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SECRETAN, THEODORE, son of Rev. Charles Frederick Secretan, Vicar of Holy Trinity, Vauxhall Bridge Road, Westminster, and Jessie Elizabeth, sister of Bernard Nathaniel Thoms (qv); b. 1 Nov 1859; adm. 16 Jun 1870; left Dec 1876; went to South Africa 1881; engaged in mining there; m. 27 Jan 1887 Maria Magdaline, dau. of John Farrell, Kimberley, South Africa; d. 17 May 1951.

SECRETAN, CLEMENT CHARLES, brother of Theodore Secretan (qv); b. 2 Mar 1861; adm. 23 Jan 1873; left May 1878; for twelve years in Natal Mounted Police; served in Zulu War 1879; afterwards in business in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, with Mauri Tompson Bros, cork merchants; m. Ada von Alkenarde; d. 1950.

Secker Walker, David, son of Geoffrey Secker Walker BM, of Farnborough, Hants, and Joan Alice, d. of William John Hubert Diplock, solicitor, of Croydon; b. 10 June 1932; adm. Sept. 1945 (KS); left July 1950; St John’s Coll. Oxf., matric. 1952, BA 1956; coxed the men’s pairs in London 1948 Olympics; worked for The Financial Times, The Times and The Sunday Telegraph 1957-63; dir. N. M. Rothschild & Sons 1963-83; founder Causeway Group Ltd. 1983-97; man. dir. Cayzer Gartmore Ltd.; m. 7 Sept. 1957 Lorna Margaret, d. of William Elmer Lea of Hampstead; d. 24 Mar. 2014.

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SECCOMBE, NATHANIEL; b.; adm. 12 Sep 1774.

SEBRIGHT, SIR THOMAS SAUNDERS, BART., elder son of Sir Thomas Saunders Sebright, Bart., MP, and Henrietta, dau. of Sir Samuel Dashwood, Kt, MP, Lord Mayor of London; b. 11 Dec 1723; adm. Feb 1734/5; succ. father as 5th baronet 12 Apr 1736; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 10 Feb 1741/2; Grand Tour (Italy) 1746; member, Society of Dilettanti 1746; a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber from c. 1760; d. unm. 25 Oct 1761.

SEBRIGHT, SIR THOMAS GAGE SAUNDERS, BART., eldest son of Sir John Saunders Sebright, Bart. (adm. 1778, qv); b. 1802; adm. 10 Jun 1811; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 18 Mar 1820, but did not matr.; succ. father as 8th baronet 15 Apr 1846; DL JP Hertfordshire, High Sheriff 1853; m. 1st, 17 Nov 1842 Sarah Anne, eldest dau. of Capt. Frederick Hoffman RN; m. 2nd, 17 Jul 1850 Olivia, youngest dau. of John Joseph Henry, Straffan, co. Kildare; d. 29 Aug 1864.

SEBRIGHT, THOMAS GAGE SAUNDERS, second son of Sir John Saunders Sebright, Bart. (adm. 1734/5, qv); b. 2 Jul 1768; adm. 4 Feb 1778; in school lists 1781; Ensign, 18th Foot 20 Mar 1783; Lieut., 28 May 1788; Capt., 2 Jun 1790; Maj., 115th Foot 2 May 1794; Lieut. -Col., 18 Sep 1794; Gentleman Usher of the Privy Chamber from c. 1792; d. unm. 1 Mar 1795.

SEBRIGHT, SIR JOHN SAUNDERS, BART., eldest son of Sir John Saunders Sebright, Bart. (qv); b. 23 May 1767; adm. 4 Feb 1778; Ensign, 1st Foot Guards 6 Apr 1785; Lieut. and Capt., 11 Jul 1792; retd. 3 Oct 1794; succ. father as 7th baronet 23 Feb 1794; JP Hertfordshire, High Sheriff 1797-8; MP Hertfordshire 1807-34; urged the amendment of the game laws, to which he attributed increased rural crime; protested against monopolies of all kinds; seconded Lord John Russell’s motion for leave to bring in the first Reform Bill 1 Mar 1831; a practical agriculturalist and breeder of domestic animals, including the “Sebright bantam”; author, The Art of Improving the Breeds of Domestic Animals, 1809, Observations on Hawking, 1826, and Observations upon the Instinct of Animals, 1836; m. 6 Aug 1793 Harriet, only dau. of Richard Croftes MP, West Harling, Norfolk; d. 15 Apr 1846. DNB.

SEBRIGHT, SIR JOHN SAUNDERS, BART., brother of Sir Thomas Sebright Saunders, Bart. (qv); bapt. 19 Oct 1725; adm. Feb 1734/5; left 1741; Ensign, 1st Foot Guards 18 Apr 1741; Lieut. and Capt., 20 Feb 1744; Capt. -Lieut., 2 May 1749; Capt. and Lieut. -Col., 20 Nov 1750; Col., 83rd Foot 14 Oct 1758-60 [?], 52nd Foot 27 Nov 1760 – Apr 1762; Major-Gen., 13 Oct 1761; Col., 18th Foot, from 1 Apr 1762; Lieut. -Gen., 30 Apr 1770; Gen., 20 Nov 1782; succ, brother as 6th baronet 25 Oct 1761; MP Bath 28 Apr 1763-74, 24 Nov 1775-80; JP Hertfordshire; m. 15 May 1766 Sarah, third dau. of Edward Knight, Wolverley, Worcs.; d. 23 Feb 1794.