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SMITH, HENRY STONE, only son of Cdr. John Langdale Smith, Royal Navy, and Sarah Stone, artist; b. 4 Feb 1795; adm.; left 1809; Clerk, Prisoners of War Department, Transport Office 15 Feb 1810 – 24 Jun 1818; Clerk, House of Lords 1819 – 26, Clerk of Committees 1826 – 24 Jul 1840, Clerk of Inrolments c. 1831- 24 Jul 1840, , Chief Clerk of Parliament Office 24 Jul 1840- 22 May 1874; Deputy Chief Usher, Court of Exchequer 1836-42; it was owing to his energy that many of the historical documents belonging to the House of Lords were rescued from the fire that destroyed the Houses of Parliament 16 Oct 1834; m. 21 Feb 1816 Sophia Sheppard; d. 4 Sep 1881.

SMITH, HENRY SHEPPARD; b. 23 Nov 1816; adm. 19 Sep 1825. [Presumably son of Henry Stone Smith (qv) : note Christian names and date of birth]

Smith, Henry Raymond George, son of Samuel George Smith, senior clerk, India Office; b. April 12, 1900; adm. as exhibitioner Sept. 24, 1914 (A); left July 1918; d. 25 Sept. 1995.

SMITH, HADDON, son of Rev. Haddon Smith, and Hester Stevens (IGI); bapt. Hillsborough, co. Down 10 Nov 1777 (IGI); adm. 22 May 1788, BB; Ensign, 22nd Foot 28 Oct 1795; Lieut. , 14 Dec 1796; Capt. , 30 Oct 1807; 73rd Foot 3 Mar 1810; Brevet Maj. , 19 Jul 1821; Capt. , Ceylon Regt. , 26 Jun 1823; Maj. , unattached, half-pay 21 Jun 1831; retd. Aug 1831; d. 15 Mar 1840.

SMITH, GEORGE; b.; adm. (aged 13) Feb 1750/1 (Morel's); in school list 1754.

SMITH, GEORGE; b.; adm. (aged 12) Mar 1727/8; in school list 1731.

SMITH, GEORGE, eldest son of Rev. John Smith DD, Rector of Bishopwearmouth, co. Durham, and Prebendary of Durham, and Mary, eldest dau. of William Coope, Scarborough, Yorkshire; b. 7 May 1693; at school under Knipe 2 years (boarder with Hilkiah Bedford, his uncle by marriage) (J. E. B. Mayor & R. F. Scott, Admissions to St. John’s Coll. Camb., ii, 192); St. John’s Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 7 Apr 1709, matr. 1709; migr. to Queen’s Coll. Oxford, matr. 18 May 1711; adm. Middle Temple 3 Feb 1709/10; resided at New Barn Hall, near Durham; completed his father’s edition of Bede’s History 1722; received orders in Non-Juring church; consecrated “Bishop of Durham” 1728; resident in Italy 1731-3; advocated reunion among the non-jurors; author, various pamphlets; m. 5 Apr 1722 (IGI) his cousin Christian, sister of William Bedford (adm. 1718, qv); d. 4 Nov 1756. DNB.

SMITH, GEORGE, son of George Smith, London; b.; adm.; QS 1703; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 31 May 1704, aged 18, scholar 2 May 1705, matr. 1705; BA 1707/8; MA 1711; ordained deacon (London) Feb 1707/8, priest 25 Sep 1709. [Perhaps Vicar of Braughing, Herts., and Rector of Ayot St. Peter’s, Herts., in 1727/8 (disp. to hold both); living 1745]

Smith, George Musgrave Castle (now known as G. M. Castle-Smith), brother of Hugh Castle-Smith (q.v.); b. Jan. 8, 1885; adm. May 4, 1899 (G); left Easter 1904; served in Great War I; Lieut. 3rd East African Batt. African Rifles Oct. 28, 1914; on leaving school entered the Merchant Navy and was twice round Cape Horn in sailing ships; in the lumber trade in Mexico 1909-12; Asst. District Commissioner East African Protectorate March 1912; District Commissioner Somaliland Protectorate 1915; Asst. Dist. Commissioner Kenya 1919; 1st grade administrative officer Kenya 1924; retired from the Colonial Service 1932; served in Great War I; Lieut. 3rd East African Batt. African Rifles Oct. 28, 1914; and in Great War II as an Admiralty Marine Superintendent; m. Nov. 4, 1930 Esme Josephine, only daughter of Arthur R. Winch, of Horsham, Surrey; d. 1969.