470 Wilts Obituary. 



Xord Robert Brudenell Bruce, died Feb. 14th, 1912. Buried 

 at St. Katherine's, Savernake. Born 25th Jan., 1845, fourth son of third 

 Marquis of Ailesbury. Sub-Lieutenant in Navy, 1865 ; Lieutenant, 

 1867; retired with rank of Commander, 1873. J.R for Hampshire. 

 Married, 1878, Emma, d, of Capel Hanbury Leigh, of Pontypool Park, 

 Monmouth. He leaves four sons and three daughters. 



Obit, notice, Wiltshire Gazette, Feb. 22nd ; Wiltshire Times, with 

 portrait, Feb. 24th. 



'William HoUiS Luce, of Malmesbury, died March 21st, 1912. 

 Buried at Tetbury Hill Cemetery. He spent the earlier part of his 

 life in China as consul and tea taster. J. P. for Wilts. Bad health 

 prevented him from taking any part in public affairs of late years. 

 Obit, notice, Wiltshire Gazette, March 28th, 1912. 



Donald Campbell, M.D., died April 14th, 1912, aged 70. Born 

 in Ayrshire, 1642. Glagow University. M.D., 1864. Practised at 

 Gloucester. Medical officer to Calne Board of Guardians, 1867, and to 

 Borough of Calne, 1875. A Wesleyan and originally a Liberal, of late 

 years a Unionist. Married, first, the fifth daughter of Samuel Dousland 

 Waddy, D.D., who died 1885 ; married, secondly, the widow of John 

 Dommett Bishop, M.D., his partner, who survives him. Well known 

 and respected in the Calne neighbourhood. 



Obit, notice, Wiltshire Times, April 20th, 1912. 



John Mackrell, died Dec. 11th, 1909, aged 85. Born at Colling- 

 bourne. Solicitor : admitted 1845. Master of the Cord wain ers' 

 Company of London, 1897-8. Senior Under-Sheriff of London and 

 Middlesex, 1862-3. Solicitor to the Hon. Irish Society. Solicitor in 

 England to the Governments of New Zealand and New South Wales. 

 Obit, notice, Wiltshire Gazette, Dec. 16th, 1909. 



Henry G-eOrge White, Died April 28th, 1912, aged 69. Buried 

 at Melksham Cemetery. Son of William White, cheese factor, of 

 Devizes. Well known himself in the same business at Melksham. 

 Had lived for many years at Whitley House. He built the Melksham 

 Cottage Hospital and was the principal donor towards the Drill Hall 

 there. To Melksham Parish Church he was a munificent benefactor. 

 The heating apparatus, seven of the windows, the tower screen,and the 

 electric light were all given by him. In other ways, too, he was most 

 generous in his charities. Greatly respected in the Melksham neigh- 

 bourhood. He left £10,000 each to Bath Boyal United Hospital and 

 the Koyal Agricultural Benevolent Institution ; ^5000 each to the 

 Salvation Army and Mliller's Orphanage, Bristol ; ^1000 each to 

 Melksham Cottage Hospital, Dr. Barnardo's Homes, Cardiff Infirmary, 

 and Bristol Infirmary. His residuary estate, about £210,000 net, was 

 left for Church of England purposes, at the discretion of the Bishop 

 of London. " It is my wish, however, that the Churches or Clergy in 

 the County of Wilts should first receive the consideration of the Bishop." 

 Obit, notice, Wiltshire Times, May 4th, 1912, 



