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The Very Rev. Edward Gordon Selwyn

The Very Rev. Edward Gordon Selwyn

Male 1885 - 1959  (73 years)

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  1. 1.  The Very Rev. Edward Gordon SelwynThe Very Rev. Edward Gordon Selwyn was born on 06 Jul 1885 in Liverpool, Lancashire (son of Rev. Edward Carus Selwyn and Lucy Ada Arnold); died on 11 Jun 1959.

    Notes:

    Dean of Winchester

    Warden of Radley College (1913-19)

    From Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1932

    SELWYN, Very Rev. Edward Gordon. - Late Scho. of K.C.Cam. Porson Pri. 1905, Bell Scho. 1905. Browne Medallist 1906, Waddington Scho. 1907, Chan. Cl. Medal 1908, Win. Pri. 1908, 1st cl. Cl. Trip. pt.i, 1906, B.A. (2nd cl. Cl. Trip pt.ii) 1907, M.A. 1911, B.D. 1923, Univ of Aber. Hon.D.D. 1927. Cudd. Coll. 1909. d 1909 Southw. p 1910 Ely. Lect in Cl. C.C.C.Cam. 1908; Fell. of C.C.C. 1909-13; Exam. Chap. to Bp of Lon. 1911-13; Warden of Radley Coll. 1913-18; T.C.F. 1918-19; Select Pr.Ox. 1924-25; Hon. Chap. to Bp of Win. 1925-28; Proc. Conv. Win. 1921-29; Portsm. 1929-31; R. of Red Hill 1919-31; Lect. St.Andr. Home, Posrtsm. 1920-31; Exam. Chap. to Bp of Portsm. 1927-31; Hon. Can. of Portsm. 1928-31; Dean of Win. from 1931. The Deanery, Winchester.

    Author, The Teaching of Christ, 1915; John Forbes' Itenicum, Book I, 1923; The Approach to Christianity, 1925; EDITOR, Theology, from 1920; Essays, Catholic and Critical, 1926

    A short biography by Lindy Bradley is available on the Winchester Cathedral website at http://www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Dean-Selwyn.pdf

    Edward married Phyllis Eleanor Hoskyns on 04 Aug 1910 in Nottinghamshire. Phyllis (daughter of Rt. Rev. Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, 12th Bt. and Mary Constance Maud Benson) was born in 1886; was christened on 29 Jul 1886 in Notting Hill St Clement, England; died on 30 May 1941 in Winchester, Hampshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Edward John Selwyn was born in 1911 in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom; died on 29 Jan 1982.
    2. Florence Lucy Selwyn was born in 1913; died in 1992.
    3. Lt. Christopher Arnold Hoskyns Selwyn was born in 1915 in Abingdon; died on 24 Mar 1945; was buried in 1945 in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
    4. Edwyn Charles Jasper Selwyn was born in 1925; died in 1996.

    Edward married Edith Barbara Crow on 8 Oct 1942 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Edith (daughter of F E Crow) was born on 28 Aug 1892; died on 1 Oct 1988. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Rev. Edward Carus SelwynRev. Edward Carus Selwyn was born on 25 Nov 1853 in Lee, Kent; was christened on 29 Jan 1854 in Hemingford Abbots, Huntingdonshire, England (son of Rev. Edward John Selwyn and Maria Sophia Hughes Hughes); died on 8 Nov 1918 in Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere, Surrey; was buried on 13 Nov 1918 in Grayshott, Hamsphire.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: 1887-1907, Uppingham, Oakham, Leicestershire; Headmaster of Uppingham School

    Notes:

    Adm. at KING'S, a scholar from Eton, Oct. 11, 1872. [Only] s. of [the Rev.] E[dward] J[ohn] (next). B. [Nov. 25], 1853. [School, Eton.] Matric. Michs. 1872; Carus prize, 1872; Bell Scholar, 1873; Browne medal, 1874-5; B.A. (7th Classic) 1876; M.A. 1879; B.D. 1899; D.D. 1900. Fellow, 1876-85; Dean and Divinity Lecturer, 1880-2. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) 1879; priest, 1881; C. of St Paul's, Jarrow-on-Tyne, 1880-1. Select Preacher at Cambridge, 1881, etc. Principal of Liverpool College, 1882-7; Head Master of Uppingham School, 1887-1907. Hon. Canon of Peterborough, 1905. Married (1) Lucy Ada (Arnold), adopted dau. of J. W. Cropper, of Liverpool and granddaughter of Dr Arnold, of Rugby; (2) Maud Stewart, dau. of James A. Dunn, and had issue. Author, The Christian Prophets; St Luke the Prophet; The Oracles in the New Testament; etc Resided latterly at Hindhead. Died Nov. 8, 1918. (King's Coll. Reg.; Schoolmasters' Directories; Crockford; Who was Who.)

    Leased Undershaw from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

    From Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1908

    SELWYN, Edward Carus, Hindhead, Surrey - Late Scho. of King's Coll. Cam; Carus Pri. 1872; Bell's Scho. 1873; Browne's Medallist 1874-75; B.A. (7th Classic) 1876, M.A. 1879, B.D. 1899, D.D. 1900. d 1879, p 1881 Linc. Hon. Can. of Pet. 1905. F Fell. of King's Coll. Cam. 1876-85; Dean and Div. Lect. 1880-82; C. of St. Paul, Jarrow on Tyne, 1879; Lect. of Em. Coll. Cam. 1880-81; Prin. Liv. Coll. 1882-87; Hd Master Uppingham Sch. 1887-1907. Author, The Christian Prophets, 1900; St. Luke the Prophet, 1901.

    Edward married Lucy Ada Arnold on 24 Jul 1884 in St. Michael, Toxteth Park, Lancashire. Lucy (daughter of Prof. Thomas Arnold and Julia Sorrell) was born in 1858 in Dublin, Ireland; was christened on 21 Jan 1859 in Ambleside, Westmorland, England; died in Dec 1894 in Uppingham. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Lucy Ada Arnold was born in 1858 in Dublin, Ireland; was christened on 21 Jan 1859 in Ambleside, Westmorland, England (daughter of Prof. Thomas Arnold and Julia Sorrell); died in Dec 1894 in Uppingham.

    Notes:

    Died:
    In childbirth?

    Children:
    1. 1. The Very Rev. Edward Gordon Selwyn was born on 06 Jul 1885 in Liverpool, Lancashire; died on 11 Jun 1959.
    2. Mary Arnold Selwyn was born in Q3 1885 in Liverpool, Lancashire; died on 2 May 1920 in Hampshire, England.
    3. Maj. Geoffrey Selwyn was born on 25 Feb 1888 in Liverpool, Lancashire; died on 23 Jul 1934 in Eldoret, Kenya; was buried in Kitale, Kenya.
    4. Lt. Arthur Penrose Selwyn was born on 9 Aug 1889 in Ambleside, Westmoreland; died on 18 May 1916 in An aircraft accident in Gosport; was buried in GOSPORT (ANN'S HILL) CEMETERY.
    5. 2nd. Lt. Christopher Wakefield Selwyn was born on 9 Aug 1889 in Ambleside, Westmoreland; died on 17 May 1915 in Bailleul, France; was buried in Bailleul Communal Cemetery, France.
    6. Capt. John Selwyn was born about 1893 in Uppingham, Rutland; died on 16 May 1959 in Battle, Sussex, England.
    7. Lucy Julia F Selwyn was born in 1894 in Uppingham, Rutland; died in 1950.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Rev. Edward John SelwynRev. Edward John Selwyn was born on 17 Apr 1822 in Cambridgeshire, England (son of Rev. Edward Selwyn and Frances Simons); died on 15 Aug 1893 in Pluckley, Kent; was buried on 16 Aug 1893 in Pluckley, Kent.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1851, Victoria Terr., Lee, Kent; living with his sister Maria

    Notes:

    Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Nov. 20, 1841. [S. of the Rev. Edward (1819), R. of Hemingford Abbots, Hunts. B. 1822, at Cambridge. Schools, Repton and Oakham.] Matric. Lent, 1843; Scholar, 1843; Bell Scholar, 1843; B.A. 1846; M.A. 1849. Ord. deacon (London) 1847; priest, 1848. Head Master of Blackheath proprietary School, 1847-64. C. of Lee, Kent, 1859-64. C. of Wokingham, Berks., 1864-7. V. of Bickley, Kent, 1867-73. R. of Pluckley, 1873-93. Married, Maria Hughes, dau. of William Hughes Hughes, deceased, M.P. for Oxford. Died Aug. 15, 1893. Father of the above. (Repton Sch. Reg.; Oakham Sch. Reg.; Crockford; H. W. Ord; J. W. Kirby.)


    From Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1874

    SELWYN, Edward John, Pluckley Rectory, Ashford, Kent. - Late Scho. of Trin. Coll. Cam.; Bell's Univ. Scho. 1843; B.A. 1846, M.A. 1849; d 1847; p 1848 by Bp of Lon. R. of Pluckley, Dio. Cant. 1873 (P, Abp of Cant; Gl. 34 a; T.R.C. 776l; Gross Inc. 840l; Net 700l and Ho; Pop. 818.) Formerly Prin. of the Blackheath Propietary Sch. 1847-64; C. and Ev. Lect. of St. Margaret, Lee, Kent 1859-64; R. of St. Paul, Wokingham, Berks, 1864-67; V. of Bickley, Kent, 1867-73. Author, The Love of Pursuit of Heavenly Wisdom (a Funeral Sermon), 1858; For God and for England (a sermon preached to the 3rd West Kent Rifle Volunteers), 1860; Remember (a Funeral Sermon). 1864.

    From Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1885

    SELWYN, Edward John, Pluckley Rectory, Ashford, Kent. - Late Scho. of Trin. Coll. Cam.; Bell's Univ. Scho. 1843; B.A. 1846, M.A. 1849; d 1847; p 1848 Lon. R. of Pluckley, W. Ashford Union and Dio. Cant. 1873 (P, Abp of Cant; Gl. 4 a in hand, value 5l; 31 a let for 50l; T.R.C. 600l; Extra. T.R.C. 168l; Fees 3l; Gross Inc. 826l, Net 447l and Ho; 3000 a, C A 600; Pop. 923.) F Prin. of the Blackheath Propr. Sch. 1847-64; C. and Ev. Lect. of St. Marg. Lee, Kent 1859-64; R. of St. Paul, Wokingham, Berks, 1864-67; V. of Bickley, Kent, 1867-73. Author, Occasional Sermons, 1857, '59, '64.

    Edward married Maria Sophia Hughes Hughes in 1852. Maria (daughter of William Hughes Hughes) died on 30 Apr 1916 in Wilton Wood Rd., Hindhead, Surrey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Maria Sophia Hughes Hughes (daughter of William Hughes Hughes); died on 30 Apr 1916 in Wilton Wood Rd., Hindhead, Surrey.
    Children:
    1. 2. Rev. Edward Carus Selwyn was born on 25 Nov 1853 in Lee, Kent; was christened on 29 Jan 1854 in Hemingford Abbots, Huntingdonshire, England; died on 8 Nov 1918 in Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere, Surrey; was buried on 13 Nov 1918 in Grayshott, Hamsphire.
    2. Henrietta Selwyn was born in 1854 in Lee, Kent; died on 21 Sep 1933.
    3. Emily Maria Caroline Selwyn was born in 1860 in Lee, Kent.

  3. 6.  Prof. Thomas Arnold was born in 1823 in Laleham, Middlesex, England (son of Dr. Thomas Arnold and Mary Penrose); died in 1900.

    Thomas married Julia Sorrell about 1850 in Hobart, Tasmania. Julia died in 1888. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Julia Sorrell died in 1888.
    Children:
    1. Mary Augusta Arnold was born on 11 Jun 1851; died on 26 Mar 1920.
    2. 3. Lucy Ada Arnold was born in 1858 in Dublin, Ireland; was christened on 21 Jan 1859 in Ambleside, Westmorland, England; died in Dec 1894 in Uppingham.
    3. Julia Frances Arnold was born in 1863; died in 1908.
    4. Ethel Margaret Arnold was born in 1865; died in Dec 1930.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Rev. Edward SelwynRev. 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.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1841, Rectory House, Hemingford Abbotts
    • Census: 1851, Rectory House, Hemingford Abbotts

    Notes:

    Adm. pens. at ST CATHARINE'S, Nov. 18, 1819. Of Gloucs. [Previously in the Royal Artillery; Cadet, 1808; Second Lieut., 1811; Lieut., 1814.] Matric. Lent, 1820; B.A. 1824; M.A. 1840. Ord. deacon (Chester) 1823; priest (Winchester) 1823; V. of Ruddington, Notts., 1823-38. P.C. of Edwalton, 1833-8. R. of Hemingford Abbots, Hunts., 1838-65. Disappears from Clergy List, 1867. Father of Edward J. (1841). (Scott, MSS.; List of Officers of the Royal Regt. of Artillery.)

    In 1823 he was curate of St. Paul's, Cray.

    Died:
    Entry on Find a Grave

    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]


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

    Notes:

    Died:
    Aged 57

    Children:
    1. Maria Elizabeth Selwyn was born in 1820 in Cambridgeshire, England; died in 1893.
    2. 4. 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.
    3. 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.
    5. 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.
    6. Matilda Charlotte Selwyn was born in Feb 1833 in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 27 Sep 1882 in Canada.

  3. 10.  William Hughes Hughes
    Children:
    1. 5. Maria Sophia Hughes Hughes died on 30 Apr 1916 in Wilton Wood Rd., Hindhead, Surrey.

  4. 12.  Dr. Thomas Arnold was born on 13 Jun 1795 in Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire; died on 31 Aug 1842 in Lowestoft, England.

    Notes:

    The famous headmaster of Rugby School.

    Thomas married Mary Penrose on 11 Aug 1820. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 13.  Mary Penrose
    Children:
    1. Matthew Arnold was born in 1822 in Laleham, Middlesex; died on 15 Apr 1888 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
    2. 6. Prof. Thomas Arnold was born in 1823 in Laleham, Middlesex, England; died in 1900.


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