GEERAN or GUERIN, Thomas. Enlisted in 71 regt. 3 March 1813, deserted 10 April; worked as a sawyer; settled at Brighton; professed to have been a son of Michael Geeran, farmer, born at Scariff co. Clare 14 May 1766 and to have served in 71 regt. abroad 1796–1819; made a living by relating his military adventures and dilating on his great age. d. infirmary of Brighton union 28 Oct. 1871 claiming to be 105. Longevity, with Life of Thomas Geeran (1871), portrait; Thom’s Human Longevity (1873) pp. 12, 131–54.
GELDART, Rev. Edmund Martin (2 son of Thomas Geldart of Thorpe, Norwich and of Hannah Ransome Geldart who was a writer of children’s books and d. 1861). b. Norwich 20 Jany. 1844; ed. at Ball. coll. Oxf., scholar 1863–67; B.A. 1867, M.A. 1873; assist. master Manchester gram. sch. 1867 and 1869–71; a teacher at Athens 1867–69; C. of All Saints, Manchester 1869–71; C. of St. George’s ch. Everton 1871; minister of Hope st. unitarian chapel, Liverpool 1873–77; unitarian minister Croydon 1877–85; author of Modern Greek in relation to ancient 1870; Faith and Freedom 14 sermons 1881 and other works; left Newhaven on 10 April 1885 for Paris, supposed to have been lost during passage to Dieppe. A son of Belial, autobiographical sketches by Nitram Tradleg i.e. M. Geldart (1883); Echoes of Truth ed. Mrs. Geldart (1886) with portrait.
GELDART, Rev. James William (eld. son of Rev. James Geldart, R. of Kirk Deighton, Yorks. who d. 12 Nov. 1839 aged 79). b. Swinnow hall, Wetherby 15 Feb. 1785; ed. at Beverley gr. sch. and Trin. hall, Cam., LL.B. 1806, LLD. 1814; fell. of St. Catherine’s hall 1808–9; fell. and tutor of Trin. hall 1809–20; Regius professor of civil law at Cam. 11 Dec. 1813 to 1847; R. of Kirk Deighton 1840 to death; author of a new ed. of S. Halifax’s Analysis of the civil law 1836. d. Kirk Deighton rectory 16 Feb. 1876.
GELDART, Thomas Charles. Barrister L.I. 9 May 1823; master of Trinity hall, Cam. 1852 to death; LLD. by royal mandate 4 Jany. 1853; author with H. F. Maddock of Reports of cases in court of vice-chancellor 1829. d. the Master’s lodge, Trinity hall, Cambridge 17 Sep. 1877 aged 80.
GELL, John Sherbrooke. Entered Bombay army 11 June 1839; commanded Bombay district 28 Oct. 1872 to 11 June 1877; M.G. 1 Oct. 1877. d. Downderry, Cornwall 16 July 1878.
GENDALL, John. b. Exeter 1790; went to London with introduction to Sir John Soane; manager for Rudolph Ackermann, Strand, London, print seller; went on sketching tour in Normandy, gave illustrated description of tour at Exeter 6 Nov. 1862, his sketches published in Picturesque tour of the Seine 1821; exhibited 25 pictures at R.A. and 1 at B.I. 1818–63; his works chiefly views in Devonshire; settled at Exeter as an artist 1839. d. Cathedral yard, Exeter 1 March 1865 aged 75. G. Pycroft’s Art in Devonshire (1883) 50–54.
GEAREY, Sir William Richard Powlett, 3 Baronet. b. Oxon-Heath, Tunbridge 13 Nov. 1810; succeeded his father 6 Aug. 1825; contested West Kent, Dec. 1832, M.P. for West Kent, Jany. 1835 to Feb. 1838. d. Oxon-Heath 19 Dec. 1877.
GEDDES, James Loraine. b. Edinburgh 19 March 1827; served in Bengal artillery about 1846–55; settled at Vinton, Benton co. U.S.A. 1857; private in 8th Iowa regiment Aug. 1861, brigadier general 5 June 1865; provost marshal of Memphis; captured Spanish fort during Mobile campaign; professor of military tactics at Iowa college of agriculture; wrote The soldier’s battle prayer, The stars and stripes, and several other popular war-songs. d. Ames, Story co. Iowa 21 Feb. 1887.
GENESTE, Rev. Maximilian (4 son of Lewis Geneste of Kirk Bradden, Isle of Man). Matric. from Queen’s coll. Ox. 20 May 1820 aged 20; B.A. 1824, M.A. 1827; P.C. of Holy Trinity, West Cowes, Isle of Wight 1832 to death; author of The parallel histories of Judah and Israel 2 vols. 1843 and other books; translated Krümmacher’s Glance into the Kingdom of grace 1837 and other books. d. Trafalgar house, Cowes 27 July 1860.
GEOGHEGAN, Arthur Gerald. Author of The Monks of Kilcrea, By * * * 1853, 3 ed. 1861 and other books; contributed to The Nation many years. d. 27 Addison road, London 29 Nov. 1889 aged nearly 80.