Henry Thomas Selwyn

Notes:

Buried:
Inscription on his tomb reads :-

Here lieth interred the remains of Henry Selwyn, Esq., of Church-street, Bathwick, Bath, and Harriette Catharine, his wife. They unhappily perished amongst the sufferers on board the Rothsay Castle, lost near this place, on the 18th August, 1831.

Memorial in Beaumaris church reads:-

To the memory of Henry and Harriette Selwyn, who were passengers on board the Rothsay Castle, and perished during the night of the 17th August, 1831. Their earthly remains rest together in the adjoining Church-yard.

Died:
A full account of the wreck of the Rothsay Castle is available on archive.org

Henry married Harriette Catherine Langton in 1814. Harriette (daughter of John Langton and Constantia Cranwell) was born on 9 May 1791; died on 17 Aug 1831 in Rothesay Castle(ship) off Anglesey; was buried in Beaumaris. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]