Bridges, Brooke, admitted to Trinity Coll., Cambridge, 26 Feb., 1647-8; B.A. from Gloucester Hall 20 March, 1649-50; fellow of New Coll. by visitors 1650, M.A. 15 July, 1652 (7s. John, of Hackney, bar.-at-law), (brother of Colonel John Bridges, governor of Warwick, etc.), commissioner of forfeited estates in Ireland, died at Holland House 1702. See Fasti, ii. 129; & Burrows.
Bridges, Brook, s. John, of Barton, Northants, gent. Christ Church, matric. 17 June, 1689, aged 18; student 1689, B.A. 1693, died at College. See Alumni West., 214.
Bridges, Brook, 1s. Matthew, of Ireland, equitis. New Coll., matric. 13 June, 1705, aged 16; student of the Inner Temple 1708, died in London 1737. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Bridges, Edmond, of Wilts, pleb. St. Alban Hall, matric. 3 March, 1591-2, aged 17.
Bridges, Edward, B.A. from Merton Coll. 27 May, 1617, M.A. 23 May, 1620, one of these names vicar of Seagry 1627, and rector of Bremilham, Wilts, 1628. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus. [5],
Bridges, Gabriel, of Wilts, pleb. St. Edmund Hall, matric. 26 Oct., 1604, aged 13; B.A. from Corpus Christi Coll. 12 Oct., 1611, M.A. 24 Jan., 1614-15, B.D. 7 July, 1624, rector of Ditteridge, Wilts, 1625, of Thorpe Mandeville, Northants, 1635, and of Letcombe Bassett, Berks, 1636, died in 1662. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.
Bridges, Humphrey, of co. Gloucester, pleb. St. Alban Hall, matric. 20 May, 1603, aged 14; student of the Middle Temple 1608, as son and heir of Humphrey, of Cirencester, co. Gloucester, gent., brother of Anthony 1612. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Bridges, John (of London), bishop of Oxford 1604, created M.A. 30 Aug., 1605 (rather incorp. as D.D.), admitted to Gray's Inn 1593; B.A. and fellow of Pembroke Hall, Cambridge, 1556, M.A. 1560, D.D. 1575, rector of Paglesham, Essex, 1562, vicar of Herne, Kent, 1563, canon of Winchester 1565, vicar of Bishops Waltham, Hants, 1566, rector of Brightwell, Berks, 1566, of Cheriton, Hants, 1572, of Harbledown St. Michael 1579, and of Snave, Kent, 1590, vicar of Broughton, Hants, 1598, dean of Salisbury 1577, bishop of Oxford 1604, died 26 March, 1618, buried in the church of Marsh Balden, father of William 1597. See Fasti, i. 314; D.N.B.; & Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.
Bridges, John, gent. Balliol Coll., matric. 3 June, 1652.
Bridges, John, s. John, of Barton, Northants, arm. Trinity Coll., matric. 4 May, 1683, aged 16; bar.-at-law, Middle Temple, 1691, of the Inner Temple (ad eundem) 1700, and of Lincoln's Inn (ad eundem) 1717, bencher 1719, compiler of 'The History of Northamptonshire,' solicitor of Customs 1695, a commissioner 1711, and cashier of Excise in 1715, F.S.A. 1718, died in Lincoln's Inn 16 March, 1723-4, according to Rawlinson he took deacon's orders 12 March, 1703, brother of Nathaniel 1690, and of Ralph 1695. See Rawlinson, ii. 189; Foster's Judges and Barristers; & D.N.B. [10],
Bridges, John, s. Southcott, of London, gent. Christ Church, matric. 17 Dec., 1683, aged 19; student 1683, B.A. 1687, M.A. 1690, B. & D.C.L. 1694, admitted to College of Advocates 1697. See Alumni West., 199.
Bridges, John, gent. Pembroke Coll., matric. 23 July, 1698, aged 17; bar.-at-law, Gray's Inn, 1706 (as eldest son of John, of city of Canterbury, gent.), died July, 1712. See Foster's Gray's Inn Admissions.
Bridges, Nathaniel, s. John, of Barton Seagrave, Northants, gent. Trinity Coll., matric. 8 July, 1690, aged 15; demy Magdalen Coll. 1693-7, B.A. 26 Jan., 1694-5, M.A. 11 March, 1696-7, rector of Orlingbury, Northants, 1699, and of Wadenhoe 1714, died in 1745, brother of John 1683, and of Ralph 1695. See Bloxam, vi. 128; & Foster's Index.
Bridges, Nathaniel, s. Samuel, of Coker, Somerset, p.p. Trinity Coll., matric. 13 March, 1705-6, aged 18; B.A. 1709, rector of Mudford, Somerset, 1721, and of Pitney 1723. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.
Bridges, Noah, clerk of the parliament which sat at Oxford 1643-4, created B.C.L. 17 June, 1646, stenographer and mathematician, kept school at Putney. See Fasti, ii. 94; & D.N.B. [15],
Bridges, Ralph, s. John, of Barton, Northants, gent. Trinity Coll., matric. 10 Oct., 1695, aged 16; B.A. 1 Feb., 1698-9, M.A. 1702, B. & D.D. 1724, incorporated at Cambridge 1727, vicar of Ashwell, Herts, 1709, vicar of South Weald, Essex, 1713, chaplain to Henry Compton, Bishop of London, Pope's earliest friend. See Rawlinson, ii. 189; & Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.
Bridges, Richard, of Wilts, pleb. St. Alban Hall, matric. 3 March, 1591-2, aged 14; B.A. 13 Dec., 1595, M.A. 22 March, 1589-9, one of these names rector of Winterbourne, co. Gloucester, 1600, probably father of the next named. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.
Bridges, Richard, of Wilts, 'cler. fil.' Merton Coll., matric. 30 May, 1617, aged 15; B.A. 2 March, 1621-2.
Bridges, Richard, s. Robert, of Woodchester, co. Gloucester, gent. Hart Hall, subscribed 15 Oct. and matric. 2 Dec., 1631, aged 19; B.A. 17 Oct., 1631, M.A. 11 June, 1634, incorporated at Cambridge 1635, one of these names rector of Ditteridge, Wilts, 1636, etc. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.
Bridges, Richard, s. Richard, of Tedderington, co. Gloucester, gent. Magdalen Hall, matric. 1 April, 1664, aged 16. [20],
Bridges, Stephen, s. Thomas, of Chippenham, Wilts, sacerd. Corpus Christi Coll., matric. 21 Feb., 1624-5, aged 19; B.A. 23 Feb., 1624-5, M.A. 2 May, 1629, B.Med. 30 May, 1635.
Bridges, Thomas, of Oxon, arm. Queen's Coll., matric. 15 Oct., 1591, aged 15.
Bridges, Thomas, of Wilts, 'cler. fil.' Merton Coll., matric. 26 June, 1609, aged 14.
Bridges, Thomas, gent. Queen's Coll., matric. 6 Aug., 1658. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Bridges, Thomas, s. William, of London, gent. St. John's Coll., matric. 18 May, 1705, aged 16; born 9 April, 1689, entered Merchant Taylors' School 1701, bar.-at-law, Inner Temple, 1713, bencher 1744. See Foster's Judges and Barristers & Robinson, ii. 5. [25],
Bridges, William, of Middlesex, gent. New Coll., matric.—April, 1597, aged 18; B.A. 14 Oct., 1600, M.A. 12 June, 1604, B.D. 8 July, 1612 (son of John Bridges, D.D., bishop of Oxford), fellow of Winchester College, archdeacon of Oxford 1614, and canon of Lincoln 1618, until his death in 1626. See Fasti, i. 348.
Bridges, William, of Wilts, arm. Queen's Coll., matric. 20 Oct., 1598, aged 15; B.A. 6 July, 1601, student of Lincoln's Inn 1604. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Bridges, William, of co. Worcester, pleb. Christ Church, matric. 27 April, 1621, aged 21; B.A. from Gloucester Hall 28 Feb., 1621-2.
Bridges, William, of co. Gloucester, pleb. Brasenose Coll., matric. 2 Nov., 1621, aged 18; B.A. 7 July, 1624, M.A. 5 July, 1627.
Bridges, William, s. William, of Dymoke, co. Gloucester, gent. Balliol Coll., matric. 15 Oct., 1685, aged 18; student of the Middle Temple 1687, as son and heir of William, of Colwall, co. Hereford. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg. [30],
Bridges, William (Bruges), gent.; subscribed as of Corpus Christi Coll. 23 Aug., 1699. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
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