Shattock, John Swithun Harvey, son of Rev. Eric Arthur Shattock of Kingston St Mary, Taunton, Somerset, and Deborah Laetitia Paton, d. of Wilson Gibson Archibald of Wallington, Surrey; b. 21 Nov. 1907; adm. Sept. 1921 (A); left July 1926; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1926, BA 1929, MA 1968; joined ICS 1930; Under-Sec. Govt of India Defence Dept 1936, Dep. Sec. Political Dept 1944; Chief Minister Chamba State 1946; OBE Jan. 1947; joined HM Foreign Service 1947; Counsellor Office of UK High Commissioner Delhi 1948; head of Far Eastern Dept. FO 1950; CMG 1952; FO representative Imp. Defence Coll. 1952; Counsellor Belgrade 1953; political representative MEF Nicosia 1956; Minister UK Delegation to NATO 1959, to Disar­mament Conference Geneva 1961; FO London 1963-7, retd 1967; d. 6 June 1993.

Shattock, Geoffrey Osmond, son of Robert Foster Shattock, of Norwood; b. March 13, 1874; adm. Sept. 22, 1887 (R); left July 1890.

Sharrard, Wiliam John Wells, son of William Sharrard MB ChB, med. practitioner, of Lincoln, and Winifred Hannah Wells DPH MB ChB, d. of Arthur John Wells of Ealing; b. 8 Nov. 1921; adm. Sept. 1935 (KS); left July 1939; Univ. of Sheffield Med. Sch., MB ChB 1944; FRCS 1950; MD 1954, ChM 1966; house appts Sheffield 1944-5; RAFVR 1946-8 (Sqdn Ldr); Registrar and sen. Registrar Roy. Nat. Orthopaedic Hosp. 1949-55; consult. orthopaedic surgeon and Hunterian Prof. of Orthopaedics Sheffield Hosp. and Univ. 1955-86; Pres. Brit. Orthopaedic Assn 1978-9; council RCS 1980-; m. 1st 17 Mar. 1975 Ethel Margaret Spedding, med. practitioner, d. of John Wilson Spedding of High Burnside, Glasgow; 2nd 19 May 1953 Bessie Laura Petch, nursing sister, d. of Sqdn Ldr Frederick Petch OBE RAF, of Grantham; d. 2001

Sharrard, Gordon Anthony Wells, brother of William John Wells Sharrard (qv); b. 9 Aug. 1928; adm. Sept. 1941 (KS); left July 1946; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1946, BA 1949, MA 1953; Univ. Coll. Hosp. Med. Sch., BM (Oxon. ) 1954; DLO 1958; house appts. 1958-62; Registrar Roy. Nat. ENT Hosp. 1963-4; sen. Registrar Cumberland & N. Westmorland Hosp. 1965-7; sen. res. assoc. Audiology Dept Univ. of Manchester 1967-74; DM (Oxon. ) 1973; gen. practice as audiologist Manchester 1974-83; artistic dir. Precinct Opera Group 1974-, produced 25 operas in 25 years; retd. 1983; member Medical Writing Club; pres. Univ. of Oxf. Opera Club; m. 30 May 1953 Margaret Eva, midwife, d. of Charles Grimshaw of Worcester Park, Surrey; d. 27 Oct. 2017.

SHARPLEY, SYDNEY THOMAS, son of Thomas Sharpley MD, Louth, Lincs., medical practitioner, and Sarah ---; b. 8 Feb 1864; adm. 27 Jan 1876 (G); left May 1878; a journalist at Dunedin, New Zealand.

SHARPE, WILLIAM, son of James Sharpe, Canterbury, Kent, and Elizabeth, dau. of William Nethersole, Canterbury, Kent; b.; adm.; KS (Capt., aged 14) 1733; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1737, matr. 14 Jun 1737, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1737 – void 22 Jul 1760 (expiry year of grace as R. Easthampstead from 4 Aug 1759), Junior Censor 1747-50, Senior Censor 1751-2, Tutor 1749; BA 1741; MA 7 Mar 1743/4; BD (from Hertford Coll) 1753; DD 1754; ordained deacon 19 Dec 1742, priest 18 Dec 1743 (both Oxford); Curate, Binsey, Oxfordshire 1744, Caversham, Berks., 1746, Cowley, Oxfordshire 1747, Drayton, Oxfordshire 1748, St. Thomas, Oxford 1754; Principal, Hertford Coll. Oxford 12 Jun 1753-7, when he resigned and returned to his rooms at Christ Church (see Thompson, Christ Church, 156-7); Rector of Easthampstead, Berks., from 1759; Whitehall Preacher (in 1760); Regius Prof. of Greek, Oxford, from 13 Apr 1763; d. unm. 5 Mar 1782. Buried Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.

SHARPE, ROBERT, son of Rev. John Sharpe, Idmiston, Wilts.; b.; adm.; Min. Can. 1630, 1633; KS; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1637, matr. 7 Jul 1637, aged 18, Westminster Student (still 1642); BA 1641 (incorp. Cambridge 1641); MA 1644; ordained; Vicar of Idmiston, Wilts., from 1658; m. Mary --- (IGI); d. 1700.

Sharpe, Sir Reginald Taaffe, son of Herbert Sharpe of Lindfield, Sussex, and Florence Gertrude, d. of John Forwood Taaffe of Clapham; b. 20 Nov. 1898; adm. Sept. 1912 (G); left Dec. 1916; Grenadier Guards 1917-8 (Lieut.), wounded (Cambrai) Sept. 1918; called to the Bar (Gray's Inn) Apr. 1920; SE Circuit; Judge of the High Court Rangoon 1937-48; Dir. of Supply Burma 1942-4; Kt 1947; KC 1949; HM Commissioner of Assize 1949-60; dep. Chairman QS E. Sus­sex 1949-69, W. Kent 1949-62, Kent 1962-9, Middx 1963-5, Middx area of Greater Lond. 1965-71; special Commissioner for Divorce Causes 1948-67; Chairman NHS tribunal for England & Wales 1948-71; Chairman Hailsham PS Divn 1957-8; a Governor of the school 1955-83; m. 1st 27 July 1922 Phyllis Maude, d. of Edward Whinney (qv); 2nd 8 Aug. 1930 Eileen Kate, d. of Thomas Howarth Usherwood of Christ's Hospital, Sussex; 3rd 3 June 1947 Vivien Travers, d. of Rev. Herbert Seddon Rowley of Wretham, Norfolk; 4th 1976 Mary Millicent, d. of Maj.-Gen. Patrick Barclay Sangster CB CMG DSO of Roehampton; d. 2 Aug. 1994.

SHARPE, JOHN, brother of Fane William Sharpe (qv); bapt. St. Andrew, Holborn 11 Jan 1730 (IGI); adm. (aged 9) Jun 1738 (Hawkins'); left 1746; d. young.

SHARPE, FANE WILLIAM, eldest son of John Sharpe MP, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, Solicitor to the Treasury, and Olive Cartwright, Holborn; nephew of Gregory Sharpe (qv); b.; adm. (aged 11) Jan 1737/8; KS (Capt. ) 1743; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1747, matr. 26 Jun 1747, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1747 – void by marriage 26 Mar 1752; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 14 Aug 1747; MP Callington from 11 Feb 1756; FRS 5 Jul 1764; FSA 17 Dec 1767; bequeathed £500 for the use of the King’s Scholars elected annually to the Universities; m. 17 Mar 1752 Mary, only child of George Newport, London, merchant; d. 21 Oct 1771.

By his will dated 30 Sep 1771 (proved 8 Nov 1771) he gave to William Markham (adm.1733, qv), formerly Head Master of the School and then Bishop of Chester, and to John Thomas, Dean of Westminster, “the sum of £500 to be by them disposed of [for] the benefit of Westminster School or College as they shall think fit”. The fund was subsequently consolidated with the School Exhibition Fund, and the benefaction was commemorated by an exhibition known as the F.W.Sharpe exhibition.