, with other
issue, a son, * John Russell, b. 1910. Mrs. Watson
is joint owner of the .above estate with her late
husband's brother William Henry Watson, Esq.

{wliom see) Residence : Milhorne Wick, Sherborne,

Dorsetshire.

WATSON, Mrs., of Minsted, Sussex.

Amy, younger dau. of Nathaniel Weekes, Esq., of
Guillard'sOak,whod.l889,byLaur:,,a:,:....nii- late
Sir Henry Cumming, K.C.B. ; vi. 1 ' ' " mi
Henry Watson, of Minsted, a J.P. t- -la

Col. ret. R.A., who d. 1899.— il/i"/"/. >- '/./-
hurst.

WATSON, Mrs., of Sidwood, Northumberland.
Florence Elizabeth, 2nd dau. of John Peter Mulcaster,
Esq., J.P. and D.L., of Benwell Park, Northumberland,
who d. 1887, by Anna Mary Isabella, who d. 1912,
elder dau. of the late Stephen Reed, Esq., of The Crag,
Northumberland; m. 1893, as his 2nd wife, John
William Watson, Esq., of Sidwood, a J.P. for North-
umberland, who d. 1914, leaving (by his 1st wife
Constance Laura, who d. 1892, dau. of the late
Matthew Stobart, Esq., of Beechburn Grange, co.
Durham), with other issue, a son, * George Hubert,
educated at Harrow ; b. 1886.— Sidwood, Belting-
ham, Northumberland.

WATSON, EiCHAED HuxHAM, Esq., of Brook-
field, Devon.

Only son of the late Richard Watson, Esq., of
Dorsley, by Maria, dau. of the late Samuel Huxham,
Esq.; b. 1826; m. 1864 Jane, dau. of the late
William Webber, Esq., J.P., of Totnes, and has a
dau., * Eleanor. Mr. Watson, who was educated at
Glasgow and Edinburgh Univs., is a J.P. and D.L.
for Devon.— Broo/c^cZd, Totnes.

WATSON, Egbert William SETON-, Esq.,
D.Litt., of Ayton, Perthshire.
Only son of William Livingstone Watson, Esq., of
Ayton and Balmanno, Perthshire, who d. 1903, by
Elizabeth Lindsay, who d. 1899, eldest dau. of George
Seton, Esq., late of St. Bennet's, Midlothian ; b. 1879 ;
m. 1911 Marion Esther, only dau. of the late Edward
Stack, Esq., Bengal Civil Service, and has, with other
issue, a son, * George Hugh Nicholas, h. 1916. Mr.
Seton-Watson was educated at Winchester and at
New Coll., Oxford (B.A. 1902, M.A. 1905, D.Litt.
I'dW).— Ayton House, by Abernethy, Perthshire;
SaviU, and Albemarle Clubs, w.; 1, Buckingham
Street, s.w.



WATSON, the Rev. Wentwoeth, of Rocking-
ham Castle, Northamptonshire.
Third son of the Hon. Richard Watson, of Rocking-
ham Castle, who d. 18-52, by Lavinia Jane, who d. 1886,
dau. of the late Lord George Quin ; b. 1848 ; m. 1903
Eveleen Frances, younger dau. of the late Rev.
Frederick Manners Stopford, Rector of Tichmarsh,
Northamptonshire. Mr. Watson, who was educated
at Eton and at Ch. Ch., Oxford (B.A. 1869, M.A.
1878), was Vicar of Monmouth 1879-92, of St.



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's, Oxford, 1892-6, and of Abingdon 1896-
1900, and is a Magistrate for Northamptonshire, a
Lord of the Manors of Kettering and Rockingham,
and Patron of 3 livings. — Bockiiigham Castle,
NortlMJiiptonshire ; Travellers' Club, s.w.

WATSON, WiLFEED Fbancis Heebert, Esq.,
of Ballingarrane, co. Tipperary.

Elder surviving son of Lieut. -Col. Solomon Watson,
.J. P. and D.L., late E.F.A., of Ballingarrane, who d.
1917, by the Hon. Elnith Georgina Isabel de Beau-
champ, elder dau. of Henry George, 17th Lord Teyn-
ham; b. 1892; to. 1919 Evelyn Irene Hamilton,
only child of the late Ai-thur J. H. Wills, Esq.
Mr. Watson was educated at Eton. — Ballingarrane,
Clmimel, co. I'ipperary ; Cavendish Club, w. ; Turf
Club, Cairo.

WATSON, William Henky, Esq., F.G.S.,
F.C.S., of Braystones House, Cumberland.

Only surviving son of Henry Hough Watson, Esq.,
J.P., of Braystones House, who d. 1886, by Jane, dau.
of the late William Atkinson, Esq. ; b. 1859 ; m. 1892
Florence Maud, only dau. of the late Frederick
Priestley, Esq., of Donnington, Middlesex, and has,
with other issue, a son, * Henry Hough, b. 1893.
Mr. Watson is a J.P. (1892) for Cumberland, and
joint owner with Mrs. Watson (wlwm see) of Bray-
stones House. — Braystones House, Cumberland.

WATSON, Capt. William Scott, of Bumhead,
Eoxburgb shire.

Eldest son of William Scott Watson, Esq., of Burn-
head, who d. 1885, by Louisa Sarah, dau. of the late
Thomas Dennis, Esq., of Pilton, Devon ; 6. 1855 ; m.
1892 Mabel Agnes, 4th dau. of the late Lieut.-Col.
Thomas Mahon, K.A., and has, with other issue, a
son, *William Scott, M.C., Capt. R.F.A. ; educated
at the R. Mil. Academy, Woolwich; b. 1893; m.
1918 Gladys Mary, only dau. of the late Major
Herbert Thomas de Carteret Hobbs, Wiltshire and
W. Yorkshire Eegta., of Barnaboy, King's Co. Capt.
Scott Watson, who was educated at Trinity Hall,
Cambridge (B.A. 1876), is a Magistrate for Rox-
burghshire, and Capt. late Essex Regt.— Residence :
8, The Esplanade, Plymouth; New Club, Edin-
biirgh.

WATSON, of Berwick House, Shropshire.

See Fhilliptps.
WATSON-AKMSTEONG. See Armstrong, Lord.

WATSON-GANDY, Mrs., of Heaves, West-
morlaDd.
Annis Vere, only child of James Gandy Gandy, Esq.,
J.P. and D.L., of Heaves, who d. 1917, by Annie Lucy
Stanley, youngest dau. of the late John Nash Tyli-
dale, Esq., M.A., Barrister-at-Law ; m. 1906 Major
William Donald Paul Watson, M.C. (elder son of the
late Wilham Clarence Watson, Esq., J.P. and D.L.,
of Colworth House, Bedfordshire), a J.P. for Bedford,
shire, and Capt. and Brevet Major Reserve of
Officers, late Lieut. 2nd Dragoons (R. Scots Greys),
who assumed the additional surname of Gandy by
deed poll 1918, and has, with other issue, a son,
*Jame8 Donald, b. 1908.— Heaves, Kendal, West-
morland.

WATSON-TAYLOE, Geoege Simon Aethue,
Esq., of Erlestoke Park, and Erchfont
Manor, Wilts.

Eldest son of Simon Watson-Taylor, Esq., M.P., of
Erlestoke Park, and of Erchfont Manor, who d. 1902,
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by Lady Hannah Charlotte, who d. 1887, 2nd dau. of
George,8th Marquis of Tweeddale ; b. 1850 ; m. 1895
Evelyn Matilda Georgina (who obtained a judicial
separation 1905), youngest dau. of the late Henry
FitzBoy, Esq., of Salcey Lawn, Northamptonshire.
Mr. Watson-Taylor, who was educated at Eton and
at Trinity Coll., Cambridge (B.A. 1873, M.A. 1879), is
a J.P. and D.L. for Wilts (High Sheriff 1914) ; late
Capt. R. Wiltshire Yeo. Cav. — Erlestoke Park,
Devices.

WATT, the Hon. Sir Thomas, K.C.M.G.—
Cr. 1912.

Eldest son of Thomas Watt, Esq., of Glasgow, who
d. 1902 ; b. 1857 ; to. 1886 May, dau. of the late
George Lindup, Esq., of Kensington. Sir Thomas
Watt, who was educated at Glasgow Univ., was
Minister of Justice and Defence and M.E.C. Natal
1903-6, and one of the Natal Delegates to the S. African
National Convention ; has practised as an Attorney
and Advocate in Natal since 1885, has been a Member
of the Parliament of the Union of S. Africa since 1910,
and was Minister of Posts and Telegraphs and of
Public Works 1912-15; appointed Minister of the
Interior and of Public Works 19W.— Newcastle, Natal.

WATT, Sir Gbokge, Knt., CLE., F.L.S.—
Cr. 1903.

Second son of the late John Watt, Esq., of Old Mel-
drum, Aberdeenshire ; b. 1851 ; vi. 1873 Jane, dau.
of the late Robert Simmie, Esq. Sir George Watt,
who was educated at Aberdeen and at Glasgow Univ.
(M.B. 1873, Hon. LL.D., Aberdeen 1904, and Glasgow
1907), was Professor of Botany at Calcutta Univ.
1873-84, Reporter on Economic Products in the
Revenue and Agricultural Department of the
Government of India 1884-1903, and Superintendent
Industrial Section of the Indian Museum, CaloJtta,
1894-1903. — Annandale House, Lockerbie, lY.B. ;
Savage Club, w.c.

WATT, Lieut.-Col. Alexandee Fitzqeeald,
D.S.O., of Hemingford Grey, Hunting-
donshire.
Eldest son of Alexander Younger Watt, Esq., of Cado-
gan Gardens, S.W., who d. 1914, by Georgina, who
(/. 1911, dau. of George Fitzgerald, Esq. ; 6. 1872 ; m.
1902 Augusta Georgina Charlotte, only child of the
late Augustine Robert Whiteway, Esq., Barrister-at-
Law, of Hemingford Grey, and has a dau. Geraldine
Amelia. Lieut.-Col. Watt, who was educated privately
and at Jesus Coll., Cambridge, is Major and Brevet
Lieut.-Col. Yorkshire Hussars Yeo., T.D., a ChevaUer
of the Legion of Honour, and Patron of 1 living, was
A.D.C. to the Inspector-Gen. of the Forces 1907-12,
and to F.M. Viscount French of Ypres, Comm.
B.E.F., 1914-15, Private Secretary to the Chief of
the Imperial Gen. Staff 1912-14 ; A.D.C. to the F.M.
Commanding-in-Chief the Home Forces 1916-18
and Comptroller of the Household to the Lord
Lieut, of Ireland 1918-19.— Hemingford Grey, St.
Ives, Huntingdmishire ; Marlboivugh, Arthur's, and
B. Automobile Clubs, s.w.; Cavalry Club, w. ;
Yorkshire Club, York; 2, Albert Gate Court,
Knightsbridge, s.w.

WATT, Alveey Digby HALL, Esq., of Bishop
Burton Hall, and Carhead, Yorkshire.

Younger son of Ernest Richard Bradley Hall Watt,
Esq., J.P. and D.L., of Bishop Burton HaU,and Car-
head, who d. 1908, by Julia Philadelphia (who m.
2ndly 1913 Gervas Malcolm Eyre, Esq.), 2nd dau.
of the late Digby Cayley, Esq., of Norton Grove,



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Yorkshire; 6. 1901; s. his brother BiehardHaU Watt,
Esq., Lieut. Grenadier Guards, who was killed in
action, 1017. Mr. Hall Watt, who was educated at
Eton, is Lord of the Manors of Bishop Burton and
Carhead, and Patron of 1 living.— Bis/wp Burtim
Hall, Beverley ; Carliead, Skipton, Yorkshire.

WATT, Andrew Albxandee, Esq., of Thorn
Hill, CO. Londonderry.
Eldest son of Samuel Watt, Esq., of Thorn Hill,
who d. 1872, by Jane, who d. 1899, dau. of the late
Capt. Robert Newman; b. 1853; m. 1875 Violet
Flora, only dau. of the late George de Burgh, Esq.,
of Millbanke House, co. Kildare, and has, with other
issue, a son, *Samuel Alexander, Capt. ret., late S. Irish
Horse; b. 1876; m. 1900 Blanche Moore, only dau.
of Alfred Moore Munn, Esq., of West Bank, London-
derry, and has, with other issue, a son, * Terence, h.
1900. Mr. Watt is a D.L. for co. Donegal, and
was High Sheriff of co. Londonderry ISm.—Tliorn
Hill, Londonderry ; Boodle's Clnb. s.w. ; Kildare
Street Club, Dublin; Northern Counties' Club,
Londonderry ; Ulster Club, Belfast.

WATT, James, Esq., of Claragh, co. Donegal.

Son of the late James Watt, Esq., of Claragh; b.
1860; m. 1888 Sydney Wilhelmina Salisbury, 3rd
dau. of the lateEichard Thomas Montgomery, Esq., of
Beaulieu, co. Louth, and has, with other issue, a son,
* David Montgomery, 6. 1890. Mr. Watt was High
Sheriff of co. Donegal 1889. — Claragh, Ramelion.

WATT, Major James Miller GIBSON-, of
Doldowlod, Radnorshire ; and of Heath-
field, Staffordshire.
Only son of James Watt Gibson-Watt, Esq., of
Doldowlod, and of Heathfield, who d. 1891, by
Emma Henrietta, dau. of the late Henry O'Reilly
Hoey, Esq., of Knuzden, Lancashire ; b. 1875 ; m.
1911 Marjorie Adela, eldest dau. of Lieut.-Col. Henry
George Ricardo, D.S.O., of Gatcombe Park, Glouces-
tershire, and has, with other issue, a son, * James
David, 6. 1918. Major Gibson-Watt, who was edu-
cated at Eton and at Trinity Coll., Cambridge (B.A.
1898), is a Magistrate for Radnorshire (High Sheriff
1908), and for Breconshire (was on the roll for High
Sheriff for 1900). and Major 3rd Batt. S. Wales Bor-
derers. — Doldou'lod, Rhayader, Radnorshire.

WATT, Miss, of Speke, Lancashire; and of
Spott, Haddingtonshire.

Adelaide, dau. and heiress of Richard Watt, Esq
4th R. Lancashire Militia, of Speke and of Bishop
Burton, Yorkshire, who d. 1865, by Adelaide, who d
1861, dau. of the late William Hignett, Esq., of
Chester. Miss Watt is Lady of the Manor of Speke
and Patron of 2 liwiDgs.— SiJeke Hall, Garston, Liver-
pool ; Spott House, Dunbar, Haddingtonshire.

WATT, Mrs., of Skaill House, co. Orkney.

Mary Charlotte, youngest dau. of Robert Barry, Esq.,
Lieut. R.M., whofZ. 1841, by Susan, who d. 1866, dau.
of the late John Harrison, Esq. ; m. 1885 William
George Thomas Watt, Esq., of Skaill House, a J. P.
and D.L. for co. Orkney and Shetland, who d.s.p.
l
Hriress, lier late liusbaiiii's sister Kobina Graham,onlydau. of
Robert Grabam Watt, Escj., wbo il. 18(i2, by Elizabeth, who
d. 1876, dau. u£ the late George Dale, Esq.

WATTS, Sir Philip, K.C.B., LL.D., D.Sc,
F.R.S.— Cr. 1905.

Son of John Watts, Esq., formerly of Southsea ; b.
1850 ; m. 1875 Elise Isabelle, dau. of the late Chevalier



Gustave Simonau, of Brussels. Sir Philip Watts
who was educated at the R. Coll. of Naval Archi-
tecture, is Hon. LL.D. Glasgow, Hon. D.Sc. Dublin,
and Lieut-Col. and Hon. Col. ret., late Comm. 1st
Northumbrian Brigade R.P.A., Territorial Force ; was
formerly a Naval Constructor at the Admiralty, for
some years Chainnan of the Federation of Ship,
builders. Naval Architect and Director of Arm-
strong, Whitworth & Co. Ltd., 188-5-1901, Director
of Naval Construction at the Admiralty 1901-11 and
Adviser on Naval Construction to the Board of Ad-
miralty 1912-13 ; has the Order of the Rising Sun
of Japan, 2nd Class. — Athenaum, United Service,
and R. Societies' Clubs, s.w. ; 10, Clielsea Embank-
ment, s.w.

WATTS, Col. Sir William, K.C.B.— Cr. 1910.

Eldest son of Vile Board Watts, Esq., of Melcombe
Horsey, Dorsetshire, who d. 1885, by Elizabeth, who
d. 1883, eldest dau. of the late Richard Caines, Esq.,
of Burton; b. 18.58; m. 1883 Emily Annie, only
dau. of the late Charles Henry Philips Flower, Esq.,
of France, Blandford. Sir William Watts, who
was educated at Sherborne, and was formerly Hon.
Col. 1st Cadet Batt. King's R. Rifle Corps, V.D., is a
J. P. for Dorsetshire and for Cape Colony, an Hon.
Major in the Army, Lieut.-Col. and Hon. Col. ret.,
late Comm. 3rdBatt. Welsh Regt., Lieut.-Col. andHon.
Col. Comm. City of London Brigade of Mil. Cadets,
a Knight of Grace of the Order of St. John of Jeru-
salem, Vice-President of the Society of Dorset Men
in London, and a Governor of Sherborne School and
of United Services Coll., Windsor ; raised and com-
manded the 1st and 2nd Batts. Cape Peninsula Rifles
in S. Africa 1901, the 13th (Service) Batt. Welsh
Regt. 1914-15, and the 20th (Service) Batt. Welsh
Regt., with the temp, rank of Lieut.-Col., 1915-16.

The Priory, Branksotyie Wood, Bournemouth;

Isthmian Club, w. ; T)ie Club, Bournemouth.

WATTS, Major-Gen. Sir Herbert Edward,
K.C.B., K.C.M.G.— Cr. K.C.B. 1918,
K.C.M.G. 1919.
Third son of the Rev. Robert Edward Reginald Watts.
M A., Vicar of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, who d. 1008
by Louisa Ord, who d. 1 892, dau. of the late Major
A. K. Agnew ; b. 1858 ; m. 1896 Elizabeth A. H..
elder surviving dau. of the late Gen. Sir Henry
Dermot Daly, G.C.B., CLE. Sir Herbert Watts,
who was educated at Peterborough and at Tours, is
a Major-Gen. late W. Yorkshire Regt., a Grand
Officer of the Belgian Order of the Ciown and of the
Italian Order of the Crown, and a Comm. of the
Legion of Honour ; has the Belgian Croix de Guerre ;
was in command of No. 9 Dist., E. Command, 1910 -
14, of a Brigade 1914-15, of a Div. 1915-17, and of
an' Army Coi-ps 1917-18; appointed Chief of a
British Commission 1919.— /unior United Service
Club, s.w.

WATTS, Sir Francis, K.C.M.G., D.Sc, F.C.L,
F.C.S.— Cr. 1917.

Eldest son of John Watts, Esq., of Ilfracombe, who d.
191' by Sarah, who d. 1915, eldest dau. of the late
Francis Adie, Esq., of Stone, Staffordshire ; b. 1859 ;
m 188'' Louisa, dau. of the late Denis Charles Sturgis
Payne Esq., of London. Sir Francis Watts, who
was educated privately and at Mason Coll., Bir-
mingham (B.Sc. 1902, D.Sc. 1904), was Analytical
Chemist, Antigua, 1889-98 ; Analytical and Agricul-
tural Chemist, Jamaica, 1898-9 ; M.E.C., Antigua,
1903-9 and Government Chemist and Superintendent
of Agriculture, Leeward Islands, 1899-1909 ; has been
M E C Leeward Islands since 1899 ; appointed
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Imperial Commissioner of Agriculture for the W.
Indies 1909. — Imperial Department of Agriculture,
Bridgetmon, Barbadon.

WATTS, Sir (Fenwick) Shadforth, Knt.—
Cr. 1919.
Eldest surviving son of Edmund Hannay Watts,'Esq.,
of Chiswick, who d. 1903, by Fanny Ward, who d.
1878, dau. of the late Frederick John Shadforth,
Esq., of Over-Dinsdale, co. Durham; b. 1858; in.
1910 Julia Hamilton, dau. of the late Alexander
Thorburn Macgowan, Esq., M.D., 52nd Foot, and
widow of W. S. S. Reid, Esq., M.D., of Kirkcud-
bright. Sir Shadforth Watts, who was educated at
the London International Coll., Isleworth, and at
Heidelberg, was President of the Chamber of Ship-
ping of the United Kingdom 1905, and is Chairman
of the Shipowners' Parliamentary Committee and
of the Shipping Federation, and Principal Represen-
tative of Shipowners on the National Maritime
Board Public Services, under the Ministry of Ship-
ping. — Martyr Worthy Place, Wiiichester ; Junior
Atlienaum Clitb, w. ; Constitutional Club, w.c. ;
8, Lygon Place, Grosvenor Gardens, s.w.

WATTS, James, Esq., of Abney Hall,

Cheshire.
Eldest son of Sir James Watts, Knt., of Abney Hall,
who d. 1878, by Margaret Anne, who d. 1892, dau.
of the late Nathaniel Buckley, Esq., of Saddleworth,
Yorkshire ; b. 1845 ; m. 1877 Ann Hadfield, 2nd dau.
of the late Henry Browne, Esq., M.D., of Manchester,
and has, with other issue, a son, * James, b. 1878 ; ra.
1902 Margaret Frary, elder dau. of the late Frederick
Miller, of New York, and has a son, * James, b. 1903.
Mr. Watts is Lord of the Manor of Cheadle Bulkeley.
— Abney Hall, Cheadle, Cheshire; TJie Upper House,
Hayfield, DerbysJiire.

WATTS, Mrs., of Hanslope Park, Bncking-
Lamshire.
Sophia Edith, Brd dau. of Richard WiUiam Selby-
Lowndes, Esq., of Elmers, Bletchley, Buckingham-
shire, who d. 1892, by Mary Susan, who d. 1893, dau.
of the late Rev. William Fletcher, of Harwell, Berk-
shire ; 711. 1868 Edward Hanslope Watts, Esq., of Han-
slope Park, a J.P. for Buckinghamshire and for North-
amptonshire, who d. 1912, leaving a dau., * Irene ; m.
1900 Mark Saurin Poore, Esq., temp. Lieut. Kent
Motor Vol. Corps, late Capt. 4th Batt. Liverpool
Regt., 2nd son of the late Major Robert Poore, of
Old Lodge, Hampshire, and has, with other issue,
a son, * Robert, b. 1904. Mrs. Watts is Lady of
the Manors of Hanslope, Castlethorpe, Stoke and
Singleton. — Hanslope Park, Stoney Stratford.

WATTS-RUSSELL, Capt. Aethuk Egerton,
of Biggin Hall, Northamptonshire.
Elder son of Sir Arthur Nonus Birch, K.C.M.G., who
d. 1914, by Josephine, who d. 1893, eldest dau. of the
late Jesse David Watts-Russell, Esq., M.P., of Biggin
Hall, and of Ham Hall, Staffordshire; b. 1877; m.
1912 Sylvia Caroline, only dau. of Charles Molyneux
Grenfell, Esq., and has, with other issue, a son,
* David, b. 1915. Capt. Watts-Russell, who was edu-
cated at Eton and assumed that surname in lieu of
Birch by royal license 1898, is Capt. Reserve of
Officers, and was formerly Capt. Coldstream Guards.
— Biggin Hall, Oundle, Northamptonshire ; Guards'
Club, s.w. ; St. James's Club, w.

WAUCHOPE, Mrs., of Niddrie Marischal,
Midlothian.
Jean Mary, dau. of Sir William Muir, K.C.S.I., who
d. 1905, by Elizabeth Huntly, who d. 1897, dau. of
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the late James Wemyss, Esq., of Wemyss Castle,
Fifeshire ; m. 1893 as 2nd wife Major-Gen. Andrew
Gilbert Wauchope, C.B., C.M.G., of Niddrie
Marischal, Lieut.-Col. 42nd Highlanders, who was
killed 1899 while commanding the Highland Brigade
at M.B.gerstontein.— Niddrie Marischal, Craigmillar,
Midlothian ; Yetholm, Roxburgh.

Heir, her late husband's nephew the Hon. F/lwanl Day-
rolles Eveleigh-De Moleyns, Snl son of the 4th Lord
Yentry (ichom see) ; b. 1871.

WAUCHOPE. See Don-Wauchope.

WAY, Lieut.-Col. Benjamin Ieby, D.S.O., of
Denham Place, Buckinghamshire.
Eldest son of Benjamin Henry Walpole Way, Esq.,
of Denham Place, who d. 1891, by Eleanor Isabella
Eliza, who d. 1913, 2nd dau. of the late Rev. Henry
Hugh Way, J. P., of Alderbourne Manor, Buckingham-
shire ; 6. 1869. Lieut.-Col. Way, who was educated
at Eton and at the R. Mil. Coll., Sandhurst, is a
Magistrate for Buckinghamshire, Lieut.-Col. ret. 4th
Batt. and Capt. ret., late N. Staffordshire Regt.,
Lord of the Manor of Denham and Patron of 1 living ;
was temp. Lieut.-Col. Comm. 8th (Service) Batt. E.
Yorkshire Regt. 1915-17 ; has the Order of the Med-
jidie, 4th Class. — Denham Place, Denham, Buck-
inghamshire.

WAY, Herbert William Lewis, Esq., of
Spencer Grange, Essex.

Eldest surviving son of Lewis John Way, Esq., J.P.
and D.L., of Spencer Grange, who d. 1909, by his 1st
wife Mary Isabella, who d. 1891, elder dau. of the
late Holroyd Fitzmlliam Way, Esq., formerly Lieut.
88th Regt. ; b. 1864 ; m. 1890 Catherine Maud, only
dau. of the late George Kitching, Esq., of Wells,
Somerset, and has, with other issue, a son, * Herbert
KenrickLewis, h. 1901. Mr. Way, who was educated at
King's School, Canterbury, and was formerly a Mining
Engineer, is a Magistrate for Essex, and Lord of the
Manor of Great Yeldham. — Spgnccr Grange, Great
Yeldham, Castle Hedingham, Essex.

WEARDALE, Lord (Philip James Stan-
hope).— Cr. 1906.

Youngest son of Philip Henry, 5th Earl Stanhope,
who d. 1875, by Emily Harriet, who d. 1873, 2nd dau.
of Gen. Sir Edward Kerrison, latBart. (ext.) ; b. 1847 ;
m. 1877 Alexandra, dau. of the late Count von
Kankrin, and widow of Count Tolstoy. Lord Wear-
dale, who was formerly Sub-Lieut. R.N. and a Civil
Engineer, is a Trustee of the National Portrait Gal-
lery, and President of the Interparliamentary Union,
and was M.P. for Wednesbury 1886-92, for Burnley
1893-1900, and for the Harborough Div. of Leices-
tershire 1904-6. — Weardale Manor, Brasted Chart,
Kent ; Turf, and St. James's Clubs, w. ; NMional
Liberal Club, s.w. ; 3, Carlton Gardens, s.w.

WEARE, Lady.

Charlotte Georgiana, only dau. of the Rev. Charles
Oxenden, Canon of Canterbury, who d. 1874 (by
Catherine Elizabeth, dau. of the late Rev. George
Holcombe, D.D., Prebendary of Westminster), and
granddau.of Sir Henry Oxenden, 7th Bart.; m. 1850
Sir Henry Edwin Weare, a Lieut. -Gen. ret., who was
cr. K.C.B. 1891, and


WEARE, Edwin Thomas Clinton, Esq., of
Hampton House, Herefordshire.

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dau. of the late Henry Fynes-Clin ton, Esq., of Welwyn,
Herts ; b. 1859. — Hampton Hoxi^e, Hampton Bishop,
■near Hereford.

Co-lifi rears Pres., bis sisters Esther Katherine I'linton :ind
Lucy Isabella.

+ WEATHERBE, Sir Robert Linton, Knt.,
K.C.— Cr. 1906.

Son of the late Jonathan Weatherbe, Esq., Merchant
and Shipowner, by Mary, dan. of the late .John
Baker, Esq. ; b. 1836 ; m. 1864 Minnie, dau. of the
late Lewis Johnston, Esq., of Annandale, Nova
Scotia. Sir Robert Weatherbe, who was educated at
Prince of Wales's Coll., Prince Edward Island, and
at Acadia Coll., Wolfville, Canada (B.A. 18.58, M.A.
1861, Hon. D.C.L. 1883), called to the Bar in Nova
Scotia 1863, and became a Q.C. 1876, was a Puisne
.Tudge of Nova Scotia 1878-190.5, and Chief Justice
i905-T.— Halifax, Nnva Seotia : Halifax Clvb.
Halifax.

WEBB, Lieut.-Col. Sir Henry, Bart., of
Llwynarthan, Monmouthshire.— Cr. 1016.
Second son of the late Henry Webb, Esq., of Bristol
by Hannah, dan. of the late Thomas Jones, Esq.,
of Kington ; b. 1866 ; m. 1st 1894 Ellen, M.B.E
who d. 1919, 4th dau. of the late William Phillips
Williams, Esq., of Cardiff ; 2ndly 11119 Helena Kate
youngest dau. of Mrs. de Paula, of Netherdale
Church End, Finchley, and had a son, Thomas
Harry Basil, Lieut. Welsh Guards, Special Keserve;
b. 1898, and killed in action 1917. Sir Henry Webb,
who was educated at Cardiff and at Lausanne and
Paris, is a J.P. and D.L. for Gloucestershire ; a J. P.
for Monmouthshire and for Herefordshire ; a Di-
rector of the Ocean Collieries Ltd., of Ocean Coal &
Wilsons Ltd., and of the Deep Navigation Collieries
Ltd. ; a Member of the Council of Univ. Coll., S.
Wales, and Lieut.-Col. ret., late temp. Lieut.-Col.
Comm. Western Labour Centre, Labour Corps, for-
merly Comm. 23rd (Works) Batt. The King's (Liver-
pool) Kegt., previously Comm. 14th (Service) Batt.
Worcestershire Eegt., which he raised, and 13th (Ser-
vice) Batt Gloucestershire Eegt.. which he raised ;
sat as M.P. for the Forest of Dean Div. of Glouces-
tershire iyil-18; was formerly Capt. Submarine
Mining Engineers, and a Lord Commissioner of the
Treasury (unpaid) 1912-15. — Llwynarthan, Castle-
ton, near Neuport, Monmouthshire ; Kilforge, Holme
Lacy, Herefordshire ; Reform, and National Liberal
Clubs, s.w. ; Bath Club, w.

+ WEBB, Sir Arthur Lewis, K.C.M.G.—
Cr. 1912.

B. 1860. Sir Arthur Webb, who was educated at
the E. Engineering Coll., Coopers Hill, and entered
the Irrigation Branch, Public Works Department,
India, 1881 and the Egyptian Irrigation

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