JEFFREYS, John Gwyn (eld. son of John Jeffreys of Fynone, Swansea, d. 1815). b. Swansea 18 Jany. 1809; ed. at Swansea gram. sch.; solicitor Swansea; deputy steward for duke of Beaufort’s, Glamorganshire manor; barrister L.I. 30 April 1856, retired from practice 1866; F.L.S. 1829; F.R.S. 2 April 1840; LLD. of St. Andrew’s univ.; treasurer Geological Soc. 1869–82 and V.P. 1882; sheriff of Hertfordshire 1877; president biological section of British Assoc. 1877; went on many deep sea dredging expeditions 1860–70 and discovered a large number of new species of shells; wrote upwards of 100 papers on scientific subjects; his collection of European mollusca was purchased by United States government 1883; author of British conchology 5 vols. 1862–69. d. 1 The Terrace, Kensington 24 Jany. 1885. Proc. Royal Soc. xxxviii 14–17 (1885); Quart. Journ. Geol. Soc. xli 41–2 (1885); I.L.N. lxxxvi 136 (1885), portrait; Biograph, vi 373 (1881).
JEFFREYS, Julius (4 son of rev. Richard Jeffreys, R. of Throcking, Herts.) b. Hall place, Kent 1801; studied in Edinb. and London; M.R.C.S. Eng. 1821; assistant surgeon Bengal medical establishment 28 Sep. 1822, advocated establishment of health stations in India, staff surgeon 1824; invented the thermantidote for cooling houses; established a manufactory of soda water and made the stone bottles for containing it; the first to send citrate of limes to England for forming citric acid; returned to England 1835; invented the respirator for persons suffering from pulmonary attacks 1835, obtained patents for it 1836, 1844 and 1850; Member Med. Chir. Soc. 1838; F.R.S. 7 Jany. 1841; F.G.S. 1846; author of Observations upon the construction and use of the respirator 1836; A few remarks upon an atmospheric treatment of the lungs and upon the use of the respirator 1845, 2 ed. 1847; A word on climate and affections of the throat and chest 1850; The British army in India, its preservation by appropriate clothing 1858. d. 9 Park villas west, Queen’s road, Richmond, Surrey 13 May 1877. E. Jeffrey’s Confutative biographical notice (1855); Proc. Med. Chir. Soc. viii 294–7 (1877).
JEJEEBHOY, Byramjee (son of a merchant at Bombay). b. 1823; Parsee merchant Bombay; first to introduce cotton-spinning mills into India; instrumental in introducing fire insurance; member of legislative council of Bombay 1868; settled in trust for his family 30 lakhs of rupees 1872; founded medical schools in Ahmedabad and Poona and a high school at Poona called after himself; gave 4 lakhs of rupees for a school for poor Parsees in Bombay 1890; C.S.I. 31 Dec. 1875. d. Bombay 12 Sep. 1890.
JEJEEBHOY, Sir Jamsetjee, 1 Baronet (son of Jejeebhoy a native of Nowsaree a town in Baroda). b. Nowsaree 15 July 1783; made five voyages to China 1799 to 1807; a Parsee merchant in Bombay 1807; released the poor debtors, confined by the court of requests, from the Bombay gaol by paying their debts 1822; founded Jejeebhoy hospital in Bombay 1843 cost 2 lakhs of rupees, and endowed many schools; completed the causeway connecting Mahim with Bandora 1845; founded Parsee benevolent institution, Bombay 1849; gave away about £250,000; knighted by letters patent 2 March 1842; baronet of United Kingdom by letters patent 6 Aug. 1857; the first native of India who received title and arms from British authority; voted freedom of City of London 14 April 1855. d. Bombay 14 April 1859. bur. in the Tower of Silence at Chowpatty 14 April. J. J. Higginbotham’s Men whom India has known (1874) 218–9; Drawing room portrait gallery of eminent personages 2 series (1859), portrait; I.L.N. xxix 579, 580 (1856), portrait; Cooverjee Sorabjee Nazir’s The first Parsee baronet. Bombay (1866).
JEJEEBHOY, Sir Jamsetjee, 2 Baronet (son of preceding). b. 9 Oct. 1811; Parsee merchant Bombay; relinquished his original names Cursetjee Jamsetjee, on succeeding to the baronetcy, by act of legislative council of India, No. XX, 1 May 1860 ordaining that successive holders of the baronetcy should take name of Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy; distributed large sums in charity; J.P. for Bombay; F.R.S. 27 May 1841; fellow of Bombay univ. 1862; C.S.I. 20 May 1871. d. Fountain hall, Poona 11 July 1877. I.L.N. 20 Aug. 1859 p. 194, portrait.
JELF, Rev. Richard William (2 son of sir James Jelf of Oaklands, Gloucester, d. 1842). b. 25 Jany. 1798; ed. at Eton and Ch. Ch. Oxf., fellow of Oriel 1820–6, tutor 1823, B.A. 1820, M.A. 1823, B.D. 1831, D.D. 1839; tutor to prince George of Cumberland, afterwards king of Hanover, 1826–39; canon of Ch. Ch. Oxf. 15 March 1830 to death; Newman and Pusey addressed to him their respective letters on the Thirty nine articles 1841; Bampton lecturer 1844; one of the six doctors who suspended Pusey from preaching 1847; principal of King’s coll. London 1844–68; sub-almoner to queen Victoria 1846 to death; condemned F. D. Maurice’s Theological essays 1853; author of Sermons 1835; Via Media or the church of England our providential path between Romanism and dissent 1842, 4 ed. 1842; The thirty nine articles explained 1873; edited Bishop Jewel’s Work 8 vols. 1848. d. in his residence Ch. Ch. Oxford 19 Sep. 1871. The Eton portrait gallery (1876) 197–8; The Graphic, iv 375, 381 (1871), portrait.
JELF, Rev. William Edward (brother of the preceding). b. Gloucester 3 April 1811; ed. at Eton and Ch. Ch. Oxf., B.A. 1833, M.A. 1836, B.D. 1844; tutor of Ch. Ch. 1836–49, censor 1841–9, junior proctor 1843–4, his strictness caused an uproar at the Commeration of 1843 which was never excelled in Oxford; master of the schools 1839; Whitehall preacher 1846–8; Bampton lecturer 1857; V. of Carleton, Skipton, Yorkshire 1849–54; built a ch. on his own property at Caerdeon near Barmouth, Wales where he officiated 1854, ch. consecrated 1875; author of A grammar of the Greek language 2 vols. 1842–5, 3 ed. 1861; Christianity comprehensive and definite 1857, several editions; Supremacy of Scripture. In a letter to Dr. Frederick Temple 1861, 2 ed. 1862; Quousque? Considerations on ritualism. By a High churchman of the old school 1875. d. Hastings’ lodge, Hastings 18 Oct. 1875. Guardian 27 Oct. 1875 p. 1367 and 3 Nov. p. 1394.
JELLETT, Rev. John Hewitt. b. Cashel, Tipperary 25 Dec. 1817; ed. at Trin. coll. Dublin, fellow 1840–70; B.A. 1838, M.A. 1843, B.D. 1866, D.D. 1881; professor of natural philosophy Trin. coll. 1847–70; commissioner of Irish national education 1868; president R. Irish Acad. 1869; member of board of Trin. coll. 1870 and provost 2 April 1881 to death; gave annual prizes to Trin. coll. called Prizes for general answering 24 Nov. 1883 to death; author of An elementary treatise of the calculus of variations 1850; A treatise on the theory of friction 1872; The efficacy of prayer 1878; An examination of some of the moral difficulties of the Old Testament 1867. d. the provost’s house, Trin. coll. Dublin 19 Feb. 1888. Times 21 Feb. 1888 p. 10, 24 Feb. p. 5; I.L.N. lxxviii 453 (1881), portrait; The Graphic 10 March 1888 p. 240, portrait.
JELLICOE, Mrs. Anne W. (dau. of Mr. Mullin). b. 1823; a Friend, joined the Ch. of England; lady superintendent of Alexandra college, 2 Earlsfort terrace, Dublin (founded for education of ladies) 1866 to death. d. at the residence of her brother John W. Mullin 13 South road, Birmingham 18 Oct. 1880. bur. Friends’ ground at Rosenallis near Mountmellick 21 Oct. Freeman’s Journal 19 Oct. 1880 p. 1, 22 Oct. p. 2.
JELLICOE, Charles. b. 1804 or 1805; clerk Royal Exchange assurance co. 1825, sec. of life committee 1827; actuary and sec. Protector life association 1835 with which Eagle co. amalgamated 1847, sec. of joint companies 1847–70, director and deputy chairman 1870 to death; president Institute of actuaries 1860–67; edited Assurance Mag. to 1866; F.R.G.S.; F.S.S. d. Brighton 13 Nov. 1882. Journal of Institute of Actuaries (April 1883) 17–19.