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Sprague, Louis Horatio, son of Lieut.-Col. Louis Charles Sprague, Roy. Irish Rifles, and Frances Helena, d. of John Ross of Lurgan, Co. Armagh; b. 8 Feo. 1906; adm. Sept. 1920 (H); left Aug. 1922; an official of the Great Western Railway, later Western Region BR; m. 25 Sept. 1948 Phyllis Mary, d. of Frederick Pilley Coundley of Kingston-on-Thames; d. 7 Sept. 1978.

SPOTSWOOD, ---; b.; in school lists 1656.

SPOONER, WILLIAM WILBERFORCE, eldest son of Lucius Henry Spooner, Elmdon, Warwickshire, and Margaret Skottowe, second dau. of Richard Neville Parker, Passage West, co. Cork; b. 10 Jun 1855; adm. 26 Jan 1867; left Oct 1868; emigrated to Victoria, Australia; m. 27 Jan 1880 Emma Mills Blomfield, South Wootton, Norfolk. [wife probably dau. of Edward Mills Blomfield]

SPOONER, CHARLES; b.; adm. (aged 7) Oct 1738 (Bourne's); left 1748. [Evidently third son of John Spooner, Bloomsbury, London, adm. Middle Temple 11 Feb 1748/9, called to bar 3 May 1754; perhaps Charles Spooner, Esq., Harley Streeet, Cavendish Square, London, , will proved PCC 2 Jul 1790].

Spokes, Peter Spencer, son of Peter Sidney Spokes, M.R.C.S., J.P., of St. Marylebone, by Agnes, daughter of Albert Anderson, of Dunstable, Beds; b. Dec. 23, 1893; adm. April 30, 1908 (R); left July 1912; Queen's Coll. Oxon., matric. Michaelmas 1912; B.A. 1917; M.A. 1921; B.Sc. 1923; Lieut. 19th London Regt. (T.F.) Oct. 16, 1916, acting Capt. Aug. 3, 1917; served in France in Great War I; secretary, Imperial Forestry Institute (Univ. of Oxford), from 1924-38; F.S.A. 1937; extra staff, Bodleian Library, Oxon. since 1950; m. Sept. 2, 1924, Lilla Jane, elder daughter of John Hazelwood Clayton, M.B., of Edgbaston, co. Warwick; d. 1976.

Pottery company founded by Josiah Spode (1733-1797) in 1770. Company became Copeland & Garrett between 1833-47, continuing to use the Spode brand. Continued as W.T. Copeland & Sons 1847-1970. Business and factories continued under the name Spode Ltd from 1970. In 2006, merged with Royal Worcester. The merged company entered adminstration in 2008. The brand names and intellectual property were acquired by Portmeirion Group in 2009.

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SPILSBURY, GEORGE; b.; at school 1799; in school lists 1801, 1803. [perhaps George Green Spilsbury, son of Francis Spilsbury, and Dorothy Evans, b. 30 Jul 1786 (IGI), physician Bengal Army, d. 1857] [note will Francis Spilsbury, St. Anne, Westminster, chemist, proved PCC 9 Aug 1793]

SPILSBURY, FRANCIS; b.; adm. 12 Jan 1814; left Christmas 1817. [Probably Francis Gybbon Spilsbury, son of Edgar Ashe Spilsbury, Stafford, surgeon, and his first wife Emma Gybbon, bapt. St. Mary, St. Marylebone Road 9 Jan 1801 (IGI); m. 1st, 7 Dec 1824 Elinor Wright (IGI); m. 2nd, 5 Jan 1837 Ann Turner (IGI)].