BRIDGE, REV. JOHN BRICE. _b._ Liverpool 2 Nov. 1793; ed. at
Stonyhurst college; admitted to Society of Jesus at Hodder 7 Sep.
1814; ordained priest at Dublin July 1819; spiritual father and
superior of seminary Stonyhurst June 1838; minister of Stonyhurst
college Nov. 1841; superior of residence of St. Michael, Yorkshire
many years; missioner at Allerton Park, Yorkshire 18 July 1842 to
death; compiler of the _Ordo S. J._ 1844 to death. _d._ Allerton
park 20 Feb. 1860.
BRIDGEMAN, CHARLES ORLANDO (_2 son of 1 Earl of Bradford
1762–1825_). _b._ 5 Feb. 1791; entered navy 18 June 1804; captain
2 Sep. 1819, captain of the Rattlesnake in Mediterranean 1827–30;
retired captain 1 Oct. 1846; retired V. A. 10 Sep. 1857. _d._
Knockin near Oswestry 13 April 1860.
BRIDGER, CHARLES. Clerk in Heralds’ College London; assistant of
Stephen Tucker, Somerset Herald; author of _An index to printed
pedigrees contained in county and local histories_ 1867; _The
family of Leete edited by J. C. Anderson privately printed_ 1881.
_d._ 17 Selwood terrace, South Kensington, London 27 May 1879 in
54 year.
BRIDGER, WILLIAM. Solicitor at Guildford, Surrey 1854 to death;
travelled in Australia; formed one of the best known collections
of birds eggs; F.R.Z.S. _d._ Stoke near Guildford 15 Oct. 1870
aged 38.
BRIDGER, WILLIAM MILTON. Educ. at Winchester and Ch. Ch. Ox., B.A.
1814, M.A. 1818; barrister M.T. 20 June 1817; recorder of
Chichester 1821 to death; recorder of Petworth _d._ from an
accident in London 12 Aug. 1863.
BRIDGES, REV. CHARLES. Educ. at Queen’s coll. Cam., B.A. 1818, M.A.
1831; V. of Old Newton, Suffolk 1823–49, rural dean 1844–9; R. of
Melcombe Regis, Dorset 1849–55; R. of Hinton Martell, Dorset 1855
to death; author of _An exposition of Psalm cxix_, 1827, _27 ed._
1873; _The Christian ministry_ 1830, _7 ed._ 1849; _Memoir of Miss
M. J. Graham_ 1832, _3 ed._ 1833; _An exposition of the book of
Proverbs_ 1846; _Scriptural studies 9 ed._ 1884. _d._ Hinton
Martell rectory 2 April 1869 aged 75. _Reg. and mag. of biog. i_,
399 (1869).
BRIDGES, SIR HENRY (_son of Alexander Bridges of Ewell, Surrey_).
_b._ Ewell 1786; sheriff of Surrey 1813–14; knighted on presenting
an address to Prince Regent at Carlton house 11 May 1814. (_m._
1808 Frances dau. of general Wm. Tombes Dalrymple, she _d._ 6 Feb.
1859). _d._ Beddington house near Croydon 29 Oct. 1861.
BRIDGMAN, FREDERICK (_eld. son of Frederick Horatio Bridgman_). _b._
1837; barrister I.T. 17 Nov. 1860; went South Eastern circuit
1860–82; Queen’s Advocate for Gold Coast Colony 7 Oct. 1882 to
death, acting chief justice 1883 to death. _d._ Cape Coast 5 May
1883.
BRIDPORT, SAMUEL HOOD, 2 Baron. _b._ Catherington, Hants. 7 Dec.
1788; ed. at Trin. coll. Cam., M.A. 1809; succeeded 3 May 1814.
_d._ Cricket St. Thomas, Chard, Somerset 6 Jany. 1868.
BRIDSON, THOMAS RIDGWAY (_son of Paul Bridson of Douglas, Isle of
Man who d. 1820_). _b._ 1795; owner of bleach works near Bolton
foremost establishment of the kind in the world; invented the
patent “stenter” or elastic finishing machine which much advanced
mechanism of the trade; mayor of Bolton 1847–8. _d._ 24 Jany.