean from 1631 ; Rector of North Crawley, Bucks. 1631 ; m. 17 Sep 1612 Elizabeth, sister of Gabriel Clarke (qv) ; d. 21 Jun 1642. ODNB.

NEWENHAM, WILLIAM, eldest son of Thomas Newenham, Coolmore, co.Cork, and Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Blackhall, Dublin ; b.       ; adm. (aged 11) Jul 1716 ; in under school list 1718 ; adm.Inner Temple 16 May 1723 ; of Coolmore, co.Cork ; MP (I) Cork City 1731, but unseated on petition ; m. 22 Sep 1726 Dorothea, dau. of Edward Worth, Baron of the Exchequer (I) ; d. 1738.

NEWENHAM-DEVONSHER, ABRAHAM JOHN, son of Morgan John Devonsher (formerly Newenham), Kilshannick, Rathcormac, co.Cork, Ireland, and Cornelia, dau. of Capt. Cortlandt Schuyler, 60^th Foot, subsequently landowner at Albany, New York, North America ; b. 1796 ; adm. 21 Mar 1808 ; left 1811 ; at Harrow Sch. Jan – Dec 1813 ; assumed additional surname of Newenham ; Master, United Hunt Club, co.Cork, for many years ; of Kilshannick Court and Mountain Lodge, Rathcormac, co.Cork ; m. 1^st, 1820 Louisa Charlotte, only child of Capt. John Cooke, Royal Navy ; m. 2^nd, 1872 Martha (Davies ?)  ; d. 9 Jan 1880.

NEWEY, THOMAS, son of Thomas Newey, Eyton, Shropshire ; b.      ; adm.      ; BB 1669 ; KS 1670 ; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1675, matr. 18 Jun 1675, aged 17, Westminster Student 29 Dec 1675 – void 1704, Tutor 1682-91, Junior Censor 1685-7, Senior Censor 1688-9, Catechist 1692-3 ; BA 1679 ; MA 1682 ; BD 1692 ; DD 1701 ; Proctor 1689 ; ordained deacon 21 Sep 1684, priest 20 Sep 1685 (both Oxford) ; Chaplain to Right Rev.Sir Jonathan Trelawny, Bart. (qv), Bishop of Exeter ; Prebendary of Exeter from 1 Oct 1692, Chancellor 5 May 1704-6, Precentor from 11 Dec 1706 ; Rector of Lezant, Cornwall 15 Jun 1702-10 (disp. to hold with Harberton 1703) ; Vicar of Harberton, Devon 5 Apr 1703-10 ; Rector of Wonston, Hampshire, from 3 Jun 1710 ; Prebendary of Winchester from 23 Jun 1712 ; d. 6 May 1723. [presumably Thomas Newye, son of Thomas Newye and Elizabeth —, bapt.Wroxeter, Shropshire 18 Jan 1657 (IGI)]

NEWINGTON, FREDERICK DE BERCKEM, son of Rev.Philip Playsted Newington, Curate of Wilmington, Kent, and Mary Holmes, dau. of Thomas Holmes Bosworth, Westerham, Kent, solicitor ; b. 24 Jul 1861 ; adm. 3 Feb 1876 (G) ; left Dec 1878 ; “game farmer” (bankrupt as such 1896) ; m. 24 Feb 1903 Frances Rhoda, widow of Edward Wallace Evans, Worcester, vinegar manufacturer, and dau. of Arthur Herbert Cocks CB, Bengal Civil Service (previously EICS Bengal), Whitbourne Court, Herefs. ; d. 17 Oct 1939.

NEWLAND, THOMAS ; b.       ; adm.      ; KS 1636 ; elected to Trinity Coll.Cambridge 1639, adm.pens. 30 May 1639, scholar 1640 ; BA 1642/3.

NEWLANDS, ALEXANDER JAMES FREDERIC, only son of Alexander Newlands, Fairfield, Lancs., and Elizabeth, dau. of Abraham Lees, Cheetham, Lancs., hat and cap manufacturer ; b. 12 Aug 1867 (Singapore, but baptised Liverpool) ; adm. 26 Jan 1883 (G) ; left May 1884 ; living Islington, London, in 1911 (1911 Census) ; m. 29 Apr 1891 Florence, eldest dau. of Peter Rees Jones, Redcliffe Square, South Kensington, London, draper, founder of Peter Jones department store ; death registered Islington fourth quarter 1922, aged 57 (sic). [probably son of Alexander Makin Newlands, merchant navy captain, who died off Java of a fever 4 May 1867, and who was brother of James Newlands, Borough Engineer, Liverpool]

NEWMAN, — ; b.       ; adm.      ; a pensioner in 1584 (Chapter Muniments 33641).

NEWMAN, — ; b.       ; in school list Jun 1764.

NEWMAN, ALBERT AUGUSTUS, son of Edwin Newman, Newport, Monmouthshire, cabinet maker and upholsterer, and Susannah, dau. of David Evans, Newport, Monmouthshire ; b. 16 Jun 1855 ; adm. 27 May 1869 ; left Christmas 1871 ; adm.solicitor Jul 1877 ; Town Clerk of Newport, Monmouthshire 1882-1922 ; m. 16 Sep 1886 Sarah Jane Gertrude, dau. of Thomas Evans, Roath, Cardiff ; d. 11 Jan 1942.

NEWMAN, EDWIN HENRY ARMSTRONG, son of Edwin Newman, Denbigh Place, London, solicitor, and Sophia Baskerville, only child of Henry King Armstrong MD ; b. 21 Jan 1862 ; adm. 3 Apr 1872 ; adm. solicitor Nov 1884, firm Newman and Wilson, Gracechurch Street, London ; bankrupt 1891 ; m. 1903 Sarah Walbey ; killed on railway in a fog at Edmonton, Middlesex 29 Oct 1915, while acting as a special constable.

NEWMAN, HENRY CHARLES CHRISTIAN, son of John Christian Newman, Altona, Germany ; b.       ; adm. 3 Jul 1769 ; BB ; left Midsummer 1774 ; Trinity Coll.Cambridge, adm.pens. 22 Mar 1774, aged 17, scholar 18 Apr 1777, matr. Mich.1774 ; BA 1778 ; ordained deacon 21 Dec 1779 (London), priest 24 Dec 1780 (Norwich, lit.dim, from London) ; Vicar of Stotfold, Beds., 30 Dec 1780 – Dec 1824 ; also Rector of St.John’s, Capisterre, St.Kitts, West Indies c.1799- c.1807 ; Curate, St.George, Roseau, Dominica 1809-13, Rector from 1813 ; member, House of Assembly, Dominica, Speaker 1812 ; perhaps m. 7 May 1795 Ann Hazell ; buried Roseau, Dominica 16 Aug 1829.

NEWMAN, JOHN, son of John Newman, London, corn merchant, and Sarah — (IGI) ; bapt. St.Andrew’s, Holborn 26 Dec 1733 ; adm. (aged 8) Jun 1742 ; BB Lady Day 1745 – Mich.1750 ; St.John’s Coll.Cambridge, adm.pens. 19 Jan 1749/50, matr.1750 ; BA 1754 ; ordained deacon 14 Mar 1756 (Hereford). [ordained priest 17 May 1761 (Rochester, lit.dim. from London) ?] [a Rev.John Newman occurs as a (non-beneficed) London clergyman in the 1760s, and he or another clergyman of the same name, BA, was Vicar of Mountnessing, Essex, from 25 Aug 1774 (and Curate, Brentwood, Essex) to his death 3 Sep 1802 ; this John Newman m. 13 Jan 1772 Grace, dau. of Rev.Robert Sandham, Vicar of Fittleworth, Sussex, and Prebendary of Chichester, Newman then already of Brentwood, Essex]

NEWMAN, THOMAS ; b.       ; adm. (aged 14) Feb 1717/8.

NEWMAN, THOMAS ; b.       ; adm. (aged 11) Jan 1741/2 ; left 1750.

NEWMAN, WILLIAM ; b.       ; adm. (aged 13) Aug 1715 ; in under school list 1716.

NEWMAN, WILLIAM ; b.       ; adm. (aged 12) Sep 1718 ; in under school list 1721.

NEWNES, AEGIDIUS, see NUNES, AEGIDIUS.

NEWNHAM-DAVIS, ROBERT WILKINSON, son of Nathaniel Newnham-Davis, Greville Road, Maida Vale, London, (“no occupation”, 1881 Census), and Caroline Isabella Anne, dau. of Thomas Wilkinson, Brighton, Sussex ; b. 12 Aug 1869 ; adm. 31 May 1883 (H) ; left Aug 1884 ; St.Mary’s Hospital ; MRCS LRCP 1893 ; a medical practitioner in London (living unm. in 1901) ; death registered Hampstead second quarter 1946, aged 76.

NEWPORT, —  ; b.       ; adm. Jan 1658/9 ; at school c.1660 (Busby’s Account Book).

NEWPORT, HON.FRANCIS, third son of Francis Newport, 1^st Earl of Bradford PC, Treasurer of the Household, and Lady Diana Russell, dau. of Francis Russell, 4^th Earl of Bedford PC ; b.       ; at school c.1660 (Busby’s Account Book) ; Grand Tour c. 1664 (Spain) ; perhaps Francis Newport who was an Esquire of the Body to Charles II 18 Dec 1675 – Sep 1680 ; buried St.Edmund’s Chapel, Westminster Abbey, unm., 25 Nov 1692.

NEWPORT, HENRY, 3^RD EARL OF BRADFORD, son of Richard Newport, 2^nd Earl of Bradford PC, and Mary, third dau. of Sir Thomas Wilbraham, Bart., MP, Weston under Lizard, Staffs. ; b. 8 Aug 1683 ; at school under Knipe (The Works of Thomas Newton, Bishop of Bristol, 1782, i, 103) ; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 4 May 1699, aged 15 ; Grand Tour (Italy) 1704-5, with William Pulteney (qv) ; MP Bishop’s Castle 5 Mar 1705/6-8, Shropshire 1708-10, 1713-22 ; succ.father as 3^rd Earl of Bradford 14 Jun 1723 ; Lord Lieut., Staffordshire 28 Oct 1715 – 27 Apr 1725, Shropshire from 20 May 1724 ; d. unm. 25 Dec 1734. Buried Duke of Ormonde’s vault, Westminster Abbey.

NEWPORT, JOHN, illegitimate son of Henry Newport, 3^rd Earl of Bradford (qv), and Anne, wife of Ralph Smyth, Grays’ Inn, London, and illegitimate dau. of Lieut.-Gen. Sir John Lanier Kt ; b.       ; adm. (aged 14) Jun 1735 ; left 1737 ; originally known as John Harrison, but his surname was changed to Newport by a private Act of Parliament in 1736 ; Grand Tour (France, Italy) ; a lunatic ; d. 29 Apr 1783. Buried North Ambulatory, Westminster Abbey.

NEWSHAM, JAMES, only son of John Newsham MP, Chadshunt, Warwickshire, and his second wife Anne, dau. of James Craggs MP, Postmaster-General ; b. 7 Oct 1715 ; adm. Apr 1723 ; in school list 1731 ; St.Mary Hall, Oxford, matr. 2 Nov 1733 ; Grand Tour (Italy) 1735-7 ; member, Society of Dilettanti 1739 ; MP St.Germans 1741-7, St.Mawes 10 Dec 1754-61 ; d.unm. at St.Quentin, France Nov 1769.

NEWTON, — ; b.       ; at school 1661-3 (Busby’s Account Book).

[NEWTON, — ; b.        ; in school list Jan 1732/3 (third form). Presumably John Newton (qv) or William Newton (qv)]

NEWTON, GEORGE ; b.        ; adm. 26 Feb 1770, chorister ; d. 1 May 1772, aged 12. Buried Dark Cloister, Westminster Abbey.

NEWTON, HUGH ; b.       ; adm. 28 Mar 1769. [Perhaps Hugh Newton, son of Hugh Newton, and Jane –, bapt.St.Paul, Covent Garden 3 Nov 1754 (IGI)]

NEWTON, JAMES ; b.        ; adm. (aged 15) Jan 1743/4 ; left 1745.

NEWTON, JOHN ; b.       ; adm. (aged 14) Jun 1732 ; left 1735.

NEWTON, NEWTON DICKENSON HAND, son of George Watson Hand (probable OW, qv) ; b. 7 Dec 1778 ; adm. 6 Jul 1792 (Clapham) ; in school list 1795, sixth form list 1796 (as Hand, Christian name not stated) ; St.Mary Hall, Oxford, matr. 2 Jun 1802, aged 23 ; BA 1806 ; adm.Inner Temple 30 Dec 1797 ; assumed additional surname of Newton 18 Apr 1806 ; ordained deacon 21 Sep 1806, priest 24 May 1807 (both Canterbury) ; Vicar of Bredwardine and Rector of Brobury, Herefs., from 18 May 1829 ; father of Sir Charles Thomas Newton KCB, Keeper of Antiquities, British Museum ; m. 24 Jul 1810 Maria Julia, dau. of William Wyatt, Ightham, Kent ; d. 22 Nov 1853.

NEWTON, RICHARD, youngest son of Thomas Newton, Lavendon, Bucks., and Katherine, dau. of Martin Hervey, Weston Favell, Northants ; b. 8 Nov 1676 ; adm.      ; KS 1690 ; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1694, matr. 16 Jun 1694, Westminster Student 28 Jun 1795 – void 1707, Tutor 1703-7 ; BA 1698 ; MA 1701 ; BD 18 Mar 1707/8 ; DD 1710 ; ordained deacon 26 May 1700 (London), priest 11 Jun 1704 (Oxford) ; Rector of Sudborough, Northants 14 Jun 1704-48 ; Principal of Hart Hall, Oxford 28 Jul 1710 – Aug 1740 ; endeavoured to establish it as a college for poor students desirous of taking orders ; built part of the quadrangle at his own expense, and after a long struggle obtained a charter ; Principal of Hertford Coll. from 27 Aug 1740 ; Canon of Christ Church from 5 Jan 1752/3 ; of Lavendon Grange, Bucks. ; translated the Characters of Theophrastus into Latin, published 1754, and wrote several treatises on university education ; m.1^st, Catherine, dau. of Andrew Adams, Welton, Northants ; m.2^nd, lic.to m. 19 May 1744 Mary, fifth dau. of Sir Willoughby Hickman, Bart., MP ; d. 21 Apr 1753. ODNB.

NEWTON, THOMAS, only son of John Newton, Lichfield, Staffs., brandy and cider merchant, and his first wife Isabel, dau. of Rev. — Rhodes ; b. 21 Dec 1703 ; adm. Jun 1717 ; KS 1718 ; Capt. of the School 1722 ; elected head to Trinity Coll.Cambridge 1723, adm.pens. 15 Jun 1723, scholar 17 Apr 1724 ; 8^th in “ordo” 1726/7 ; BA 1726/7 ; MA 1730 (incorp.Oxford 13 Oct 1733) ; DD 1745 ; Minor Fellow, Trinity Coll. 2 Oct 1729, Major Fellow 3 Jul 1730 ; ordained deacon 21 Dec 1729, priest 22 Feb 1729/30 (both London) ; Curate to his uncle Rev.Andrew Trebeck DD, Rector of St.George’s, Hanover Square, London ; Lecturer and afternoon preacher, South Audley Street Chapel 22 Apr 1731 ; morning preacher, Spring Gardens Chapel ; Domestic Chaplain to William Pulteney, 1^stEarl of Bath (qv) 17 Jul 1742 – Feb 1752/3 ; Rector of St.Mary le Bow, Cheapside, London 16 Apr 1744-69 ; Chaplain to George II and III 27 Sep 1755-61 ; Prebendary of Westminster 22 Mar 1757-61 ; Sub-Almoner, Royal Household 25 Jun 1757 – Dec 1761 ; Precentor of York 16 Jun 1759- Dec 1761 ; President, Sion Coll. 1760 ; Prebendary of St.Paul’s from 20 Nov 1761 ; consecrated Bishop of Bristol 28 Dec 1761 ; declined Archbishopric of Armagh and Primacy of Ireland 1764 ; Dean of St.Paul’s from 8 Oct 1768 ; author, A Dissertation on the Prophecies, 1754 ; gives some interesting information about his schoolfellows in his Autobiography ; m. 1^st, 18 Aug 1747 Jane, sister of James Trebeck (qv) ; m.2^nd, 5 Sep 1761 Elizabeth Vaughan, widow of Rev.Watson Hand, and illegitimate dau. of John Vaughan, 2^nd Viscount Lisburne (I) MP ; d. 14 Feb 1782. ODNB.

NEWTON (or NEWBY), WALTER ; b.      ; adm.      ; QS       ; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1589, matr. 30 Oct 1590, aged 19, Westminster Student to 1600 (listed as Newby in some Christ Church records) ; BA 1593 ; MA 1596.

NEWTON, WILLIAM ; b.       ; adm. (aged 10) Nov 1731 ; left 1733.

NEWTON-ROBINSON, CHARLES EDMUND, eldest son of Sir John Charles Robinson CB, Newton Manor, Dorset, Crown Surveyor of Pictures, and Marianne Elizabeth, dau. of Edmund Newton, Alderman, Norwich, solicitor ; b. 14 Oct 1853 ; adm. 26 Jan 1866 ; QS 1868 ; elected to Trinity Coll.Cambridge 1872, adm.pens. 17 May 1872 ; BA 1876 ; MA 1879 ; adm.Inner Temple 12 Apr 1876, called to bar 7 May 1879 ; assumed additional surname of Newton 6 Jun 1889 ; founder and chairman of council, Land Union ; member of council, Yacht Racing Association ; founded London Epée Club 1900 ; member of British Epée Team, Olympic Games, Athens 1906 ; author, The Golden Hind, 1880, and other vols. of poems ; m. 15 Jan 1885 Jane Anna, second dau. of Robert Stirk, Grazing Nook, Bedale, Yorks., farmer ; d. 21 Apr 1913.

NEYLOR, — ; b.      ; at school 1658-60 (Busby’s Account Book).

NEYVYNSON (or NEVYNSON), CHRISTOPHER ; b.       ; adm.      ; KS 7 Jul 1547 ; left by Aug 1553.

NIBLET, — ; b.      ; in school list 1754.

NICHOLAS, see also NYCHOLAS.

NICHOLAS, —– ; b.        ; at school under Nowell (Brasenose Coll.Oxford MSS 31, f.45b).

NICHOLAS, GEORGE, son of Very Rev.Matthew Nicholas DCL, Dean of St.Paul’s and Prebendary of Westminster, and Elizabeth, dau. of William Fowke, Bulwick, Northants ; bapt. Winterbourne Earls, Wilts. 31 Jul 1628 ; adm.      ; KS        ; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1644, matr. 1 Feb 1646/7, aged 18, Westminster Student to expulsion by Parliamentary Visitors for non-submission 13 Oct 1648 (Burrows, ed., 1881, 196) ; d. before 1672.

NICHOLAS, GEORGE ; b.      ; adm. (aged 12) Apr 1722 ; in under school list 1724.

NICHOLAS, JOHN ; b.      ; adm.      ; KS       ; elected to Trinity Coll.Cambridge 1635, adm.pens. 14 May 1635, scholar 1636 ; BA 1638/9 ; MA 1642 ; Fellow, Trinity Coll. 1640-4, when expelled by Parliamentary Visitors.

NICHOLAS, JOSEPH ; b.      ; adm. (aged 13) Jul 1719.

NICHOLAS, THOMAS, son of William Nicholas, Middlesex ; b.       ; adm.      ; Min.Can. (aged 13) 1629 ; KS 1630 (Bodleian Library, Tanner MSS lxix, f.224).

NICHOLAS, WILLIAM LANCELOT, son of John Nicholas, Priory Road, Kilburn, London, merchant, and Mary Ellen, dau. of William Henry Hodding MRCS, Gloucester Place, Hyde Park, London ; b. 1 Sep 1867 ; adm. 22 Sep 1881 (R) ; left Dec 1883 ; member, London Stock Exchange 1899- , firm Basil Montgomery & Co ; retired from partnership 1945 ; latterly living in St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands ; m.1^st, 1894 Lilian Elizabeth, dau. of Francis Samuel Bocquet, Chief Clerk, Liverpool branch, Bank of England (marriage registered first quarter 1894) ; m.2^nd, 4 Dec 1924 Mabel Ethel, formerly wife of Robert William Martin, accountant, and dau. of James Barley, St Pancras, London, undertaker ; d. 15 Jan 1950.

NICHOLL, see also NICOL and NICOLL.

NICHOLL, SIR CHARLES GOUNTER, brother of George Gounter (qv) ; bapt. Racton, Sussex 7 Oct 1704 ; adm. Jan 1716/7 ; left 1717 ; subsequently at Winchester Coll. [check] ; New Coll.Oxford, matr. 4 Apr 1722 ; assumed additional surname of Nicholl ; MP Peterborough from 29 Jan 1728/9 ; KB 17 Jan 1731/2 ; of Racton, Sussex ; m. Nov 1727 Elizabeth, dau. of William Blunden, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; d. 24 Nov 1733.

NICHOLL, JOHN, only son of Right Hon.Sir John Nicholl Kt PC FRS MP, Judge of Admiralty Court, and Judy, youngest dau. of Peter Birt, Wenvoe Castle, Glamorgan, colliery proprietor and canal entrepreneur ; b. 21 Aug 1797 ; adm. 23 Sep 1806 ; in school list Oct 1814 ; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 12 Jun 1815, Canoneer Student 1816-22 ; 1^st cl.Classics 1818 ; BCL 1823 ; DCL 1825 ; adm.Lincoln’s Inn 15 Nov 1819, called to bar 1 Jul 1824 ; adm. advocate, Doctors’ Commons 1826 ; MP (Cons) Cardiff Boroughs 1832-52 ; a Lord of the Treasury Mar – Apr 1835 ; Vicar-General, Province of Canterbury 1838-44 ; Judge Advocate-General 1841-6 ; Privy Councillor 14 Sep 1841 ; member, Board of Trade 21 Jan 1846 ; DL JP Glamorgan ; chairman, Glamorgan QS 1832-51 ; m. 14 Dec 1821 Jane Harriot, second dau.of Thomas Mansel Talbot, Margam Abbey, Glamorgan ; d. at Rome 27 Jan 1853.

NICHOLLS, see also NICHOLS and NICOLLS.

NICHOLLS, FRANK, second son of John Nicholls, Trereife, Cornwall, and Middle Temple, London, barrister, and Frances, dau. of — Foot, Truro, Cornwall ; b.      ; at school under Freind (Thomas Lawrence, Life of Frank Nicholls, 1780, 4) ; Exeter Coll.Oxford, matr. 14 Mar 1714/5, aged 17 ; BA 1718 ; MA 1721 ; MB 16 Feb 1724/5 ; MD 16 Mar 1729/30 ; Reader in Anatomy, Oxford Univ., 1725-45 ; demonstrated the minute structure of blood vesssels ; practised medicine in Cornwall and afterwards in London ; FRS 2 May 1728 ; FRCP 26 Jun 1732, Gulstonian lecturer 1734, 1736, Censor 1735, 1736, Harveian Orator 1739, Lumleian Lecturer 1748-9 ; Extra Physician to George II 17 May 1748 – Apr 1753, Physician  16 Apr 1753 – 25 Oct 1760 ; a compendium of his lectures was published in 1732 ; m. 27 Jun 1743 Elizabeth, youngest dau. of Richard Mead MD FRS, physician, London ; d. 7 Jan 1778. ODNB. [probably bapt.St.Andrew, Holborn 19 Jan 1698/9]

NICHOLLS, J.      ; b.       ; in school list 1797.

NICHOLLS, JEREMIAH, second son of Joseph Nicholls, Six Clerks’ Office, London, and Castle Cary, Somerset ; b.       ; adm. (aged 14) Jan 1744/5 ; Balliol Coll.Oxford, matr. 22 Mar 1748 ; adm.Lincoln’s Inn 9 Jul 1746, called to bar 21 Jun 1754 ; d. 1 Oct 1757. [Presumably brother or close kin to Thomas Nicholls, below].

NICHOLLS, JOHN ; b.        ; adm.       ; a pensioner 1566-8 (tutor, the Dean) (Chapter Muniments 54010-6).

NICHOLLS, THOMAS ; b.       ; adm. (aged 13) Jan 1744/5 ; left 1747. [Presumably brother or close kin to Jeremiah Nicholls, adm.same month].

NICHOLS, FRANCIS, second surviving son of Francis Nichols MP, Ampthill, Beds., and Middle Temple, London, barrister, and Margaret, dau,. of Sir George Bruce, Kt, Carnock, Stirlingshire, and Abbots Langley, Herts. ; bapt. Abbots Langley, Herts. 12 Sep 1620 ; adm.      ; KS       ; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1639, matr. 6 Dec 1639, aged 17, Westminster Student (still 1642) ; served as officer in Royalist army ; living 1651 ; d. at Paris “during the late usurpation”, i.e. by 1660.

NICHOLS, JAMES PETER, son of James Nichols MRCP, Savile Row, Westminster, medical practitioner, and Maria Pawley ; b. 6 Apr 1846 ; adm. Oct 1857 ; QS 1861 ; rowed v. Eton 28 Jul 1864 ; elected to Trinity Coll.Cambridge 1865 (with Triplett), adm.pens. 22 Jun 1865, matr.Mich.1865 ; rowed v. Oxford 1868 ; BA 1869 ; adm.solicitor 1873 ; living in Kensington, London, in 1911 (1911 Census) ; d.unm. 17 Jan 1927.

NICHOLS, RICHARD, brother of Francis Nichols (qv) ; b.      ; adm.     ; KS 1635 ; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1639, matr. 6 Dec 1639, aged 16, Westminster Student (still 1642) ; he or his brother Francis Nichols (qv) presumably “Sr Nicholls”, Student of Christ Church, expelled by the Parliamentary Visitors 9 Nov 1648, having been “absent divers yeares, and never appearing to doe any exercise” (Burrows, ed., 1881, 212) ; DCL 28 Sep 1663 ; commanded troop of horse in Royalist army during Civil War (“relictis musarum castris”, M.I.Ampthill) ; attached to household of Duke of York, and served with him under Marshal Turenne ; Groom of Bedchamber to Duke of York after the Restoration ; commanded military expedition which took New Amsterdam (now New York, USA) from Dutch 27 Aug 1664 and acted as its first British governor, 1664-7 ; served as volunteer in Dutch war 1672 ; killed unm. at battle of Solebay 28 May 1672, and buried Ampthill, Beds. ODNB (as Nicolls, Richard).

NICHOLS, — (at school 1799), see ST.AUBYN, ROBERT THOMAS.

NICHOLS, WILLIAM, son of Rev.William Nichols, Rector of Stockport, Cheshire, and Elizabeth, dau. of Peter Egerton, Shawe, Lancs. ; bapt. 3 Mar 1694/5 ; adm.      ; Min.Can. (aged 14) 1710 ; QS 1711 ; buried Stockport, Cheshire 3 Feb 1714/5.

NICHOLSON, see NICOLSON.

NICHOLSON, — ; b.        ; in school list 1741.

NICHOLSON, EDWARD ; b.        ; adm. (aged 10) Sep 1734.

NICHOLSON, HENRY DONALDSON, son of Rev.Henry Joseph Boone Nicholson DD, Rector of St.Albans, Herts., and Mary, youngest dau. of James Donaldson, Bloomsbury Square, London, architect and district surveyor ; grandson of John Payler Nicholson (qv) ; b. 26 Feb 1830 ; adm. 26 Jan 1842 (G) ; QS 1844 ; elected to Trinity Coll.Cambridge 1848, adm.pens. 5 Jul 1848, matr. Mich.1848 ; BA 1852 ; MA 1853 ; ordained deacon 1853, priest 1854 (both Rochester) ; Curate, St.Alban’s, Herts., 1853-62, Barking, Essex 1862-5 ; Rector of Trinity Church, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA 1867-8 ; Perpetual Curate of St.Paul’s, Edinburgh 1872-81 ; author, The Organ, its Mechanism, Stops, &., explained, 1864 ; m.1^st, 10 Apr 1857 Elizabeth Hannah Nicholson, dau. of Capt.Roger Sawry Tinklar, Royal Marines ; m.2^nd, 3 Jun 1867 Annie Maria Louisa, dau. of Edmund John McMahon, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Deputy Commissary-Gen., War Department ; m.3^rd, 27 Oct 1880 Laura Ann, dau. of George Beauchant, St.Gerrans, Cornwall ; d. 1 Nov 1917.

NICHOLSON, JOHN ; b.        ; adm. (aged 16) Jan 1740/1 ; left 1742.

NICHOLSON, JOHN PAYLER, son of John Nicholson, London, packer, and Catharine, dau. of Daniel Chardavoyne, Sudbury, Middlesex ; b. 16 Apr 1759 ; adm. 26 Jul 1774 ; KS 1775 ; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1778, matr. 17 Jun 1778, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1778 – void by marriage 7 Nov 1788 ; BA 1782 ; MA 1786 ; ordained deacon 6 May 1782 (Oxford), priest 25 Jul 1783 (Norwich) ; Warburton Lecturer 1786 ; Curate, Sunbury, Middlesex 1790 ; Head Master, Colfe’s GS, Lewisham, Kent 1 May 1793-4 ; Master of the Free School at St.Albans, Herts., 1796-1803 ; Rector of St.Albans, Herts., from 28 Nov 1796 ; m. 28 Oct 1788 Hannah, dau. of Joseph Boone, Aldgate, London ; d. 9 May 1817.

NICOL, — ; b.        ; at school 1796 (“senior”).

NICOL, GEORGE ; b. 30 May 1803 ; adm. 25 May 1818.

NICOLL, — ; b.      ; in school lists 1795, 1797 (in Record as Nicolls, in error).

NICOLL, JOHN, son of Rev.John Nicoll, Preston Capes, Northants, schoolmaster, and Mary, eldest dau. of Richard Butler, Preston Capes, Northants ; b. 6 Nov 1683 ; adm.      ; KS 1700 ; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1704, matr. 23 Jun 1704, aged 19, Westminster Student 22 Dec 1704 – void 1722 (expiry year of grace as R.Hannington from 1721), Tutor 1713 ; BA 1708 ; MA 15 Mar 1710/1 ; DD 1733 ; ordained deacon 25 Feb 1710/1 (Oxford), priest 19 Sep 1714 (Rochester) ; succeded George Tollet (qv) as Under Master 1714, having performed duties since c Apr 1714, but patent not sealed until 20 Mar 1714/5 ; Head Master, Westminster School  May 1733 (patent sealed 5 Feb 1733/4) – res Feb 1753 ; Rector of Hannington, Hampshire 1721 – Oct 1728 ; Rector of Meonstoke with Soberton, Hampshire 31 Aug 1728 – Mar 1755 ; Prebendary of Westminster from 6 Oct 1740 ; Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, from 30 Dec 1751 ; Proctor in Convocation, for Chapter of Westminster Abbey (Chamberlayne 1748) ; Busby Trustee 24 Feb 1729/30 ; m. 2 Jan 1723/4 Alice, widow of John Lewis, London, and mother of William Lewis (adm.1722, qv) ; d. 19 Sep 1765. Buried Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.

NICOLL, JOHN, only son of John Nicoll (KS 1700, qv) ; bapt. Westminster Abbey 21 Sep 1727 ; in school list 1735 ; KS 1741 ; Capt. of the School 1745 ; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1746, matr. 6 Jun 1746, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1746 – void 29 Mar 1756 (expiry year of grace as R. Meon Stoke from 4 Apr 1755) ; BA 1750 ; MA 1753 ; ordained deacon 7 Jan 1753, priest 1 Apr 1753 (both Rochester) ; Rector of Meonstoke with Soberton, Hampshire, from 27 Mar 1755 ; Prebendary of Salisbury from 17 Mar 1758 ; d. 12 Jul 1759.

NICOLL, JOHN, elder son of Rev.Richard Nicoll DD, Chancellor and Prebendary of Wells, Rector of Drayton, Oxfordshire, and Chaplain in Ordinary to George III, and Vere, elder dau. of Richard Wykeham, Swalcliffe, Oxfordshire ; great-nephew of John Nicoll (KS 1700, qv) ; bapt.Bodicote, Oxfordshire 23 Sep 1768 (IGI) ; adm. 25 Feb 1780 ; in school lists 1785 ; adm.Middle Temple 28 Apr 1787, called to bar 1 Jun 1793, Bencher 19 Apr 1832 ; d. 11 Feb 1833.

NICOLL, THOMAS VERE RICHARD, brother of John Nicoll (adm.1780, qv) ; bapt.Bodicote, Oxfordshire 2 Mar 1770 (IGI) ; adm. 7 Apr 1783 ; in school lists 1786 ; Oriel Coll.Oxford, adm.commoner 7 May 1788, aged 18 ; BA 1792 ; MA 1795 ; apparently Nicoll who played cricket for the OWW against the Old Etonians at Lords 13-14 May 1793 (and who played in matches for MCC and other teams 1788-94) ; ordained deacon 24 Aug 1792 (Salisbury), priest 22 Dec 1793 (Oxford) ; Rector of Cherington, Warwicks., from 20 Jun 1794 ; Domestic Chaplain to Earl of Mansfield ; m.  (by 1812) Mary Bond ; d. 22 Oct 1841.

NICOLLS, — ; b.      ; adm.      ; left 1656 (school lists 1656, first three quarters).

NICOLLS, — (in school lists 1795, 1797), see NICOLL.

NICOLLS, ROBERT ; b.        ; KS 1639.

NICOLSON, — ; b.       ; in school lists 1656 ; left 1656.

NIGHTINGALE, —  ; b.       ; in school list 1743.

NIGHTINGALE, THOMAS, brother of Washington Gascoigne Nightingale (qv) ; b.       ; adm. (aged 11) Jan 1740/1 ; d. at school Mar 1740/1.

NIGHTINGALE, WASHINGTON GASCOIGNE, eldest son of Joseph Gascoigne Nightingale MP, Enfield, Middlesex, and Lady Elizabeth Shirley, eldest dau. of Washington Shirley, 2^nd Earl Ferrers ; b.      ; adm. (aged 8) Apr 1736 ; left 1741 ; detained for espionage in Bastille, Paris, France Oct – Dec 1746 ; Cornet, 4^th Dragoons 2 Feb 1747 ; Grand Tour (Italy) 1751 ; in accordance with the terms of his will the well-known monument to his parents by Roubiliac was erected in St.Michael’s Chapel in Westminster Abbey ; d.unm. 23 Jan 1754.

NIND, JAMES, son of William Nind, St.Martin’s in the Fields, Westminster, and [his first wife ?] Frances Mead, widow ; b.        ; adm. (aged 11) Jun 1723 ; in school list Feb 1727/8 ; Trinity Coll.Oxford, matr. 12 Nov 1728 ; BA 1732 ; ordained deacon 23 Dec 1733 (Salisbury), priest  21 Mar 1735/6 (London) ; Rector of Hackney, Middlesex, from 13 Feb 1753 ; Rector of Englefield, Berks., from 7 Jun 1759 ; d. unm. 2 Nov 1770.

NIND, JOHN ; b.       ; adm. (aged 12) Jan 1724/5 ; in under school list 1726. [Evidently John Nind, son of John Nind and Katherine —, bapt.St.Anne’s, Soho 20 Dec 1712].

NISBETT, DAVID GEORGE ; b.       ; adm. Oct 1812, BB ; left 19 Jun 1819. [perhaps m. 9 Jan 1843 Esther Millard (IGI)] [if so, living 1855 when son born] [perhaps David G. Nisbett, death registered Strand third quarter 1866, aged 62] [perhaps m.1^st, by 1831 Mary Ann Hoghton —-] [David George Nisbett, curiosity dealer, listed at 92 Wardour Street, London (PO Directory, 1860) ; Edward George Nisbett (sic), dealer in miscellaneous goods, aged 57, listed at 40 Wardour Street, with wife Esther, aged 40, Census 1861]

NIXON, CHARLES, son of Charles Nixon MICE, Upper Belgrave Place, Westminster, railway engineer, and Elizabeth Alice, eldest dau. of Alexander Grant ; b. 3 Aug 1844 ; adm. 16 Jun 1857 ; left Whitsun 1861.

NIXON, GEORGE, eldest son of Maj.-Gen. Sir Eccles Nixon Kt, EICS Madras, and Anne Philadelphia, dau. of Dr. — Braham, Suffolk ; b. 18 Apr 1776 ; adm.     (name up school, 1792) ; Cornet, 13^th Light Dragoons 31 Jul 1792 ; Lieut., 5^th Dragoon Guards 31 Aug 1793 ; 13^th Light Dragoons 30 Sep 1793 ; half-pay 1794 ; Capt.-Lieut. and Capt., 2 Sep 1795 ; d. unm. 22 Dec 1796. [or died in West Indies of yellow fever 16 Jul 1796 ?] [perhaps mother’s father was Wotton Braham, Edwardstone, Suffolk, surgeon, previously EICS Fort Marlborough ?]

NIXON, JAMES LOCK, son of Thomas Nixon FRCS, Berners Street, London, Surgeon, 1^st Foot Guards, subsequently Inspector-General of Hospitals, and Mary, dau. of James Lock, St.James’s, Westminster, hatter ; bapt. St.Mary’s, Marylebone Road, London 24 May 1793 (IGI) ; in school list 1803 ; left 1810 ; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 2 Feb 1811, aged 17 ; Ensign, 1^st Foot Guards 27 Aug 1812 ; Lieut. and Capt., 12 May 1814 ; Capt., 60^th Foot 15 Jun 1820 ; half-pay 6 Jul 1820 ; Maj., 1^st West India Regt., 22 Jun 1847, retd. ; served in Peninsular War and at battle of Waterloo ; latterly resident in Jersey, Channel Islands ; m. 10 Nov 1819 Henriette Coeline Matilde de Vermont (“niece to Mrs Massingberd, of South Ormsby, Lincolnshire”) ; d Aug 1859.

NIXON, JOHN, brother of George Nixon (qv) ; b. 25 Jun 1777 ; adm.     ; KS 1793 ; elected to Trinity Coll.Cambridge 1796, adm.pens. 25 May 1796, scholar 29 Apr 1797, matr.Mich.1797 ; Cornet, 20th Light Dragoons 14 Feb 1800 ; Lieut., 14 Feb 1802 ; 12^thDragoons, 15 Jun 1802 ; half-pay, 14^th Light Dragoons 21 Dec 1802 ; 2^nd Dragoons 11 May 1805 [check : wrong Regt. ?] ; Capt., 5^thGarrison bn., 28 Nov 1806 ; 6^th Foot, 16 Apr 1807 ; 17^th Foot, 30 Jan 1812 ; Brevet Maj., 12 Aug 1819 ; retd. 7 Nov 1822 ; served in Peninsular War ; ADC and Military Secretary to Major-Gen. Sir Miles Nightingall KCB when in command in Java in 1814-5 ; m. 1815 Eliza Mary Anne, dau. of Capt. — Emerson, 72^nd Foot ; d. at St.Thomé, Madras 1 May 1831.

NIXON, JOSEPH, brother of George Nixon (qv) ; b. 30 Aug 1785 ; adm. 14 Jun 1797 ; KS 1800 ; Cadet, EICS Madras 1800 ; Lieut., 24^th Native Infantry 10 Jul 1801 ; Adjutant, 1 Jan 1807 ; Capt., 1^stNative Infantry 20 Nov 1813 ; Maj., 5 Feb 1822 ; Lieut.-Col., 13 Jan 1825 ; Persian Interpreter and Deputy Judge Advocate, Madras ; m. 21 Aug 1822 Jane Annette Elizabeth, dau. of Edward Campbell, Madras, merchant ; d. on his passage from Rangoon 10 Apr 1826.

NIXON, LEWIS ; b.      ; adm. (aged 7) Apr 1752.

NIXON, THOMAS ; b.        ; adm.       ; KS 1665 ; elected to Trinity Coll.Cambridge 1669, adm.pens. 28 Jun 1669, scholar 1670 ; BA 1672/3 ; MA 1676 ; DD 1690 ; Fellow, Trinity Coll. 1674 – c.1689 ; ordained deacon 24 Dec 1676, priest 22 Dec 1678 (both London) ; Rector of Pitsford, Northants 10 Jul 1688-90 ; Prebendary of Canterbury from 4 Nov 1689 ; Rector of St.Michael’s, Queenhithe, London, from 3 Jun 1691 ; lic. to m.1^st, 17 Jun 1690 Susanna Aucher, Canterbury ; m. 2^nd, Dorothy — ; buried 16 Nov 1712.

NOAKES, see also NOKES.

NOAKES, JAMES ; b.       ; adm. (aged 11) Feb 1720/1 ; in under school list 1724.

NOBLE, — ; b.       ; adm. Nov 1656 (Busby’s Account Book), boarder.

NOBLE, — ; b.       ; adm.Nov 1656 (Busby’s Account Book), boarder.

NOBLE, —  ; b.       ; adm. Nov 1656 (Busby’s Account Book), boarder.

NOEL, HON.BAPTIST WRIOTHESLEY, brother of Hon.Leland Noel (qv) ; b. 16 Jul 1798 ; adm.Mich.1810 (Smedley) ; left 1813 ; Trinity Coll.Cambridge, adm.pens. 4 Feb 1817, fellow commoner 21 May 1819, scholar 1820, matr. Mich.1818 ; MA 1821 ; adm.Lincoln’s Inn 12 Nov 1821 ; ordained deacon 29 May 1825, priest 21 May 1826 (both Lincoln) ; Curate, Cossington, Leics. ; Minister of St.John’s Chapel, Bedford Row, London 1827-48 ; became recognised as one of London’s leading Evangelical clergymen ; Chaplain in Ordinary to Queen Victoria 1841-9 ; became a Baptist 9 Aug 1849 ; Minister of John Street Baptist Chapel, London 1849-68 ; President, Baptist Union 1855, 1867 ; one of the most popular preachers of the day ; author, Meditations on Sickness and Old Age, 1837, and a number of devotional or controversial works ; m. 17 Oct 1826 Jane, eldest dau. of Peter Baillie MP, Dochfour, Inverness ; d. 19 Jan 1873. ODNB.

NOEL, CECIL EDWARD BERKELEY, second son of Capt.Edward Andrew Noel, Clanna Falls, Gloucs., 31^st Foot, subsequently Lieut.-Col., 1^st Gloucestershire Rifle Volunteers and one of HM Gentlemen at Arms, and Sarah Gay Forbes, youngest dau. of William Brown Darwin, Elston Hall, Notts. ; b. 23 Dec 1849 ; adm. 23 Jan 1863 (G) ; left Dec 1865 ; d. 18 Jan 1869.

NOEL, D.   ; b.        ; in school lists 1801, May 1803 ; left 1803. [Identified by Whitmore as Noel, Moreton Daniel Horace. If so, he was son of Zvi Noah (afterwards Henry Noel), and Minka (afterwards Amelia), artist, dau. of Judah Levy, American merchant ; b. 17 Apr 1788 (but not bapt. until 16 Oct 1800 (IGI), at Barnard Castle, co.Durham) ; Ensign, 8^th Foot 1805 ; Lieut., 22 Oct 1807 ; wounded at Fort George, Upper Canada May 1813 (described as Horace Noel) ; killed in the assault on Fort Erie 15 Aug 1814]

NOEL, HON.JAMES, third son of Baptist Noel, 3^rd Earl of Gainsborough, and Lady Dorothea Manners, second dau. of John Manners, 1^st Duke of Rutland PC ; b. 18 Sep 1712 ; adm. (aged 11) Jan 1723/4 ; in school list Feb 1727/8 ; Grand Tour (Italy) 1731-2 ; MP Rutland from 1734 ; member, Society of Dilettanti 1736 ; d.unm. 17 Jun 1752.

NOEL, HON.LELAND, tenth son of Sir Gerard Noel Noel (formerly Edwards), Bart., MP, and his first wife Diana Middleton, Baroness Barham, only child of Charles Middleton, 1^st Baron Barham PC, Admiral, Royal Navy, and First Lord of the Admiralty ; b. 21 Oct 1797 ; adm. Mich.1810 (Smedley) ; left 1813 ; Trinity Coll.Cambridge, adm.pens. 4 Feb 1817, matr.Mich.1817 ; MA 1821 ; ordained deacon 14 Sep 1823, priest 19 Sep 1824 (both Gloucester) ; Vicar of Chipping Campden, Gloucs., 19 Sep 1824-May 1832 ; Vicar of Lavendon with Brayfield, Bucks., 27 Apr 1832-8 ; Vicar of Exton, Rutland, from 1 May 1832 ; Vicar of Hornfield, Rutland [check] 1 May 1832 ; Hon.Canon, Peterborough 1850 ; m. 30 Dec 1824 Mary Arabella, dau. of John Savile Foljambe, Osberton Hall, Notts. ; d. 10 Nov 1870.

NOEL, SIR RALPH, BART., elder son of Sir Ralph Milbanke, Bart., MP (qv) ; bapt. 20 Aug 1747 (IGI) ; in school list 1764 ; left Sep 1764 ; Trinity Coll.Cambridge, adm.fellow commoner 30 Jan 1765, aged 17, matr. Lent 1766, but did not graduate ; MP Co.Durham 1790-1812 ; succ.father as 6^th baronet 8 Jan 1798 ; assumed surname of Noel in lieu of Milbanke 29 May 1815, in compliance with the will of Thomas Noel, 2^nd Viscount Wentworth ; m. 7 Jan 1777 Hon.Judith Noel, dau. of Edward Noel, 1^stViscount Wentworth, by whom he had an only dau. Anna Isabella, wife of George Byron, 6^th Baron Byron, the poet ; d. 19 Mar 1825.

NOEL, W.        ; b.       ; in school list May 1803 ; left 1803. [Perhaps Hon.William Middleton Noel, an elder brother of Hon.Leland Noel (qv), b. 2 May 1789 ; MP (Whig/Liberal) Rutland 20 Mar 1838 – Jan 1840 ; Capt. commandant, Rutland Militia 1839-52 ; High Sheriff, Rutland 1850 ; m. 20 May 1817 Anne, dau. of Joseph Yates, Clanna Falls, Gloucs., merchant ; d. 20 Jan 1859] [Note that “William Middleton Noel, esq” subscribed to Smedley’s Erin, as did his elder brother “Charles Noel Noel, Esq., M.P.” and another brother of his, “Rev.Gerrard Thomas Noel”]

NOERSH, EDWARD, son of John Noersh, Rutland ; b.      ; at school (aged 14) 2 Jul 1582 (Chapter Muniments 43050).

NOKE, —  ; b.       ; adm.      ; KS 1640-4 (Chapter Muniments 32460).

NOKES (or NOAKES), HENRY, son of Henry Nokes (or Noakes), Jamaica ; b.     ; adm.      ; QS 1703 ; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1707, matr. 17 Jun 1707, aged 19, Westminster Student from 23 Dec 1707 ; BA 1711 ; MA (Christ Church Act Book) 27 May 1715 ; adm.Middle Temple 27 Apr 1711 ; buried Canterbury Cathedral 4 Apr 1721.

NONNEN, EDWARD, only son of John Nonnen, James Street, Buckingham Gate, Westminster, subsequently of Liseberg, Gothenburg, Sweden, sugar manufacturer, and Anna Mathilda, dau. of Carl Anton Lorent, Hamburg, Germany ; b. 30 Jun 1804 ; adm. 18 Sep 1815 ; left Bartholomewtide 1816 ; emigrated with his family to Sweden in 1819, where he became a pioneer of scientific agriculture ; bought estate of Degeberg, on Lake Wener, and established the agricultural college there ; the father of Swedish agriculture ; m. 1846 Margaret, dau. of William Thorburn, Kasen, near Uddevalla, Sweden, merchant and grain exporter ; d. at Degeberg 2 Mar 1862.

NOONE, — ; b.       ; adm. 30 Sep 1767 ; in school list Feb 1771.

NORFOLK, ALBERT SPRINGETT, fourth son of William John Norfolk, St.George’s Square, Westminster, General Manager, London and County Bank, and Eliza, dau. of Joseph Smith ; b. 25 Feb 1850 ; adm. 21 Jun 1867 ; St.John’s Theol.Coll., Newfoundland ; ordained deacon 1874, priest 1875 (both Nova Scotia) ; Incumbent, Louisburg, Nova Scotia 1874 ; acting Chaplain to the Forces, York Redoubt, Nova Scotia 1875 ; Curate, Hutton, Essex 1876-8, St.John’s, Glasgow 1878-9 ; Chaplain to the Forces 18 Feb 1879 –1910 ; Vicar of Ellenhall, Staffs., 1910-6 ; m. 20 Oct 1874 Isabella Fanny, fourth dau. of Hon.Nicholas Stabb, St.John’s, Newfoundland, merchant ; d. 1 Jan 1922.

NORGATE, THOMAS, only child of Edward Norgate, Clerk of the Signet to Charles I, and Windsor Herald, and his first wife Judith, dau. of John Lanier, musician ; b. 1615 ; adm.      ; KS        ; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1633, matr. 29 Nov 1633, aged 18, Westminster Student to expulsion by Parliamentary Visitors for non-submission 13 Oct 1648 (Burrows, ed., 1881, 196) ; BA 1637 ; MA 1640 ; BD 1646 ; ordained ; Chaplain to Sir Thomas Glemham, when Governor of Carlisle in 1645 and subsequently when Glemham was General of the Royalist forces at Oxford ; Rector of St.Cuthbert, York 30 Mar 1644 (described as MA), named by Parliamentary supporters as delinquent 1645.

NORGRAVE, SAMUEL, son of Samuel Norgrave, St.James’s, Westminster, and Anna Maria Dring ; bapt. St.Mary, St.Marylebone Road, London 20 Dec 1767 (IGI) ; adm. 21 Jan 1782. [maybe father of Oxford Street, linen draper ; maybe resident Calcutta in 1790]

NORMAN, WILLIAM ; b.       ; adm. (aged 10) Sep 1727 ; left 1730.

NORMAN, WILLIAM EGLESFIELD BATHURST, third son of George Lewis Norman, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, solicitor, and Frances Henrietta, dau. of John Turner Graver Browne, Morley Hall, Norfolk ; b. 21 Nov 1860 ; adm. 15 Nov 1873 (G), having previously been at Dulwich Coll. ; left Dec 1873 ; Exeter Coll.Oxford, matr. 16 Apr 1880 ; BA 1883 ; MA 1888 ; ordained deacon 1884, priest 1885 (both York) ; Curate, St.Paul’s, Sculcoates, Yorks., 1884-6 ; Chaplain at Bombay 1886-7 ; Curate, Beeston, Notts., 1887-9 ; Vicar of Biddenham, Beds., from 1890 ; m. 6 Jul 1886 Ellen Catherine Lovell, dau. of Rev.Henry William Kemp, Master of The Charterhouse, Hull, Yorks. ; d. 14 Nov 1935.

NORMANTON, EARLS OF, see AGAR.

NORREYS, LORD, see BERTIE, WILLOUGHBY, 4^TH EARL OF ABINGDON.

NORRINGTON, VINCENT, son of Vincent Norrington, London, citizen and grocer ; bapt. All Hallows, Honey Lane, London 20 Sep 1601 ; adm.      ; KS        ; elected to Trinity Coll.Cambridge 1619, adm.scholar 1620 ; BA 1623/4 ; MA 1627. [Mother probably Hester, dau. of Robert Herrick (or Heyrick), Leicester, Alderman of Leicester].

NORRIS, CHARLES, son of Rev.Charles Norris, Vicar of Brabourne, Kent, and Ann Kennet, Brabourne, Kent ; b.      ; adm.       ; KS (aged 13) 1757 ; elected head to Trinity Coll.Cambridge 1762, adm.pens. 9 Jun 1762, scholar 6 May 1763, matr. Lent 1763 ; 11^thWrangler 1766 ; BA 1766 ; MA 1769 ; Minor Fellow, Trinity Coll. 2 Oct 1767, Major Fellow 5 Jul 1769 ; ordained deacon 21 Dec 1766 (London), priest 25 Dec 1770 (Peterborough) ; Curate, Brabourne, Kent 1766 ; Whitehall Preacher 1775-91 ; Vicar of Shudy Camps, Cambs., 24 May 1786 – Jul 1790 ; Rector of Fakenham, Norfolk, from 22 Apr 1790 ; Rector of Wolterton with Wickmere, Norfolk  21 Jan 1791 – Apr 1801 ; Vicar of Aylsham, Norfolk, from 24 Oct 1800 ; Prebendary of Canterbury from 14 Jan 1799 ; d. 16 Dec 1833.

NORRIS, GEORGE ; b.      ; adm. (aged 10) Feb 1752 ; in school list 1754.

NORRIS, ROBERT ; b.       ; adm.      ; KS in 1619 (Chapter Muniments 32451) ; Emmanuel Coll.Cambridge, adm.pens. 29 Jun 1620, matr. 1620 ; migr. to Clare Coll. ; BA 1623/4 ; MA 1627.

NORRIS, SIR WILLIAM, BART., second son of Thomas Norris MP, Speke, Lancashire, and Catherine, dau. of Sir Henry Garway, Kt, Lord Mayor of London, draper ; b. 3 Feb 1658 ; adm.      ; KS in 1672 ; elected to Trinity Coll.Cambridge 1675, adm.pens. 25 Jun 1675, scholar 1676 ; BA 1678/9 ; MA 1682 ; Fellow, Trinity Coll. 1681 – c.1690, Tutor 1687 ; took part in struggle with James II against the admission of Roman Catholics to Cambridge Univ. 1687 ; MP Liverpool 1695 – Nov 1701 ; a Commissioner of Public Accounts 1697 ; an active Whig politician ; created baronet 3 Dec 1698 ; sent out to India as King’s Commissioner to obtain trading privileges from the Mogul Emperor for the New General Society (otherwise English Company) ; landed at Masulipatam Sep 1699, but was not able to secure an audience with the Emperor Aurungzeb until 28 Apr 1701 ; after repeated interviews Norris left the Mogul camp in Nov 1701 without having achieved the objects of his mission ; was forcibly detained for two months at Burhanpur, and not allowed to proceed until Feb 1701/2 ; sailed for England in ship Scipio 5 May 1702 ; lic. to m. 13 Dec 1689 Elizabeth, widow of Nicholas Pollexfen, London, merchant, and of Isaac Meynell, Lombard Street, London, goldsmith, and dau. of Robert Reade, Cheshunt, Herts. ; d. 10 Oct 1702 on voyage back from India, and was buried at sea. ODNB.

NORRIS, WILLIAM ; b.       ; adm. (aged 12) Jul 1729 ; in school list 1731. [Identified ODNB as William Norris, son of Selfe Norris, Cheapside, London, druggist, and Mary, dau. of Leonard Pead ; bapt. 20 Dec 1718 ; ordained ; FSA 4 Apr 1754 (described as of Trinity College [but not in Foster or Venn], of St Mary le Strand) ; Joint Secretary, Society of Antiquaries of London May 1754 – Oct 1759, Secretary Oct 1759-90 ; Corrector of the Press to the King’s Printer ; buried unm. 29 Nov 1791, aged 72]. [note no authority cited in ODNB for his education at the School]

NORTH, CHARLES EDWARD, brother of Francis Frederick North (qv) ; b. 29 Oct 1780 ; adm. 9 Jun 1789 (Clapham) ; in school list 1795 ; left Mich.1798 ; Trinity Coll.Cambridge, adm.pens. 15 May 1798, aged 18, matr. Mich.1800 ; BA 1802 ; MA 1805 ; ordained deacon 6 Mar 1803, priest 23 Dec 1804 (both Winchester) ; Rector of Portland, Dorset 23 May 1811-35 ; Rector of Child Okeford, Dorset, from 3 Aug 1815 ; d. 16 Apr 1863.

NORTH, FRANCIS FREDERICK, elder son of Fountain North, Rougham, Norfolk, and Arabella, dau. of Isaac Strutt, Hampstead, Middlesex, attorney ; b. 2 Jul 1778 ; adm. 7 Jun 1789 (Clapham) ; in school lists 1795. 1796 ; Oriel Coll.Oxford, matr. 22 Dec 1796 ; of Rougham, Norfolk ; m. 5 Mar 1799 Elizabeth, dau. of Rev.William Whitear, Rector of All Saints, Hastings, Sussex ; d. 8 Oct 1821.

NORTH, MONTAGUE, son of Hon.Roger North KC MP, Rougham, Norfolk, barrister, and Mary, dau. of Sir Robert Gayer KB, Stoke Poges, Bucks. ; b.1712 ; in school lists Feb 1727/8, 1729 ; a letter dated 27 Apr 1728, addressed to him at “Mr.Russell’s house in College Street”, is printed in his father’s Lives of the Norths, iii, 267 ; Jesus Coll.Cambridge, adm. pens. 26 Jun 1730, matr.1731 ; BA 1733/4 ; MA 1737 ; DD 1767 ; ordained deacon  Jul 1738 (Ely), priest 24 Dec 1738 (Norwich) ; Perpetual Curate, Great Glemham, Norfolk 17 Jan 1738/9 ; Rector of Sternfield, Suffolk, from 30 May 1739 ; Rector of Knodishall with Buxlow, Suffolk 8 Oct 1747 – Jun 1749 ; Rector of Little Glemham, Suffolk, from 29 Jun 1749 ; Canon of Windsor from 26 Jun 1775 ; m. Elizabeth, dau. of Rev.Francis Folkard, Rector of Clopton, Suffolk ; d. 22 Aug 1779.

NORTH, WILLIAM ; b.       ; adm. (aged 16) Jan 1732/3 ; in school list Jan 1732/3 (fifth form) [but not in school list Aug 1733 (which is relevant, see below)]. [Whitmore : “d.1800 see new slip”] [perhaps therefore Rev.William North, clerk, Dallington, Sussex, will proved PCC 11 Sep 1800] [Presumably Whitmore thought that this William North was the William North who was adm.pens.Trinity Coll.Cambridge 30 Jun 1733, matr.Mich.1734, scholar 1734, BA 1736/7, MA 1740, Fellow 1739, ordained deacon 5 Jan 1737 (Lincoln), priest 6 Sep 1741 (Chichester), Vicar of Roxdon with Barford, Beds., 26 Mar 1747 [1746/7 or 1747/8 ?] – res Jun 1748 ; Vicar of Dallington and Alceston, Sussex, from 28 Dec 1747 ; m. c.1752 Ann —  ; d. Sep 1800].

NORTHAMPTON, EARLS AND MARQUIS OF, see COMPTON.

NORTHBOURNE, WALTER CHARLES, 1^ST BARON, see JAMES, WALTER CHARLES, 1^stBARON NORTHBOURNE.

NORTHCOTE, ARTHUR EDWARD, brother of Sir Ernest Augustus Northcote (qv) ; b. 11 Apr 1853 ; adm. 27 Jun 1867 ; QS 1868 ; left Christmas 1871 ; an architect ; pupil and assistant to Edward Cookworthy Robins FRIBA ; ARIBA 20 Mar 1882 ; in practice in Tothill Street, Westminster ; d. 9 Apr 1924.

NORTHCOTE, SIR ERNEST AUGUSTUS, third son of Stafford Henry Northcote, Belgrave Road, Westminster, lace merchant, and Isabella, sixth dau. of Robert McNeill, Liverpool ; b. 15 Feb 1850 ; adm. 22 Jan 1864 ; QS 1865 ; elected to Trinity Coll.Cambridge 1869 (with Triplett), adm.pens. 10 Oct 1869, matr. Mich.1869 ; LLB 1873 ; adm.Middle Temple 9 Nov 1871, called to bar 30 Apr 1875 ; Oxford circuit ; Stipendiary Magistrate, British Guiana 1882-6 ; Sheriff of Essequibo 1884, and acting Puisne Judge 1884-5 ; Second Puisne Judge, Jamaica 1886-1903 ; Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago 1903-8, retd. ; knighted 9 Nov 1905 ; a Governor of the School from 21 Nov 1912 ; m. 11 Jul 1895 Helena Jane, eldest dau. of Izett William Anderson MD, Kingston, Jamaica ; d. 13 May 1915.

NORTHEY, THOMAS ; b.         ; adm. 22 Sep 1775. [Perhaps Thomas Northey, third son of Thomas Northey, Berwick-on-Tweed, adm.Middle Temple 18 May 1778] [if so, father successively Capt.of Invalids, Berwick, and Captain of Sandown Fort, Isle of Wight, and mother Margaret, dau. of J.L. [ or Thomas?] Hancorne, Gower, Glamorgan ; living May 1789 when second to his brother in a duel]

NORTHINGTON, EARLS OF, see HENLEY.

NORTHRYGE, —  ; b.       ; adm.      ; QS in 1556 (Chapter Muniments 37713).

NORTON, — ; b.       ; at school c.1660 (Busby’s Account Book).

NORTON, EDWARD, son of John Norton, London ; b.      ; at school under Freind (J.E.B.Mayor and R.F.Scott, Admissions to St.John’s Coll.Camb., ii, 220, where Norton is stated to have been at school at “Westminster”, but Head Master’s name is not given) ; St.John’s Coll.Cambridge, adm.sizar 1 Jul 1715, aged 16 ; BA 1718/9 ; MA 1722 ; ordained deacon 13 Mar 1719/20, priest 30 Sep 1724 (both London) ; Curate, East Greenwich, Kent 1724 ; Head Master, Colfe’s GS, Lewisham, Kent 13 Jun 1733-63 ; m. (by 1741) Catherine — ; d. 30 Jan 1767.

NORTON, EDWARD, son of William Norton, Westminster ; b.      ; adm.      ; Min.Can. (aged 14) 1714. [Perhaps same individual as last, with an error in the father’s Christian name in one of the entries].

NORTON, JOHN, son of Richard Norton (who “suffered much for loyalty”) ; b.       ; adm.       ; KS (aged 14) in 1660 ; elected head to Trinity Coll.Cambridge 1662, adm.pens. 27 Jun 1662, scholar 1663 ; BA 1665/6 ; MA 1669 (incorp.Oxford 1669) ; unsuccessfully petitioned Charles II in 1668 for a letter to the Master and Fellows of Trinity Coll. to grant him the next Fellowship, Norton stating that “he was put aside last election of Fellows on account of His Majesty’s letter for another : if not elected this term will become incapable, as scholars of the seventh year have to take their MA degree and cannot then be Fellows” (CSP Dom 1667-8, 597, where the petition of Ralph Norton to Lord Arlington on behalf of his ward John Norton will also be found) ; ordained deacon 20 Dec 1668 (Ely), priest 29 Mar 1669 (Chichester) ; Vicar of Rushden, Herts., from 3 Apr 1669 ; d. 1684 (successor apppointed 18 Aug 1684).

NORWOOD, WILLIAM, son of a Kentish gentleman ; b.        ; at school under Busby (PRO, Town Depositions C24/695/46) ; “one that had been his father’s servant had seduced him to do such an ill act whilst he was at Westminster School that he was even ashamed either to go to school any more or ever to look his father in the face again” ; sailed in ship Hope which arrived in Virginia Jul 1641 ; d. Jul or Aug 1641, aged about 15.

NOTT, ANTHONY, son of Anthony Nott, St.James, Westminster ; b.  21 Jun 1705     ; adm. (aged 9) May 1715 ; in under school list 1718 ; an attorney, New Inn, London ; adm.Inner Temple 18 May 1724 ; of Horsted Place, Sussex ; m. 13 Apr 1732 Prudence, fifth dau. of Thomas Warden, Cuckfield, Sussex ; d. 27 Jun 1791.

NOTT, FETTIPLACE, son of (William) Fettiplace Nott, Bicknall, Warwicks., Serjeant-at-Law, and Sarah, dau. of Thomas Hammond, Edial Hall, Staffs. ; bapt.Elmdon, Warwicks. 30 Oct 1701 (IGI) ; adm. (aged 13) May 1716 ; Balliol Coll.Oxford, matr. 9 Apr 1720 ; adm.Middle Temple 15 Jul 1720, called to bar 24 Jun 1726 ; of Edial Hall, near Lichfield, Staffs., where Samuel Johnson had his school of three pupils ; High Steward of Lichfield from 1762 ; m. 15 Nov 1743 Anna Catherine, dau. of John Arden, Longcroft Hall, Staffs. ; d. 6 Jun 1775.

NOTTINGHAM, EARLS OF,  see FINCH.

NOURSE (or NURSE), GEORGE, son of Thomas Nourse (or Nurse) MD LRCP, Westminster, and Susannah Goodall, Belgrave, Leics. ; b.        ; adm.       ; Min.Can. (aged 14) 1648 ; KS 1650 ; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1652, matr. 2 Jun 1652, Westminster Student (still 1660) ; BA 1655/6 ; MA 1658 ; m.    [Probably George Nurse, son of Thomas Nurse, bapt. St.Mary, Leicester 12 Jan 1634] [perhaps George Nurse MA, Principal Registrar, Diocese of Lincoln 5 Nov 1660 ; m.    ; dead by Jan 1662/3]

NOURSE, JOHN ; b.      ; adm.      ; KS       ; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1650, matr. 27 Nov 1650, Westminster Student ; BA 1654/5 ; MA 1657 ; ordained deacon and priest 31 Mar 1661 (Oxford).

NOURSE, JOHN, eldest son of John Nourse, Weston-sub-Penyard, Herefs., and Elizabeth, dau. of William Gregory, How Caple, Herefs. ; bapt.Weston sub Penyard 21 Jan 1721/2 ; adm. (aged 15) Sep 1737 ; left 1739 ; Balliol Coll.Oxford, matr. 10 Oct 1739 ; Fellow, All Souls Coll. 1744 [check] ; BCL 1751 ; adm.Middle Temple 9 May 1743 ; d.unm. 1753.

NOVERRE, WILLIAM LYND, son of Arthur Noverre MRCS LSA, Great Stanmore, Middlesex, surgeon, and Emma Otway, eldest dau. of Charles Otway Mayne (qv) ; b. 18 Dec 1840 ; adm. 28 Sep 1854 ; left Whitsun 1856 ; Cadet, EICS Bengal 1857 ; 2^nd Lieut., 1^stEuropean Regt., 18 May 1858 ; Lieut., 21 Feb 1859 ; Capt., 20 Nov 1869 ; Maj., 20 Nov 1877 ; Lieut.-Col., Bengal Staff Corps 20 Nov 1883 ; retd. 1 Jan 1885 ; served in Indian Mutiny ; m. 17 Dec 1874 Agnes Govane, dau. of Robert Kerr, Liverpool ; d. 20 Mar 1926.

NOWELL, LAURENCE, son of Alexander Nowell, Read Hall, Whalley, Lancs., and Grace, dau. of Rafe Catherall, Mitton, Lancs. ; a kinsman of Alexander Nowell, Head Master ; b. c.1531 (aged 19 at 12 Apr 1550) ; adm.      ; KS       ; left by Jun 1549 (Acts of Chapter) ; Christ Church, Oxford, residing 1550-3, Student in 1552-3 (name in college buttery books to 24 Dec 1554) ; BA 1552 ; studying and travelling in France and Flanders 1553-4 ; tutor to “Mr.Harringeton’s sons” (perhaps sons of Sir James Harington, Exton, Rutland) in France and at Padua, Italy, before Dec 1558 ; probably the individual of this name who was MP Knaresborough Jan – May 1559 ; joined household of William Cecil c.1562 ; a pioneer cartographer and one of the earliest scholars to take a serious interest in manuscripts of the Anglo-Saxon period ; left England 25 Mar 1567 ; subsequent travels on the European continent took him to Paris, Venice, Padua, Vienna, Basel, Leipzig (by Aug 1569) and Freiburg im Breisgau (Oct 1569) ; not subsequently heard of ; his chattels in England had been left by him in the possession of his close friend and fellow antiquary William Lambarde, who was asked to hand them over to Nowell’s family in a complaint filed in the Court of Requests in 1571 ; his Vocabularium Saxonicum, surviving in manuscript, was first published in 1952 ; William Camden describes him as “vir rara doctrina insignis, & qui Saxonicam maiorum nostrorum linguam … primus nostra aetate resuscitavit”; for his career and scholarly achievement see Carl T.Berkhout, “Laurence Nowell (1530 – ca.1570)”, in Helen Damico (and others) (ed), Medieval scholarship, Biographical Studies on the Formation of a Discipline, New York, 1998. ODNB.

NOYES, CHARLES, son of Samuel Frederick Noyes, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, solicitor, and Charlotte, dau. of John Hodgson QC, Lincoln’s Inn, barrister ; b. 7 Feb 1854 ; at Harrow Sch. Sep 1866 – Dec 1868 ; adm. 22 Jan 1869 ; left Christmas 1871 ; d. 3 Apr 1877.

NOYES, FREDERICK, twin brother of Charles Noyes (qv) ; b. 7 Feb 1854 ; at Harrow Sch. Sep 1866 – Dec 1868 ; adm. 22 Jan 1869 ; left Christmas 1871 ; d. 21 Mar 1877.

NOYES, FREDERICK ROBERT HALSEY HERBERT, brother of Kennaway William Herbert Noyes (qv) ; b. 29 Nov 1839 ; adm. 19 Jun 1851 ; Univ.Coll.Durham ; Fell’s Prize ; Mathematical Prize and BA 1861 ; MA 1867 ; BD and DD 1875 ; ordained deacon 1862, priest 1863 (both Chichester) ; Curate, Waldron, Sussex 1862-6, Tarporley, Cheshire 1866-71 ; Vice-Principal, Chichester Theol.Coll. 1871-5 ; Curate, St.Andrew’s, Chichester, Sussex 1872-5 ; Provist of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland 1875-86 ; Dean of Argyll and the Isles 1883-6 ; Rector of Long Crichel, Dorset 1886-1906 ; Rector of Donnington, Yorks., from 1906 ; m. 7 May 1878 Emily Mary, eldest dau. of Rev.Thomas Percival Rogers, Vicar of Batheaston, Somerset ; d. 1 Jan 1917.

NOYES, KENNAWAY WILLIAM HERBERT, third son of Thomas Herbert Noyes, East Mascalls, Sussex, barrister, and Mary Elizabeth, eldest dau. of Joseph Thomson Halsey MP, Gaddesden Park, Herts. ; b. 14 Oct 1836 ; adm. 23 Jan 1851 ; Ensign, 85^th Light Infantry 8 Jun 1855 ; Lieut., 15 Jan 1856 ; Capt., 25 Jul 1865 ; retd. 25 Jan 1871 ; m. 2 Oct 1877 Katharine, widow of Rev.William Henry Lanphier, Vicar of Compton, Warwicks., and dau. of Rev.Henry Daniel Leeves, Chaplain to HM Legation, Athens ; d. 16 Dec 1925.

NOYES, LIONEL HERBERT, brother of Kennaway William Herbert Noyes (qv) ; b. 15 Oct 1838 ; adm. 23 Jan 1851 ; Gentleman Cadet, Royal Artillery 1 Sep 1855 ; Lieut., 1 Oct 1858 ; retd. 1 Oct 1871 ; emigrated to Australia ; of Bussellton, Western Australia ; m. 1^st, 8 Jul 1862 Kathleen, dau. of Thomas Herbert Power, Hawthorn, Victoria, auctioneer and pastoralist, member Victoria Legislative Council ; m.2^nd, 1892 Mary Elizabeth, widow of James Guy Thomson, pastoralist, and dau. of Alfred Pickmore Bussell, Wallcliffe, Western Australia, pastoralist ; d.  3 Dec 1902.

NOYES, ROBERT, brother of Charles Noyes (qv) ; b. 18 Sep 1859 ; adm. 8 Jun 1871 (H) ; left May 1876 ; adm.solicitor Mar 1884 ; Assistant Solicitor, General Post Office, from 1905 ; m. 24 Mar 1891 Alicia Isabel, second dau. of James Curtis Leman, Ravenna Road, Putney, Surrey, solicitor ; d. 1 Nov 1923.

NUGENT, —  ; b.        ; at school under Camden (see Camden’s letter to Ussher 10 Jul 1618, in which he states that “divers gentlemen of Ireland”, including the Nugents, were among his scholars at Westminster : Sir H.Ellis, ed., Original Letters of Eminent Literary Men, Camden Soc.Pub., 1^st ser., xxiii, 125, note).

NUGENT, — ; b.         ; at school under Camden (see preceding entry).

NUGENT, RICHARD, LORD DELVIN, only son of Thomas Nugent, 6^th Earl of Westmeath (I) PC (I) KP, and his first wife Mary, only dau. of John [or Walter ?] Durand Stapleton, San Domingo, West Indies ; b. 1742 ; styled Lord Delvin 1754-61 ; at school under Markham (Public Advertiser, 20 Aug 1754, and Irish Compendium, 1756, pp.60-1) ; Cornet, 1^st  Horse, Ireland 27 May 1758 ; MP (I) Fore 1759-60 ; d. in Dublin 6 Aug 1761, of wounds received in a duel with Capt.George O’Reilly eight days previously.

NUNEHAM, VISCOUNT, see HARCOURT, GEORGE SIMON, 2^ND EARL.HARCOURT.

NUNES, AEGIDIUS, son of Abraham Nunes, St.James, Westminster, merchant, and Judith — (IGI) ; bapt.St.Andrew, Holborn 11 Apr 1714 (IGI) ; adm. (aged 10) Jan 1721/2 (as Newnes) ; left 1722 ; apprenticed to John Fursse, citizen and barber surgeon, 1724.

NUTTALL, ROBERT, eldest son of John Nuttall, Bury, Lancs., and his first wife Eliza, dau. of Jonathan Howarth, Manchester and Blackburn ; b. 10 Mar 1798 ; adm. 6 Jun 1809 ; Christ’s Coll.Cambridge, adm.fellow commoner 31 Mar 1817, matr. Mich.1817, resided to Christmas 1818 but did not graduate ; of Kempsey House, Worcs. ; m. 17 Jun 1819 Susan Anne, dau. of Rev.Randall Andrews, Vicar of Ormskirk, Lancs. ; d. 12 Dec 1857.

NUTTYNGE, THOMAS ; b.      ; GS 1540 (British Library, Add.MSS 40061) ; KS 1543 ; left 1543 (Chapter Muniments).

NYCHOLAS, —- ; b.        ; adm.      ; KS        ; left 1553 (Acts of Chapter).