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815 KNIGHTS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE and of Middlesbrough ; ed. at Camb. ; maj. late 4th Batt. Royal Munster Fus. Residence- Lemon Well, Eltham, Kent. Clubs— Carlton ; Junior Carlton ; Royal Automobile ; Constitu- tional ; Royal Thames Yacht. Issue— 1. Vivian Gordon North, b. 19 June, 1896. 1. Olga Yvonne. 2. Diana Isobel. NORTHCOTE, Knt. Bach. Creat. 1905. — Sm Eenest Augustus Northcote, s. of Stafford Henry Northcote. B. 15 Feb. 1850 ; m. 1) July, 1895.' Helena Jane, dau. of Izett W. Anderson, M D of Kingston, Jamaica ; ed. at AVestminster and at Camb. : LL.B. (honours) 1873 ; called to the Bar (Middle Temple) 1875 ; apptd. stipend, matr British Guiana 1882 ; Sheriff of Esscquibo 1881 ; acting puisne judge 1884-5 : a puisne iud<^e of Jamaica 1886-1903 ; Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago 1903-8 ; F.R.C.I. : gov of Westminster School ; is a director of Stafford Northcote & Co., Ltd. Residence— 34, De Vere Gardens, Kensington, W. Clubs— Wellington ; Oxford and Cambridge. NOTTAGE, Lady (Knt.'s widow). — M.rtha Christiana, dau. of James Warner. M. 1851, Alderman George Swan Nottage, Lord Mayor of London 1884-5 ; granted rank and precedence of the widow of a Knight by royal warrant 1885. Residence — 35, Collinghain Road, South Kensing- ton, S.W. [O'CONNELL Mrt'-iricij OAKELEY, Knt. Bach. Creat. 1899.— Sir (Henry) EyELYN Oakeley, s. of Ven. Sir Herbert Oakeley, 3rd Bt. (see Peerage). B. 23 Nov. 1833 ; m. 6 Sept. 18G2, Caroline Howley Turner, dau. of W. H. Belli, B.C.S. ; ed. at Camb. ; B.A. 1859 (three scholarships, high wrangler) ; fell. and senior lecturer Jesus Coll. Camb. ; public examiner at Durham Univ. ; examiner for Oxford and Cambridge Board, and the Local Examinations at Cambridge and Durham ; gov. of Liverpool Univ Coll. and Owens Coll. Manches- ter ; H.M. inspector of Schools 1864, and chief inspector of Training Colls. 1885 ; late assist, accomitant-gen. of Govt, of India ; author of " On the Introduction of Gold Coinage in India," and other financial, mathematical, and edu- cational treatises. Residence — 97, Warwick Road, Earl's Court, S.W. Club — Athenseum. Issue living — 1. Alice Keturali, ni. 22 May, 1890. Artluir Godfivy Boby Barr.-at-law. llesidencc— High Bank, Didsbury. 2 Hilda Diana, JI.A., ai'Gill Univ. ; late ward-n of shburne House Hall at Victoria Univ. Manchester ; vice-princ. of Women's Dept. of King's Coll. since 190"- . . . ., 3. Caroline Atlioll, ni. 10 Aug, 1898, David Arthur FitzGerald Vescy, Barr. at-law, and has issue. Ee?i- (^ence — 3, Camp View, Wimbledon Common. 4. Marion Adela, m. 16 Jan. 1907, George Murray Wilson, and has issue. Residence — Dale End, Gras- mere. OAEES, Knt. Bach. Creat. 1905 ; C.B. (civ.) 1902. — Sib Augustus Henry Oaxes, s. of late Lt.-Col. Richard Montague Oakes, 22nd Lt. Dragoons and 1st Life Gds., of Elmsfield, Harrow, and Sophia Charlotte, dau. of Edward Fletcher, of 125, Park St., Grosvenor Square, and Lime Grove, Putney, and Broadstairs. B. 2 Nov. 1839]; m. 25 July, 1871, Jane Alice, dau. of WiUiam Henry Cane, M.D., of Uxbridge, surgeon to the Royal Elthorne Mil. and the Bucks Yeom. ; ed. abroad ; ent. Foreign Office 1858 ; was a senior clerk, librarian and keeper of the papers in the Foreign Office 1896-1905, when he retired from the service ; was also compiler and editor of " Britisli and Foreign State Papers " and the " Collection of Commercial Treaties " from 1896 to 1905. Residence — The Nook, Milford, nr. Godalming. Issue — 1. Charles Seton C!osby Oakes, b. 18 Sept. 1882 ; m. 17 July, 1900. GerInaiIl^ o. c. of Bourcaid, of St. Xaziiiv. Issm— Aionica Marv AtS<i' Bnureurd Cosbv. 1. Augusta Sophia Alice, m. 14 S^pt. 1893, Capt. Charles Osborn Spriuglield, U.K.. and has issue. KcsiJence — Journey's End, West Mersea. Essex. 2 Katharine Edith Fletcher, m. 10 Aug. 190S, Robert Slater, M.A. Camb.. F.R.A.S., and has issue. Resid- dence — Charterhouse, Godalnnng. OBEYESEKERE, Knt. Bach. Creat. 1911. — Hon. Sir Solomon Christoffel Obeyesekebe, s. of D. B. F. Obeyesekere, of Atedahewatte, dalle, late Mudlyar of Talpe Pattoo. and Susanna Cornelia, dau. of Don Solomon Dias Bandaranaike. of Colombo, late Mudlyar of the Gangeliodde and Udugaha Pattoos, of Cena Corle, and of the Gover- nor's Gate, J.P. B. at Colombo 12 Feb. 1848 ; m. 24 June, 1878, EvUne Maria, dau. of late Hon. ! James Alwis, M.L.C.. and Florence Dias Banda- ranaike ; ed. at the Colombo Acad, (now Roy. j Coll.), and at St. Thomas Coll. Colombo (1st cl. i diploma, passed as a proctor and ranked first iin order of merit 25 June, 1872), and mati-icu- jlated Calcutta Univ. (1st div.) ; Barr.-at-law, 'but has long ceased to practise ; F.R. Col. In- stitute; J.P., Ceylon ; repres. of the Low Country Sinhalese in the Legis. Council of Ceylon since 15 Feb. 1900 ; memb. Ceylon branch Roy. Asiatic Soc. ; incorp. trustee of the Ch. of Eng. in Ceylon : memb. Anglican Synod Dio. Colombo ; vice-pres. Cevlon Agric. Soc. ; pres. Sinhalese Sports Club 'since its inception 1899 ; patron Plumbago Merchants Assocn., and proprietary coco-nut planter; memb. of British Empire League ; one of the representatives of Ceylon at the Coronation of King George Y 1911. Town Residence— Hill Castle, Colombo, Ceylon. Country Seats — Venivelle, Ambepusse ; Kam- buracraile, Veyangode : :Muhuliawe. Dambe- deninye : Hermitage, Kandy ; Longden House, Nuwara Eliva ; Hill Crest, Bandarewele ; Wil- son's Bungalow, Palugame, in the district of Uwa (Ouvah.) O'CALLAGHAN, K.C.V.O. Creat. 1908; C V O 1903 — Maj.-Gen. Sir Desmond Dykes Tynte O'Callaghan, s. of late P. O'Callaghan, DCL LL.D., 11th Hussars, and Mary Bal- lantine', dau. of Joseph Ballantine Dykes, of Dovenbv Hall, Cumberland. B. in Dublin 2o J-in 1843; m. 18 Sept. 1878. Victoria Lizette (d 8 Sept. 1913). dau. of William Seabrooke, ot Windsor ; ed. at Carshalton and R.M.A. Wool- wich; joined R.A. Dec. 1861; col 1894, mai -gen. 1902 ; col.-commandant R.A. since 1913 commd. R.A.S. Africa 1891-2, and G O C R A. Malta 1899-1904 ; secretary, memb. and pres. ordnance comm., pres. ordnance research board and of the ordnance board ; meritorio^is and distinguished service reward : ret. Jan. iJUb. Residence— 53, Iverna Court, Kensington . Clubs— United Service ; Prince s ; Fly Fishers . Issue — Capt. Gerard Arthur, O'Callaghan, the Roy, Ir.sh, b.' 7 May, 1880. O'CONNELL, Knt. Bach. Creat. 1914.— Sib Jo"n ROBERT O'CONNELL, s. of Thomas Francis O'Connell, of Mountjoy Square, Dublm, ^olicitor, and Maria, dau. of Robert Francis Stein, of Wood- vew, Blackrock. B. 12 Feb 1868 ; ed at^Bch^e- derc Coll. (S.J.) and Dublin Univ. ; M.A., LL.D. ; admitted solicitor in Dublin 1889; in part.iership with his father, and is now head of the Firm of Thomas F. O'Connell & Son ; J.P., co. Con. ; fell, and memb. of Council of Roy. Soc. of Antiquaries oOrda^l ; memb. of Senate of Univ of Dublm. ?fesidences— 34, Kildaro Street, Dubhn ; Einui, Sey CO. Dublin. Clubs-Nat. Liberal; Stephens Green (Dublm). O'CONNELL, Knt. Bach. Great. 1908.— Sra .Peter Reilly OConnell, m. 8 April, 1907,