Kinchin Smith, Michael, son of Francis John Kinchin Smith, lecturer in Classics, Univ. of London, and Dione Jean Elizabeth, d. of Sir Francis Henry May GCMG, Governor of Hong Kong, of Clare Priory, Suffolk; b. 8 May 1921; adm. Jan. 1935 (KS); left July 1939; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1939, Pres. Oxford Union 1941, BA 1945 (1st class hons Mod. Hist. 1941), MA 1947; Coldstream Guards 1942-5 (Capt.), despatches (Italy) Nov. 1945; ICI Ltd 1947-50; BBC 1950-78, Controller Staff Admin. 1967-76; lay assistant to Archbishop of Canterbury 1979-84; appointments secretary to Archbishops of Canterbury and York and Sec. of Crown Appointments Commission 1984-7; chairman exec. council RIPA 1975-7; CIPM 1980; OBE Jan. 1987; m. 20 Sept. 1947 Rachel Frances, d. of Rt Hon. Sir Henry Willink Bt PC MC QC DCL, Master of Magdalene Coll. Cambridge; d. 2002
KIDMAN, RALPH; b.; adm.; QS in 1596; contributor to the collection of verses written by the QSS on the death of Lady Elizabeth Cecil 1597 (Salisbury MSS, Hatfield House).
KIDD, JOHN, brother of William Holland Kidd (qv); b. 10 Sep 1775; adm. 16 Jan 1786; KS (Capt. ) 1789; Capt. of the School 1792; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1793 (“the golden election”), matr. 30 May 1793, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1793 – Nov 1802, Faculty Student 23 Nov 1802 – void by marriage 24 Jun 1805; BA 1797; MA 1800; MB 1801; MD 1801; medical student, Guy’s Hospital 1797-1801; Aldrich Professor of Chemistry 1803-22; Physician to Radcliffe Infirmary 1808-26; Dr. Lee’s Reader in Anatomy, Christ Church 1816; Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, from 1822; Radcliffe Librarian from 1834; FRCP 16 Mar 1818, Harveian Orator 1836; FRS 28 Mar 1822; author, On the Adaptation of External Nature to the Physical Condition of Man, 1833, and other works; m. ---, dau. of Rev. Servington Savery, Chaplain, St. Thomas’s Hospital, London; d. 17 Sep 1851. DNB.
Kermode, Alfred Cotterill, son of the Rev. Sidney Alfred Pizey Kermode, by Lucy, daughter of Charles Lynam, of Stoke-on-Trent; b. Jan. 30, 1897; adm. as K.S. Sept. 22, 1910; left Nov. 5, 1910; went to Oundle; Clare Coll. Cambridge; B.A. 1921; M.A. 1944; Flight Sub-Lieut. R.N.A.S. 1916; Lieut. R.A.F. 1918; civilian education offr. R.A.F. 1923-39; Sqdn. Ldr. June 1, 1942; Group Capt. (Educational Branch) R.A.F. July 1, 1948; Air Vice-Marshal and Director of Educational Services Air Ministry 1955; A.D.C. to the Queen May 5, 1953; O.B.E. Jan. 1, 1944; C.B.E. Jan 1, 1956; author of Mechanics of Flight (1932), Flight without Formulae (1939), The Aeroplane Structure (1939); m. Sept. 6, 1946, Rose Price Nowell, nee Roberts, daughter of O.P. Roberts, civil servant, of Liverpool; d. 23 Feb. 1973.
KERCHER, ROBERT, eldest son of John Kercher, Mayor of King’s Lynn, Norfolk, and Joan ---; b.; adm.; QS; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1586, adm. scholar 1587; BA 1590/1 (incorp. Oxford 1590/1); MA 1594 (incorp. Oxford 9 Jul 1594); BD 1601; DD 1606; Fellow, Trinity Coll. 1593 – c. 1604; ordained; Rector of Corfe Castle, Dorset 1600; Rector of Fawley, Hampshire 1613; Prebendary of Winchester from 26 Feb 1602/3; Prebendary of St. Paul’s from 5 Jul 1614; m.; d. 9 Oct 1644.
KEPPEL, HON. FREDERICK, brother of George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle (qv); b. 19 Jan 1728/9; adm. May 1737 (Hawkins'); KS 1743; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1747, matr. 26 Jun 1747, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1747 – void by marriage 16 Sep 1758; BA 1752; MA 1754; DD 1762; ordained; Chaplain in Ordinary to George II and III c. 1754-62; Canon of Windsor 19 Apr 1754- Nov 1762; consecrated Bishop of Exeter 7 Nov 1762 (also Treasurer, Prebendary and Archdeacon of Exeter, and Rector of Shobbrooke, Devon, in commendam); Dean of Windsor from 19 Oct 1765 (also Registrar, Order of the Garter, and Dean of Wolverhampton); m. 13 Sep 1758 Louisa, natural dau. of Hon. Sir Edward Walpole KB MP; d. 27 Dec 1777. DNB.
KENSEL, JAMES, son of John Kensel, Morton, Norfolk; b.; adm.; KS (aged 14) 1660; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1662, adm. pens. 27 Jun 1662, scholar 1663, matr. 1662.
Kennedy, William Theodore, son of Henry George Kennedy, of Harrogate, Yorks, Gen. Inspector Local Government Board; b. Oct. 26, 1883; adm. as Q.S. Sept. 24, 1896; elected to Trin. Coll. Camb. (with Senior Samwaies and Triplett gratuity) July 1902; min. scholar 1902. maj. scholar 1903, matric. Michaelmas 1902; 1st class (div. 3) Classical Tripos, pt. 1, 1904; 1st class History Tripos, pt. 2, 1905; B.A. 1905; passed 4th in the exam. for Home Civil Service 1907; a junior clerk in the Home Office; served in Great War I; Capt. Rifle Brigade Sept. 9, 1916, and King's Liverpool Regt.
Kennedy, Samuel David, second son of David Lithgow Kennedy, M.B., of Demerara, by Catherine Emma, daughter of Alexander Winter, of Berbice, British Guiana; b. Nov. 24, 1881; adm. as Q.S. Sept. 27, 1895; elected to Trin. Coll. Camb. July 1900 (adm. sub-sizar Sept. 30, 1900); B.A. 1903; Chief Accountant for Egypt in the office of Thomas Cook and Son, Ltd., at Cairo; served in France Sept. 17, 1915 - Aug. 30, 1919, first in the ranks of A. S. C. and afterwards as 2nd Lieut. March 2, 1918, in the Base Censor's Office, Boulogne; employed 1930 with Hogg Robinson, Capel Cure & Co. Ltd., Insurance Brokers at Lloyds; m. Jan. 16, 1919, Winifred Annette, elder daughter of Thomas Sidney Wederell, of Epping, Essex; d. April 6, 1954.
KENNEDY, SIR ROBERT HUGH, brother of Thomas Chamberlain Alexander Kennedy (qv); b. Aug 1772; adm. 21 Jan 1784; Min. Can. 1787; KS (Capt. ) 1788; Capt. of the School 1791; left 1791; Trinity Hall, Cambridge, adm. pens. 14 May 1792; Assistant Commissary-Gen., HM Forces on Continent 10 Jan 1798, Deputy Commissary-Gen., 21 Feb 1801, Commissary-Gen. 3 Nov 1808; served as Commissary-Gen. to Duke of Wellington’s forces in Peninsular War; knighted 8 May 1812; KCH 1834; m. 1st, 3 Aug 1796 (IGI), Mary, sister of John William Bourke (qv); m. 2nd, 18 Jul 1839 Anna Maria, widow of Robert Hillingsford, and dau. of Samuel Harrison, Percy Street, Bedford Square, London; d. at Beziers, France 8 May 1840.