Sutherland, Carol Humphrey Vivian, son of George Humphrey Vivian Sutherland, barrister at-law, Principal Min. of Education, and Elsie, d. of James Foster of Tooting Graveney; b. 5 May 1908; adm. Sept. 1921 (A), KS Sept. 1922; Capt. of the school 1926-7; left July 1927; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1927, BA 1931, MA 1936; asst Keeper Heberden Coin Room Ashmolean Museum 1932-52, dep. Keeper 1952-7, Keeper 1957; DLitt 1945; Student of Ch. Ch. 1945, Curator of Pictures 1947-55 and 1970-5, Student Emeritus 1975; Pres. Rov. Numismatic Soc. 1949-53, RNS Medal 1954; FSA 1961; Roy. Mint Advisory Committee 1963; FBA CBE 1970; a Governor of the school 1961-75; a Busby Trustee 1976-86; author of Coinage and Currency in Roman Britain 1937, Coinage in Roman Imperial Policy 1951, Art in Coinage 1955, Gold 1959; m. 10 July 1933 Monica La Fontaine, d. of Rev. Charles Mortimer McAnally, hon. Canon of Norwich, and widow of Rev. Robert Waltham Porter, hon. Canon of Chelmsford; d. 14 May 1986.
Sutton, Nigel Rushworth, son of Bernard Sutton, solicitor, of Finchley, and Mona Louise, d. of Laurence Rushworth of Hampstead; b. 14 Oct. 1935; adm. Sept. 1949 (A); left July 1953; Westminster Bank Ltd. 1954-69; Citibank NA 1969-72; merchant bank 1972-4; consortium bank 1974-86; FCIB 1986; man. LT Bank 1986-89; credit man. BNA Bank 1989-2000, BAPV Bank; m. 31 Dec. 1969 Rhona Beatrice, d. of Harry Saville, linen merchant, of Johannesburg, South Africa; d. 5 Mar. 2007.
SUTTON, ROBERT WILLIAM EVELYN, son of Robert Sutton, Scofton, Notts., and Anne, dau. of C. Throckmorton; b.; adm. (aged 12) Jun 1738 (Preston's); left 1742; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. fellow commoner 30 Dec 1743, aged 18, but never matr.; perhaps Grand Tour (Italy) 1753-4; succeeded father at Scofton 1775. [Supplement records him as marrying 24 Jun 1793 Mary, dau. of Henry Verelst, Aston Hall, Yorks., Governor of Bengal, but is this correct (he was 67 in 1793) ?]
Sweet-Escott, Michael William, son of William Whitaker Sweet-Escott, schoolmaster, of Lyme Regis, Dorset, and Olive Grace, d. of Arnold Mitchell FRIBA, of Lyme Regis; b. 29 Sept. 1922; adm. Sept. 1936 (KS); left July 1941; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1941, (1st class hons Classical Mods) 1942, BA MA 1948; RAFVR 1943-5 (Flt. Lieut. ); Barts Hosp. Med. Sch., BM 1951; MRCGP 1962; a gen. med. practitioner Skipton, Yorks, sen. partner 1983, retd. from practice 1985; sessional doctor BUPA Bristol 1985-92; m. 10 July 1953 Ragnhild, d. of Johannes Blaesterdalen, Chief of Criminal Police, Oslo, Norway; d. 4 Aug. 2016.
Sweet-Escott, Richard Mark, brother of Michael William Sweet-Escott (qv); b. 25 Apr. 1928; adm. Sept. 1941 (KS); left July 1946; Hertford Coll. Oxf., matric. 1946, BA 1951, MA 1952; Westcott House Camb. 1956-8; ord. deacon 1958, priest 1959 (Ripon); Curate Leeds Parish Church 1958-62, St Mary’s Littlehampton, Sussex, 1962-5, St Leonard’s Seaford 1965-72; priest-incharge Burpham 1972-5; Vicar St Mary’s Eastbourne 1975-79, All Saints’ Crawley Down 1979-93; d. 5 Feb. 2008.
SWENY, JOHN, eldest son of John Sweny (qv); b. 25 Nov 1783; adm.; in school list 1797; KS 1798; played cricket v. Eton at Lord’s 31 Jul 1800; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1801, adm. pens. 14 May 1801, but went to Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 21 May 1801; BA 1805; MA 1810; ordained; beneficed in Ireland.
SWIFT, JASPER, son of Jasper Swift, Serjeant at Arms to Lord High Admiral, and Katherine, dau. of Thomas Hulme, London, citizen and haberdasher; b.; adm.; QS; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1590, matr. 15 Jan 1590/1, aged 18, Westminster Student to 1603; BA 1594; MA 26 Jan 1599/1600; BD and DD 26 Feb 1615/6; ordained; Rector of St. Erme, Cornwall 1603; Rector of Powderham, Devon, from 16 May 1612; Prebendary of Exter from 1 Aug 1613; Archdeacon of Cornwall 21 Jul – Oct 1616, Archdeacon of Totnes from 30 Oct 1616; lic. to m. 30 Apr 1619 Elizabeth, dau. of John Shapleye, Mayor of Totnes; d. 20 Jan 1619/20.
SYDNEY, THOMAS, natural son of Hon. Thomas Sydney, and Mrs. Hall; b. c. 1729 (bapt. St. Mary le Strand, London 20 Mar 1743 “aged 14 years or thereabouts”); adm. (aged 9) Feb 1738/9 (Stephens'); left 1744.
Sylvester, Samuel Barry, son of Harry Sylvester and Iris Hilda, d. of Samuel Breckman; b. 26 Nov. 1933; adm. Sept. 1947 (A); left July 1950; adm. solicitor Nov. 1957; a showbusiness lawyer; m. 20 Apr. 1958 Francine Carole, d. of Alec Silvert, co. dir., of Hampstead; d. 8 March 2011.
SYMNS, ROBERT CORSER MONTFORT, eldest son of Rev. John Edward Symns, Headmaster, Bancroft’s School, Woodford, Essex, and Mary, second dau. of Robert Corser, Redhill, Surrey; b. 30 Sep 1867; at St. Paul’s Sch. 1878-9; adm. 16 Jun 1881; QS 1881; left Easter 1884; went to King’s Coll. Sch.; Balliol Coll. Oxford, matr. 16 Oct 1886; Indian Civil Service 1886; arrived in Burma 12 Dec 1888; Assistant Commissioner, Burma 1888; acting Under-Secretary and acting Deputy Commissioner Feb 1901; retd. Oct 1913; m. 3 Jan 1894 Mary Pauline, second dau. of William Jones, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; d. 6 Apr 1929.