AYRTON, MATILDA (_dau. of Mr. Chaplin._) _b._ Honfleur 1846; passed preliminary examination at the Apothecaries’ Hall 1869 but was refused admission to the later examination on ground of her sex; matriculated at Univ. of Edin.; completed her education at Paris; lived in Japan 1873–77; taught midwifery to a class of Japanese women; M.D. Paris Dec. 1879; a licentiate of the King and Queen’s College of Physicians in Ireland, when she came out first in the examination; author of _Child life in Japan_ 1879; contributed many articles to periodicals. (_m._ 1872 Wm. Edward Ayrton professor in Imperial college of engineering, Japan). _d._ Sloane st. London 19 July 1883. _The Englishwoman’s Review 15 Aug. 1883._ AYRTON, WILLIAM (_younger son of Edmund Ayrton 1734–1808, Master of the chapel royal to George iii_). _b._ London 22 Feb. 1777; Captain in Queen’s royal volunteers Westminster; musical and literary critic of the _Morning Chronicle_ 1813–1826; chief originator of Philharmonic society 1813; manager of Opera house London 1817 and 1821; produced Mozart’s Don Giovanni for first time in England 12 April 1817; edited and wrote much in the _Harmonicon_ 1823–33; wrote the musical articles in the _Penny Cyclopædia_ 1833–44; edited the _Sacred Minstrelsy_ 1834–35 and the _Musical library_ 1834–36; one of the original members of Royal institution and of the Athenæum club; F.R.S. 1 June 1837; _d._ 9 Bridge st. Westminster 8 May 1858. AYRTON, WILLIAM SCROPE (_only son of the preceding_). _b._ 28 April 1804; ed. at Loughborough house school; barrister M.T. 26 Nov. 1830; a registrar of Court of Bankruptcy Aug. 1838 to July 1847; comr. of Leeds district Court of Bankruptcy 5 July 1847 to 31 Dec. 1869 when granted sum of £1800 on abolition of his office; F.S.A. 21 May 1840; author with Basil Montagu of _Reports of cases in Bankruptcy 3 vols._ 1834–39 and of _The law and practice in Bankruptcy 2 vols._ 1837. _d._ Cliffden, Saltburn-by-the-Sea 3 May 1885. AYSCOUGH, JOHN (_son of John Ayscough, Capt. R.N._) _b._ on board H.M.S. “Swan” during an action on the way from North America 1775; captain R.N. 18 April 1806; protected Sicily against invasion of Joachim Murat 1810; superintended the ordinary at Plymouth 1822–25; Comr. of dockyards at Jamaica and Bermuda; admiral 3 Oct. 1855; awarded good service pension, _d._ Norwood, Surrey 2 Dec. 1863. _O’Byrne_ (1861) 33–34. AYTOUN, ROBERT. _b._ Edinburgh 1799; ed. at Univ. of Edin.; a writer to the Signet; member of Royal Scottish society of arts 1826; read many papers; A.I.C.E. 1839; invented a safety cage for mines exhibited at great exhibition 1862. _d._ 9 Sep. 1876.