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SWABEY, HENRY BIRCHFIELD, son of Maurice Swabey (adm. 1766, qv), and his first wife; b. 11 Apr 1786; adm. 1797; in school lists 1801, 1803; Proctor, Court of Arches, adm. 1810; Deputy Registrar, High Court of Admiralty Dec 1810-40, Registrar 7 Aug 1840-53; m. 1st, 12 May 1836 Catherine, widow of Robert James Cattley, Wandsworth Common, Surrey, and dau. of John Prescott, St. Petersburg, Russia; m. 2nd, 18 Jan 1853 Charlotte, dau. of Sir Robert Baker, Kt, Chief Magistrate, Bow Street; d. 30 Jul 1864.

SUTTON, WILLIAM; b.; at school 1657 (Busby’s Account Book). Delete, apparently a guarantor for Thomas James (qv)]

SUTTON, THOMAS, son of Thomas Sutton, Kensington, Middlesex, Commissioner of Hackney Coaches; b.; adm.; QS 1705; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1710, matr. 9 Jun 1710, aged 19, Westminster Student 18 Dec 1710 – void 1723; BA 1714; MA 1717; adm. Inner Temple, called to bar 14 Jun 1719, chambers there from 3 Jul 1720, invited to Bench 8 Feb 1745/6; Commissioner of Hackney Coaches 23 Feb 1725/6 – 17 Dec 1741; Commissioner of Salt Duties 27 Jun 1741 – 13 Jan 1756; d. 3 Feb 1759.

SUTTON, THOMAS; b.; adm. (aged 8) Sep 1736; left 1740.

SUTTON, ROBERT; b.; adm. (aged 13) Jun 1742 (Morel's); left 1746.

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) ?]

SUTTON, RICHARD; b.; adm. (aged 14) May 1725; in school list 1729. [Perhaps Wadham Coll. Oxford, matr. 31 Jan 1729/30, aged 19; BA 1733; MA 1736; ordained; Chaplain to Princess Royal; Rector of Averham, Notts., from c. 1734 [check]; Rector of Boothby Graffoe, Lincs. (disp. to hold with R. Averham 1740); Rector of Whitwell, Derbs., 1752 (disp. to hold with R. Averham)]; d. 1785 (will proved PCC 28 Jan 1786, he described as Rector of Averham)]

SUTTON, SIR RICHARD, BART., son of John Sutton (adm. 1779, qv); b. 16 Dec 1798; succ. grandfather as 2nd baronet 10 Jan 1802; adm. Christmas 1812; left 1813; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 3 Feb 1816, fellow commoner 22 Oct 1816, matr. 1816; MA 1818; devoted himself to field sports; an ardent hunting man, a good rider and a good shot; Master of Burton Hunt 1822; removed his hunting establishment to Cottesmore Park 1844, where he hunted for five seasons; purchased Quorn Hall 1848 and hunted the Quorn country for eight years; m. 17 Dec 1819 Mary Elizabeth, dau. of Benjamin Burton, Burton Hall, co. Carlow; d. 14 Nov 1855. DNB.

SUTTON, RICHARD, son of Sir Richard Sutton, Bart. (adm. 1743/4, qv), and his second wife; b. 2 Feb 1771; adm. 13 Jan 1779; left Easter 1786; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 14 Jan 1788; BA 1792; MA 1795; ordained deacon 5 Oct 1794 (York), priest 1795 (Norwich, lit. dim. from York); Prebendary of Southwell from 20 Jun 1795; Rector of Brant Broughton and Great Coates, Lincs. (disp. to hold both 1796); d. 24 Aug 1820.

SUTTON, SIR RICHARD, BART., brother of John Sutton (adm. 1740/1, qv); b. 31 Jul 1733; adm. Jan 1743/4 (Morel's); the friend of William Cowper (adm. 1742, qv), with whom he read through the Iliad and the Odyssey when at school (Southey, Cowper, i, 106); Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens, 25 Jan 1749/50, scholar 11 may 1750, readm. as fellow commoner 11 Nov 1751, matr. 1750; MA 1753; when he went up to Trinity Coll. Warburton introduced him by letter to Hurd as “a perfect boy, in the simplicity of his manners, but of surprizing acquirements. Besides his knowledge of the ancient languages he speaks and writes Spanish and French with great exactness, understands Italian, and is now learning High Dutch” (Nichols, Literary Anecdotes, v, 542, note); probably Grand Tour (at Capua with brother John in 1753 ?); adm. Middle Temple 21 Aug 1754; migr. to Inner Temple 9 Feb 1759, called to bar 29 Jun 1759, sold chambers there 12 Jun 1782; Counsel to Board of Ordnance; Under-Secretary of State Aug 1766 – Sep 1772; a Commissioner of the Privy Seal Feb – Mar 1768; MP St. Albans 1768-80, Sandwich 1780-4, Boroughbridge 1784-96; succeeded brother to Norwood Park estate, Notts., 1772; created baronet 14 Oct 1772; a Lord of the Treasury 6 Sep 1780 – Mar 1782; m. 1st, 28 Jun 1765 Susanna, eldest dau. of Philip Champion de Crespigny, Proctor, Court of Arches; m. 2nd, 7 Feb 1767 Anne, dau. of William Peers Williams, Cadhay, Devon; m. 3rd, 8 Apr 1793 Margaret, dau. of John Porter, Wandsworth, Surrey; d. 10 Jan 1802.