SQUIB, ---; b. ; adm. ; KS 1640 (Bodleian Library, Tanner MSS lxix, f. 140).
SPURWAY, WILLIAM, eldest son of Rev. John Spurway, Rector of Pitt Tiverton, Devon, and his first wife Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. Thomas Hole, Rector of Georgeham, Devon; b. 3 Dec 1824; adm. 28 Jan 1841 (Benthall's); left May 1843; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 9 Jun 1843; BA 1847; MA 1850; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 5 Jun 1847, called to bar 13 Jun 1851; of Spurway and Oakford, Devon; d. unm. 8 Dec 1893.
Son of Arthur Michael Marshall Spurr and Patricia Ann Newall; b. 9 Oct. 1953; ed. The King’s Sch., Canterbury, Sydney Grammar Sch., Univ. of Sydney, BA 1975; Corpus Christi Coll. Oxf.; DPhil 1984; head of classics and house master Eton 1984-2000; Head Master Clifton Coll. 2000-5; succeeded as Head Master of the School Aug. 2005; group education dir. Inspired 2014-; m. 1982 Susanna Armani.
Spurling, Frederick William; second son of John Spurling, New River Co., London, and Rebecca, third dau. of Thomas Roberts, Oxford ; b. 3 Feb 1844 ; ed St.Paul’s Sch. and Wadham Coll.Oxford, matr. 18 Oct 1863, aged 18, scholar ; 1st cl. Cl.Mods 1864, 1st cl.Lit.Hum.1866 ; BA 1867 ; MA 1871 ; Lecturer, Wadham Coll. 1867-8 ; Assistant Master (Classics) Oct 1868 – Dec 1870 ; Assistant Master, Rugby Sch. 1871-4 ; Lecturer, Brasenose Coll., Oxford 1874 ; Tutor, Keble Coll., Oxford 1875-1906, Sub-Warden 1897 ; ordained deacon 1884, priest 1886 (Oxford) ; Hon.Canon, Chester 1899 ; Canon Residentiary of Chester from 1907 ; m. 17 Apr 1873 Clara, only child of Henry Eyton, Pernambuco, Brazil, merchant ; d. 14 Jun 1914.
Spurgin, Anthony Martin, son of Percy Bertram Spurgin MRCS and Hilda Gertrude, d. of William Mildred of Chigwell, Essex; b. 11 Nov. 1910; adm. Sept. 1924 (A); left July 1929; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1929; took part in notable OUDS productions of Shakespeare 1931-2; appeared in Giles Playfair's "Oxford Blazers" 1932-3; Roy. Coll. of Music 1934-6; a composer and performer; original pianist for "Ridgway's Late Joys" at the Players' Theatre; RA in WW2, drafted into "Stars in Battledress", touring European bases 1944-5; has composed sundry works for orchestra, brass and military bands, including an orchestral setting in waltz time of the song "Nos Elizae laudibus nomen cumulamus" for performance at a Westminster Ball; m. 1st 23 Feb. 1943 Eileen Stanton, Sgt ATS, of Topsham, Devon; 2nd 11 Nov. 1960 Lily Louise, d. of Charles Alexander Narvige, master butcher, of Paddington; d. 6 Feb. 2001.
Spry, Robert Graham Michel, son of Graham Spry OC LLD, Agent-Gen. for the Province of Saskatchewan in UK and Europe, and Prof. Irene Mary Biss Spry, political economist, d. of Evan East Biss of Wookey Hole, Somerset; b. 25 Oct. 1939; adm. Sept. 1953 (G); left July 1957; Univ. Coll. Oxf., matric. 1958; BA 1961, MA 1967; LSE, MSc 1964; film maker, Nat. Film Board of Canada; Robert Flaherty award, Soc. of Film & TV Arts and Blue Ribbon award American Film Festival 1969; m. 15 June 1973 Carmel, d. of John Dumas, civil servant, of Quebec, Canada; d. 28 Mar. 2005.
Spry, Richard Daniel Evan, brother of Robert Graham Michel Spry (qv); b. 27 Feb. 1944; adm. May 1957 (G); left July 1962; Univ. of Grenoble, France 1962-3; Univ. Coll. Oxf., matric. 1963, BA 1967, MA 1971; office man. for Pierre Trudeau during Canadian election campaign 1968; worked for CBC Montreal and Radio News & Public Affairs Winnipeg, Canada; m. Deirdre Heggtreit; d. 3 Aug. 1973.