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 621 KNIGHTS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE IBADDELEY 1903 ; Q.C. 1896; M.P. (L.) Southport 1900-10; apptd. a Judge of the High Court 1913. Resi- dences — Turville Court, Henley-on-Thames ; 8, Prince's Gate, S.W. Clubs- — Athenannn ; Reform. Issue — Jlargarot. ASTON, K.C.B. (mil.). Creat. 1913; C.B. 1902.- — Brig. -Gen. Sir George Grey Aston, s. of late Lt.-Col. Henry Aston, Ind. Army, and Katherine, dau. of Rev. A. Faure. B. at Cape of Good Hope, 2 Dec. 1861 ; m. 1 June, 1909, Dorothy, dau. of Vice.-Adml. William Wilson, of Clyffe Manor, Swindon ; ed. at Westmr. Sch., and R. N. Coll., Greenwich ; ent. Roy. Marine Artillery 1879, capt. 1888, maj. 1898, brevet It-col. 1900, brevet col. 1905, col. 1913, brig. -gen. 1908-12 ; employed in Naval Intelligence De- partment of the Admiralty 1887-90 ; p.s.c. 1891 ; professor of fortification R.N. Coll., Greenwich, 1896-9 ; D.A.A.G., Staff Coll. 1904-6 ; brig.-gon., general staff, S. Africa, 1908-12 ; specially employed under Union Government of S. Africa, 1912 ; spec, service Admiralty, 1913 ; apptd. col. commdg. with temp, rank of brig.- gen. in command of R.M.A. Division ; served in Soudan 1884 (medal and clasp), and S. Africa 1899-1900 (despatches, medal and 2 clasps, brev. It. -col.) ; A.D.C. to King George V from 1911 ; F.R.G.S. Residence — Eastney Barracks, Portsmouth. Club — Naval and Military. Issue — 1. Thomas Southcote Aston, b. 24 June, 1913. 1. Dorothy Southcote. 2. IMargaret Southcote. ATKIN, Knt. Bach. Creat. 1913. — Sm James Richard Atkin, s. of late Robert Travers Atkin, of Fernhill, co. Cork. B. 1867 ; m. Lucy Eliza- beth, dau. of William Hemmant, of Bulimba, Sevenoaks, formerly Colonial treasurer, Queens- land ; ed. at Christ College, Brecon, and Oxford ; Barr.-at-law, Gray's Inn, 1891, bencher 1906 ; K.C. 1906 ; apptd. a justice of the King's Bench 1913. Residence — 44, Evelyn Gardens, S.W. Issue — 2 sons and 6 daus. ATKINSON, K.C.S.I. Great. 1912 ; C.S.I. 1908.^SiR John Nathaniel Atkinson, s. of late Richard Atkinson, of Temple Sowerby, West- morland, and Elizabeth Catherine, dai. of Rev. John Rhodes Fitter. B. at Temple Sowerby, 16 May, 1867 ; m. 8 July, 1885, Constance, davi. of Rev. Robert J. Banks, of Doncaster ; ed. at Marlborough ; entd. I.C.S. 1876 ; collector and magistrate 1894 ; an addnl. memb. of Legisl. Council of Madras 1901, 3, and 5 ; memb. of Board of Revenue, Madras, 1903 ; memb. of Council of Gov. of Madras since 1909. Residence — Madras. Club — E. India United Service. Issue — 2 sons. 1. Mary Bridget, ni. 21 Oct. 1914, Capt. E. Loybounio Popliani. AVORY, Knt. Bach. Creat. 1910.— Hon. Sib. Horace Edmund Avoby, s. of Henry Avory. B. 31 Aug. 1851 ; m. 6 April, 1877, Maria Louisa, dau. of the late Henry Castle, of Wandsworth ; ed. at King's Coll., Lond., and Camb. (scholar, LL.B. 1874, Hon. Fellow 1911); Barr.-at-law (Inner Temple) 1875, K.C. 1901 ; Recorder of Kingston-on-Thames 1902-1910 ; jimior counsel to the Treasury at the Central Criminal Court 1889-99; senior counsel 1899-1901 ; judge of the King's Bench Div. of the High Court since 1 Oct. 1910; hon. LL.D. Camb. 1911. Residence — 29, Gloucester Square, W. Clubs — United Universities ; Garrick ; Athenteum. Issue — Douglas Henry Avory, b. 1886. Phyllis. AWDRY, K.C.B. (civ.). Creat. 1902 ; C.B. (civ.) 1894. — Sib Richard Davis Awdby, s. of Rev. Charles Roston Edridge Awdry, rector of Draycot Cerne, Wilts. B. 1843 ; m. 1st, 1868, Annie Martha AUgood (d. 3 Feb. 1900) ; m. 2nd, 1 June, 1901, Katherine Louise James, of Brithdwr Hall, Berriew, Montgomery ; ed. at Marlborough; ent. the Admiralty Office 1861; assist, sec. 1885 ; accountant-gen. to the Navy 1896-1904 ; is a memb. of Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation ; J. P. Middlesex. Residence — 63, Victoria Road, Kensington, W. Issue — 1. Richard Trevor Worthington Awdry, b. 1904. 2. Charles Dugdalc Awdry, b. 190G. 1. Maiy Evelyn. AYLESWORTH, K.C.M.G. Creat. 1911.— Hon. Sir Allen Bristol Ayleswobth, s. of John Bell Aylesworth, of Newburgh, co. of Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada, farmer, and Catherine, dau. of John Wesley Bristol, of the Township of South Fredericksbiu-gh, co. of Lennox and Addington, farmer. B. at Newburgh, Ontario, 27 Nov. 1854 ; m. 24 Dec. 1878, Adelaide Augusta, dau. of Cephas Hulburt Miller, of Newburgh, Ontario ; ed. at Newburgh High Sch., and Univ. Coll., Toronto (Prince of Wales Prizeman as 1st in grad. class, 1874, Honours in Mathem. and Metaphysics) ; Barr. (Law Society of Upper Canada) 1878, K.C, one of H.M. commrs. for settmt. of Alaska boundary dispute 1903 ; Postmaster-General of Canada, 16 Oct. 1905 ; Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of Canada 1906-11 ; decorated in recognition of his services in connection with the North Atlantic Coast Fisheries arbitration. Residence — Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Clubs — Toronto ; Rideau (Ottawa). Issue — Alan Featherston Aylesworth, b. 9 Aug. 1880 ; Barr.-at- law ; m. 22 Feb. 1906, Gladys, dau. of Sir George Burton. Residence — Toronto. AZOPARDI, Knt. Bach, Great. 1912 ; C.M.G. 1908. — Sir Vincent Frendo Azopardi, s. of Pasquale Frendo Azopardi, LL.D., of Valetta, Malta, late magistrate of judicial police, and Adelaide, dau. of late Giacomo Psaila, of Valetta, adjvitant of police. B. at Valetta, 6 Jan. 1865 ; m. 30 April, 1892, Caterina, dau. of M. A. de Giorgio, LL.D., of Valetta ; ed. at Lyceum and Univ., Malta, LL.D., 1886 ; advocate, Malta Bar, 1887 ; advoe. for the poor, 1896 ; prof, of law, Malta Univ., 1899 ; magistrate of judicial police 1900 ; assist, crown advoc. 1903 ; crown advoc. and legal adviser to naval and mil. authorities 1905 ; is ex-officio member of the exec- utive and legislative councils. Residence — Valetta, Malta. BADCOCK, Lady, (Knt.'s widow). — Theo- phila Lowtheb, dau. of J. S. Dumergne, B.C.S. ; m. 1865, Sir Alexander Robert Badcock, C.S.I., K.C.B., a distinguished general in the Indian Army, who d. 23 March, 1907. Residence — BADDELEY, Knt. Bach. Creat. 1909.— Sib John James Baddeley, s. of John Baddeley, of Hackney, and Frances, dau. of James Beres- ford, of Leyton, Essex. B. at Hackney, 22 Dec. 1842 ; m. 1st, 13 Aug. 1868, Mary Elizabeth (d. 6 Nov. 1906), dau. of Wihiam Locks, of Hackney ; m. 2nd, 25 July, 1912, Florence, dau. of Douglass Mathews, of Highbury ; ed. at Cambridge House School, Hackney ; J.P. London, 1905 ; Sheriff of London 1908-9 ; alderman of Ward of Farringdon Within from 1912 ; memb. of the Court of Common Coimcil since 1886 ; deputy alderman for Gripplegate Ward since 1899. Orders of St. Anne of Russia, Wasa of Sweden and the Couromie, Belgium, 1914. Residence — Lakefield, 32, Woodberry Down, Stoke Newington, N. Clubs — City ; Union ; Gonstitiitional. Issue — 1. Jolin William Baddeley, b. 24 Aug. 1869. 2. Jlarli Baddeley, b. 1 Dec. 1871. 3. Bernard Bercsford Baddeley, b. 20 March, 1870 ; m.