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Spearman, Sir Alexander Bowyer Bt, son of Sir Alexander Young Spearman Bt, mining engineer, and Dorothy Catharine, d. of Capt. Thomas Bowyer Bowyer DL, of Iwerne Minster, Dorset; b. 15 Feb. 1917; adm. Sept. 1930 (H); left July 1933; 7 Rajput Regt IA 1941-8 (Staff Capt. GHQ India); FCII 1954; fire insurance man. Union Guarantee Co. Ltd Cape Town 1955-7, tech. asst to gen. man. 1957-8; succ. as 4th Baronet 11 Feb. 1959; dir. Jack Ginsburg (Pty) Ltd Cape Town 1960-7, Delta Insurance Consultants 1967-9, Nabco (Cape) Ltd 1969; m. 10 Apr. 1950 Martha, d. of John Green of Naauwpoort, S. Africa; d. 27 May 1977.

Spear, Trevor Hicks, son of James Spear of Deal, Kent, and Florence Elizabeth, d. of Capt. David Francis Wilkinson of Castro Urdiales, Spain; b. 22 Aug. 1900; adm. Jan. 1915 (H); left Dec. 1917; RMC Sandhurst, 2nd Lieut. The Buffs July 1919, Lieut. July 1921, Capt. May 1925; ADC to GOC Eastern Command India 1928-32; Brevet Maj. July 1938, Lieut.-Col. 1943, Col. 1944, Brig. 1952; served WW2 in N. Africa, despatches Dec. 1941 and June 1942; OBE Aug. 1945, USA Bronze Star Nov. 1945; Militarv Attaché Belgium and Luxembourg 1945-7; Grand Offi­cer Belgian Order of the Crown Jan. 1947; Couronne de Chêne (Luxembourg), Chevalier Danebrog (Denmark); Military Attaché Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos 1952-55; retd 1955; chairman council of voluntary welfare work Cyprus 1957-60, Germany 1960-1; d. 30 Dec. 1989.

SPARKES, ROGER, son of William Sparkes, Middlesex; b.; adm.; KS (aged 15) 1650; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1653, adm. pens. 22 Jun 1653, scholar 1653; 2nd in “ordo” 1656/7; BA 1656/7; MA 1660; Fellow, Trinity Coll. from 1658; will proved PCC 25 Aug 1660 (surname given as Sparke).

SPARK, THOMAS, son of Rev. Archibald Spark, Vicar of Northop, Flintshire, and Prebendary of St. Asaph; b.; adm.; KS 1668; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1672, matr. 17 Jul 1672, aged 17, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1672 – void 1688, Tutor 1677-84, Senior Censor 1684; BA 1676; MA 1679; BD 18 Feb 1687/8; DD 1691; ordained; Chaplain to George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem (qv); Prebendary of Lichfield from 9 Apr 1686; Rector of Ewhurst, Surrey 1 Mar 1687/8; Rector of Norton, Leics.; Prebendary of Rochester from 2 Jun 1688; edited Zosimus, 1679, Lactantius, 1684; d. 7 Sep 1692. DNB.

SPARHAUKE, LAWNDEY, eldest son of William Sparhauke, Baldock, Herts., and Margaret Lawndey (or Lowray ?), St. Andrew’s, Holborn; bapt. Baldock, Herts., 12 Mar 1733; adm. (aged 11) Apr 1744 (Levett's); left 1749; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 28 Oct 1752; d. 29 Aug 1770.

SPARHAUKE, EDWARD, brother of Lawndey Sparhauke (qv); bapt. Baldock, Herts., 14 Jun 1739; adm. (aged 8) Apr 1748 (Levett's); in school list 1754; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 7 Mar 1757, matr. 1757; d. 31 Jul 1778.

SPALDING, AUGUSTINE, son of Augustine Spalding, Bristol; b.; adm.; KS 1676; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1679, matr. 12 Dec 1679, aged 20, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1679 – expelled 29 Mar 1693, Tutor 1689; BA 1683; MA 1686; ordained deacon or priest (Winchester) 3 Jun 1694.

Spain, John Ormonde Patrick, son of S. O. Spain of London; b. 11 Sept. 1920; adm. Sept. 1933 (A); left Dec. 1936; Reconnaissance Corps in WW2 (Capt.).

Southworth, Vincent Reginald Woodburn, son of Reginald Edward Southworth, advertisement man. Odhams Press Ltd, and Dorothy Alice Mary, d. of Walter Dillam of Saskatchewan; b. 28 Feb. 1925; adm. Jan. 1939 (B); left July 1942; Sergt RAFVR; killed in a flying accident 17 May 1945.

Vincent Reginald Woodburn “Reggie” Southworth was born on the 28th of February 1925 the son of Reginald Edward Southworth, an advertising executive for Odhams Press Ltd, and Dorothy Alice Mary (nee Dillam) Southworth of Gable End, Bushey Heath in Hertfordshire. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Busby’s from January 1939 to July 1942. While he was at the school he produced one of the house plays. On leaving school he worked at the Gainsborough Film Studios until he was old enough to join the armed forces. He enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve where he trained as an air gunner and rose to the rank of Sergeant. He took part in operations on Berchtesgaden and on the Skoda Works at Pilsen.
Vincent Southworth and his crew took off from RAF East Kirkby on the 17th of May 1945 in Lancaster Mk I RF124 LE-S for a training exercise. The crew had recently joined 630 Squadron. The aircraft was flying over Wednesfield near Wolverhampton when it experienced engine trouble. It was seen descending rapidly with smoke coming from its engines and it is thought that the pilot was attempting a forced landing in a large field to avoid some houses. As the aircraft approached the field it struck overhead high voltage cables and crashed onto Lichfield Road, Wednesfield at 5.15pm where it exploded violently, causing a five foot crater and scattering the wreckage over a large area. All on board were killed.
The crew was: -
Flying Officer Bernard Hall (Pilot)
Flying Officer Victor Francis Dobell Meade (Air Bomber)
Flying Officer Ronald James O’Donnell (Flight Engineer)
Sergeant Gordon Leonard Rabbetts (Wireless Operator)
Sergeant Vincent Reginald Woodburn Southworth (Mid Upper Gunner)
Sergeant John Alfred Sills (Rear Gunner)
Sergeant Reginald Harry Smith (Navigator)
He is commemorated on the war memorial at Bushey.
He is buried at Watford North Cemetery Section A, Cons. Grave 1213.

SOUTHWELL, EDWARD, 20TH BARON DE CLIFFORD, only son of Edward Southwell (qv); b. 6 Jun 1738; adm. Jan 1747/8 (Lloyd's); in school list 1751; Pembroke Coll. Cambridge, adm. 23 Oct 1754, matr. Mich. 1755; Grand Tour (Italy) 1759-60; MP Bridgewater 1761 – Nov 1763 Gloucestershire 23 Nov 1763 – Apr 1776; took seat House of Lords as 20th Baron de Clifford 24 Apr 1776, abeyance of Barony of De Clifford having been terminated in his favour; of Kings Weston, Gloucs.; m. 29 Aug 1765 Sophia (afterwards Governess to Princess Charlotte of Wales), third dau. of Samuel Campbell, Mount Campbell, co. Leitrim, Ireland; d. at Avignon, France 1 Nov 1777 (M. I. Henbury, Gloucs. ).