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Spry, Robert Graham Michel, son of Graham Spry OC LLD, Agent-Gen. for the Province of Saskatchewan in UK and Europe, and Prof. Irene Mary Biss Spry, political economist, d. of Evan East Biss of Wookey Hole, Somerset; b. 25 Oct. 1939; adm. Sept. 1953 (G); left July 1957; Univ. Coll. Oxf., matric. 1958; BA 1961, MA 1967; LSE, MSc 1964; film maker, Nat. Film Board of Canada; Robert Flaherty award, Soc. of Film & TV Arts and Blue Ribbon award American Film Festival 1969; m. 15 June 1973 Carmel, d. of John Dumas, civil servant, of Quebec, Canada; d. 28 Mar. 2005.

Spry, Richard Daniel Evan, brother of Robert Graham Michel Spry (qv); b. 27 Feb. 1944; adm. May 1957 (G); left July 1962; Univ. of Grenoble, France 1962-3; Univ. Coll. Oxf., matric. 1963, BA 1967, MA 1971; office man. for Pierre Trudeau during Canadian election campaign 1968; worked for CBC Montreal and Radio News & Public Affairs Winnipeg, Canada; m. Deirdre Heggtreit; d. 3 Aug. 1973.

Spry, Charles Gordon Arthur Purkis, son of Charles Gordon Spry CB, Special Commissioner Inland Revenue, of Putney, and Thyra Letitia, d. of Samuel Purkis, tea merchant, of Gerrards Cross, Bucks; b. 3 May 1897; adm. May 1911 (H); left Dec. 1915; RAF 1918-9 (Lieut.), attd Admiralty Central Hydrogen Dept; a consulting engineer, FCIBSE AIMechE 1920; acted pro fessionally for Viscount Mountbatten of Burma at Brook House, Park Lane, and at Broadlands, Hants, and for the late Duke of Westminster on his yacht Flying Cloud; installed all-electric heat­ing at Barclays Bank head office; sen. Trustee United Westminster Almshouses; d. 14 Jan. 1990.

Sprott, Peter Marlborough, son of Norman Armitage Sprott DM FRCS, of Jersey, and Laura Edis, d. of J. S. Chaszann-Moskowicz; b. 16 Aug. 1918; adm. Jan. 1932 (R); left Dec. 1932 and went to Uppingham Sch.; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1937, BA 1941, MA 1944; RASC 1939-45 (Capt.); adm. a solicitor July 1950; Asst Solicitor Treasury Solicitor's Dept 1977-81; m. 30 Oct. 1954 Doris Ruby, d. of R. C. Luxon of Saltdean, Sussex, and widow of L. F. Hale; d. 8 Aug. 2000.

SPRING, JAMES, son of William Spring, London, goldsmith, and Dorcas Rolfe, St. Stephen Walbrook, London; bapt. St. Martin’s in the Fields, London 11 Apr 1728 (IGI); adm. (aged 12) Jan 1740/1; d. 24 Aug 1747. Buried West Cloister, Westminster Abbey.

SPRING, CORDELL FIREBRASS, only son of Cordell Spring, London, and Anne Bird, London; bapt. St. Andrew, Holborn 20 Nov 1739 (IGI); adm. (aged 10) Mar 1751 (as Cawdell Spring); in school list 1754.

Sprigge, Joshua William Squire, son of John Joshua Sprigge, solicitor, of Slough, Bucks, and Kate Ivens, d. of Joseph Spriggs of Foxton, Leics.; b. 28 Jan. 1912; adm. Sept. 1925 (KS); left July 1930; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1930, BA 1933, MA LLB 1944; adm. a solicitor Nov. 1937; Coal Commission 1938-9; enlisted TA Mar. 1938; RA 1940-5 (Maj., GSO2); NCB 1946-51; asst sec. Inst. of Chartered Auctioneers and Estate Agents 1951-5; sec. RICS 1955-71, retd 1971; m. 12 July 1944 Anne Ruth Purnell-Edwards SRN, d. of John Purnell Purnell-Edwards, engineer, of Stroud, Gloucs.; d. 2 Aug. 1974.

SPRAT, THOMAS, only surviving son of Right Rev. Thomas Sprat DD, Bishop of Rochester and Dean of Westminster, and Helen, eldest dau. of Devereux Wolseley, Ravenstone, Staffs.; b. 5 Apr 1679; adm.; KS (Capt. ) 1692; Capt. of the School 1696; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1697, matr. 10 Jul 1697, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1697 – void 1707; BA 1701; MA 1704 (incorp. Cambridge 1715); adm. Middle Temple 13 Jun 1700; ordained; Prebendary and Archdeacon of Rochester from 4 Dec 1704; Vicar of Boxley, Kent, from 1704/5; Rector of Stone, Kent, from 1707; Prebendary of Winchester from 18 Nov 1712, and of Westminster from 29 Sep 1713; Chaplain in Ordinary to George I (Chamberlayne 1716); FRS 20 Mar 1711/2; Busby Trustee 19 Feb 1710/1; m. 9 Apr 1716 Frances, fourth dau. of John Horden (qv); d. 10 May 1720. Buried Westminster Abbey, monument in St. Nicholas’s Chapel.