Rev. William Selwyn: The genealogy of the Selwyn and related families.

1840 - 1914 (74 years)

Generation: 1

Rev. William Selwyn was born on 27 Mar 1840 in Eton, Berkshire; died on 24 Dec 1914 in Hereford; was buried in Bromfield.

Notes:

Vicar of Bromfield, Shropshire

Prebendary of Hereford

Adm. pens. at ST JOHN'S, Apr. 20, 1858. [Eldest] s. of the Rt. Rev. George Augustus (1826) (and Sarah Harriet, dau. of Sir John Richardson). B. [Mar. 27, 1840], at New Windsor, Berks. Bapt. May 6, 1840. [School, Eton.] Matric. Michs. 1858; B.A. 1862; M.A. 1865. Ord. deacon (Worcester) 1864; priest, 1865; C. of Chaddesley Corbett, Worcs., 1864-6. V. of Bromfield, Salop, 1866-1907. Domestic Chaplain to the Bishop of Lichfield, 1875-8. Preb. of Hereford, 1901-14. Married, Oct. 20, 1864, Harriet Susan, dau. of the Rev. Ambrose Steward, of Ipswich. Latterly of Quarry House, Aylestone Hill, Hereford, where he died Dec. 24, 1914; buried at Bromfield. Brother of John R. (1862); father of the next. (St John's Coll. Reg.; Eton Sch. Lists; Eagle, XXXVI. 219; Crockford; Who was Who.)

From Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1908

SELWYN, William, Quarry House, Aylestone Hill, Hereford, and Oxford and Cambridge Club, S.W. - St. John's Coll. Cam. B.A. 1862, M.A. 1865. d 1864, p 1865 Worc. Preb of Heref. Cathl. 1901. F C. of Chaddesley Corbett, Worcs, 1864-66; Sec. And Treas. Melanesian Miss. 1873-99; Dom. Chap. to Bp of Lich. 1875-78; Commiss. Melan. 1877-91; V. of Bromfield, Salop, 1866-1907.

Family/Spouse: Harriet Susan Steward. Harriet (daughter of Ambrose Steward) was born in 1839; died on 28 Oct 1913 in Quarry House, Hereford. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Rev. William George Selwyn was born in 1865; died on 05 Oct 1893 in Bishop Auckland.
3. Harriet Alice Selwyn was born in 1867; died on 25 Sep 1957 in Dumfries, Scotland.

Generation: 2

Rev. William George Selwyn

(1.William¹) was born in 1865; died on 05 Oct 1893 in Bishop Auckland.

Notes:

Curate at South Church, Bishop Auckland

Adm. at KING'S, Oct. 8, 1884. Only s. of the Rev. William (above), V. of Bromfield, Salop. Schools, Eton and Bilton Grange. Matric. Michs. 1884; B.A. 1887; M.A. 1891. Private Secretary to Sir Arthur Gordon [Lord Stanmore], Governor of Ceylon, 1888-90. Ord. deacon (Durham) 1891; priest, 1892; C. of Bishop Auckland, Durham, 1891-3. Died Oct. 5, 1893, of typhoid fever. (King's Coll. Reg.; Eton Sch. Lists; Bilton Grange Reg.; Crockford; The Guardian, Oct. 11, 1893.)

Harriet Alice Selwyn

(1.William¹) was born in 1867; died on 25 Sep 1957 in Dumfries, Scotland.

Harriet married Rev. William Gilchrist Clark-Maxwell in 1896. William died in 11 Dec1935. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

4. Katharine Mary Clark-Maxwell was born in 1898; was christened in 1971.
5. George Selwyn Clark-Maxwell was born on 5 May 1900; died on 28 Mar 1990.
6. John Noel Clark-Maxwell was born in 1903.

Generation: 3

4. Katharine Mary Clark-Maxwell (3.Harriet², 1.William¹) was born in 1898; was christened in 1971.
5. George Selwyn Clark-Maxwell (3.Harriet², 1.William¹) was born on 5 May 1900; died on 28 Mar 1990.
Notes:
Birth:
British Medical Journal
6. John Noel Clark-Maxwell (3.Harriet², 1.William¹) was born in 1903.