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Somper, Geoffrey Myles, son of Jack Davis Somper JP and Beatrice, d. of J. Littman; b. 28 Nov. 1919; adm. Sept. 1933 (A); left July 1937; Downing Coll. Camb., matric. 1938, BA 1941, MA 1945; adm. a solicitor 1950; practised in London; Juvenile Court Magistrate 1955-62; m. 1st 4 Apr. 1956 Maureen Joanette, d. of David Eppel LRCPI; 2nd 1982 Dawn Angela Levitus; d. 20 Oct. 1990.

SOMMERS, GEORGE, son of John Sommers, and Mary ---; b. 5 Nov 1742; KS Eton 1752; at Eton Coll. 1752-4; subsequently at school under Markham (T. A. Walker, Admissions to Peterhouse, Camb. , 221); Peterhouse, Camb. , adm. pens. 17 Oct 1760, aged 18.

SOMERVILLE, WILLIAM EVERARD, brother of Walter Digby Somerville (qv); b. 3 Jul 1833; adm. 15 Jun 1846 (G); QS 1848; left 1852; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 3 Jun 1852; BA 1856; ordained; missionary at Badulla, Ceylon; d. unm. 6 Sep 1868.

SOMERVILLE, WALTER DIGBY, eldest son of Hon. and Rev. William Somerville, Rector of Barford, Warwicks., and Charlotte, dau. of Walter Bagot (adm. 1739/40, qv); b. 17 Dec 1831; adm. 6 Jan 1844 (G); QS 1846; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1850, adm. pens. 11 May 1850, scholar 1851, matr. 1850; adm. Inner Temple, called to bar 6 Jun 1857; d. unm. in Paris 17 May 1865.

SOMERVILLE, REGINALD HUGH, brother of Walter Digby Somerville (qv); b. 16 Dec 1837; adm. 6 Jun 1849 (G); QS 1850; left 1853; Ensign, 23rd Foot Oct 1854; Lieut., 12 Dec 1854; served in the Crimea; killed in assault before Sevastopol 8 Sep 1855.

SOMERVILLE, JAMES, 13TH BARON SOMERVILLE (S), eldest son of James Somerville, 12th Baron Somerville (S), and his first wife Anne, widow of Edward Rolt MP, Sacombe Park, Herts., and only dau. of Henry Bayntun MP, Spye Park, Chittoe, Wilts.; b. 22 Jun 1727; adm. Jun 1742 (Bainbrigg's); left Christmas 1743; Cornet, 2nd Dragoon Guards 9 Sep 1743; 2nd Lieut., Marines 31 Aug 1744; half-pay 25 Dec 1748; Capt., 2nd Dragoon Guards 26 Jan 1750/1; Maj., 31 Dec 1761; retd. 17 Aug 1763; served at battles of Preston Pans, Falkirk and Culloden; succ. father as 13th Baron Somerville (S) 14 Dec 1765; a Representative Peer for Scotland from 7 Aug 1793; d. unm. 19 Apr 1796.

Somerville, Angus Christopher, son of the Rev. William James Sommerville, Rector of St. George the Martyr, Southwark, by Alice, daughter of Henry Conyers, of Ben Rhydding, Yorks; b. Oct. 7, 1900; adm. from Chigwell School Jan. 15, 1914 (H); London Univ. and King's Coll. Hospital; L.R.C.P. and M.R.C.S. 1923; house surgeon, King's Coll. Hospital; Asst. Med. Officer, Grove Hospital, Tooting. Surrey, Nov. 1924-7; clinical asst. Gt. Ormond St. Hospital; in practice at East Grinstead, Sussex; H.M. Coroner for East Sussex (Lewes Div.); m. Sept. 1, 1927, Joan Crawford, daughter of Henry Riley, of Kew, Surrey; d. 22 June 1981.

SOMERSET, RAGLAN GEORGE HENRY, brother of Granville Robert Henry Somerset (qv); b. 17 Dec 1831; adm. 19 Apr 1843 (G); QS 1845; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1849, matr. 31 May 1849, Westminster Student 1849-67; BA 1853; MA 1856; Clerk, Audit Office 1853-4; Junior Clerk, Treasury Mar 1854 – Jul 1856, Third Class Clerk Jul 1856 - Apr 1857; a Gentleman Usher Quarterly Waiter to Queen Victoria 19 Mar 1873 – Jan 1901; d. 2 Sep 1924.

SOMERSET, LORD WILLIAM GEORGE HENRY, son of Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort (qv); b. 2 Sep 1784; at school under Vincent (name up School 1797); Cornet, 4th Dragoons 6 Nov 1801; Lieut., 10th Light Dragoons 17 Dec 1803; Capt., 13 Jun 1805; 4th West India Regt., 17 Mar 1808; retd. 1808; Jesus Coll. Cambridge; MA 1818; ordained; Vicar of Stoke Gifford, Gloucs., 3 Aug 1814-34; Rector of Llangattock, Breconshire 10 Aug 1814 (still 1826, held with R. Tormarton); Rector of Magor with Redwick, Monmouthshire 13 Dec 1821-6; Rector of Crickhowell, Breconshire 25 Oct 1823; Rector of Tormarton, Gloucs., 27 Apr 1826; Prebendary of Bristol from 17 Sep 1822; m. 1st, 29 Jun 1813 Elizabeth, elder dau. of Lieut. -Gen. Sir Thomas Molyneux, Bart.; m. 2nd, 22 Sep 1844 Frances Westby, widow of Cornelius O’Callaghan, Ballynahinch, co. Clare, and dau. of Henry Brady, Raheen Manor, co. Clare; d. 14 Jan 1851.