Showing 914 results

Spicer, Frederick Patrick, son of Frederick Spicer, F.R.C.S. (I), of St. Marylebone; b. June 16, 1899; adm. May 2, 1913 (R); left Dec. 1917; R.M.C. Sandhurst 1918; Oriel Coll. Oxon., matric. Trinity 1919; B.A. 1922; called to the bar at the Inner Temple July 2, 1924; South-Eastern Circuit; 2nd Lieut. Beds and Herts Regt. Sept. 16, 1940; m. July 18, 1935, Jean Rhoda Mary, elder daughter of Arthur Lee, of Wigston Magna, Leics.; d. 8 Sept. 1981.

SPENCE-JONES, HENRY DONALD MAURICE, eldest son of George Spence QC MP, Pall Mall, London, barrister, and Caroline --- (IGI); b. 14 Jan 1836; adm. from King’s Coll. Sch. 30 May 1850 (Rigaud's); BB 6 Mar 1852; QS 18 May 1852; left 1854; entered Civil Service; Private Secretary to Sir Douglas Galton, Railway Secretary to Board of Trade; Corpus Christi Coll. Cambridge, matr. Mich. 1861; 1st cl. Theology 1865, 1866; BA 1865; MA 1868; DD 1887; ordained deacon 1865, priest 1866 (both St. Davids); Prof. of English Literature and Hebrew lecturer, St. David’s Coll., Lampeter 1865-70; Rector of St. Mary le Crypt, Gloucester 1870-7; Principal, Gloucester Theological Coll., 1875-7; Hon. Canon, Gloucester 1875-86; Vicar of St. Pancras, London 25 Sep 1877-86; Dean of Gloucester from 18 Dec 1886; Select Preacher, Cambridge 1883, 1887, 1901, 1905, Oxford 1892, 1893; Professor of Ancient History, Royal Academy, from 1905; assumed additional surname of Jones 1904; JP Cardiganshire; joint editor, Pulpit Commentary, 48 vols, 1880-94; author, Early Christianity and Paganism, 1902, and various other works; m. 11 Apr 1871 Louise Madeline Maria, younger dau. of David Jones MP, Pantglas, Llanfynydd, Carmarthenshire; d. 2 Nov 1917.

Speirs, William Christie Sleeman, brother of Alexander John Sleeman Speirs (qv); b. 11 July 1907; adm. Jan. 1921 (R); left Dec. 1922.

Speirs, Alexander John Sleeman, son of Sleeman Speirs of Moradabad, India; b. 26 Dec. 1905; adm. Jan. 1921 (R); left Dec. 1922; d. 3 July 2004.

Somerset, Fitzroy John, 5th Baron Raglan, son of Fitzroy Richard Somerset, 4th Baron Raglan FSA, and Hon. Julia Ann Christine Margaret Hamilton CStJ, d. of Robert Edward Archibald Hamilton, 11th Baron Belhaven and Stenton (qv); b. 8 Nov. 1929; adm. Nov. 1941 (R); left July 1945; Magdalen Coll. Oxf., matric. 1945; RAC Cirencester; Capt. Welsh Guards RARO; JP (Mon. ) 1958; succ. his father as 5th Baron 5 Sept. 1964; DL (Gwent) 1971-97; a Crown Estates Commissioner 1970-4; chmn. Cwmbran New Town Dev. Corpn 1970-83; chmn. Bath Preservation Trust 1975-7, the Bath Soc. 1977-; chmn., pres. and trustee, other public and heritage organisations; m. 1973 Alice, d. of Peter Baily of Great Whittington, Northumberland; d. 24 Jan. 2010.

Smith, Stephen Edward, son of Frederick Edward D’Arcy Smith, civil engineer, and Gertrude Kuttner; b. 9 Apr. 1929; adm. Sept. 1943 (R); left July 1947; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1947, BA 1950, MA 1954; St Thomas’ Hosp. Med. Sch., BM BCh 1953; DA 1955, PhD (Lond. ) 1960, DM (Oxon. ) 1974; Prof. of Applied Pharmacology and Therapeutics St Thomas’ Hosp. Med. Sch. 1981-93; consult. physician St Thomas’ Hosp.; m. 1st, 20 Aug. 1955 Kathleen Marjory Fletcher, d. of Norman Murray of Effingham, Surrey; 2nd, 26 Oct. 1974 Shirley Ann, d. of H. J. Taylor of Addlestone, Surrey; d. 4 Dec. 2007.

Smart, Kenneth Lynn, son of Capt. Robert Lynn Smart, R.N., of Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, by Caroline Wentworth, daughter of W. J. Bryant, of Burghfield, and nephew of Newton Groombridge Smart (q.v.); b. June 21, 1892; adm. Jan. 17, 1907 (R); left July 1909.

SKIPWORTH, PHILIP WILLIAM, son of George Skipworth, Moortown House, Caistor, Lincs., and Amelia Margaretta, dau. of William Dixon, Holton Hall, Lincs.; b. 19 Mar 1835; adm. 18 Feb 1847 (Rigaud's); Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 11 Oct 1853, but did not reside; d. 14 Feb 1855.

Sinclair, John Percy, son of Percy Walter Sinclair of Cheam, Surrey, and Florence Annette, d. of Michael Hobson of Middlesbrough; b. 31 May 1920; adm. Jan. 1934 (R); left Dec. 1937; Roy. Sig­nals; d. on active service 6 Nov. 1940.

John Percy Sinclair was born at Cheam, Surrey on the 31st of May 1920 the son of Percy Walter Sinclair, a tea taster, and Florence Annette (nee Hobson) Sinclair of “Cooden”, 20, Salisbury Avenue, Cheam. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Rigaud’s from January 1934 to December 1937.
He is buried at Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Grave P 277.

Simpson, Ffreebairn Liddon, son of James Liddon Simpson, London man. and sec. Australian Mercantile Land & Finance Co. Ltd, and Dorothy, d. of John Blyth of Lilydale, Victoria, Aus tralia; b. 11 July 1916; adm. Sept. 1929 (R); left July 1935; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1935, BA 1938, MA; HM Diplomatic Service, 3rd Sec. Tokyo 1939-42, 2nd Sec. FO 1944-6, Sofia 1946- 7; HM Treasurv, Overseas Finance Divn, 1948-50; HM Colonial Service, Asst Sec. Min. of Communications and Works Gold Coast 1950-5; Dep. Sec. Mauritius 1955-61, Perm. Sec. Min. of Works & Internal Communications 1961-6, Premier's Office 1966-7, Sec. to Council of Ministers 1967-8, Sec. to the Cabinet and head of the Civil Service 1968-76; CMG Jan. 1967; gen. man. Mauritius Central Water Authority 1976-8; left Mauritius Nov. 1978; m. 25 Dec. 1947 Dorina Laura Magda Nencheva Ilieva MBE, d. of Nencho Iliev of Sofia; Jan. 2001.