Rev. Herbert Gordon Selwyn: The genealogy of the Selwyn and related families.

1896 - 1975 (78 years)

Generation: 1

Rev. Herbert Gordon Selwyn was born on 4 Dec 1896 in Bengeo, Herts; was christened on 27 Jan 1897 in Bengeo, Hertfordshire, England (son of Rev. Herbert Edward Selwyn and Edith Maria Gordon); died on 6 Apr 1975 in Salisbury, Wilts; was buried on 11 Apr 1975 in Bournemouth Cemetery.

Herbert married Mary Christine Mansell on 8 Feb 1929 in Malek, Sudan. Mary (daughter of Rev. Arthur Ethelbert Mansell and Ellen Mary Shaw) was born on 25 Feb 1906 in Edgbaston, Birmingham; died on 29 Mar 1992 in Clacton, Essex; was buried in Bournemouth Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Jane Marion Selwyn was born on 4 Feb 1934; died in Oct 2023.
Mary Gordon Selwyn
David Gordon Selwyn

Generation: 2

Rev. Herbert Edward Selwyn was born on 22 Sep 1866 in Longwood, Nr. Bingley, Yorks.; was christened on 25 Oct 1866 in Bingley, All Saints, Yorkshire, England (son of William Marshall Selwyn and Mary Anne Simons); died on 26 Jan 1936 in Boscombe, Hants.; was buried in Bournemouth Cemetery.

Herbert married Edith Maria Gordon on 7 Apr 1891 in St. Jude's, Kensington. Edith (daughter of John Gordon and Maria Jane Foskett) was born in 1860 in West Malling, Kent, England; died on 11 Sep 1909 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent; was buried in Kingsdown churchyard, Nr Deal, Kent . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edith Maria Gordon was born in 1860 in West Malling, Kent, England (daughter of John Gordon and Maria Jane Foskett); died on 11 Sep 1909 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent; was buried in Kingsdown churchyard, Nr Deal, Kent .

Children:

1. Rev. Herbert Gordon Selwyn was born on 4 Dec 1896 in Bengeo, Herts; was christened on 27 Jan 1897 in Bengeo, Hertfordshire, England; died on 6 Apr 1975 in Salisbury, Wilts; was buried on 11 Apr 1975 in Bournemouth Cemetery.

Generation: 3

William Marshall Selwyn was born on 26 Dec 1825 in Ruddington, Notts (son of Rev. Edward Selwyn and Frances Simons); died on 10 Jul 1868 in St. Martin's, Guernsey; was buried on 13 Jul 1868 in Guernsey.

William married Mary Anne Simons on 22 Apr 1851 in St. Peter Port, Guernsey. Mary (daughter of Lt. Col. Edward Simons and Bridget Maria Browne) was born in 1826 in Bengal, India; died on 14 May 1915 in Kingsdown Nr. Deal, Kent. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Anne Simons was born in 1826 in Bengal, India (daughter of Lt. Col. Edward Simons and Bridget Maria Browne); died on 14 May 1915 in Kingsdown Nr. Deal, Kent.

Children:

Rev. Sydney Augustus Selwyn was born in 1853 in Bowling Green, Bowling, Yorks; was christened on 24 Apr 1853 in Hemingford Abbots; died on 25 Feb 1924 in Swanage, Dorset.
Louisa Mary Selwyn was born on 9 Feb 1855 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England; died on 27 Feb 1884.
Rev. George Arthur Selwyn was born on 19 Nov 1856 in Bierley Hall, Bradford; was christened on 19 Feb 1857 in Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral), Yorkshire, England; died on 03 Mar 1885 in Norwich.
Rev. William Maingay Selwyn was born on 7 Oct 1858; died on 5 Jun 1933 in Moorlands, Kingsdown, Kent.
Amy Frances Selwyn was born about 1860; died on 17 Nov 1944.
Maud Albinia Selwyn was born on 14 Apr 1862 in Bierley Hall, Bradford; died on 30 Jul 1942 in Tunbridge Wells; was buried on 1 Aug 1942 in St Paul's new churchyard, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wellls.
Constance Marion Selwyn was born on 20 Sep 1864 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 19 Oct 1864 in Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral), Yorkshire, England; died on 26 Mar 1887 in Florence, Italy; was buried in Cimitero Evangelico degli Allori, Florence, Italy.
2. Rev. Herbert Edward Selwyn was born on 22 Sep 1866 in Longwood, Nr. Bingley, Yorks.; was christened on 25 Oct 1866 in Bingley, All Saints, Yorkshire, England; died on 26 Jan 1936 in Boscombe, Hants.; was buried in Bournemouth Cemetery.

John Gordon was born in 1817 (son of Rev William Gordon and Louisa Robinson Jervis); died in 1900.

John married Maria Jane Foskett on 28 Mar 1858 in Walcot, Bath. Maria (daughter of Capt. Henry Foskett and Maria Martin Gowan Young) was born in 1825 in Exeter, Devon, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Maria Jane Foskett was born in 1825 in Exeter, Devon, England (daughter of Capt. Henry Foskett and Maria Martin Gowan Young).

Children:

3. Edith Maria Gordon was born in 1860 in West Malling, Kent, England; died on 11 Sep 1909 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent; was buried in Kingsdown churchyard, Nr Deal, Kent .

Generation: 4

Rev. Edward Selwyn was born in 1793 in Gloucester; was christened on 23 Apr 1793 in Saint Mary De Lode, Gloucester (son of Capt. Henry Charles Selwyn and Sarah Thomson); died on 14 Sep 1867 in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire; was buried in Hemingford Abbots.

Edward married Frances Simons on 02 Sep 1818 in St. Paul's Cray, Bromley, London. Frances (daughter of Rev. John Simons and Mary Ann Sturges) was born in c 1791 in Hemingford Abbots; died on 26 Aug 1848. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frances Simons was born in c 1791 in Hemingford Abbots (daughter of Rev. John Simons and Mary Ann Sturges); died on 26 Aug 1848.

Children:

Maria Elizabeth Selwyn was born in 1820 in Cambridgeshire, England; died in 1893.
Rev. Edward John Selwyn was born on 17 Apr 1822 in Cambridgeshire, England; died on 15 Aug 1893 in Pluckley, Kent; was buried on 16 Aug 1893 in Pluckley, Kent.
Frederick Michael Selwyn was born on 12 Jan 1825 in Bandon Mill, Nottinghamshire; died on 19 Oct 1859 in Philip Island, Victoria; was buried in St. Andrews Church, Brighton, Victoria.
4. William Marshall Selwyn was born on 26 Dec 1825 in Ruddington, Notts; died on 10 Jul 1868 in St. Martin's, Guernsey; was buried on 13 Jul 1868 in Guernsey.
Fanny Mary Anne Selwyn was born in 1827 in Ruddington, Notts; died on 31 Jan 1896 in Guildford, Surrey; was buried on 4 Feb 1896 in St. Saviour, Guildford, Surrey.
Matilda Charlotte Selwyn was born in Feb 1833 in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 27 Sep 1882 in Canada.

10.

Lt. Col. Edward Simons was born in 1780 in West Drayton (son of Rev. John Simons and Mary Ann Sturges); died on 26 Dec 1830 in Guernsey; was buried in St Martin's, Guernsey.

Edward married Bridget Maria Browne on 31 Jul 1820 in St. Peter Port, Guernsey. Bridget (daughter of Maj. Thomas Browne and Bridget Maria Paynter) died in 1828 in India. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

11.

Bridget Maria Browne (daughter of Maj. Thomas Browne and Bridget Maria Paynter); died in 1828 in India.

Children:

Edward Browne Simons was born in 1821; died in 1842.
Maria Lydia Simons was born in 1825; died in 1900.
5. Mary Anne Simons was born in 1826 in Bengal, India; died on 14 May 1915 in Kingsdown Nr. Deal, Kent.

12.	Rev William Gordon was born in 1789; died in 1857. William married Louisa Robinson Jervis on 24 Jun 1816 in Shipbourne, Kent. Louisa (daughter of Thomas Jervis, KC and Mary Anne Dixon) was born in 5 Nov1792; died in 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

13.
Louisa Robinson Jervis was born in 5 Nov1792 (daughter of Thomas Jervis, KC and Mary Anne Dixon); died in 1880.
Children:

6. John Gordon was born in 1817; died in 1900.
14. Capt. Henry Foskett was born in 1777; died in 1853.
Henry married Maria Martin Gowan Young. Maria was born in 1801. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15.
Maria Martin Gowan Young was born in 1801.
Children:

7. Maria Jane Foskett was born in 1825 in Exeter, Devon, England.