B enjamin A. Ross. 1715—1886. G eorge C. R otherham.

.ROSS, Benjamin Atkinson, 6s. Thomas Andrew, ofDundalk, co. Armagh, gent. Non-Coll., matric.18 Oct., 1880, aged 19 ; B .A. from Balliol Coll.1883, B.C. L. & M.A. 1887, bar.-at-law, InnerTemple. 1886.

ROSS, Charles, s. Alexander, of Westminster, arm.Ci-irist Church, matric. n Feb., 1818, aged 18 ;B.A. 1822, M.A. 1824, created D.C.L. 13 June,1834, M.P. Oxford 1822-6, St. Germains 1826-32,Northampton 1832-7, lord of the Admiralty 1830, ofthe Treasury 1832-5, a commissioner of audit 1849,until his death 21 March, i860. See Eton SchoolLists.

ROSS, Charles Douglas, 2s. Patrick, of Valetta, Isleof Malta, equitis. Wadham Coll., matric. 1July, 1843, aged 17; scholar 1843-8, B.A. 1847,M.A. 1853, fellow 1848-82, tutor 1853, dean 1855,died 16 Aug., 1882, aged 57.

ROSS, Charles Sydenham, 2s. Archibald, of Lisbon,arm. Magdalen Hall, matric. 7 May, 1835,aged 17 ; B.A. 1839, M.A. 1841, held variouscuracies 1841-65, vicar of St. John, Glastonbury,1865.

ROSS, (Sir) Charles William Augustus (8th Bart.), born inCheltenham, co. Gloucester, o.s. Charles, of Balna-gowan, Scotland, baronet. Christ Church, matric.18 April, 18m, aged 19. See Foster's Baronetage.

ROSS, David Alelville, is. Charles Willert, of WestDeeping, co. Lincoln, cler. Non-Coll., matric.11 Oct., 1879, aged 18 ; scholar Jesus Coll. 1880-4,B.A. 1683, M.A. 1886. [ej

ROSS, David Robert, s. Thomas, of Rosstrevor, co.Down (Ireland), cler. Queen's Coll., matric. 26Oct., 1814, aged 17; high sheriff co. Down 1837,M.P. Belfast 1842-7, governor of Tobago, 14 Feb.,1851, died 27 July, 1851.

ROSS, George, is. George, of Cape of Good Hope,arm. Lincoln Coll., matric. 13 Oct., 1820, aged16; B.A. 1828, M.A. 1852, perp. curate Sheps-comb, co. Gloucester, 1854-8. vicar of Tywardreath,Cornwall, 1863.

ROSS, George Arthur Emilius, 9s. Edward Dalhousie,of Compigne, France, gent. Pembroke Coll.,matric. 5 Dec., 1845, aged 17.

ROSS, George Gould, o.s. George, of Wootton,Courtenay, Somerset, cler. St. Mary Hall,matric. 23 March, 1850, aged 20; scholar 1851-5,S.C.L. 1855, B.C.L. 1856, M.A. i860, D.C.L.1875, chaplain at Dieppe 1869-75, acting principalCodrington College, Barbados, 1873, head-masterSt. Andrew Diocesan College, Grahamstown, 1875-81, and canon 1876-83, incumbent of St. Peter,Pietermaritzburg, 1882-3, etc - See Crockford. [lO]

ROSS, Rev. George Henry William Lockhart, is. JohnLockhart, of Allanton, co. Lanark, cler. Queen'sColl., matric. 31 May, 1873, aged 19 ; B.A. 1877.See Foster's Baronetage & Robinson , 359.

ROSS, Henry Nickson, 3s. John, of Lowton, Lanca-shire, gent. Christ Church, matric. 12 June,1886, aged 19.

ROSS, James Adolphus, 3s. Hew Dalrymple, ofHayton, Cumberland, equitis. Exeter Coll.,matric. 23 Jan., 1845, aged 18 ; his father, who was3rd son of Major John Ross, of Balkael, co. Gal way,died a fidd-marshal and lieut.-governor of ChelseaHospital, 10 Dec., 1868, aged 89.

ROSS, Sir James Clark, captain R.N. ; created D.C.L.20 June, 1844, F.R.S., F.L.S., F.R.A.S., F.R.G.S.(3s. George, of Balsarroch, Galloway), entered thenavy 1812, accompanied his uncle, Sir John Ross,in both his expeditions in search of a north-westpassage, and also accompanied Parry in his threeArctic voyages 1819-25, discovered the position of thenorth magnetic pole 1829-33, commanded the Erebusin the Arctic expedition 1839-43, when he discover-ed Victoria land and the volcano 'Mount Erebus,'knighted 13 March, 1844, commanded an expeditionin search of Sir JohnFranklin in 1848, Royal Geograph-ical Society's gold medal 1841, died 3 April, 1862.

Rosse, John, of Corpus Christi Coll ., Cambridge(M.A, 1720) ; incorp. from Merton Coll. 13 Oct.,1722. [15]

Ross, John, fellow St. John's Coll ., Cambridge (B.A.1740, M.A. 1740); incorp. 10 July, 1744, B.D. 1751,D.D. 1756, F.R.S., vicar of Frome, Somerset, 1760,preacher at the Rolls' Chapel, Bishop of Exeter1778, until his death 14 Aug., 1792.

ROSS, John Dawes, s. Richard, of Newton Harcourt,co. Leicester, pleb. St. Edmund Hall , matric.19 Oct., 1757, aged 21 ; B.A. 1761, M.A. 1767.

ROSS, John Lockhart, is. George, of Edinburgh, Scot-land, arm. Oriel Coll ., matric. 27 June, 1829,aged 18 ; B.A. 1833, M.A. 1836, vicar of Fifieldand Idbury, Oxon, 1840, and of Avebury, Wilts,1852-63, rector of St. George-in-the-Enst 1863-73,and of St. Dunstan-in-the-East 1873 ; for list of hisworks see Crockford, See Foster's Baronetage.

ROSS, John Pemberton, s. Andrew, of Isle of St.Vincent, West Indies, arm. Brasenose Coll.,matric. 31 March, 1804, aged 18.

ROSS, Reginald Robert Hamilton, 2s. John Lockhart,of Edinburgh, cler. St. John's Coll ., matric. 11Oct., 1873, aged 18; scholar 1873-8, B.A. 1877,M.A. 1880. See Foster's Baronetage & Robinson,359- [20]

'Ross of Bladensburg,' Robert Skeffington, is. Daniel,of .Rosstrevor, co. Down, Ireland, arm. ExeterColl .,matric. 12 Oct., 1866, aged 19 ; B.A. & M.A.1873, of Rosstrevor, co. Down, J.P., D.L., bar.-at-law, Lincoln's Inn, 1875, became a Jesuit priest1884, sometime captain royal South Down militia.See Foster's Men.at the Bar.

Rosser, Charles Adeane, is. Charles, of Gloucester(city), arm. C riel Coll . , matric. 22 May,i86i, aged18 ; B.A. 1864, M.A. 1868, chaplain to the forces1871.

Rosseter, Robert Grafton, o .s. James Marmaduke, ofLambeth, arm. Christ Church , matric. 3 June,1840, aged 18 ; B.A. 1844, M.A. 1847, bar.-at-law,Lincoln's Inn, 1848, curate of Mayd Laver, Essex,died 19 July, 1861. See Eton School Lists.

Rossiter, Francis Seares, is. Charles, of London,gent. Wadham Coll ., matric. 19 Oct., 1885,aged 19 ; scholar 1884.

Rost, Reinhold, Ph. D. ; created M.A. 22 June, 1886,librarian at the India Office. [25]

Ros thorn, Arthur de, 2s. Joseph, of Vienna, arm.Non-Coll ., matric. 14 Oct., 1882, aged 20.

Roston, James, s. Thomas, of Draycot, Wilts, gent.Queen's Coll ., matric. 29 Oct., 1754, aged18.

Rotch, William Dickason, o.s. Thomas Dickason, ofLondon, arm. Exeter Coll ., matric. 14 June,1859, aged 18 ; B.A. 1862, bar.-at-law, Inner Temple,1865. See Foster's Men at the Bar.

Roth, George Abraham, s. Richard, of , co. Kil-kenny, Ireland, arm. Christ Church , matric. 17June, 1784, aged 17 ; a student of Lincoln's Inn 1784.

Roth, Walter Edmund, 5s. Matthew, of London,D.Med. Magdalen Coll ., matric. 9 Dec., 1880,aged 19 ; demy 1880-5, B.A. 1885. [30]

Rotherham, Alan, 2s. John, of Coventry, gent.Balliol Coll ., matric. 18 Oct., 1.881, aged 19;B .A. i836, bar.-at-law, Lincoln's Inn, 1888.

Rotherham, John, s. William, of Haydon Bridge,Northumberland, cler. Queen's Coll ., matric.18 March, 1744-5, aged 19 ; B.A. 1748, M.A. bydecree 11 Dec., 1753, Percy fellow UniversityCollege 1760-7, rector of Houghton-le-Spring, andvicar of Seaham, co. Durham, 1769, until his death24 July, 1789. See O.H.S.. ix. 27.

Rotherham, Thomas, s. William, of Haydon Bridge,Northumberland, cler. Queen's Coll ., matric.24 May, 1737, aged 18 ; B.A. 6 Feb., 1740-1, M.A.1744.

Rotherham, George Charles, o.s. Richard Kevett, ofCoventry, co. Warwick, arm. St. John's Coll.,matric. 14 Dec., 1864, aged 19.

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