SILVER, WILLIAM, eldest son of James Silver, Kensington, Middlesex; b.; adm. 11 Jan 1813; KS (aged 14) 1819; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1823, adm. pens. 9 May 1823, scholar 1824; BA 1827; MA 1835; adm. Middle Temple 1 May 1827, called to bar 12 Jan 1844; d. 26 Dec 1867.

Simmons, Jack, son of Seymour Francis Simmons of Isleworth and Katherine Lilias, d. of Thomas Finch MB, of Babbacombe, Devon; b. 30 Aug. 1915; adm. Sept. 1928 (G), KS Sept. 1929; left July 1933; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1933, BA MA 1942; Beit lecturer in the History of the British Empire, Univ. of Oxford, 1943-7; Prof. of History Univ. of Leicester 1947-75, Pro-Vice-Chancellor 1960-3, Public Orator 1965-8; FRSL FRHistS; FSA 1975; Advisory Council Science Museums 1970-; vice-chairman Nat. Railway Museum, York; joint ed. The journal of Transport History 1953-73; author of Livingstone and Africa 1955, The Railways of Britain 1961; d. 3 Sept. 2000.

SIMPKINSON, SIR JOHN AUGUSTUS FRANCIS, only son of Rev. John Simpkinson, Rector of Cliffe, Kent, and Renée, dau. of Abraham de Wesselow, Russian Ambassador at Vienna; b. 30 Nov 1780; adm.; KS 1794; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1798, but went to Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 19 May 1798, Canoneer Student 25 Jun 1800 – void 26 Jun 1809; BA 1802; MA 1804; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 26 Jan 1803, called to bar 15 Nov 1806, Bencher 1831, Treasurer 1845; practised in Chancery courts; KC Trinity 1831; knighted on opening by Queen Victoria of new Hall of Lincoln’s Inn 30 Oct 1845; FRS 22 Apr 1847; FSA; m. 14 Apr 1814 Mary, third dau. of John Griffin, Bedford Place, Russell Square, London; d. 8 Jul 1851.

SIMPSON (or SIMSON), EDWARD, son of Rev. Edward Simpson, Rector of Tottenham, Middlesex; b. 9 May 1578; adm.; QS; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1596, scholar 1597; BA 1600/1; MA 1604; BD 1611; DD 1624; Fellow, Trinity Coll. 1602-28 (sic); ordained; Chaplain to Sir Moyle Finch, Eastwell, Kent 1611-5; Rector of Eastling, Kent, from 1618 (sic); Prebendary of Lincoln from 4 Aug 1628; Rector of Pluckley, Kent 1628-49; author Chronicon Historiam Catholicam complectans, 1652; m. 1st, ---, dau. of Richard Barham, Kent; m. 2nd, ---; buried Eastling, Kent 9 Jun 1651. DNB.

SIMPSON, CHARLES, eldest son of Charles Simpson, Town Clerk of Lichfield, Staffs., and Mary, dau. of Edward Cheyney, Yoxall, Staffs.; bapt. 12 May 1765; adm. 16 Jan 1775; KS (aged 14) 1779; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1783, adm. pens. 18 Jun 1783, scholar 19 Apr 1784; BA 1787; MA 1790; adm. Middle Temple 14 Dec 1781, called to bar 6 Feb 1789; practised at Lichfield and afterwards in London, as an attorney [check]; m. 1800 Maria, dau. of John Iddins, Birmingham; d. 14 Dec 1820.

SKINNER, DANIEL, son of Daniel Skinner, Mark Lane, London, merchant, and Frances, dau. of Robert Corbet, Edgmond, Shropshire; b.; adm.; KS 1666; in a letter written by him to Samuel Pepys in 1676 he states that he was at the School for seven years; described by his contemporary William Taswell (qv) as “proud and empty and void of learning”; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1670, adm. pens. 1 Jul 1670, scholar 1671, matr. 1670; BA 1673/4; MA 1677; Minor Fellow, Trinity Coll. 2 Oct 1674, Major Fellow 23 May 1679 – c. 1685; acted as amanuensis to the poet John Milton 1673-4; was bequeathed by Milton the manuscripts of his Latin State Letters and The Treatise on Christian Doctrine; attempted to get Daniel Elzevier to print them in Amsterdam, but eventually handed them over to Sir Joseph Williamson (qv), then Secretary of State; the packet containing them was discovered in the State Paper Office at Whitehall in 1823 (Papers relating to Milton, Camden Soc. Pub., 1st series, lxxv); visited Barbados in 1680 and Nevis in 1681; in a letter written from Paris, dated 4 Feb 1682, Skinner congratulates Richard Graham, 1st Viscount Preston (qv), on his appointment as Ambassador to France, and mentions “the recollection I have of beginning my studies with Your Excellency at the famous school of Westminster” (HMC, Graham MSS, vii, 380); his sister Mary appears to have become Samuel Pepys’s mistress; living 1684/5. [will of Daniel Skinner, London, merchant, proved PCC 9 Feb 1685 (his father ?); will of Daniel Skinner, St. Paul, Covent Garden, gentleman, proved PCC 11 Oct 1697]

Skrender, Erik Neil, brother of John Brooke Skrender (qv); b. 26 Sept. 1920; adm. Sept. 1933 (H), KS Sept. 1934; left July 1938; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1938, BA 1941; RNVR (Sp.) 1941-5 (Lieut.), despatches (Med.) Nov. 1944; chairman Richard Daleman Ltd, plastics manufactur­ers, 1950-; m. 27 Sept. 1947 Sheila Lorimer, d. of Verus Calvin Montgomery MB, of Feltham, Middx.; d. Jun 1993

SKYDMORE, MATTHEW; b.; adm.; QS 1 Apr 1554 (Acts of Chapter, i, 281b).

SLADE, SIR ALFRED FREDERICK ADOLPHUS, BART., eldest son of Sir Frederick William Slade, Bart. (qv); b. 28 May 1834; adm. 25 Jun 1846 (G); QS 1849; cut “A. Slade” in huge letters on the Dryden form, and is said to have got 500 lines for each letter (Elizabethan vi, 190); left 1853; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 12 May 1853, matr. Mich. 1853; Ensign, 57th Foot 15 Sep 1854; Lieut., 9 Feb 1855; Capt., 23 Aug 1859; 100th Foot 17 Apr 1860; retd. 9 Jun 1865; served in Crimean War, wounded in attack on the Redan 18 Jun 1855, and in Indian Mutiny; succ. father as 3rd baronet 8 Aug 1863; adm. Middle Temple 9 Nov 1866; Receiver-Gen., Inland Revenue, from 1875; one of founders of Primrose League 1883; m. 6 Sep 1860 Mary Constance, second dau. of William Cuthbert, Beaufront Castle, Northumberland; d. 19 Jul 1890.

SLADE, SAMUEL, son of Richard Slade (qv); b. 11 Apr 1771; adm. 13 Sep 1780; KS 1784; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1789, matr. 12 Jun 1789, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1789 – void 13 Apr 1816 (expiry year of grace as V. Staverton from 13 Apr 1815), Tutor 1796-9; BA 1793; MA 1796; ordained; Curate, Cowley, Oxfordshire 1798; Chaplain to Charles, Viscount Whitworth, Lord Lieut. Ireland 1813; Vicar of Staverton, Northants, from 11 Apr 1815; Rector of Hartfield, Sussex, from 24 Apr 1815; Dean of Chichester from 12 Mar 1824; Rector of Felpham, Sussex, from 26 May 1825; d. 29 Dec 1829.